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@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
  * transcode.c: transcoding stream output module
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2003-2004 VideoLAN
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2004 the VideoLAN team
  * $Id$
  *
  * Authors: Laurent Aimar <fenrir@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Gildas Bazin <gbazin@videolan.org>
+ *          Jean-Paul Saman <jpsaman #_at_# m2x dot nl>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Preamble
  *****************************************************************************/
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
-#include <vlc/input.h>
-#include <vlc/sout.h>
-#include <vlc/vout.h>
-#include <vlc/decoder.h>
-#include "vlc_filter.h"
-#include "osd.h"
-
-/* ffmpeg header */
-#ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG_AVCODEC_H
-#   include <ffmpeg/avcodec.h>
-#else
-#   include <avcodec.h>
-#endif
+#include <vlc_input.h>
+#include <vlc_sout.h>
+#include <vlc_aout.h>
+#include <vlc_vout.h>
+#include <vlc_codec.h>
+#include <vlc_block.h>
+#include <vlc_filter.h>
+#include <vlc_osd.h>
 
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD < 4704
-#   define AV_NOPTS_VALUE 0
-#endif
+#include <math.h>
+
+#define MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT 100000
+
+/* FIXME Ugly */
+#include "../../src/input/input_internal.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
 #define VENC_TEXT N_("Video encoder")
 #define VENC_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the video encoder to use and its associated " \
-    "options." )
+    "This is the video encoder module that will be used (and its associated "\
+    "options).")
 #define VCODEC_TEXT N_("Destination video codec")
 #define VCODEC_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the destination video codec used for the " \
-    "streaming output." )
+    "This is the video codec that will be used.")
 #define VB_TEXT N_("Video bitrate")
 #define VB_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the video bitrate used for the streaming " \
-    "output." )
+    "Target bitrate of the transcoded video stream." )
 #define SCALE_TEXT N_("Video scaling")
 #define SCALE_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to scale the video before encoding." )
+    "Scale factor to apply to the video while transcoding (eg: 0.25)")
 #define FPS_TEXT N_("Video frame-rate")
 #define FPS_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify an output frame rate for the video." )
+    "Target output frame rate for the video stream." )
 #define DEINTERLACE_TEXT N_("Deinterlace video")
 #define DEINTERLACE_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to deinterlace the video before encoding." )
+    "Deinterlace the video before encoding." )
+#define DEINTERLACE_MODULE_TEXT N_("Deinterlace module")
+#define DEINTERLACE_MODULE_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Specify the deinterlace module to use." )
 #define WIDTH_TEXT N_("Video width")
 #define WIDTH_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the output video width." )
+    "Output video width." )
 #define HEIGHT_TEXT N_("Video height")
 #define HEIGHT_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the output video height." )
-
-#define CROPTOP_TEXT N_("Video crop top")
+    "Output video height." )
+#define MAXWIDTH_TEXT N_("Maximum video width")
+#define MAXWIDTH_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Maximum output video width." )
+#define MAXHEIGHT_TEXT N_("Maximum video height")
+#define MAXHEIGHT_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Maximum output video height." )
+#define VFILTER_TEXT N_("Video filter")
+#define VFILTER_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Video filters will be applied to the video streams (after overlays " \
+    "are applied). You must enter a comma-separated list of filters." )
+
+#define CROPTOP_TEXT N_("Video crop (top)")
 #define CROPTOP_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the top coordinate for the video cropping." )
-#define CROPLEFT_TEXT N_("Video crop left")
+    "Number of pixels to crop at the top of the video." )
+#define CROPLEFT_TEXT N_("Video crop (left)")
 #define CROPLEFT_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the left coordinate for the video cropping." )
-#define CROPBOTTOM_TEXT N_("Video crop bottom")
+    "Number of pixels to crop at the left of the video." )
+#define CROPBOTTOM_TEXT N_("Video crop (bottom)")
 #define CROPBOTTOM_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the bottom coordinate for the video cropping." )
-#define CROPRIGHT_TEXT N_("Video crop right")
+    "Number of pixels to crop at the bottom of the video." )
+#define CROPRIGHT_TEXT N_("Video crop (right)")
 #define CROPRIGHT_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the right coordinate for the video cropping." )
+    "Number of pixels to crop at the right of the video." )
+
+#define PADDTOP_TEXT N_("Video padding (top)")
+#define PADDTOP_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Size of the black border to add at the top of the video." )
+#define PADDLEFT_TEXT N_("Video padding (left)")
+#define PADDLEFT_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Size of the black border to add at the left of the video." )
+#define PADDBOTTOM_TEXT N_("Video padding (bottom)")
+#define PADDBOTTOM_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Size of the black border to add at the bottom of the video." )
+#define PADDRIGHT_TEXT N_("Video padding (right)")
+#define PADDRIGHT_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Size of the black border to add at the right of the video." )
+
+#define CANVAS_WIDTH_TEXT N_("Video canvas width")
+#define CANVAS_WIDTH_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "This will automatically crod and pad the video to a specified width." )
+#define CANVAS_HEIGHT_TEXT N_("Video canvas height")
+#define CANVAS_HEIGHT_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "This will automatically crod and pad the video to a specified height." )
+#define CANVAS_ASPECT_TEXT N_("Video canvas aspect ratio")
+#define CANVAS_ASPECT_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "This sets aspect (like 4:3) of the video canvas and letterbox the video "\
+    "accordingly." )
 
