MediaTab

If you have numerous multimedia files on your computer, be they audio of video, you might sometimes encounter difficulties when you want to run them. Most of the times a faulty or a missing codec can prove to be the cause, and you can rely on MediaTab to analyze the file’s codecs.

MediaTab is a handy software solution that seamlessly integrates within Windows Explorer and its functions can be accessed whenever you right-click a compatible file and select the Properties section.

The application supports a wide range of multimedia formats, such as 3GP, AAC, AVI, APE, MKV, FLAC, M2TS, MP3, MP4, RA, RMVB, MOD, VOB, MXF, OGG, FLV, WAV, WMV, WMA and many others, so the context menu of your file will most likely integrate MediaTab.

The MediaTab tab of the Properties window displays various types of information, and while the novices can settle with the basic ones, the experts will surely choose to explore the advanced details.

The data provided by the app includes the full path of the currently selected media file, its format type, duration, file size and bitrate, but also provides info about the video and audio streams, including the video’s width and height, aspect ratio, colorimetry, and audio sampling size or bitrate mode.

If you do not have the proper skills to correctly interpret these details, you can also export them to TXT or HTML and have a more tech-savvy friend analyze the data. You can also copy the data to clipboard, as text, HTML or BBcode.

MediaTab is a nifty little app that can help you quickly examine audio and video files, displaying the same range of details as supported by MediaInfo, but you will not need to launch a dedicated app as MediaTab integrates within Windows Explorer.