Sort By Duration (MP4, MKV)

Started by Darius1968, August 22, 2022, 03:57:53 PM

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Darius1968

A folder has video files of mixed file types (MP4, MKV).  I'm trying to sort them by their length (in time).  As is, this is not straightforward because there are two different tags involved, AFAIK. 

Am I missing something in that there is a consolidated IMatch tag that takes into account the various file types?  If not, how would I go about this? 

Mario

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A video file may have more than one "duration", e.g. when it contains multiple tracks.
Unless all your files are produced in the same way, there is no "the" tag that is reliable. QuickTime TrackDuration perhaps.
Check the Metadata Pane in "Browser" mode to find the tag that contains a usable duration for your files.

IMatch extracts a duration during ingest, when it pulls the previews from the view. This property is currently not available for Sort Profiles. Maybe something I can look into for IMatch 2022/2023.
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