diff --git a/src/format/mod.rs b/src/format/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38ba03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::str::from_utf8_unchecked;
+
+use ffi::*;
+
+pub fn version() -> u32 {
+	unsafe {
+		avformat_version()
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn configuration() -> &'static str {
+	unsafe {
+		from_utf8_unchecked(CStr::from_ptr(avformat_configuration()).to_bytes())
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn license() -> &'static str {
+	unsafe {
+		from_utf8_unchecked(CStr::from_ptr(avformat_license()).to_bytes())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0007dcb..f36d76d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub use util::color_range::ColorRange;
 pub use util::media;
 pub use util::frame::{self, Frame};
 
+pub mod format;
+
 pub mod codec;
 pub use codec::packet::{self, Packet};
 pub use codec::subtitle::Subtitle;