Testing Video Files with test complete

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Hi,Do test complete provides solution to test video files for its quality, pixel ratio, etc.. of video files.Thanks,Deva Veluchamy.

tanyayatskovska · Answer

Hi Deva, &nbsp; You can find all the specified attributes of a video file in its Windows Explorer's Properties dialog. I wrote a sample script that gets this data from the file. I use the GetDetailsOf method for this. &nbsp; Here is the script:  //JScript function getMediaInfo() &nbsp; &nbsp; { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application"); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; var objFolder = objShell.NameSpace("&lt;FolderName&gt;"); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if (objFolder != null) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; var objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName("&lt;FileName&gt;"); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if (objFolderItem != null) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; var objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 2)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Item Type: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 1)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Size: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 27)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Length: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 300)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Frame Width: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 298)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Frame Height: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 299)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Frame Rate: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 297)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Data Rate: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 302)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Total Bitrate: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; objInfo = aqString.Trim(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 28)); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Log.Message("Bit Rate: " + objInfo); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; } &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; } &nbsp; &nbsp; }

tanyayatskovska · Answer

Hi Deva, &nbsp; See my comments: &nbsp; &gt;&gt;- Download the video You can use the sample from our How To tutorial to download the media file: "Download a file from the Internet" &nbsp; &gt;&gt;- Check that video plays as source video without any noise or any Sounds like it should be an intelligence comparison that should be done by a human. I don't think that any third-party video comparison tool will give 100% results. &nbsp; &gt;&gt;- Check for all other parmeters like quality, pixel, etc.. is same as source video. It looks like this is what the sample above does. &nbsp;

karkadil · Answer

In general, I wouldn't recommend automating testing of videos. It will take so much effort and will be so unstable that you'll get tired maintaining your scripts. It doesn't worth it.

devav · Answer

Thanks for your suggestion.But my requirement is to test videos through automation scripts, so could you please suggest if test complete tool supports it.

devav · Answer

Hi Tanya,Thanks for your code details to read the video file details.The requirement is little tweaky like.- Download the video- Check that video plays as source video without any noise or any- Check for all other parmeters like quality, pixel, etc.. is same as source video.

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