Scoop! Display Media File Info 4+

Having used Voice Memo on my iPhone for years while syncing content via iTunes, somewhere along the way I ended up with tons of duplcates that made their way into iCloud. For some bizarre reason, iTunes can't display the creation date for Voice Memo files so your at the mercy of the Voice Memos desktop app to see when something was recorded. And of course that app doesn't have a "show in Finder" function because Apple feels compelled to protect users from themselves/doing stupid. Long story short, dropped the files iTunes created onto Scoop! and voila! One of the fields shows the encoding (creation) date that was otherwise "invisible" to me. Brillant little app and while it may not need any coding updates for technical reasons, I hope the lack of updates isn't a sign the dev isn't support it for the long haul. To the dev, thanks!

This type of tool is a must if you do any work with video. The multiple windows makes for really easy side by side comparisons. This is a great successor to iMedia Hud. I miss the ability go have it down in my dock to just drag and drop files onto the icon in the dock, but over all this is still one of the best versions of this type of tool out there.

The app lists a plethora of technical data about video and audio files. Two listings are available: “Basic” and “Advanced”. “Basic” is enough for all my purposes. The app can print the output or save it to a text file.

Each file opens in a separate window, making it possible to compare file data side-by-side (a distinct improvement over similar apps I have tried).

My only gripe would be about the interface: I am not a fan of the white-on-grey font, the window background transparency, or the Courier font, all of which make reading the details rather hard on the eyes. I would encourage the developer to revisit those design decisions (or provide for user settings) in a future release.

In summary, for a FREE app, this is excellent.