What type of file is this ... ?

All,
This may have been asked and answered before, I just couldn't seem to find the right thread with my own forum queries.
Is there a mac utility out there that will analyze a media file (.avi, etc.) and let me know exactly what the audio and video codecs were used to create the file? For example, if I try to open an .avi file with Quicktime, sometimes it will work, other times QT complains that it can't read the format, other times it will play the video and not the audio, et al.
I know that such utilities exist for Windows (Gspot - http://www.warp2search.net/contentteller/newsstory/gspot_25_beta_8_build040728.html) but haven't seen one for Mac yet.
Any help is appreciated.
Cheers

If the file opens in QuickTime Player you can use the Movie Inspector window to read the codecs.
http://perian.org to view the troublesome AVI's/

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