diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Driver/FFMpegDriver.php b/src/FFMpeg/Driver/FFMpegDriver.php
index 62aae29..fdb818c 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Driver/FFMpegDriver.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Driver/FFMpegDriver.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Alchemy\BinaryDriver\Configuration;
 use Alchemy\BinaryDriver\ConfigurationInterface;
 use Alchemy\BinaryDriver\Exception\ExecutableNotFoundException as BinaryDriverExecutableNotFound;
 use FFMpeg\Exception\ExecutableNotFoundException;
+use FFMpeg\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 class FFMpegDriver extends AbstractBinary
@@ -54,4 +55,20 @@ class FFMpegDriver extends AbstractBinary
             throw new ExecutableNotFoundException('Unable to load FFMpeg', $e->getCode(), $e);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get ffmpeg version.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    public function getVersion()
+    {
+        preg_match('#version\s(\S+)#', $this->command('-version'), $version);
+        if (!isset($version[1])) {
+            throw  new RuntimeException('Cannot to parse the ffmpeg version!');
+        }
+
+        return $version[1];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.php b/src/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.php
index cbf59f0..322c6bb 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.php
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class FFMpeg
     /**
      * Sets the ffmpeg driver.
      *
+     * @param FFMpegDriver $ffmpeg
+     *
      * @return FFMpeg
      */
     public function setFFMpegDriver(FFMpegDriver $ffmpeg)
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ANullSrcFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ANullSrcFilter.php
index f995bc0..b18a2d3 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ANullSrcFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ANullSrcFilter.php
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ class ANullSrcFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
         $this->nbSamples = $nbSamples;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return 'anullsrc';
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -51,7 +61,7 @@ class ANullSrcFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
     {
         return array(
             '-filter_complex',
-            'anullsrc' . $this->buildFilterOptions(array(
+            $this->getName() . $this->buildFilterOptions(array(
                 'channel_layout' => $this->channelLayout,
                 'sample_rate' => $this->sampleRate,
                 'nb_samples' => $this->nbSamples,
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/AbstractComplexFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/AbstractComplexFilter.php
index 152d672..dab450f 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/AbstractComplexFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/AbstractComplexFilter.php
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ abstract class AbstractComplexFilter implements ComplexCompatibleFilter
         return $this->priority;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get minimal version of ffmpeg starting with which this filter is supported.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMinimalFFMpegVersion()
+    {
+        return '0.3';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generate the config of the filter.
      *
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ComplexCompatibleFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ComplexCompatibleFilter.php
index 38a2bb4..26310da 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ComplexCompatibleFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ComplexCompatibleFilter.php
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ use FFMpeg\Media\ComplexMedia;
 
 interface ComplexCompatibleFilter extends FilterInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Get minimal version of ffmpeg starting with which this filter is supported.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMinimalFFMpegVersion();
+
     /**
      * Apply the complex filter to the given media.
      *
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ComplexFilterContainer.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ComplexFilterContainer.php
index 3dd0391..cf04cb5 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ComplexFilterContainer.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/ComplexFilterContainer.php
@@ -70,6 +70,26 @@ class ComplexFilterContainer implements ComplexFilterInterface
         return $this->outLabels;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->baseFilter->getName();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get minimal version of ffmpeg starting with which this filter is supported.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMinimalFFMpegVersion()
+    {
+        return $this->baseFilter->getMinimalFFMpegVersion();
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/CustomComplexFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/CustomComplexFilter.php
index 89fe626..1bc93f2 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/CustomComplexFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/CustomComplexFilter.php
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ class CustomComplexFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
         $this->filter = $filter;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return 'custom_filter';
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/SineFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/SineFilter.php
index 4726522..066701d 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/SineFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/SineFilter.php
@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ class SineFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
         $this->samples_per_frame = $samples_per_frame;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return 'sine';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get minimal version of ffmpeg starting with which this filter is supported.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMinimalFFMpegVersion()
+    {
+        return '2.0';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Apply the complex filter to the given media.
      *
@@ -65,7 +85,7 @@ class SineFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
     {
         return array(
             '-filter_complex',
-            'sine' . $this->buildFilterOptions(array(
+            $this->getName() . $this->buildFilterOptions(array(
                 'frequency' => $this->frequency,
                 'beep_factor' => $this->beep_factor,
                 'sample_rate' => $this->sample_rate,
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/TestSrcFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/TestSrcFilter.php
index 88348e3..139731c 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/TestSrcFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/TestSrcFilter.php
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ class TestSrcFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
         $this->decimals = $decimals;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return $this->type;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/XStackFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/XStackFilter.php
index 199e052..f90a02e 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/XStackFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/ComplexMedia/XStackFilter.php
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ use FFMpeg\Media\ComplexMedia;
 
