diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application.php
index c005520ef5..2d9a787cf8 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application.php
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ use Dflydev\Silex\Provider\DoctrineOrm\DoctrineOrmServiceProvider;
 use FFMpeg\FFMpegServiceProvider;
 use Gedmo\DoctrineExtensions as GedmoExtension;
 use MediaAlchemyst\MediaAlchemystServiceProvider;
+use MediaVorus\Media\MediaInterface;
+use MediaVorus\MediaVorus;
 use MediaVorus\MediaVorusServiceProvider;
 use Monolog\Handler\NullHandler;
 use Monolog\Logger;
@@ -706,6 +708,21 @@ class Application extends SilexApplication
         return static::$flashTypes;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get Media instance given a file uri.
+     *
+     * @param string $uri
+     *
+     * @return MediaInterface
+     */
+    public function getMediaFromUri($uri)
+    {
+        /** @var MediaVorus $mediavorus */
+        $mediavorus = $this['mediavorus'];
+
+        return $mediavorus->guess($uri);
+    }
+
     private function setupApplicationPaths()
     {
         // app root path
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application/Helper/DispatcherAware.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application/Helper/DispatcherAware.php
index 8053008468..93c316abb5 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application/Helper/DispatcherAware.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Application/Helper/DispatcherAware.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  */
 namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Application\Helper;
 
-use Alchemy\Phrasea\Application;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/File.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/File.php
index 2a9e5de76f..abe8ec0f23 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/File.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Border/File.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class File
 
     /**
      *
-     * @var \MediaVorus\Media\MediaInterface
+     * @var MediaInterface
      */
     protected $media;
     protected $uuid;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class File
     /**
      * Constructor
      *
-     * @param Applciation    $app          Application context
+     * @param Application    $app          Application context
      * @param MediaInterface $media        The media
      * @param \collection    $collection   The destination collection
      * @param string         $originalName The original name of the file
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class File
     /**
      * Returns an instance of MediaVorus\Media\MediaInterface corresponding to the file
      *
-     * @return MediaVorus\Media\MediaInterface
+     * @return MediaInterface
      */
     public function getMedia()
     {
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class File
     public static function buildFromPathfile($pathfile, \collection $collection, Application $app, $originalName = null)
     {
         try {
-            $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($pathfile);
+            $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($pathfile);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException $e) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Unable to build media file from non existant %s', $pathfile));
         }
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Upgrade/Step31.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Upgrade/Step31.php
index 1b0132908b..7ad99d418a 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Upgrade/Step31.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Upgrade/Step31.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class Step31 implements DatasUpgraderInterface
 
         $uuid = Uuid::uuid4();
         try {
-            $media = $this->app['mediavorus']->guess($pathfile);
+            $media = $this->app->getMediaFromUri($pathfile);
             $collection = \collection::get_from_coll_id($this->$app, $databox, (int) $record['coll_id']);
 
             $file = new File($this->app, $media, $collection);
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FeedController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FeedController.php
index 87d5ce405b..33becac80e 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FeedController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/FeedController.php
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ class FeedController extends Controller
                 throw new BadRequestHttpException('Uploaded file is invalid');
             }
 
-            /** @var MediaVorus $mediavorus */
-            $mediavorus = $this->app['mediavorus'];
-            $media = $mediavorus->guess($file->getPathname());
+            $media = $this->app->getMediaFromUri($file->getPathname());
 
             if ($media->getType() !== MediaInterface::TYPE_IMAGE) {
                 throw new BadRequestHttpException('Bad filetype');
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
index da589ab770..1bcd6339d6 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
@@ -771,9 +771,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
             ))->createResponse();
         }
 
-        /** @var MediaVorus $mediavorus */
-        $mediavorus = $this->app['mediavorus'];
-        $media = $mediavorus->guess($file->getPathname());
+        $media = $this->app->getMediaFromUri($file->getPathname());
 
