[Tutor] how to test .mov file using python

[yuz10@psu.edu]

Andreas,
Thank you very much for your reply. "Using mplayer to test if the video
track decodes" sounds like a good idea. I am a new python user. Could you
please talk more details about how to do that.

Thanks again,
Yi

On 11/1/06, Andreas Kostyrka <andreas at kostyrka.org> wrote:
>
> Am Mittwoch, den 01.11.2006, 10:39 -0500 schrieb yuz10 at psu.edu:
> > I know that python has many packages such as nose, which is for
> > testing. Now I am going to test a quicktime file to find out if it
> > works properly. Are there an existing python package could do that?
> > And how to write the program?
>
> AFAIK, quicktime mov files are complicated beasts, with an embedded
> scripting language and all. Depending upon your requirement, you can use
> mplayer to test if the video track decodes, or need manual testing with
> the quicktime player.
>
> Andreas
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Yi
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