diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 0c43b95a..9f68f05d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES=libmist-1.0.la
-libmist_1_0_la_SOURCES=amf.h amf.cpp auth.h auth.cpp base64.h base64.cpp config.h config.cpp dtsc.h dtsc.cpp flv_tag.h flv_tag.cpp http_parser.h http_parser.cpp json.h json.cpp procs.h procs.cpp rtmpchunks.h rtmpchunks.cpp socket.h socket.cpp mp4.h mp4.cpp ftp.h ftp.cpp filesystem.h filesystem.cpp stream.h stream.cpp timing.h timing.cpp ts_packet.cpp ts_packet.h
+libmist_1_0_la_SOURCES=amf.h amf.cpp auth.h auth.cpp base64.h base64.cpp config.h config.cpp dtsc.h dtsc.cpp flv_tag.h flv_tag.cpp http_parser.h http_parser.cpp json.h json.cpp procs.h procs.cpp rtmpchunks.h rtmpchunks.cpp socket.h socket.cpp mp4.h mp4.cpp ftp.h ftp.cpp filesystem.h filesystem.cpp stream.h stream.cpp timing.h timing.cpp ts_packet.cpp ts_packet.h converter.cpp converter.h
 libmist_1_0_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 5:1:2
 libmist_1_0_la_CPPFLAGS=$(DEPS_CFLAGS) $(global_CFLAGS)
 libmist_1_0_la_LIBADD=$(DEPS_LIBS) $(CLOCK_LIB)
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = mist-1.0.pc
 
 library_includedir=$(includedir)/mist-1.0/mist
-library_include_HEADERS = amf.h auth.h base64.h config.h dtsc.h flv_tag.h http_parser.h json.h procs.h rtmpchunks.h socket.h mp4.h ftp.h filesystem.h stream.h timing.h nal.h ts_packet.h
-
+library_include_HEADERS = amf.h auth.h base64.h config.h dtsc.h flv_tag.h http_parser.h json.h procs.h rtmpchunks.h socket.h mp4.h ftp.h filesystem.h stream.h timing.h nal.h ts_packet.h converter.h
diff --git a/lib/converter.cpp b/lib/converter.cpp
index a0f27485..65320ab1 100644
--- a/lib/converter.cpp
+++ b/lib/converter.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 
+#include "timing.h"
 #include "converter.h"
 #include "procs.h"
 
@@ -10,17 +12,18 @@ namespace Converter {
     fillFFMpegEncoders();
   }
   
-  void Converter::fillFFMpegEncoders(){
-    std::vector<std::string> cmd;
-    cmd.push_back("ffmpeg");
-    cmd.push_back("-encoders");
+  void Converter::fillFFMpegEncoders(){    
+    char ** cmd = (char**)malloc(3*sizeof(char*));
+    cmd[0] = "ffmpeg";
+    cmd[1] = "-encoders";
+    cmd[2] = NULL;
     int outFD = -1;
     Util::Procs::StartPiped("FFMpegInfo", cmd, 0, &outFD, 0);
+    while( Util::Procs::isActive("FFMpegInfo")){ Util::sleep(100); }
     FILE * outFile = fdopen( outFD, "r" );
     char * fileBuf = 0;
     size_t fileBufLen = 0;
-    while ( !(feof(outFile) || ferror(outFile))){
-      getline(&fileBuf, &fileBufLen, outFile);
+    while ( !(feof(outFile) || ferror(outFile)) && (getline(&fileBuf, &fileBufLen, outFile) != -1)){
       if (strstr(fileBuf, "aac") || strstr(fileBuf, "AAC")){
         strtok(fileBuf, " \t");
         allCodecs["ffmpeg"][strtok(NULL, " \t")] = "aac";
@@ -37,8 +40,17 @@ namespace Converter {
     fclose( outFile );
   }
   
-  
-  converterInfo & Converter::getCodecs() {
+  converterInfo & Converter::getCodecs(){
     return allCodecs;
   }
+
+  JSON::Value Converter::getEncoders(){
+    JSON::Value Result;
+    for (converterInfo::iterator convIt = allCodecs.begin(); convIt != allCodecs.end(); convIt++){
+      for (codecInfo::iterator codIt = convIt->second.begin(); codIt != convIt->second.end(); codIt++){
+        Result[convIt->first][codIt->first] = codIt->second;
+      }
+    }
+    return Result;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/converter.h b/lib/converter.h
index 31b18b80..b572e52e 100644
--- a/lib/converter.h
+++ b/lib/converter.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace Converter {
     public:
       Converter();
       converterInfo & getCodecs();
+      JSON::Value getEncoders();
     private:
       void fillFFMpegEncoders();
       converterInfo allCodecs;
diff --git a/lib/procs.h b/lib/procs.h
index 4a0343da..32fdd46d 100644
--- a/lib/procs.h
+++ b/lib/procs.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
+#include <vector>
 
 /// Contains utility code, not directly related to streaming media
 namespace Util {