         $Package = new File($this->app, $media, $collection, $file->getClientOriginalName());
 
@@ -860,9 +858,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
             return $this->getBadRequestAction($request, 'Missing name parameter');
         }
 
-        /** @var MediaVorus $mediavorus */
-        $mediavorus = $this->app['mediavorus'];
-        $media = $mediavorus->guess($file->getPathname());
+        $media = $this->app->getMediaFromUri($file->getPathname());
         $record = $this->findDataboxById($request->get('databox_id'))->get_record($request->get('record_id'));
         $base_id = $record->get_base_id();
         $collection = \collection::get_from_base_id($this->app, $base_id);
@@ -2101,9 +2097,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
             if (!in_array($name, array('thumbnail', 'preview'))) {
                 continue;
             }
-            /** @var MediaVorus $mediavorus */
-            $mediavorus = $this->app['mediavorus'];
-            $media = $mediavorus->guess($value->get_pathfile());
+            $media = $this->app->getMediaFromUri($value->get_pathfile());
             $story->substitute_subdef($name, $media, $this->app);
             $this->app['phraseanet.logger']($story->get_databox())->log(
                 $story,
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/EditController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/EditController.php
index d19b8f5c12..be416d2f14 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/EditController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Prod/EditController.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Event\RecordEdit;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\PhraseaEvents;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Media\SubdefSubstituer;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Vocabulary\Controller as VocabularyController;
-use MediaVorus\MediaVorus;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
 class EditController extends Controller
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ class EditController extends Controller
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    $media = $this->getMediaVorus()->guess($value->get_pathfile());
+                    $media = $this->app->getMediaFromUri($value->get_pathfile());
                     $this->getSubDefinitionSubstituer()->substitute($reg_record, $name, $media);
                     $this->getDispatcher()->dispatch(PhraseaEvents::RECORD_EDIT, new RecordEdit($reg_record));
                     $this->getDataboxLogger($reg_record->get_databox())->log(
@@ -382,14 +381,6 @@ class EditController extends Controller
         return $this->app['phraseanet.logger']($databox);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return MediaVorus
-     */
-    private function getMediaVorus()
-    {
-        return $this->app['mediavorus'];
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return SubdefSubstituer
      */
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Lazaret.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Lazaret.php
index 3a6d6bd8dc..a65fe86fae 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Lazaret.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Lazaret.php
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class Lazaret implements ControllerProviderInterface
         $lazaretThumbFileName = $app['tmp.lazaret.path'].'/'.$lazaretFile->getThumbFilename();
 
         try {
-            $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($lazaretFileName);
+            $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($lazaretFileName);
 
             $record = $lazaretFile->getCollection($app)->get_databox()->get_record($recordId);
             $app['subdef.substituer']->substitute($record, 'document', $media);
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Tools.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Tools.php
index f59deffcdb..eff75eedcd 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Tools.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Tools.php
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Tools implements ControllerProviderInterface
                             $request->get('record_id')
                         );
 
-                        $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($tempoFile);
+                        $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($tempoFile);
 
                         $app['subdef.substituer']->substitute($record, 'document', $media);
                         $record->insertTechnicalDatas($app['mediavorus']);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class Tools implements ControllerProviderInterface
                             $request->get('record_id')
                         );
 
-                        $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($tempoFile);
+                        $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($tempoFile);
 
                         $app['subdef.substituer']->substitute($record, 'thumbnail', $media);
                         $app['phraseanet.logger']($record->get_databox())->log(
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Tools implements ControllerProviderInterface
 
                 file_put_contents($fileName, $dataUri->getData());
 
-                $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($fileName);
+                $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($fileName);
 
                 $app['subdef.substituer']->substitute($record, 'thumbnail', $media);
                 $app['phraseanet.logger']($record->get_databox())->log(
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Upload.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Upload.php
index 78e88ebc0f..3b1b10d74f 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Upload.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Prod/Upload.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Upload implements ControllerProviderInterface
 
