wavinfo 4.0.0
Probe WAVE files for all metadata
Requires Python: >=3.8
Keywords: waveform, metadata, audio, ebu, smpte, avi, library, film, broadcast

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# wavinfo

The `wavinfo` package allows you to probe WAVE and [RF64/WAVE files][eburf64] 
and extract extended metadata. `wavinfo` has an emphasis on film, video and 
professional music production but can read many other kinds.

If you are trying to read a particular kind of metadata from a WAV file and
it is not supported, please submit an issue!


## Metadata Support

`wavinfo` reads:

* All defined [Broadcast-WAVE][bext] fields, including embedded program
  loudness, coding history and [SMPTE UMID][smpte_330m2011].
* [iXML][ixml] production recorder metadata, including project, scene, and 
  take tags, recorder notes and file family information.
  * iXML `STEINBERG` sound library attributes.
* All known [RIFF INFO][info-tags] metadata fields.
* [Audio Definition Model (ADM)][adm] track metadata and schema, including 
  channel, pack formats, 
  object, content and programme, including [Dolby Digital Plus][ebu3285s6]
  and Dolby Atmos `dbmd` metadata for re-renders and mixdowns.
* Wave embedded [cue markers][cues], cue marker labels, notes and timed ranges as used
  by Zoom, iZotope RX, etc.
* Wave embedded [sampler][smpl] and sample loop metadata.
* The [wav format][format] is also parsed, so you can access the basic sample rate 
  and channel count information.


[format]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/classes.html#wavinfo.wave_reader.WavAudioFormat
[cues]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scopes/cue.html
[bext]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scopes/bext.html
[smpl]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scopes/smpl.html
[smpte_330m2011]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scopes/bext.html#wavinfo.wave_bext_reader.WavBextReader.umid
[adm]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scopes/adm.html
[ebu3285s6]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scopes/dolby.html
[ixml]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scopes/ixml.html
[info-tags]:https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scopes/info.html
[eburf64]:https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3306v1_1.pdf


## How To Use

The entry point for wavinfo is the WavInfoReader class.

```python
from wavinfo import WavInfoReader

path = '../tests/test_files/A101_1.WAV'

info = WavInfoReader(path)

adm_metadata = info.adm
ixml_metadata = info.ixml
```

The package also installs a shell command:

```sh
$ wavinfo test_files/A101_1.WAV
```

## Contributions!

Any new or different kind of metadata you find, or any 
new or different use of exising metadata you encounter, please submit
an Issue or Pull Request!

## Other Resources

* For other file formats and ID3 decoding, 
  look at [audio-metadata](https://github.com/thebigmunch/audio-metadata).