diff --git a/src/guacenc/Makefile.am b/src/guacenc/Makefile.am
index 3f4ac424..e5588b06 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/guacenc/Makefile.am
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS =   \
     buffer.h       \
     display.h      \
     encode.h       \
+    guacenc.h      \
     image-stream.h \
     instructions.h \
     jpeg.h         \
diff --git a/src/guacenc/display.c b/src/guacenc/display.c
index 6892d24a..d4bba518 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/display.c
+++ b/src/guacenc/display.c
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ cairo_operator_t guacenc_display_cairo_operator(guac_composite_mode mask) {
 
 }
 
-guacenc_display* guacenc_display_alloc() {
+guacenc_display* guacenc_display_alloc(const char* path, const char* codec,
+        int width, int height, int bitrate) {
 
     /* STUB: Prepare video encoding */
-    guacenc_video* video = guacenc_video_alloc("/tmp/test.mpg", "mpeg4",
-            640, 480, 400000);
+    guacenc_video* video = guacenc_video_alloc(path, codec, width, height, bitrate);
     if (video == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/guacenc/display.h b/src/guacenc/display.h
index 3ca51397..b8956d76 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/display.h
+++ b/src/guacenc/display.h
@@ -129,11 +129,29 @@ int guacenc_display_flatten(guacenc_display* display);
  * representation of encoding state, as well as the state of the Guacamole
  * display as instructions are read and handled.
  *
+ * @param path
+ *     The full path to the file in which encoded video should be written.
+ *
+ * @param codec
+ *     The name of the codec to use for the video encoding, as defined by
+ *     ffmpeg / libavcodec.
+ *
+ * @param width
+ *     The width of the desired video, in pixels.
+ *
+ * @param height
+ *     The height of the desired video, in pixels.
+ *
+ * @param bitrate
+ *     The desired overall bitrate of the resulting encoded video, in bits per
+ *     second.
+ *
  * @return
  *     The newly-allocated Guacamole video encoder display, or NULL if the
  *     display could not be allocated.
  */
-guacenc_display* guacenc_display_alloc();
+guacenc_display* guacenc_display_alloc(const char* path, const char* codec,
+        int width, int height, int bitrate);
 
 /**
  * Frees all memory associated with the given Guacamole video encoder display,
diff --git a/src/guacenc/encode.c b/src/guacenc/encode.c
index 91cfc0df..680bb31d 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/encode.c
+++ b/src/guacenc/encode.c
@@ -83,10 +83,12 @@ static int guacenc_read_instructions(guacenc_display* display,
 
 }
 
-int guacenc_encode(const char* path) {
+int guacenc_encode(const char* path, const char* out_path, const char* codec,
+        int width, int height, int bitrate) {
 
     /* Allocate display for encoding process */
-    guacenc_display* display = guacenc_display_alloc();
+    guacenc_display* display = guacenc_display_alloc(out_path, codec,
+            width, height, bitrate);
     if (display == NULL)
         return 1;
 
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ int guacenc_encode(const char* path) {
         return 1;
     }
 
-    guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_INFO, "Encoding \"%s\" ...", path);
+    guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_INFO, "Encoding \"%s\" to \"%s\" ...", path, out_path);
 
     /* Attempt to read all instructions in the file */
     if (guacenc_read_instructions(display, path, socket)) {
diff --git a/src/guacenc/encode.h b/src/guacenc/encode.h
index 66f12573..ee6be9ab 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/encode.h
+++ b/src/guacenc/encode.h
@@ -31,11 +31,29 @@
  * @param path
  *     The path to the file containing the raw Guacamole protocol dump.
  *
+ * @param out_path
+ *     The full path to the file in which encoded video should be written.
+ *
+ * @param codec
+ *     The name of the codec to use for the video encoding, as defined by
+ *     ffmpeg / libavcodec.
+ *
+ * @param width
+ *     The width of the desired video, in pixels.
+ *
+ * @param height
+ *     The height of the desired video, in pixels.
+ *
+ * @param bitrate
+ *     The desired overall bitrate of the resulting encoded video, in bits per
+ *     second.
+ *
  * @return
  *     Zero on success, non-zero if an error prevented successful encoding of
  *     the video.
  */
-int guacenc_encode(const char* path);
+int guacenc_encode(const char* path, const char* out_path, const char* codec,
+        int width, int height, int bitrate);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/guacenc/guacenc.c b/src/guacenc/guacenc.c
index 79b7d61d..997e7497 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/guacenc.c
+++ b/src/guacenc/guacenc.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include "encode.h"
+#include "guacenc.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    /* Load defaults */
+    const char* codec = GUACENC_DEFAULT_CODEC;
+    const char* suffix = GUACENC_DEFAULT_SUFFIX;
+    int width = GUACENC_DEFAULT_WIDTH;
+    int height = GUACENC_DEFAULT_HEIGHT;
+    int bitrate = GUACENC_DEFAULT_BITRATE;
+
+    /* TODO: Override defaults via command-line arguments */
+
     /* Prepare libavcodec */
     avcodec_register_all();
 
@@ -54,8 +64,19 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         /* Get current filename */
         const char* path = argv[i];
 
+        /* Generate output filename */
+        char out_path[4096];
+        int len = snprintf(out_path, sizeof(out_path), "%s.%s", path, suffix);
+
+        /* Do not write if filename exceeds maximum length */
+        if (len >= sizeof(out_path)) {
+            guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot write output file \"%s.%s\": "
+                    "Name too long", path, suffix);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         /* Attempt encoding, log granular success/failure at debug level */
-        if (guacenc_encode(path)) {
+        if (guacenc_encode(path, out_path, codec, width, height, bitrate)) {
             failures++;
             guacenc_log(GUAC_LOG_DEBUG,
                     "%s was NOT successfully encoded.", path);
diff --git a/src/guacenc/guacenc.h b/src/guacenc/guacenc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68da005c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/guacenc/guacenc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Glyptodon, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GUACENC_H
+#define GUACENC_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+/**
+ * The name of the codec to use by default, if no other codec is specified on
+ * the command line. This name is dictated by ffmpeg / libavcodec.
+ */
+#define GUACENC_DEFAULT_CODEC "mpeg4"
+
+/**
+ * The extension to append to the end of the input file to produce the output
+ * file name, excluding the separating period, if no other suffix is specified
+ * on the command line.
+ */
+#define GUACENC_DEFAULT_SUFFIX "mpg"
+
+/**
+ * The width of the output video, in pixels, if no other width is given on the
+ * command line. Note that different codecs will have different restrictions
+ * regarding legal widths.
+ */
+#define GUACENC_DEFAULT_WIDTH 640
+
+/**
+ * The height of the output video, in pixels, if no other height is given on the
+ * command line. Note that different codecs will have different restrictions
+ * regarding legal heights.
+ */
+#define GUACENC_DEFAULT_HEIGHT 480
+
+/**
+ * The desired bitrate of the output video, in bits per second, if no other
+ * bitrate is given on the command line.
+ */
+#define GUACENC_DEFAULT_BITRATE 400000
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/guacenc/video.h b/src/guacenc/video.h
index 398ce410..e72af3e8 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/video.h
+++ b/src/guacenc/video.h
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ typedef struct guacenc_video {
  *     The height of the desired video, in pixels.
  *
  * @param bitrate
- *     The desired overall bitrate of the resulting encoded video, in kilobits
- *     per second.
+ *     The desired overall bitrate of the resulting encoded video, in bits per
+ *     second.
  */
 guacenc_video* guacenc_video_alloc(const char* path, const char* codec_name,
         int width, int height, int bitrate);