instructions on how to install MediaInfo command line tool on Apple TV

MediaInfo provides technical information and tags for most multimedia files.
Supported formats include:
Video : AVI/OGM/MKV/MPG/VOB/MP4/3GP/...
Audio : MP3/OGG/MKA/MP4/AAC/...

The guys at XBMC require such information when posting an "issue" with a particular movie/video etc.

Obtain MediaInfo cli from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mediainfo/

e.g. MediaInfo_CLI_0.7.22_Mac_Universal.dmg

Upload this file to the Apple TV as user frontrow.

Mount the image :-

$ hdiutil mount MediaInfo_CLI_0.7.22_Mac_Universal.dmg

...
/dev/disk2s2 Apple_HFS /Volumes/MediaInfo CLI
...


$ diskutil list
...
/dev/disk2
#: type name size identifier
0: Apple_partition_scheme *5.0 MB disk2
1: Apple_partition_map 31.5 KB disk2s1
2: Apple_HFS MediaInfo CLI 5.0 MB disk2s2
...


$ mount
...
/dev/disk2s2 on /mnt/Scratch/Volumes/MediaInfo CLI (local, nodev, nosuid, read-only, mounted by frontrow)
...


Change directory to MediaInfo CLI

$ pwd
/Volumes/MediaInfo CLI

$ ls
Contrib License.NoModifications.html MediaInfo CLI.pkg


$ installer -pkginfo -verbose -pkg MediaInfo\ CLI.pkg/

Package information:

Title : MediaInfo CLI
Message : This item is required.
Package : MediaInfo CLI
Must Authenticate : YES
Description :
Size : 6068 KB
Status : Fail
Will Restart : NO



$ sudo -s

# installer -pkg /Volumes/MediaInfo\ CLI/MediaInfo\ CLI.pkg/ -target /
installer: Package name is MediaInfo CLI
installer: Installing onto volume mounted at /.
installer: The install was successful.

# cd /usr/local/bin

# ls -ltr
...
-rwxr-xr-x 1 frontrow frontrow 6212128 Sep 26 01:52 mediainfo
...

# hdiutil detach "/mnt/Scratch/Volumes/MediaInfo CLI"
"disk2" unmounted.
"disk2" ejected.

# exit

$ mediainfo
Usage: "MediaInfo [-Options...] FileName1 [Filename2...]"
"MediaInfo --Help" for displaying more information



$ cd /Volumes/XXX/VIDEO_TS

-bash-2.05b$ ls -laR
total 9032984
dr-xr-xr-x 11 frontrow frontrow 508 Aug 30 2008 .
dr-xr-xr-x 4 frontrow frontrow 136 Aug 30 2008 ..
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 6144 Aug 30 2008 VIDEO_TS.BUP
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 6144 Aug 30 2008 VIDEO_TS.IFO
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 75776 Aug 30 2008 VTS_01_0.BUP
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 75776 Aug 30 2008 VTS_01_0.IFO
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 1073739776 Aug 30 2008 VTS_01_1.VOB
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 1073739776 Aug 30 2008 VTS_01_2.VOB
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 1073739776 Aug 30 2008 VTS_01_3.VOB
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 1073739776 Aug 30 2008 VTS_01_4.VOB
-r--r--r-- 1 frontrow frontrow 329760768 Aug 30 2008 VTS_01_5.VOB

$ mediainfo *

General
Complete name : VIDEO_TS.BUP
Format : DVD Video
Format profile : Menu
File size : 6.00 KiB

Video
ID : 0xE0
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Bit rate mode : Variable
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : PAL

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