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media_probe

Screen, windows & UI · macOS · Windows

Effect: read (strongest supported action). Status: gated.

Gated means the tool requires an installed app, a connected account, permission, or runtime availability. Check those requirements on the listed platform before using it.

macOS

Purpose

Reports duration_ms, width, height, fps, whether it has audio, and file size for a video/audio file. Call it before editing to reason about the footage (compute trim ranges, pick a reframe crop). No permission required.

Required inputs

Permissions and confirmation

No explicit confirmation parameter is exposed in this snapshot. This does not grant permission to act: obtain user authorization before any real action.

Full input schema — macOS
{
  "properties": {
    "path": {
      "description": "Path to the media file.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "path"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Documentation example

Do not execute this example. These concrete inputs refer to a fictional demonstration dataset. Resolve real handles and obtain user authorization before any real call.

{
  "path": "/Users/demo/Documents/meeting.mov"
}

Windows

Purpose

Reports duration_ms, width, height, fps, whether it has audio, and file size for a video/audio file. Call it before editing to reason about the footage (compute trim ranges, pick a reframe crop). No permission required.

Required inputs

Permissions and confirmation

No explicit confirmation parameter is exposed in this snapshot. This does not grant permission to act: obtain user authorization before any real action.

Full input schema — Windows
{
  "properties": {
    "path": {
      "description": "Path to the media file.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "path"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Documentation example

Do not execute this example. These concrete inputs refer to a fictional demonstration dataset. Resolve real handles and obtain user authorization before any real call.

{
  "path": "C:\\Users\\demo\\Documents\\meeting.mov"
}