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Re: Wrong kMDItemDurationSeconds
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Re: Wrong kMDItemDurationSeconds


  • Subject: Re: Wrong kMDItemDurationSeconds
  • From: Stephen Davis <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:23:14 -0700

When you play it in iTunes is it actually 1+ hours long?

The best thing to do in these cases is to file a bug and attach one of the problematic files.  There's no way to tell from an email what the issue is.

stephen

On Jun 12, 2010, at 7:18 AM, Gabriel Zachmann wrote:

> I have a few MP3 files for which kMDItemDurationSeconds seems to be wrong.
> mdls says kMDItemDurationSeconds = 609.6691875 (consequently, Finder's Info about the file says "Duration: 10:10") -- but in iTunes the files is 1 hour and 10 minutes long!
>
> Is there any way I can correct kMDItemDurationSeconds for such files?
>
> I am asking, because I've got a tool (I don't have the source) that seems to depend on the correct value of kMDItemDurationSeconds, otherwise it produces output that is too short.
>
> I am looking for command line tools that could correct kMDItemDurationSeconds's value (or GUI tools that can process a large number of MP3 files).
> I would also be willing to program a tool for that task, if it can be done in a few hours.
>
> Any kinds of hints, insights, pointers, suggestions, etc., will be highly appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
> Gabriel.

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