From: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval <baltakatei@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:30:41 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: feat(unitproc/bkt-get_media_bitrate):Add function to measure bitrate
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feat(unitproc/bkt-get_media_bitrate):Add function to measure bitrate
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diff --git a/unitproc/bkt-get_media_bitrate b/unitproc/bkt-get_media_bitrate
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+get_media_bitrate() {
+    # Use ffprobe to get audio/visual media container bitrate (bits per second integer)
+    # Usage: get_media_bitrate arg1
+    # Input:  arg1:    str  path to file
+    # Output: stdout:  int  bitrate (bits per second)
+    # Version: 0.0.1
+    # Depends: ffprobe 4.4.2
+    # Ref/Attrib: [1] How to get video duration in seconds? https://superuser.com/a/945604
+    #             [2] Determine video bitrate using ffmpeg https://superuser.com/questions/1106343/determine-video-bitrate-using-ffmpeg
+    local file_in
+    file_in="$1";
+    if [[ ! -f $file_in ]]; then
+	die "ERROR:Not a file:$file_in";
+    fi;
+    ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=bit_rate -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 "$file_in";
+} # Get media container length in seconds via stdout
+
+# Author: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
+# License: GPLv3+