📌 When handling files from digital archives, ensure you have the correct VLC Media Player or updated codecs installed to avoid playback errors or "missing codec" messages.

def get_video_metadata(video_path): probe = ffmpeg.probe(video_path) video_stream = next((stream for stream in probe['streams'] if stream['codec_type'] == 'video'), None) width = int(video_stream['width']) height = int(video_stream['height']) duration = float(probe['format']['duration'])

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