 #define AENC_TEXT N_("Audio encoder")
 #define AENC_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the audio encoder to use and its associated " \
-    "options." )
+    "This is the audio encoder module that will be used (and its associated "\
+    "options).")
 #define ACODEC_TEXT N_("Destination audio codec")
 #define ACODEC_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the destination audio codec used for the " \
-    "streaming output." )
+    "This is the audio codec that will be used.")
 #define AB_TEXT N_("Audio bitrate")
 #define AB_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the audio bitrate used for the streaming " \
-    "output." )
+    "Target bitrate of the transcoded audio stream." )
 #define ARATE_TEXT N_("Audio sample rate")
 #define ARATE_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the audio sample rate used for the streaming " \
-    "output." )
+ "Sample rate of the transcoded audio stream (11250, 22500, 44100 or 48000).")
 #define ACHANS_TEXT N_("Audio channels")
 #define ACHANS_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the number of audio channels used for the " \
-    "streaming output." )
+    "Number of audio channels in the transcoded streams." )
+#define AFILTER_TEXT N_("Audio filter")
+#define AFILTER_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Audio filters will be applied to the audio streams (after conversion " \
+    "filters are applied). You must enter a comma-separated list of filters." )
 
 #define SENC_TEXT N_("Subtitles encoder")
 #define SENC_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the subtitles encoder to use and its associated " \
-    "options." )
+    "This is the subtitles encoder module that will be used (and its " \
+    "associated options)." )
 #define SCODEC_TEXT N_("Destination subtitles codec")
 #define SCODEC_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the destination subtitles codec used for the " \
-    "streaming output." )
+    "This is the subtitles codec that will be used." )
+
+#define SFILTER_TEXT N_("Overlays")
+#define SFILTER_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "This allows you to add overlays (also known as \"subpictures\" on the "\
+    "transcoded video stream. The subpictures produced by the filters will "\
+    "be overlayed directly onto the video. You must specify a comma-separated "\
+    "list of subpicture modules" )
+
+#define OSD_TEXT N_("OSD menu")
+#define OSD_LONGTEXT N_(\
+    "Stream the On Screen Display menu (using the osdmenu subpicture module)." )
 
 #define THREADS_TEXT N_("Number of threads")
 #define THREADS_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Allows you to specify the number of threads used for the transcoding." )
+    "Number of threads used for the transcoding." )
+#define HP_TEXT N_("High priority")
+#define HP_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Runs the optional encoder thread at the OUTPUT priority instead of " \
+    "VIDEO." )
 
 #define ASYNC_TEXT N_("Synchronise on audio track")
 #define ASYNC_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "This option will drop/duplicate video frames to synchronise the video " \
     "track on the audio track." )
 
+#define HURRYUP_TEXT N_( "Hurry up" )
+#define HURRYUP_LONGTEXT N_( "The transcoder will drop frames if your CPU " \
+                "can't keep up with the encoding rate." )
+
+static const char *ppsz_deinterlace_type[] =
+{
+    "deinterlace", "ffmpeg-deinterlace"
+};
+
 static int  Open ( vlc_object_t * );
 static void Close( vlc_object_t * );
 
