diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 928334c..84f110b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set(META_APP_AUTHOR "Martchus")
 set(META_APP_URL "https://github.com/${META_APP_AUTHOR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}")
 set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION "C++ library for reading and writing MP4 (iTunes), ID3, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC and Matroska tags")
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 9)
-set(META_VERSION_MINOR 2)
+set(META_VERSION_MINOR 3)
 set(META_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(META_REQUIRED_CPP_UNIT_VERSION 1.14.0)
 set(META_ADD_DEFAULT_CPP_UNIT_TEST_APPLICATION ON)
diff --git a/abstracttrack.cpp b/abstracttrack.cpp
index 92c1fbc..10b0559 100644
--- a/abstracttrack.cpp
+++ b/abstracttrack.cpp
@@ -144,55 +144,91 @@ string AbstractTrack::label() const
     return ss.str();
 }
 
-/*!
- * \brief Returns a short description about the track.
- *
- * The description contains the abbreviated format and further information depending on the media
- * type (eg. display size in case of video, language in case of audio/text). It is intended to be joined
- * with descriptions of other tracks to get a short technical description about the file.
- *
- * Examples (exact format might change in the future!):
- * - H.264-720p
- * - HE-AAC-6ch-eng
- */
-string AbstractTrack::description() const
+/// \cond
+string AbstractTrack::makeDescription(bool verbose) const
 {
     // use abbreviated format
-    const char *format = m_format.shortAbbreviation();
-    if (!format || !*format) {
+    const auto format = MediaFormat(m_format.general, verbose ? m_format.sub : 0, verbose ? m_format.extension : 0);
+    const char *formatName = format.shortAbbreviation();
+    if (!formatName || !*formatName) {
         // fall back to media type name if no abbreviation available
-        format = mediaTypeName();
+        formatName = mediaTypeName();
     }
 
-    // find additional info
-    const char *additionalInfo = nullptr;
+    // find additional info and level
+    const char *additionalInfoRef = nullptr;
+    string level;
     switch (m_mediaType) {
     case MediaType::Video:
         if (!displaySize().isNull()) {
-            additionalInfo = displaySize().abbreviation();
+            additionalInfoRef = displaySize().abbreviation();
         } else if (!pixelSize().isNull()) {
-            additionalInfo = pixelSize().abbreviation();
+            additionalInfoRef = pixelSize().abbreviation();
+        }
+        if (verbose) {
+            switch (format.general) {
+            case GeneralMediaFormat::Mpeg4Video:
+            case GeneralMediaFormat::Avc:
+            case GeneralMediaFormat::Hevc:
+                if (version()) {
+                    level = "@L" + numberToString(version());
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                ;
+            }
         }
         break;
     case MediaType::Audio:
     case MediaType::Text:
         if (channelCount()) {
             if (!language().empty() && language() != "und") {
-                return argsToString(format, '-', channelCount(), "ch-", language());
+                return argsToString(formatName, '-', channelCount(), "ch-", language());
             } else {
-                return argsToString(format, '-', channelCount(), 'c', 'h');
+                return argsToString(formatName, '-', channelCount(), 'c', 'h');
             }
         } else if (!language().empty() && language() != "und") {
-            additionalInfo = language().data();
+            additionalInfoRef = language().data();
         }
         break;
     default:;
     }
 
-    if (additionalInfo) {
-        return argsToString(format, '-', additionalInfo);
+    if (additionalInfoRef) {
+        return argsToString(formatName, level, '-', additionalInfoRef);
     }
-    return format;
+    return argsToString(formatName, level);
+}
+/// \endcond
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns a description about the track.
+ *
+ * The description contains the abbreviated format and further information depending on the media
+ * type (eg. display size in case of video, language in case of audio/text). It is intended to be joined
+ * with descriptions of other tracks to get a short technical description about the file.
+ *
+ * Examples (exact format might change in the future!):
+ * - H.264-High-10@5.1-720p
+ * - HE-AAC-6ch-eng
+ */
+string AbstractTrack::description() const
+{
+    return makeDescription(true);
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns a short description about the track.
+ *
+ * See description() for details.
+ *
+ * Examples (exact format might change in the future!):
+ * - H.264-720p
+ * - HE-AAC-6ch-eng
+ */
+string AbstractTrack::shortDescription() const
+{
+    return makeDescription(false);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/abstracttrack.h b/abstracttrack.h
index f943656..d1e1e6f 100644
--- a/abstracttrack.h
+++ b/abstracttrack.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public:
     const Margin &cropping() const;
     std::string label() const;
     std::string description() const;
+    std::string shortDescription() const;
 
     void parseHeader(Diagnostics &diag);
     bool isHeaderValid() const;
@@ -165,6 +166,9 @@ protected:
     bool m_usedWhenPreviewing;
     std::uint32_t m_colorSpace;
     Margin m_cropping;
+
+private:
+    std::string makeDescription(bool verbose) const;
 };
 
