diff --git a/examples/codec-info.rs b/examples/codec-info.rs
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+extern crate ffmpeg;
+
+use std::env;
+
+fn main() {
+	ffmpeg::init().unwrap();
+
+	for arg in env::args().skip(1) {
+		if let Some(codec) = ffmpeg::decoder::find_by_name(&arg) {
+			println!("type: decoder");
+			println!("\t id: {:?}", codec.id());
+			println!("\t name: {}", codec.name());
+			println!("\t description: {}", codec.description());
+			println!("\t medium: {:?}", codec.medium());
+
+			if let Ok(video) = codec.video() {
+				println!("\t rates: {:?}", video.rates().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+				println!("\t formats: {:?}", video.formats().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+			}
+
+			if let Ok(audio) = codec.audio() {
+				println!("\t samplerates: {:?}", audio.rates().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+				println!("\t sample_formats: {:?}", audio.formats().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+				println!("\t channel_layouts: {:?}", audio.channel_layouts().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+			}
+
+			println!("\t max_lowres: {:?}", codec.max_lowres());
+		}
+
+		if let Some(codec) = ffmpeg::encoder::find_by_name(&arg) {
+			println!("");
+			println!("type: encoder");
+			println!("\t id: {:?}", codec.id());
+			println!("\t name: {}", codec.name());
+			println!("\t description: {}", codec.description());
+			println!("\t medium: {:?}", codec.medium());
+
+			if let Ok(video) = codec.video() {
+				println!("\t rates: {:?}", video.rates().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+				println!("\t formats: {:?}", video.formats().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+			}
+
+			if let Ok(audio) = codec.audio() {
+				println!("\t samplerates: {:?}", audio.rates().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+				println!("\t sample_formats: {:?}", audio.formats().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+				println!("\t channel_layouts: {:?}", audio.channel_layouts().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+			}
+
+			println!("\t max_lowres: {:?}", codec.max_lowres());
+		}
+	}
+}