diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3032b6f7..d28c4f24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
+ * Give users of `FFmpegFrameGrabber` and `FFmpegFrameRecorder` access to more options and metadata ([issue #132](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacv/issues/132))
  * Add the ability to specify from which video and audio streams `FFmpegFrameGrabber` should grab from ([issue #135](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacv/issues/135))
- * Fix `Java2DFrameConverter` when used with `BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB` or other types based on `int`
+ * Fix `Java2DFrameConverter` when used with `BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB` or other types based on `int` ([issue #140](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacv/issues/140))
  * Add new `WebcamAndMicrophoneCapture` sample ([pull #131](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacv/pull/131))
  * Add `aspectRatio` property to `FrameGrabber` and `FrameRecorder`, to be able to use pixel aspect ratios other than 1.0 ([issue #90](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacv/issues/90))
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FFmpegFrameGrabber.java b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FFmpegFrameGrabber.java
index f47269e7..a6ada8d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FFmpegFrameGrabber.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FFmpegFrameGrabber.java
@@ -292,6 +292,30 @@ public void releaseUnsafe() throws Exception {
         return audio_c == null ? super.getSampleRate() : audio_c.sample_rate();
     }
 
+    @Override public String getMetadata(String key) {
+        if (oc == null) {
+            return super.getMetadata(key);
+        }
+        AVDictionaryEntry entry = av_dict_get(oc.metadata(), key, null, 0);
+        return entry == null || entry.value() == null ? null : entry.value().getString();
+    }
+
+    @Override public String getVideoMetadata(String key) {
+        if (video_st == null) {
+            return super.getVideoMetadata(key);
+        }
+        AVDictionaryEntry entry = av_dict_get(video_st.metadata(), key, null, 0);
+        return entry == null || entry.value() == null ? null : entry.value().getString();
+    }
+
+    @Override public String getAudioMetadata(String key) {
+        if (audio_st == null) {
+            return super.getAudioMetadata(key);
+        }
+        AVDictionaryEntry entry = av_dict_get(audio_st.metadata(), key, null, 0);
+        return entry == null || entry.value() == null ? null : entry.value().getString();
+    }
+
     @Override public void setFrameNumber(int frameNumber) throws Exception {
         // best guess, AVSEEK_FLAG_FRAME has not been implemented in FFmpeg...
         setTimestamp(Math.round(1000000L * frameNumber / getFrameRate()));
@@ -440,8 +464,12 @@ public void startUnsafe() throws Exception {
                 throw new Exception("avcodec_find_decoder() error: Unsupported video format or codec not found: " + video_c.codec_id() + ".");
             }
 
+            options = new AVDictionary(null);
+            for (Entry<String, String> e : videoOptions.entrySet()) {
+                av_dict_set(options, e.getKey(), e.getValue(), 0);
+            }
             // Open video codec
-            if ((ret = avcodec_open2(video_c, codec, (PointerPointer)null)) < 0) {
+            if ((ret = avcodec_open2(video_c, codec, options)) < 0) {
                 throw new Exception("avcodec_open2() error " + ret + ": Could not open video codec.");
             }
 
@@ -496,8 +524,12 @@ public void startUnsafe() throws Exception {
                 throw new Exception("avcodec_find_decoder() error: Unsupported audio format or codec not found: " + audio_c.codec_id() + ".");
             }
 
+            options = new AVDictionary(null);
+            for (Entry<String, String> e : audioOptions.entrySet()) {
+                av_dict_set(options, e.getKey(), e.getValue(), 0);
+            }
             // Open audio codec
-            if ((ret = avcodec_open2(audio_c, codec, (PointerPointer)null)) < 0) {
+            if ((ret = avcodec_open2(audio_c, codec, options)) < 0) {
                 throw new Exception("avcodec_open2() error " + ret + ": Could not open audio codec.");
             }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FFmpegFrameRecorder.java b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FFmpegFrameRecorder.java
index 0b3c09ad..2ec137f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FFmpegFrameRecorder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FFmpegFrameRecorder.java
@@ -452,11 +452,16 @@ public void startUnsafe() throws Exception {
             audio_c.channel_layout(av_get_default_channel_layout(audioChannels));
             if (sampleFormat != AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE) {
                 audio_c.sample_fmt(sampleFormat);
-            } else if ((audio_codec.capabilities() & CODEC_CAP_EXPERIMENTAL) != 0
-                    && (audio_c.codec_id() == AV_CODEC_ID_VORBIS || audio_c.codec_id() == AV_CODEC_ID_AAC)) {
-                audio_c.sample_fmt(AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP);
             } else {
-                audio_c.sample_fmt(AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16);
+                // use AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16 by default, if available
+                audio_c.sample_fmt(AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP);
+                IntPointer formats = audio_c.codec().sample_fmts();
+                for (int i = 0; formats.get(i) != -1; i++) {
+                    if (formats.get(i) == AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16) {
+                        audio_c.sample_fmt(AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
             }
             audio_c.time_base().num(1).den(sampleRate);
             audio_st.time_base().num(1).den(sampleRate);
@@ -538,6 +543,12 @@ public void startUnsafe() throws Exception {
                 release();
                 throw new Exception("av_frame_alloc() error: Could not allocate temporary picture.");
             }
+
+            AVDictionary metadata = new AVDictionary(null);
+            for (Entry<String, String> e : videoMetadata.entrySet()) {
+                av_dict_set(metadata, e.getKey(), e.getValue(), 0);
+            }
+            video_st.metadata(metadata);
         }
 
