diff --git a/source/ffmpeg/tools.cpp b/source/ffmpeg/tools.cpp
index 9801cd9..7e1cbac 100644
--- a/source/ffmpeg/tools.cpp
+++ b/source/ffmpeg/tools.cpp
@@ -16,13 +16,62 @@
 // Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
 
 #include "tools.hpp"
+#include <sstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 extern "C" {
+#include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
 #include <libavutil/error.h>
 #include <libavutil/pixdesc.h>
 }
 
+std::string ffmpeg::tools::translate_encoder_capabilities(int capabilities)
+{
+	// Sorted by relative importance.
+	std::pair<int, std::string> caps[] = {
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_EXPERIMENTAL, "Experimental"},
+
+	    // Quality
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_LOSSLESS, "Lossless"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_INTRA_ONLY, "I-Frames only"},
+
+	    // Threading
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS, "Frame-Threading"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_SLICE_THREADS, "Slice-Threading"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS, "Automatic-Threading"},
+
+	    // Features
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_PARAM_CHANGE, "Dynamic Parameter Change"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_SUBFRAMES, "Sub-Frames"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_VARIABLE_FRAME_SIZE, "Variable Frame Size"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_SMALL_LAST_FRAME, "Small Final Frame"},
+	    //{AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1, "Uses get_buffer"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY, "Requires Flush"},
+
+	    // Other
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_TRUNCATED, "Truncated"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_CHANNEL_CONF, "AV_CODEC_CAP_CHANNEL_CONF"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_DRAW_HORIZ_BAND, "AV_CODEC_CAP_DRAW_HORIZ_BAND"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL_VDPAU, "AV_CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL_VDPAU"},
+	    {AV_CODEC_CAP_AVOID_PROBING, "AV_CODEC_CAP_AVOID_PROBING"},
+	};
+
+	std::stringstream sstr;
+	for (auto kv : caps) {
+		if (capabilities & kv.first) {
+			capabilities &= ~kv.first;
+			sstr << kv.second;
+			if (capabilities != 0) {
+				sstr << ", ";
+			} else {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sstr.str();
+}
+
 const char* ffmpeg::tools::get_pixel_format_name(AVPixelFormat v)
 {
 	return av_get_pix_fmt_name(v);
diff --git a/source/ffmpeg/tools.hpp b/source/ffmpeg/tools.hpp
index ad07f48..68352fd 100644
--- a/source/ffmpeg/tools.hpp
+++ b/source/ffmpeg/tools.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <obs.h>
+#include <string>
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <libavutil/pixfmt.h>
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 namespace ffmpeg {
 	namespace tools {
+		std::string translate_encoder_capabilities(int capabilities);
+
 		const char* get_pixel_format_name(AVPixelFormat v);
 
 		const char* get_color_space_name(AVColorSpace v);
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ namespace ffmpeg {
 		AVColorSpace obs_videocolorspace_to_avcolorspace(video_colorspace v);
 
 		AVColorRange obs_videorangetype_to_avcolorrange(video_range_type v);
-	}
+	} // namespace tools
 } // namespace ffmpeg
 
 #endif OBS_FFMPEG_FFMPEG_UTILITY