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* Audio information - provided by both the 'D'emuxer and the 'P'layer
* Audio information - provided by both the 'D'emuxer and the 'P'layer
* Video information - provided by both the 'D'emuxer and the 'P'layer
* Video information - provided by both the 'D'emuxer and the 'P'layer
* General playback information
* General playback information (C)
* 'W'indowing and System CPU information
* 'W'indowing and System CPU information


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! Audio Information !! Explanation
! Audio Information !! Explanation
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| aac || Audio Codec
| aac || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_codec Audio Codec]
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| mp4a / 0x6134706D || <font size="5">'''?'''</font>
| mp4a / 0x6134706D || <font size="5">'''?'''</font>
|-
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| 48000 Hz || Sample Rate
| 48000 Hz || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sample_rate Sample Rate]
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| 5.1 || Audio Channels
| 5.1 || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_channelAudio Channels]
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|-
| s16 || Sample Size (s16 = Signed 16-bit value)
| s16 || Sample Size (s16 = Signed 16-bit value)
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| 437 kb/s || Average Audio Bitrate (reported by demuxer)
| 437 kb/s || Average Audio [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitrate#Multimedia_encoding Bitrate] (reported by demuxer)
|-
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| aq:99% || Audio Queue Saturation
| aq:99% || [http://www.theproducerschoice.com/blogs/articles/6040180-what-is-audio-saturation Audio Queue Saturation]
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| Kb/s:437.41 || Current Audio Bitrate (reported by player)
| Kb/s:437.41 || Current Audio Bitrate (reported by player)
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! Video Information !! Explanation
! Video Information !! Explanation
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| h264 (Main) || Video Codec / Profile  
| h264 (Main) || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_codecVideo Video Codec] / Profile  
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| avc1 / 0x31637661 || <font size="5">'''?'''</font>
| avc1 / 0x31637661 || <font size="5">'''?'''</font>
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| 9282 kb/s || Average Audio Bitrate (reported by demuxer)
| 9282 kb/s || Average Audio Bitrate (reported by demuxer)
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| fr:24.000 || Framerate of Source
| fr:24.000 || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate Framerate] of Source
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| vq:88% || Video Queue Saturation
| vq:88% || Video Queue Saturation
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| vcpu:0% || Relative CPU Usage of the Video Decode Thread
| vcpu:0% || Relative CPU Usage of the Video Decode Thread
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| cache:0 || Size of Cached Data and % of Cache Utilized
| cache:0 || Size of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_buffer Cached] Data and % of Cache Utilized
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| B || <font size="5">'''?'''</font>
| B || <font size="5">'''?'''</font>

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Whilst XBMC is playing media on screen you can activate the codecinfo overlay (O key). This normally appears as white text on a black background bar located near the top of the screen (dependent on the skin being used).The codecinfo overlay displays a number of real time variables describing detailed information on the codecs currently in use.

File:Video codecinfo.png

For fullscreen video playback, the codec information is split into 4 lines of text.

  • Audio information - provided by both the 'D'emuxer and the 'P'layer
  • Video information - provided by both the 'D'emuxer and the 'P'layer
  • General playback information (C)
  • 'W'indowing and System CPU information

Samples from the screen above

Audio Information Explanation
aac Audio Codec
mp4a / 0x6134706D ?
48000 Hz Sample Rate
5.1 Channels
s16 Sample Size (s16 = Signed 16-bit value)
437 kb/s Average Audio Bitrate (reported by demuxer)
aq:99% Audio Queue Saturation
Kb/s:437.41 Current Audio Bitrate (reported by player)
att:0.0db Attenuation / Gain added by player
Video Information Explanation
h264 (Main) Video Codec / Profile
avc1 / 0x31637661 ?
yuv420p Pixel Format / Color Space
1920x1080 Resolution
9282 kb/s Average Audio Bitrate (reported by demuxer)
fr:24.000 Framerate of Source
vq:88% Video Queue Saturation
dc:ff-h264-dxva2 Video Library perfoming decode (in this case, ffmpeg/h264) ?
Mb/s:7.79 Current Video Bitrate (reported by player)
drop:12 Number of Dropped Frames
pc:1 Pullup Correction Pattern Length
General Playback Information Explanation
ad:0.000 Audio Delay (Configured)
a/v:0.030 Audio/Video Sync Difference (Real time)
edl:- Edit Decision List
dcpu: 0% Relative CPU Usage of the Player Thread
acpu: 0% Relative CPU Usage of the Audio Decode Thread
vcpu:0% Relative CPU Usage of the Video Decode Thread
cache:0 Size of Cached Data and % of Cache Utilized
B ?
100% ?
Windowing/System Performance Information Explanation
fps:24.00 Framerate being Displayed
CPU 4 core(s) System Processor Information (this display is OS-dependent)
average: 4.7% Average CPU Load across all Cores