Draw Graph Of Encoded Bit Rate Of Video Vs Play Location

I am trying to measure the variation in the bandwidth required when a video is played over the network. For this purpose, i need to make a graph of the bandwidth required to play t

Solution 1:

Since i got no answers here, i will post the solution that i found for myself so that it may help others.

Vlc python bindings expose a python api to the vlc media player. They also provide a MediaStats class that can be used to determine video statistics.

class MediaStats(_Cstruct):
_fields_ = [
    ('read_bytes',          ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('input_bitrate',       ctypes.c_float),
    ('demux_read_bytes',    ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('demux_bitrate',       ctypes.c_float),
    ('demux_corrupted',     ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('demux_discontinuity', ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('decoded_video',       ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('decoded_audio',       ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('displayed_pictures',  ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('lost_pictures',       ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('played_abuffers',     ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('lost_abuffers',       ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('sent_packets',        ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('sent_bytes',          ctypes.c_int  ),
    ('send_bitrate',        ctypes.c_float),
]