             $app['filesystem']->rename($uploadedFilename, $renamedFilename);
 
-            $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($renamedFilename);
+            $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($renamedFilename);
             $collection = \collection::get_from_base_id($app, $base_id);
 
             $lazaretSession = new LazaretSession();
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Upload implements ControllerProviderInterface
 
                         $fileName = $app['temporary-filesystem']->createTemporaryFile('base_64_thumb', null, "png");
                         file_put_contents($fileName, $dataUri->getData());
-                        $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($fileName);
+                        $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($fileName);
                         $app['subdef.substituer']->substitute($elementCreated, 'thumbnail', $media);
                         $app['phraseanet.logger']($elementCreated->get_databox())->log(
                             $elementCreated,
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/TaskManager/Job/ArchiveJob.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/TaskManager/Job/ArchiveJob.php
index f7a22d0649..7c971805ac 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/TaskManager/Job/ArchiveJob.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/TaskManager/Job/ArchiveJob.php
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ class ArchiveJob extends AbstractJob
     {
         $status = \databox_status::operation_or($stat0, $stat1);
 
-        $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($pathfile);
+        $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($pathfile);
 
         $databox = $collection->get_databox();
         $metadatasStructure = $databox->get_meta_structure();
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ class ArchiveJob extends AbstractJob
     {
         $status = \databox_status::operation_or($stat0, $stat1);
 
-        $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($pathfile);
+        $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($pathfile);
 
         $databox = $collection->get_databox();
         $metadatasStructure = $databox->get_meta_structure();
diff --git a/lib/classes/appbox.php b/lib/classes/appbox.php
index 4ccc70bfc8..ae6491ae47 100644
--- a/lib/classes/appbox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/appbox.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class appbox extends base
                 //resize collection logo
                 $imageSpec = new ImageSpecification();
 
-                $media = $this->app['mediavorus']->guess($filename);
+                $media = $this->app->getMediaFromUri($filename);
 
                 if ($media->getWidth() > 120 || $media->getHeight() > 24) {
                     $imageSpec->setResizeMode(ImageSpecification::RESIZE_MODE_INBOUND_FIXEDRATIO);
diff --git a/lib/classes/patch/370alpha7a.php b/lib/classes/patch/370alpha7a.php
index 8790908f01..f728e2132b 100644
--- a/lib/classes/patch/370alpha7a.php
+++ b/lib/classes/patch/370alpha7a.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class patch_370alpha7a extends patchAbstract
 
                 }
 
-                $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($filePath);
+                $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($filePath);
 
                 $collection = \collection::get_from_base_id($app, $row['base_id']);
 
diff --git a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
index d00cb63374..20ecf9e2d6 100644
--- a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         }
 
         $app['filesystem']->chmod($subdefFile, 0760);
-        $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($subdefFile);
+        $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($subdefFile);
         $subdef = media_subdef::create($app, $this, $name, $media);
         $subdef->set_substituted(true);
 
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
 
         $app['filesystem']->copy($file->getFile()->getRealPath(), $pathhd . $newname, true);
 
-        $media = $app['mediavorus']->guess($pathhd . $newname);
+        $media = $app->getMediaFromUri($pathhd . $newname);
         media_subdef::create($app, $record, 'document', $media);
 
         $record->delete_data_from_cache(\record_adapter::CACHE_SUBDEFS);
diff --git a/lib/classes/recordutils/image.php b/lib/classes/recordutils/image.php
index a160c56494..4dbae124bc 100644
--- a/lib/classes/recordutils/image.php
+++ b/lib/classes/recordutils/image.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class recordutils_image
 
         $rotation = null;
         try {
-            $image = $app['mediavorus']->guess($subdef->get_pathfile());
+            $image = $app->getMediaFromUri($subdef->get_pathfile());
             if (MediaInterface::TYPE_IMAGE === $image->getType()) {
                 $rotation = $image->getOrientation();
             }