> On Jan 26, 2025, at 11:24 AM, MrNice <wxcvbn2...@iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> Hello there,
> 
> What is the best command line to get details about channels position/label in 
> a multichannel audio file ?
> 


I think that rather than using ffmpeg for this, the "mediainfo" executable 
might provide an easier way. Once I have "mediainfo" correctly installed for my 
system, I can simply run the command,
"mediainfo mymediafile", and see this list of audio channels and their 
disposition among the results for a movie file containing a 5.1 audio stream:

Channel layout      : L R C LFE Ls Rs

More descriptive labels for those might be (relatively): front left, front 
right, front center, low frequency effect, side left, side right (in case that 
is helpful).

The output of "mediainfo" that you would need to examine would likely be much 
shorter if you pointed it toward an audio file. And there are lots of ways to 
limit that output, although I haven't explored that too much.

You can use ffmpeg to manipulate the output as illustrated here (if it helps):
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/AudioChannelManipulation#a5.1stereo

L. Lee
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