How to read duration of an FLV file in PHP / through shell command?

Question

Hi,

How do I determine the length of an FLV file from within PHP or through shell access?

I think a dedicated libraries is available, but I'm really looking for a quicker more direct way.

Answer 1

Read this:

• How To Get Video Duration With FFMPEG and PHP

Answer 2

You will need a FLV meta reader and AMF parser.

I have ALWAYS used this : http://www.tommylacroix.com/2009/06/11/mp4-and-f4v-php-flash-video-meta-data-reader/ :) its really great. It gives lot more things for the FLV. it also allows editing FLV meta