 /*!
diff --git a/mediaformat.cpp b/mediaformat.cpp
index a3d3184..c5b0302 100644
--- a/mediaformat.cpp
+++ b/mediaformat.cpp
@@ -490,7 +490,38 @@ const char *MediaFormat::abbreviation() const
     case GeneralMediaFormat::Amr:
         return "AMR";
     case GeneralMediaFormat::Avc:
-        return "H.264";
+        switch (sub) {
+        case AvcCavlc444IntraProfile:
+            return "H.264 CAVLC 4:4:4 Intra";
+        case AvcBaselineProfile:
+            return "H.264 Basline";
+        case AvcMainProfile:
+            return "H.264 Main";
+        case AvcScalableBaselineProfile:
+            return "H.264 Scalable Basline";
+        case AvcScalableHighProfile:
+            return "H.264 Scalable High";
+        case AvcExtendedProfile:
+            return "H.264 Extended";
+        case AvcHighProfile:
+            return "H.264 High";
+        case AvcHigh10Profile:
+            return "H.264 High 10";
+        case AvcHighMultiviewProfile:
+            return "H.264 Multiview";
+        case AvcHigh422Profile:
+            return "H.264 High 4:2:2";
+        case AvcStereoHighProfile:
+            return "H.264 Stereo High";
+        case AvcHighMultiviewDepthProfile:
+            return "H.264 Multiview Depth High";
+        case AvcHigh444Profile:
+            return "H.264 High 4:4:4";
+        case AvcHigh444PredictiveProfile:
+            return "H.264 High 4:4:4 Predictive";
+        default:
+            return "H.264";
+        }
     case GeneralMediaFormat::Av1:
         return "AV1";
     case GeneralMediaFormat::Bitmap:
@@ -622,7 +653,7 @@ const char *MediaFormat::abbreviation() const
         case Mpeg4AdvancedSimpleProfile4:
         case Mpeg4AdvancedSimpleProfile5:
         case Mpeg4AdvancedSimpleProfile3b:
-            return "H.263";
+            return "MPEG-4 ASP";
         case Mpeg4AvcProfile:
             return "H.264";
         default:
@@ -777,7 +808,38 @@ const char *MediaFormat::shortAbbreviation() const
     case GeneralMediaFormat::Amr:
         return "AMR";
     case GeneralMediaFormat::Avc:
-        return "H.264";
+        switch (sub) {
+        case AvcCavlc444IntraProfile:
+            return "H.264-CAVLC";
+        case AvcBaselineProfile:
+            return "H.264-Basline";
+        case AvcMainProfile:
+            return "H.264-Main";
+        case AvcScalableBaselineProfile:
+            return "H.264-Scalable-Basline";
+        case AvcScalableHighProfile:
+            return "H.264-Scalable-High";
+        case AvcExtendedProfile:
+            return "H.264-Extended";
+        case AvcHighProfile:
+            return "H.264-High";
+        case AvcHigh10Profile:
+            return "H.264-High-10";
+        case AvcHighMultiviewProfile:
+            return "H.264-Multiview";
+        case AvcHigh422Profile:
+            return "H.264-High-4:2:2";
+        case AvcStereoHighProfile:
+            return "H.264-Stereo-High";
+        case AvcHighMultiviewDepthProfile:
+            return "H.264-Multiview-Depth-High";
+        case AvcHigh444Profile:
+            return "H.264-High-4:4:4";
+        case AvcHigh444PredictiveProfile:
+            return "H.264-High-4:4:4-Predictive";
+        default:
+            return "H.264";
+        }
     case GeneralMediaFormat::Av1:
         return "AV1";
     case GeneralMediaFormat::Bitmap:
@@ -882,7 +944,7 @@ const char *MediaFormat::shortAbbreviation() const
         case Mpeg4AdvancedSimpleProfile4:
         case Mpeg4AdvancedSimpleProfile5:
         case Mpeg4AdvancedSimpleProfile3b:
-            return "H.263";
+            return "MPEG-4-ASP";
         case Mpeg4AvcProfile:
             return "H.264";
         default:
diff --git a/mp4/mp4ids.h b/mp4/mp4ids.h
index 3b7f47d..77c4a2f 100644
--- a/mp4/mp4ids.h
+++ b/mp4/mp4ids.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ enum KnownValue : std::uint32_t {
     AppleGif = 0x67696620, /**< gif  */
     AppleGraphics = 0x736D630, /**< ?6Ö0 */
     AppleGsm101 = 0x6167736D, /**< agsm */
-    AppleH261 = 0x68323631, /**< h261 */
+    AppleH261 = 0x68323631, /**< H.261 */
     AppleIntermediateCodec = 0x69636F64, /**< icod */
     AppleLossless = 0x616C6163, /**< alac */
     AppleMacpaint = 0x504E5447, /**< PNTG */
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ enum KnownValue : std::uint32_t {
     Glass = 0x676C6173, /**< glas */
     GradientWipe = 0x6D617474, /**< matt */
     Graphics = 0x736D6320, /**< smc : Graphics */
-    H263Quicktime = 0x68323633, /**< h263: H.263/MPEG-4 ASP video (Quicktime) */
+    H263Quicktime = 0x68323633, /**< h263: H.263 (Quicktime) */
     H2633GPP = 0x73323633, /**< s263: H.263 (3GPP format) */
     H264Decoder1 = 0x44415643, /**< DAVC */
     H264Decoder2 = 0x48323634, /**< H264 */