diff --git a/src/AvTranscoder/file/InputFile.cpp b/src/AvTranscoder/file/InputFile.cpp
index ace44270..eb415eda 100644
--- a/src/AvTranscoder/file/InputFile.cpp
+++ b/src/AvTranscoder/file/InputFile.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,42 @@ InputStream& InputFile::getStream( size_t index )
 	}
 }
 
+
+std::string InputFile::getFormatName() const
+{
+	if( _formatContext.getAVInputFormat().name == NULL )
+	{
+		LOG_WARN("Unknown demuxer format name of '" << _filename << "'.")
+		return "";
+	}
+	return std::string(_formatContext.getAVInputFormat().name);
+}
+
+std::string InputFile::getFormatLongName() const
+{
+	if( _formatContext.getAVInputFormat().long_name == NULL )
+	{
+		LOG_WARN("Unknown demuxer format long name of '" << _filename << "'.")
+		return "";
+	}
+	return std::string(_formatContext.getAVInputFormat().long_name);
+}
+
+std::string InputFile::getFormatMimeType() const
+{
+#if LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR <= 55
+	LOG_WARN("Cannot get mime type format of '" << _filename << "' because your libavformat library has a major version <= 55.")
+	return "not available";
+#else
+	if( _formatContext.getAVInputFormat().mime_type == NULL )
+	{
+		LOG_WARN("Unknown demuxer format mime type of '" << _filename << "'.")
+		return "";
+	}
+	return std::string(_formatContext.getAVInputFormat().mime_type);
+#endif
+}
+
 double InputFile::getFps()
 {
 	double fps = 1;
diff --git a/src/AvTranscoder/file/InputFile.hpp b/src/AvTranscoder/file/InputFile.hpp
index 46cda564..2ed6d98c 100644
--- a/src/AvTranscoder/file/InputFile.hpp
+++ b/src/AvTranscoder/file/InputFile.hpp
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ class AvExport InputFile
          * @note Activate a stream results in buffered its data when processing
 	 **/
 	void activateStream( const size_t streamIndex, const bool activate = true );
-	
-	/**
-	 * @return Return the resource to access
-	**/
-	std::string getFilename() const { return _filename; }
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief Return media properties on the current InputFile.
@@ -80,6 +75,23 @@ class AvExport InputFile
 	 **/
 	InputStream& getStream( size_t index );
 
+	std::string getFilename() const { return _filename; }
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief A comma separated list of short names for the format, or empty if unknown.
+	 */
+	std::string getFormatName() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Descriptive name for the format, meant to be more human-readable than name, or empty if unknown.
+	 */
+	std::string getFormatLongName() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Comma-separated list of mime types, or empty if unknown.
+	 */
+	std::string getFormatMimeType() const;
+
 	FormatContext& getFormatContext() { return _formatContext; }
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/AvTranscoder/file/OutputFile.cpp b/src/AvTranscoder/file/OutputFile.cpp
index e4185e62..c318c771 100644
--- a/src/AvTranscoder/file/OutputFile.cpp
+++ b/src/AvTranscoder/file/OutputFile.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,36 @@ IOutputStream& OutputFile::getStream( const size_t streamId )
 	return *_outputStreams.at( streamId );
 }
 
+std::string OutputFile::getFormatName() const
+{
+	if( _formatContext.getAVOutputFormat().name == NULL )
+	{
+		LOG_WARN("Unknown muxer format name of '" << _filename << "'.")
+		return "";
+	}
+	return std::string(_formatContext.getAVOutputFormat().name);
+}
+
+std::string OutputFile::getFormatLongName() const
+{
+	if( _formatContext.getAVOutputFormat().long_name == NULL )
+	{
+		LOG_WARN("Unknown muxer format long name of '" << _filename << "'.")
+		return "";
+	}
+	return std::string(_formatContext.getAVOutputFormat().long_name);
+}
+
+std::string OutputFile::getFormatMimeType() const
+{
+	if( _formatContext.getAVOutputFormat().mime_type == NULL )
+	{
+		LOG_WARN("Unknown muxer format mime type of '" << _filename << "'.")
+		return "";
+	}
+	return std::string(_formatContext.getAVOutputFormat().mime_type);
+}
+
 bool OutputFile::beginWrap( )
 {
 	LOG_DEBUG( "Begin wrap of OutputFile" )
diff --git a/src/AvTranscoder/file/OutputFile.hpp b/src/AvTranscoder/file/OutputFile.hpp
index 8acb3f35..8a22a138 100644
--- a/src/AvTranscoder/file/OutputFile.hpp
+++ b/src/AvTranscoder/file/OutputFile.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,24 @@ class AvExport OutputFile : public IOutputFile
 	void addMetadata( const std::string& key, const std::string& value );
 	
 	IOutputStream& getStream( const size_t streamId );
+
+	std::string getFilename() const { return _filename; }
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief A comma separated list of short names for the format, or empty if unknown.
+	 */
+	std::string getFormatName() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Descriptive name for the format, meant to be more human-readable than name, or empty if unknown.
+	 */
+	std::string getFormatLongName() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief Comma-separated list of mime types, or empty if unknown.
+	 */
+	std::string getFormatMimeType() const;
+
 	FormatContext& getFormatContext() { return _formatContext; }
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/AvTranscoder/util.cpp b/src/AvTranscoder/util.cpp
index a98376e1..3d5225d9 100644
--- a/src/AvTranscoder/util.cpp
+++ b/src/AvTranscoder/util.cpp
@@ -12,20 +12,6 @@ extern "C" {
 namespace avtranscoder
 {
 
-std::string getFormat( const std::string& filename )
-{
-	std::string format( "" );
-	
-	AVOutputFormat* avOutputFormat = av_guess_format( NULL, filename.c_str(), NULL);
-	if( avOutputFormat )
-	{
-		if( avOutputFormat->name )
-			format = std::string( avOutputFormat->name );
-	}
-	
-	return format;
-}
-
 bool matchFormat( const std::string& format, const std::string& filename )
 {
 	AVOutputFormat* avOutputFormat = av_guess_format( format.c_str(), filename.c_str(), NULL);
diff --git a/src/AvTranscoder/util.hpp b/src/AvTranscoder/util.hpp
index 66e4b711..257be39d 100644
--- a/src/AvTranscoder/util.hpp
+++ b/src/AvTranscoder/util.hpp
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ namespace avtranscoder
 typedef std::map<std::string, OptionArray> OptionArrayMap;
 typedef std::vector< std::pair<std::string, std::string> > NamesArray;  //< short/long names of format/video codec/audio codec
 
-/**
- * @brief Get format name from a given filename 
- */
-std::string AvExport getFormat( const std::string& filename );
-
 /**
  * @brief Check if a format name corresponds to the format of a given filename
  */