 /**
  * "xstack" filter.
- * Warning: this filter is supported starting from 4.1 ffmpeg version.
+ * This filter helps you to create a collage from the given videos.
+ * This filter is supported starting from 4.1 ffmpeg version.
+ * (On early versions you can use combinations of hstack and vstack filters).
  *
  * @see https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#xstack
  */
 class XStackFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
 {
-    const MINIMAL_FFMPEG_VERSION = '4.1';
     const LAYOUT_2X2 = '0_0|0_h0|w0_0|w0_h0';
     const LAYOUT_1X4 = '0_0|0_h0|0_h0+h1|0_h0+h1+h2';
     const LAYOUT_3X3 = '0_0|0_h0|0_h0+h1|w0_0|w0_h0|w0_h0+h1|w0+w3_0|w0+w3_h0|w0+w3_h0+h1';
@@ -56,6 +57,26 @@ class XStackFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
         return $result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return 'xstack';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get minimal version of ffmpeg starting with which this filter is supported.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMinimalFFMpegVersion()
+    {
+        return '4.1';
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -63,7 +84,7 @@ class XStackFilter extends AbstractComplexFilter
     {
         return array(
             '-filter_complex',
-            'xstack' . $this->buildFilterOptions(array(
+            $this->getName() . $this->buildFilterOptions(array(
                 'inputs' => $this->inputsCount,
                 'layout' => $this->layout
             ))
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/Video/PadFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/Video/PadFilter.php
index 501c412..edee7b3 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/Video/PadFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/Video/PadFilter.php
@@ -46,6 +46,26 @@ class PadFilter implements VideoFilterInterface, ComplexCompatibleFilter
         return $this->dimension;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return 'pad';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get minimal version of ffmpeg starting with which this filter is supported.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMinimalFFMpegVersion()
+    {
+        return '0.4.9';
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/Video/WatermarkFilter.php b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/Video/WatermarkFilter.php
index 45e3532..bb4cae8 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Filters/Video/WatermarkFilter.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Filters/Video/WatermarkFilter.php
@@ -45,6 +45,26 @@ class WatermarkFilter implements VideoFilterInterface, ComplexCompatibleFilter
         return $this->priority;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get name of the filter.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getName()
+    {
+        return 'watermark';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get minimal version of ffmpeg starting with which this filter is supported.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMinimalFFMpegVersion()
+    {
+        return '0.8';
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/FFMpeg/Media/ComplexMedia.php b/src/FFMpeg/Media/ComplexMedia.php
index bf1db1d..bc92b61 100644
--- a/src/FFMpeg/Media/ComplexMedia.php
+++ b/src/FFMpeg/Media/ComplexMedia.php
@@ -221,9 +221,11 @@ class ComplexMedia extends AbstractMediaType
      * Apply added filters and execute ffmpeg command.
      *
      * @return ComplexMedia
+     * @throws RuntimeException
      */
     public function save()
     {
+        $this->assertFiltersAreCompatibleToCurrentFFMpegVersion();
         $command = $this->buildCommand();
 
