Get video duration when input a video file

Question

I\'m doing a project with HTML and Javascript that will run local with local files. I need to select a file by input, get its information and then decide if I\'ll add to my

Answer 1

I needed to validate a single file before continuing to execute more code, here is my method with the help of Kaiido's answer!

onchange event when a user uploads a file:

$("input[type=file]").on("change", function(e) {

    var file = this.files[0]; // Get uploaded file

    validateFile(file) // Validate Duration

    e.target.value = ''; // Clear value to allow new uploads
})

Now validate duration:

function validateFile(file) {

    var video = document.createElement('video');
    video.preload = 'metadata';

    video.onloadedmetadata = function() {

        window.URL.revokeObjectURL(video.src);

        if (video.duration < 1) {

            console.log("Invalid Video! video is less than 1 second");
            return;
        }

        methodToCallIfValid();
    }

    video.src = URL.createObjectURL(file);
}

Answer 2

In modern browsers, You can use the URL API's URL.createObjectURL() with an non appended video element to load the content of your file.

var myVideos = [];

window.URL = window.URL || window.webkitURL;

document.getElementById('fileUp').onchange = setFileInfo;

function setFileInfo() {
  var files = this.files;
  myVideos.push(files[0]);
  var video = document.createElement('video');
  video.preload = 'metadata';

  video.onloadedmetadata = function() {
    window.URL.revokeObjectURL(video.src);
    var duration = video.duration;
    myVideos[myVideos.length - 1].duration = duration;
    updateInfos();
  }

  video.src = URL.createObjectURL(files[0]);;
}


function updateInfos() {
  var infos = document.getElementById('infos');
  infos.textContent = "";
  for (var i = 0; i < myVideos.length; i++) {
    infos.textContent += myVideos[i].name + " duration: " + myVideos[i].duration + '\n';
  }
}

<div id="input-upload-file" class="box-shadow">
  <span>upload! (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)</span>
  <input type="file" class="upload" id="fileUp" name="fileUpload">
</div>
<pre id="infos"></pre>

Answer 3

Here is async/await Promise version:

const loadVideo = file => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    try {
        let video = document.createElement('video')
        video.preload = 'metadata'

        video.onloadedmetadata = function () {
            resolve(this)
        }

        video.onerror = function () {
            reject("Invalid video. Please select a video file.")
        }

        video.src = window.URL.createObjectURL(file)
    } catch (e) {
        reject(e)
    }
})

Can be used as follows:

const video = await loadVideo(e.currentTarget.files[0])
console.log(video.duration)