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That's just another program that does more or less the same Windows does, but doesn't mention which API commands one needs to get this output. It's open source, meaning one could look into the code and try to figure out the relevant commands but we all know figuring out what someone elses code does takes far longer than … Re: Read file properties of video files in C++ Programming Software Development by pritaeas > It's open source, meaning one could look into the code That's the way I learn... There is no real Windows API to read video info, as this info is different for each video format. With the Windows Property System you can read some information, but it is not accessible with all platforms. Personally I'd choose to learn how to read the … Re: Read file properties of video files in C++ Programming Software Development by rproffitt When you asked for runtime you triggered a memory from long ago where MP3 runtimes were at times wildly inaccurate. Just like the man who was turned into a newt in Monty Python who said "I got better", such are better now but I still read complaints it's not exact. So here's the thing, you may want that runtime but it's not always … Re: Read file properties of video files in C++ Programming Software Development by Thomasio Yes, I know, Windows doesn't report details for all video files, sometime it just doesn't and I already guessed that may be because of a file format Windows cannot read correctly. But then for the video files where Windows does report details within the file properties it gets them correct and it does that in near no time which makes me believe … Re: Read file properties of video files in C++ Programming Software Development by rproffitt Regarding "doesn't open the file". I've used so many tools over the years to profile and log what apps access that I can write that Windows does open the file for a peek. And then we have the problem that many files don't have duration. https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000105.shtml is for MP3 and it's not in … Re: Read file properties of video files in C++ Programming Software Development by Salem If you want to know what windows is up to when you do something, then try using https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon Re: Read file properties of video files in C++ Programming Software Development by toneewa The [Windows Media Foundation API](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/mfmediaengine/nf-mfmediaengine-imfmediaengine-getduration#requirements) is probably what you are thinking of. You also can just use my example, using the ffmpeg library. 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