         try {
@@ -319,6 +321,28 @@ class ComplexMedia extends AbstractMediaType
         return $in . $strCommand . $out;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     */
+    protected function assertFiltersAreCompatibleToCurrentFFMpegVersion()
+    {
+        $messages = array();
+        $currentVersion = $this->getFFMpegDriver()->getVersion();
+        /** @var ComplexFilterInterface $filter */
+        foreach ($this->filters as $filter) {
+            if (version_compare($currentVersion, $filter->getMinimalFFMpegVersion(), '<')) {
+                $messages[] = $filter->getName() . ' filter is supported starting from '
+                    . $filter->getMinimalFFMpegVersion() . ' ffmpeg version';
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!empty($messages)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(implode('; ', $messages)
+                . '; your ffmpeg version is ' . $currentVersion);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array
      */
diff --git a/tests/Functional/ComplexMediaTest.php b/tests/Functional/ComplexMediaTest.php
index bc8f5a7..b7ad40e 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/ComplexMediaTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/ComplexMediaTest.php
@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ class ComplexMediaTest extends FunctionalTestCase
      */
     public function testXStackFilter()
     {
+        $xStack = new XStackFilter('', 0);
         $ffmpeg = $this->getFFMpeg();
-        $ffmpegVersion = $this->getFFMpegVersion();
-        if (version_compare($ffmpegVersion, XStackFilter::MINIMAL_FFMPEG_VERSION) === -1) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('XStack filter is supported starting from '
-                . XStackFilter::MINIMAL_FFMPEG_VERSION . ' ffmpeg version, your version is '
+        $ffmpegVersion = $ffmpeg->getFFMpegDriver()->getVersion();
+        if (version_compare($ffmpegVersion, $xStack->getMinimalFFMpegVersion(), '<')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('XStack filter is supported starting from ffmpeg version '
+                . $xStack->getMinimalFFMpegVersion() . ', your version is '
                 . $ffmpegVersion);
             return;
         }
@@ -223,12 +224,12 @@ class ComplexMediaTest extends FunctionalTestCase
         $complexMedia1 = $ffmpeg->openComplex(array(__FILE__));
         $complexMedia1
             ->map(array('test'), $format, 'outputFile.mp4', false);
-        $this->assertContains('acodec', $complexMedia1->getFinalCommand());
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('acodec', $complexMedia1->getFinalCommand());
 
         $complexMedia2 = $ffmpeg->openComplex(array(__FILE__));
         $complexMedia2
             ->map(array('test'), $format, 'outputFile.mp4', true);
-        $this->assertNotContains('acodec', $complexMedia2->getFinalCommand());
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('acodec', $complexMedia2->getFinalCommand());
     }
 
     public function testForceDisableVideo()
@@ -239,11 +240,11 @@ class ComplexMediaTest extends FunctionalTestCase
         $complexMedia1 = $ffmpeg->openComplex(array(__FILE__));
         $complexMedia1->map(array('test'), $format,
             'outputFile.mp4', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains('vcodec', $complexMedia1->getFinalCommand());
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('vcodec', $complexMedia1->getFinalCommand());
 
         $complexMedia2 = $ffmpeg->openComplex(array(__FILE__));
         $complexMedia2->map(array('test'), $format,
             'outputFile.mp4', false, true);
-        $this->assertNotContains('vcodec', $complexMedia2->getFinalCommand());
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('vcodec', $complexMedia2->getFinalCommand());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Functional/FunctionalTestCase.php b/tests/Functional/FunctionalTestCase.php
index dc97876..15fcc26 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/FunctionalTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/FunctionalTestCase.php
@@ -14,16 +14,4 @@ abstract class FunctionalTestCase extends BaseTestCase
     {
         return FFMpeg::create(array('timeout' => 300));
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Get ffmpeg version.
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function getFFMpegVersion()
-    {
-        preg_match('#version\s(\S+)#',
-            $this->getFFMpeg()->getFFMpegDriver()->command('-version'), $version);
-        return $version[1];
-    }
 }