diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfo.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfo.java
index 45707839..e9ab25f0 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfo.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfo.java
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ public class MediaInfo implements Closeable {
 	
 
 	public MediaInfo() {
-		handle = MediaInfoLibrary.INSTANCE.New();
+		try {
+			handle = MediaInfoLibrary.INSTANCE.New();
+		} catch (LinkageError e) {
+			throw new MediaInfoException(e);
+		}
 	}
 	
 
@@ -236,7 +240,11 @@ public class MediaInfo implements Closeable {
 	
 
 	public static String staticOption(String option, String value) {
-		return MediaInfoLibrary.INSTANCE.Option(null, new WString(option), new WString(value)).toString();
+		try {
+			return MediaInfoLibrary.INSTANCE.Option(null, new WString(option), new WString(value)).toString();
+		} catch (LinkageError e) {
+			throw new MediaInfoException(e);
+		}
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfoException.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfoException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61023fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/mediainfo/MediaInfoException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+package net.sourceforge.filebot.mediainfo;
+
+
+import com.sun.jna.Platform;
+
+
+public class MediaInfoException extends RuntimeException {
+	
+	public MediaInfoException(LinkageError e) {
+		this(String.format("Unable to load %d-bit native library 'mediainfo'", Platform.is64Bit() ? 64 : 32), e);
+	}
+	
+
+	public MediaInfoException(String msg, Throwable e) {
+		super(msg, e);
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/rename/BindingDialog.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/rename/BindingDialog.java
index 88f8b9ee..8330cda3 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/rename/BindingDialog.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/rename/BindingDialog.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.filebot.ResourceManager;
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.format.ExpressionFormat;
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.format.MediaBindingBean;
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.mediainfo.MediaInfo;
+import net.sourceforge.filebot.mediainfo.MediaInfoException;
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.mediainfo.MediaInfo.StreamKind;
 import net.sourceforge.tuned.DefaultThreadFactory;
 import net.sourceforge.tuned.ui.LazyDocumentListener;
@@ -297,8 +298,8 @@ class BindingDialog extends JDialog {
 						mediaInfo.close();
 					}
 				}
-			} catch (LinkageError e) {
-				UILogger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to load native library 'mediainfo'", e);
+			} catch (MediaInfoException e) {
+				UILogger.log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
 			
 			// could not retrieve media info
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/web/SublightSubtitleClient.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/web/SublightSubtitleClient.java
index 03dd6a99..fa26c551 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/web/SublightSubtitleClient.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/web/SublightSubtitleClient.java
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ public class SublightSubtitleClient implements SubtitleProvider, VideoHashSubtit
 					});
 				} catch (IOException e) {
 					Logger.getLogger(SublightSubtitleClient.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, "Error computing video hash: " + e.getMessage());
-				} catch (LinkageError e) {
-					// MediaInfo native lib not available
-					throw new UnsupportedOperationException(e.getMessage(), e);
 				}
 				
 				requests.add(i, request);
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/web/SublightVideoHasher.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/web/SublightVideoHasher.java
index 0a2919f9..0b20c73e 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/web/SublightVideoHasher.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/web/SublightVideoHasher.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.Formatter;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.mediainfo.MediaInfo;
+import net.sourceforge.filebot.mediainfo.MediaInfoException;
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.mediainfo.MediaInfo.StreamKind;
 
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.filebot.mediainfo.MediaInfo.StreamKind;
  */
 public final class SublightVideoHasher {
 	
-	public static String computeHash(File file) throws IOException, LinkageError {
+	public static String computeHash(File file) throws IOException, MediaInfoException {
 		byte[][] hash = new byte[4][];
 		
 		// 1 byte = 0 (reserved)
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ public final class SublightVideoHasher {
 	}
 	
 
-	protected static long getDuration(File file, TimeUnit unit) throws IOException, LinkageError {
+	protected static long getDuration(File file, TimeUnit unit) throws IOException, MediaInfoException {
 		MediaInfo mediaInfo = new MediaInfo();
 		
 		if (!mediaInfo.open(file))