 #define SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "sout-transcode-"
 
 vlc_module_begin();
+    set_shortname( _("Transcode"));
     set_description( _("Transcode stream output") );
     set_capability( "sout stream", 50 );
     add_shortcut( "transcode" );
     set_callbacks( Open, Close );
-
+    set_category( CAT_SOUT );
+    set_subcategory( SUBCAT_SOUT_STREAM );
+    set_section( N_("Video"), NULL );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "venc", NULL, NULL, VENC_TEXT,
                 VENC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "vcodec", NULL, NULL, VCODEC_TEXT,
@@ -151,12 +208,25 @@ vlc_module_begin();
                SCALE_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     add_float( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "fps", 0, NULL, FPS_TEXT,
                FPS_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+    add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "hurry-up", VLC_TRUE, NULL, HURRYUP_TEXT,
+               HURRYUP_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "deinterlace", 0, NULL, DEINTERLACE_TEXT,
               DEINTERLACE_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+    add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "deinterlace-module", "deinterlace", NULL,
+                DEINTERLACE_MODULE_TEXT, DEINTERLACE_MODULE_LONGTEXT,
+                VLC_FALSE );
+        change_string_list( ppsz_deinterlace_type, 0, 0 );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "width", 0, NULL, WIDTH_TEXT,
                  WIDTH_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "height", 0, NULL, HEIGHT_TEXT,
                  HEIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "maxwidth", 0, NULL, MAXWIDTH_TEXT,
+                 MAXWIDTH_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "maxheight", 0, NULL, MAXHEIGHT_TEXT,
+                 MAXHEIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_module_list( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "vfilter", "video filter2",
+                     NULL, NULL,
+                     VFILTER_TEXT, VFILTER_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
 
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "croptop", 0, NULL, CROPTOP_TEXT,
                  CROPTOP_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
@@ -167,6 +237,23 @@ vlc_module_begin();
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropright", 0, NULL, CROPRIGHT_TEXT,
                  CROPRIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
 
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddtop", 0, NULL, PADDTOP_TEXT,
+                 PADDTOP_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddleft", 0, NULL, PADDLEFT_TEXT,
+                 PADDLEFT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddbottom", 0, NULL, PADDBOTTOM_TEXT,
+                 PADDBOTTOM_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddright", 0, NULL, PADDRIGHT_TEXT,
+                 PADDRIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-width", 0, NULL, CANVAS_WIDTH_TEXT,
+                 CANVAS_WIDTH_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-height", 0, NULL, CANVAS_HEIGHT_TEXT,
+                 CANVAS_HEIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-aspect", NULL, NULL, CANVAS_ASPECT_TEXT,
+                CANVAS_ASPECT_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+
+    set_section( N_("Audio"), NULL );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "aenc", NULL, NULL, AENC_TEXT,
                 AENC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "acodec", NULL, NULL, ACODEC_TEXT,
@@ -177,27 +264,44 @@ vlc_module_begin();
                  ACHANS_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "samplerate", 0, NULL, ARATE_TEXT,
                  ARATE_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "audio-sync", 0, NULL, ASYNC_TEXT,
+              ASYNC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+    add_module_list_cat( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "afilter", SUBCAT_AUDIO_MISC,
+                     NULL, NULL,
+                     AFILTER_TEXT, AFILTER_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
 
+    set_section( N_("Overlays/Subtitles"), NULL );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "senc", NULL, NULL, SENC_TEXT,
                 SENC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "scodec", NULL, NULL, SCODEC_TEXT,
                 SCODEC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "soverlay", 0, NULL, SCODEC_TEXT,
                SCODEC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+    add_module_list_cat( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "sfilter", SUBCAT_VIDEO_SUBPIC,
+                     NULL, NULL,
+                     SFILTER_TEXT, SFILTER_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
 
+    set_section( N_("On Screen Display"), NULL );
+    add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "osd", 0, NULL, OSD_TEXT,
+              OSD_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+
+    set_section( N_("Miscellaneous"), NULL );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "threads", 0, NULL, THREADS_TEXT,
                  THREADS_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "high-priority", 0, NULL, HP_TEXT, HP_LONGTEXT,
+              VLC_TRUE );
 
