diff --git a/ext/mimic/gstmimdec.c b/ext/mimic/gstmimdec.c
index 65b8e7a662..fbb8657366 100644
--- a/ext/mimic/gstmimdec.c
+++ b/ext/mimic/gstmimdec.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ GST_BOILERPLATE (GstMimDec, gst_mim_dec, GstElement, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT);
 static void
 gst_mim_dec_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
-
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
@@ -84,13 +83,15 @@ gst_mim_dec_base_init (gpointer klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "MimDec",
+  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+      "Mimic Decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
-      "Mimic decoder",
+      "MSN Messenger compatible Mimic video decoder element",
       "Andre Moreira Magalhaes <andre.magalhaes@indt.org.br>, "
       "Rob Taylor <robtaylor@fastmail.fm>, "
       "Philippe Khalaf <burger@speedy.org>, "
-      "Ole André Vadla Ravnås <oleavr@gmail.com>");
+      "Ole André Vadla Ravnås <oleavr@gmail.com>,"
+      "Olivier Crête <olivier.crete@collabora.co.uk");
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/ext/mimic/gstmimenc.c b/ext/mimic/gstmimenc.c
index 416a3fb5cf..5168afbf9e 100644
--- a/ext/mimic/gstmimenc.c
+++ b/ext/mimic/gstmimenc.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ GST_BOILERPLATE (GstMimEnc, gst_mim_enc, GstElement, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT);
 static void
 gst_mim_enc_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
-
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
   GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
 
@@ -121,9 +120,12 @@ gst_mim_enc_base_init (gpointer klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "MimEnc",
+  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+      "Mimic Encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Video",
-      "Mimic encoder", "Andre Moreira Magalhaes <andre.magalhaes@indt.org.br>");
+      "MSN Messenger compatible Mimic video encoder element",
+      "Andre Moreira Magalhaes <andre.magalhaes@indt.org.br>,"
+      "Olivier Crête <olivier.crete@collabora.co.uk");
 }
 
 static void