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title: "AviAudioManager..::.GetAudioDuration Method (String)"
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviAudioManager_GetAudioDuration_1_bb3a7a4f.htm
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# AviAudioManager.GetAudioDuration Method (String)
 
Returns the duration of the first stream in the specified audio file.
 
**Namespace:** [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)
 **Assembly:** Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AviProcessor (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AviProcessor.dll)
 
## Syntax
  
```
Public Shared Function GetAudioDuration ( _fileName As String _
) As Integer
```
 
```csharp
public static int GetAudioDuration(string fileName
)
```
 
### Parameters
 
 - fileName
     - Type: [System.String](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/s1wwdcbf)
The name of the file containing the audio data. It may be any RIFF-compliant file (like WAV or AVI).
 
### Return Value
An integer value which contains the duration of the specified audio file. It is measured in 1/100 of seconds.
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [AviAudioManager Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviAudioManager.htm.md)
- [GetAudioDuration Overload](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviAudioManager_GetAudioDuration.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)