-    add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "audio-sync", 0, NULL, ASYNC_TEXT,
-              ASYNC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
 vlc_module_end();
 
 static const char *ppsz_sout_options[] = {
     "venc", "vcodec", "vb", "croptop", "cropbottom", "cropleft", "cropright",
-    "scale", "fps", "width", "height", "deinterlace", "threads",
-    "aenc", "acodec", "ab", "samplerate", "channels",
-    "senc", "scodec", "soverlay",
-    "audio-sync", NULL
+    "paddtop", "paddbottom", "paddleft", "paddright",
+    "canvas-width", "canvas-height", "canvas-aspect",
+    "scale", "fps", "width", "height", "vfilter", "deinterlace",
+    "deinterlace-module", "threads", "hurry-up", "aenc", "acodec", "ab",
+    "afilter", "samplerate", "channels", "senc", "scodec", "soverlay",
+    "sfilter", "osd", "audio-sync", "high-priority", "maxwidth", "maxheight",
+    NULL
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -207,22 +311,37 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add ( sout_stream_t *, es_format_t * );
 static int               Del ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
 static int               Send( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *, block_t* );
 
-static int  transcode_audio_ffmpeg_new    ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
-static void transcode_audio_ffmpeg_close  ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
-static int  transcode_audio_ffmpeg_process( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *, block_t *, block_t ** );
+static int  transcode_audio_new    ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
+static void transcode_audio_close  ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
+static int  transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *,
+                                     block_t *, block_t ** );
+
+static aout_buffer_t *audio_new_buffer( decoder_t *, int );
+static void audio_del_buffer( decoder_t *, aout_buffer_t * );
 
-static int  transcode_video_ffmpeg_new    ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
-static void transcode_video_ffmpeg_close  ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
-static int  transcode_video_ffmpeg_process( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *, block_t *, block_t ** );
+static int  transcode_video_new    ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
+static void transcode_video_close  ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
+static int  transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *);
+static int  transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *,
+                                     block_t *, block_t ** );
 
-static int  transcode_video_ffmpeg_getframebuf( struct AVCodecContext *, AVFrame *);
+static void video_del_buffer( vlc_object_t *, picture_t * );
+static picture_t *video_new_buffer_decoder( decoder_t * );
+static void video_del_buffer_decoder( decoder_t *, picture_t * );
+static void video_link_picture_decoder( decoder_t *, picture_t * );
+static void video_unlink_picture_decoder( decoder_t *, picture_t * );
+static picture_t *video_new_buffer_filter( filter_t * );
+static void video_del_buffer_filter( filter_t *, picture_t * );
 
 static int  transcode_spu_new    ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
 static void transcode_spu_close  ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
 static int  transcode_spu_process( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *,
                                    block_t *, block_t ** );
-static subpicture_t *transcode_spu_get( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *,
-                                        mtime_t );
+
+static int  transcode_osd_new    ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
+static void transcode_osd_close  ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
+static int  transcode_osd_process( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *,
+                                   block_t *, block_t ** );
 
 static int  EncoderThread( struct sout_stream_sys_t * p_sys );
 
@@ -239,14 +358,15 @@ static int pi_channels_maps[6] =
 
 #define PICTURE_RING_SIZE 64
 #define SUBPICTURE_RING_SIZE 20
+#define TRANSCODE_FILTERS 10
 
 struct sout_stream_sys_t
 {
     VLC_COMMON_MEMBERS
 
-    sout_stream_t p_out;
-    sout_stream_id_t * id_video;
-    block_t p_buffers;
+    sout_stream_t   *p_out;
+    sout_stream_id_t *id_video;
+    block_t         *p_buffers;
     vlc_mutex_t     lock_out;
     vlc_cond_t      cond;
     picture_t *     pp_pics[PICTURE_RING_SIZE];
@@ -255,49 +375,89 @@ struct sout_stream_sys_t
     /* Audio */
     vlc_fourcc_t    i_acodec;   /* codec audio (0 if not transcode) */
     char            *psz_aenc;
-    sout_cfg_t      *p_audio_cfg;
+    config_chain_t  *p_audio_cfg;
     int             i_sample_rate;
     int             i_channels;
     int             i_abitrate;
+    char            *psz_afilters[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
+    config_chain_t  *p_afilters_cfg[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
+    int             i_afilters;
 
