Find out whether video is in landscape or portrait format

[user632819]

I'm using getID3 to find out width and height of a video. I downloaded the newest version from here: https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3

I have this PHP code:

Code: Select all

<?php
include_once('getid3/getid3.php');
$getID3 = new getID3;
$file = $getID3->analyze('clip.MOV');

$width = $file['video']['resolution_x'];
$height = $file['video']['resolution_y'];

echo "Width: ".$width;
echo "Height: ".$height;
?>

I'm uploading videos from iPhone.

When using a video in landscape/horizontal format everything is fine.

But when using a video in portrait/upright format I'm getting height as width and vice versa.

When editing a portrait/upright video in a video app and re-saving it, it's working fine when uploading.

I think there's something with the metadata.

I already read this topic: https://www.getid3.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1908

I tried the following:

Code: Select all

<?php
include_once('getid3/getid3.php');
$getID3 = new getID3;
var_dump($getID3->analyze('my_clip.mov'));
?>

I'm getting very much text as output, about 35,655 characters.

Searching for "rotate" only gives me the following twice: ["rotate"]=> int(0)

Any idea how I can find out the orientation?

Thanks,
Dave.

[James Heinrich]

Perhaps you could supply a couple (or ideally 4) short (even 1-second is fine) sample videos from your iPhone so I can make sure things are being parsed correctly. If you could take very brief videos, one in each orientation (landscape, portrait, upside-down-landscape, reverse-portrait) of something where the correct orientation is clear (view of outside, for example) that would be useful. I'll take a look at them and make sure the orientation details are being parsed correctly.

[user632819]

Perhaps you could supply a couple (or ideally 4) short (even 1-second is fine) sample videos from your iPhone so I can make sure things are being parsed correctly. If you could take very brief videos, one in each orientation (landscape, portrait, upside-down-landscape, reverse-portrait) of something where the correct orientation is clear (view of outside, for example) that would be useful. I'll take a look at them and make sure the orientation details are being parsed correctly.

Hey James,
thank you very much for trying to help me.

I would prefer not to post my video files with private exif informations here in public.

How can I send you a privat message? Do you have an e-mail address.

Thanks and greetings,
Dave.

[James Heinrich]

Please send any sample files to info@getid3.org

[James Heinrich]

Hi Dave,

Sorry, I realize why you couldn't post back and fixed it. But I also didn't get any sample files from you yet...?

[user632819]

Hey James,
thanks, I just sent you the files again.

Did you receive my email now?

Till then,
Dave.

[James Heinrich]

Sorry, I eventually did find the files from your original email (in my spam folder, not sure why I couldn't find them before). I'm looking at them now.

[James Heinrich]

Fixed in https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3 ... 553868e84c

[user632819]

Fixed in https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3 ... 553868e84c

Hi James,
thank you for the patched version.

I'm able to get the right rotate now.

This code is working now:

Code: Select all

<?php
include_once('getid3/getid3.php');

$filename = "clip.mov";

$getID3 = new getID3;
$file = $getID3->analyze($filename);

$width = $file['video']['resolution_x'];
$height = $file['video']['resolution_y'];
$rotate = $file['video']['rotate'];

$width = $file['video']['resolution_x'];
$height = $file['video']['resolution_y'];

if($file['video']['rotate'] == 90 || $file['video']['rotate'] == 270) {
	echo "Height: ".$width."<br><br>";
	echo "Width: ".$height."<br><br>";
} else {
	echo "Height: ".$height."<br><br>";
	echo "Width: ".$width."<br><br>";
}
echo "Rotate: ".$rotate;
?>

Thanks and greetings,
Dave.