         if (audio_st != null) {
@@ -594,6 +605,12 @@ public void startUnsafe() throws Exception {
                 throw new Exception("av_frame_alloc() error: Could not allocate audio frame.");
             }
             frame.pts(0); // magic required by libvorbis and webm
+
+            AVDictionary metadata = new AVDictionary(null);
+            for (Entry<String, String> e : audioMetadata.entrySet()) {
+                av_dict_set(metadata, e.getKey(), e.getValue(), 0);
+            }
+            audio_st.metadata(metadata);
         }
 
         /* open the output file, if needed */
@@ -606,8 +623,16 @@ public void startUnsafe() throws Exception {
             oc.pb(pb);
         }
 
+        AVDictionary options = new AVDictionary(null);
+        for (Entry<String, String> e : this.options.entrySet()) {
+            av_dict_set(options, e.getKey(), e.getValue(), 0);
+        }
+        AVDictionary metadata = new AVDictionary(null);
+        for (Entry<String, String> e : this.metadata.entrySet()) {
+            av_dict_set(metadata, e.getKey(), e.getValue(), 0);
+        }
         /* write the stream header, if any */
-        avformat_write_header(oc, (PointerPointer)null);
+        avformat_write_header(oc.metadata(metadata), options);
     }
 
     public void stop() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FrameGrabber.java b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FrameGrabber.java
index 6aea5a58..6606fb3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FrameGrabber.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FrameGrabber.java
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ public static enum ImageMode {
     protected double gamma = 0.0;
     protected boolean deinterlace = false;
     protected HashMap<String, String> options = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    protected HashMap<String, String> videoOptions = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    protected HashMap<String, String> audioOptions = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    protected HashMap<String, String> metadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    protected HashMap<String, String> videoMetadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    protected HashMap<String, String> audioMetadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
     protected int frameNumber = 0;
     protected long timestamp = 0;
 
@@ -350,6 +355,41 @@ public void setOption(String key, String value) {
         options.put(key, value);
     }
 
+    public String getVideoOption(String key) {
+        return videoOptions.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setVideoOption(String key, String value) {
+        videoOptions.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+    public String getAudioOption(String key) {
+        return audioOptions.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setAudioOption(String key, String value) {
+        audioOptions.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+    public String getMetadata(String key) {
+        return metadata.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setMetadata(String key, String value) {
+        metadata.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+    public String getVideoMetadata(String key) {
+        return videoMetadata.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setVideoMetadata(String key, String value) {
+        videoMetadata.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+    public String getAudioMetadata(String key) {
+        return audioMetadata.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setAudioMetadata(String key, String value) {
+        audioMetadata.put(key, value);
+    }
+
     public int getFrameNumber() {
         return frameNumber;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FrameRecorder.java b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FrameRecorder.java
index f50cedee..dcf4f243 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FrameRecorder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacv/FrameRecorder.java
@@ -106,8 +106,12 @@ public static FrameRecorder create(String className, String filename, int width,
     protected int sampleFormat, audioCodec, audioBitrate, sampleRate;
     protected double audioQuality = -1;
     protected boolean interleaved;
+    protected HashMap<String, String> options = new HashMap<String, String>();
     protected HashMap<String, String> videoOptions = new HashMap<String, String>();
     protected HashMap<String, String> audioOptions = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    protected HashMap<String, String> metadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    protected HashMap<String, String> videoMetadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    protected HashMap<String, String> audioMetadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
     protected int frameNumber = 0;
     protected long timestamp = 0;
 
@@ -244,6 +248,13 @@ public void setInterleaved(boolean interleaved) {
         this.interleaved = interleaved;
     }
 
+    public String getOption(String key) {
+        return options.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setOption(String key, String value) {
+        options.put(key, value);
+    }
+
     public String getVideoOption(String key) {
         return videoOptions.get(key);
     }
@@ -258,6 +269,27 @@ public void setAudioOption(String key, String value) {
         audioOptions.put(key, value);
     }
 
+    public String getMetadata(String key) {
+        return metadata.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setMetadata(String key, String value) {
+        metadata.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+    public String getVideoMetadata(String key) {
+        return videoMetadata.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setVideoMetadata(String key, String value) {
+        videoMetadata.put(key, value);
+    }
+
+    public String getAudioMetadata(String key) {
+        return audioMetadata.get(key);
+    }
+    public void setAudioMetadata(String key, String value) {
+        audioMetadata.put(key, value);
+    }
+
     public int getFrameNumber() {
         return frameNumber;
     }