     /* Video */
     vlc_fourcc_t    i_vcodec;   /* codec video (0 if not transcode) */
     char            *psz_venc;
-    sout_cfg_t      *p_video_cfg;
+    config_chain_t  *p_video_cfg;
     int             i_vbitrate;
     double          f_scale;
     double          f_fps;
-    int             i_width;
-    int             i_height;
+    unsigned int    i_width, i_maxwidth;
+    unsigned int    i_height, i_maxheight;
     vlc_bool_t      b_deinterlace;
+    char            *psz_deinterlace;
+    config_chain_t  *p_deinterlace_cfg;
     int             i_threads;
+    vlc_bool_t      b_high_priority;
+    vlc_bool_t      b_hurry_up;
+    char            *psz_vfilters[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
+    config_chain_t  *p_vfilters_cfg[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
+    int             i_vfilters;
 
     int             i_crop_top;
     int             i_crop_bottom;
     int             i_crop_right;
     int             i_crop_left;
 
-    mtime_t         i_input_dts;
-    mtime_t         i_input_pts;
-    vlc_bool_t      b_input_has_b_frames;
+    int             i_padd_top;
+    int             i_padd_bottom;
+    int             i_padd_right;
+    int             i_padd_left;
+
+    int             i_canvas_width;
+    int             i_canvas_height;
+    int             i_canvas_aspect;
+
+    /* Video, calculated */
+    int             i_src_x_offset;
+    int             i_src_y_offset;
+    int             i_crop_width;
+    int             i_crop_height;
 
-    mtime_t         i_output_pts;
+    int             i_dst_x_offset;
+    int             i_dst_y_offset;
+    int             i_nopadd_width;
+    int             i_nopadd_height;
 
     /* SPU */
     vlc_fourcc_t    i_scodec;   /* codec spu (0 if not transcode) */
     char            *psz_senc;
     vlc_bool_t      b_soverlay;
-    sout_cfg_t      *p_spu_cfg;
-    subpicture_t    *pp_subpics[SUBPICTURE_RING_SIZE];
+    config_chain_t  *p_spu_cfg;
+    spu_t           *p_spu;
 
-    /* Filters */
-    filter_t        *p_filter_blend;
+    /* OSD Menu */
+    sout_stream_id_t *id_osd;   /* extension for streaming OSD menus */
+    vlc_fourcc_t    i_osdcodec; /* codec osd menu (0 if not transcode) */
+    char            *psz_osdenc;
+    config_chain_t  *p_osd_cfg;
+    vlc_bool_t      b_es_osd;      /* VLC_TRUE when osd es is registered */
+    vlc_bool_t      b_sout_osd;
 
     /* Sync */
-    vlc_bool_t      b_audio_sync;
+    vlc_bool_t      b_master_sync;
     mtime_t         i_master_drift;
 };
 
+struct decoder_owner_sys_t
+{
+    picture_t *pp_pics[PICTURE_RING_SIZE];
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys;
+};
+struct filter_owner_sys_t
+{
+    picture_t *pp_pics[PICTURE_RING_SIZE];
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys;
+};
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Open:
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -306,7 +466,6 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     sout_stream_t     *p_stream = (sout_stream_t*)p_this;
     sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys;
     vlc_value_t       val;
-    int               i;
 
     p_sys = vlc_object_create( p_this, sizeof( sout_stream_sys_t ) );
 
@@ -314,15 +473,13 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     if( !p_sys->p_out )
     {
         msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create chain" );
-        free( p_sys );
+        vlc_object_destroy( p_sys );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    p_sys->b_input_has_b_frames = VLC_FALSE;
-    p_sys->i_output_pts = 0;
     p_sys->i_master_drift = 0;
 
-    sout_CfgParse( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX, ppsz_sout_options,
+    config_ChainParse( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX, ppsz_sout_options,
                    p_stream->p_cfg );
 
     /* Audio transcoding parameters */
@@ -332,8 +489,8 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
     {
         char *psz_next;
-        psz_next = sout_CfgCreate( &p_sys->psz_aenc, &p_sys->p_audio_cfg,
-                                   val.psz_string );
+        psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_aenc, &p_sys->p_audio_cfg,
+                                       val.psz_string );
         if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
     }
     if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
@@ -360,11 +517,42 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 
     if( p_sys->i_acodec )
     {
+        if( p_sys->i_acodec == VLC_FOURCC('m','p','3',0) &&
+            p_sys->i_channels > 2 )
+        {
+            msg_Warn( p_stream, "%d channels invalid for mp3, forcing to 2",
+                      p_sys->i_channels );
+            p_sys->i_channels = 2;
+        }
         msg_Dbg( p_stream, "codec audio=%4.4s %dHz %d channels %dKb/s",
                  (char *)&p_sys->i_acodec, p_sys->i_sample_rate,
                  p_sys->i_channels, p_sys->i_abitrate / 1000 );
     }
 
