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How does XBMC gather video information (resolution, codec, sound channels, etc.)?

More importantly, is there a way to access this functionality from an addon (I didn't see anything in the API)?

I can do it my self with avprobe (ffprobe), but I'd prefer to rely on XBMC's cross-platform grace.

As a backup, does XBMC provide access to ffmpeg or something like that so I could at least write my own cross-platform calls?

Thanks.

It uses ffmpeg internally, but none of that is exposed to python. You could probably use xbmc's included version though if you find out where it's stored

Okay. Thanks.