Run time/length info for all media files in a folder

Question

If there are multiple media files in a folder like so:

MediaFiles(folder)

-> file1.mp4
-> file2.mp4
...

When we select all the files and

Right Click -> Properties

In the Properties windows on the Details Tab there is a Length field that shows the total runtime of the media files together like this:

Is it possible to get this info using C#?

Possible duplicate of [How to get video duration from mp4, wmv, flv, mov videos](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10190906/how-to-get-video-duration-from-mp4-wmv-flv-mov-videos) — TheGeneral, Dec 21 '17 at 05:54
Possible duplicate of [How to get the Properties of a \*.mp3 File in C#](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6505870/how-to-get-the-properties-of-a-mp3-file-in-c-sharp) — M.R.Safari, Dec 21 '17 at 05:55

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 21 '17 at 06:34

As indicated in this link, with the help of the Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack-Shell nuget package, you can get the total length as follows;

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\to\your\path");
    FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles("*.mp4");

    var totalDuration = files.Sum(v => GetVideoDuration(v.FullName));
}

public static double GetVideoDuration(string filePath)
{
    using (var shell = ShellObject.FromParsingName(filePath))
    {
        IShellProperty prop = shell.Properties.System.Media.Duration;
        var t = (ulong)prop.ValueAsObject;
        return TimeSpan.FromTicks((long)t).TotalMilliseconds;
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '17 at 05:55

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You can use windows media object and load the file and then get its properties. Read the folders file and loop through with each file and load them and read the property you want and may be store in DB.

Please refer from Microsoft site go here to check the more detail

answered Dec 21 '17 at 05:55

Vijai Maurya

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Ok, I was about to write the code but did not do... will take care while answering in future – Vijai Maurya Dec 21 '17 at 07:44

Run time/length info for all media files in a folder

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