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "afilter", &val );
+    p_sys->i_afilters = 0;
+    if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+    {
+        char *psz_parser = val.psz_string;
+
+        while( (psz_parser != NULL) && (*psz_parser != '\0')
+                && (p_sys->i_afilters < TRANSCODE_FILTERS) )
+        {
+            psz_parser = config_ChainCreate(
+                                   &p_sys->psz_afilters[p_sys->i_afilters],
+                                   &p_sys->p_afilters_cfg[p_sys->i_afilters],
+                                   psz_parser );
+            p_sys->i_afilters++;
+            if( (psz_parser != NULL) && (*psz_parser != '\0') ) psz_parser++;
+        }
+    }
+    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    if( p_sys->i_afilters < TRANSCODE_FILTERS-1 )
+    {
+        p_sys->psz_afilters[p_sys->i_afilters] = NULL;
+        p_sys->p_afilters_cfg[p_sys->i_afilters] = NULL;
+    }
+
     /* Video transcoding parameters */
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "venc", &val );
     p_sys->psz_venc = NULL;
@@ -372,7 +560,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
     {
         char *psz_next;
-        psz_next = sout_CfgCreate( &p_sys->psz_venc, &p_sys->p_video_cfg,
+        psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_venc, &p_sys->p_video_cfg,
                                    val.psz_string );
         if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
     }
@@ -398,15 +586,61 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "fps", &val );
     p_sys->f_fps = val.f_float;
 
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "hurry-up", &val );
+    p_sys->b_hurry_up = val.b_bool;
+
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "width", &val );
     p_sys->i_width = val.i_int;
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "height", &val );
     p_sys->i_height = val.i_int;
 
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "maxwidth", &val );
+    p_sys->i_maxwidth = val.i_int;
+
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "maxheight", &val );
+    p_sys->i_maxheight = val.i_int;
+
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "vfilter", &val );
+    p_sys->i_vfilters = 0;
+    if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+    {
+        char *psz_parser = val.psz_string;
+
+        while( (psz_parser != NULL) && (*psz_parser != '\0')
+                && (p_sys->i_vfilters < TRANSCODE_FILTERS) )
+        {
+            psz_parser = config_ChainCreate(
+                                   &p_sys->psz_vfilters[p_sys->i_vfilters],
+                                   &p_sys->p_vfilters_cfg[p_sys->i_vfilters],
+                                   psz_parser );
+            p_sys->i_vfilters++;
+            if( psz_parser != NULL && *psz_parser != '\0' ) psz_parser++;
+        }
+    }
+    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    if( p_sys->i_vfilters < TRANSCODE_FILTERS-1 )
+    {
+        p_sys->psz_vfilters[p_sys->i_vfilters] = NULL;
+        p_sys->p_vfilters_cfg[p_sys->i_vfilters] = NULL;
+    }
+
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "deinterlace", &val );
     p_sys->b_deinterlace = val.b_bool;
 
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "deinterlace-module", &val );
+    p_sys->psz_deinterlace = NULL;
+    p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg = NULL;
+    if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+    {
+        char *psz_next;
+        psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_deinterlace,
+                                   &p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg,
+                                   val.psz_string );
+        if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
+    }
+    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "croptop", &val );
     p_sys->i_crop_top = val.i_int;
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropbottom", &val );
@@ -416,8 +650,40 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropright", &val );
     p_sys->i_crop_right = val.i_int;
 
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddtop", &val );
+    p_sys->i_padd_top = val.i_int;
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddbottom", &val );
+    p_sys->i_padd_bottom = val.i_int;
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddleft", &val );
+    p_sys->i_padd_left = val.i_int;
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddright", &val );
+    p_sys->i_padd_right = val.i_int;
+
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-width", &val );
+    p_sys->i_canvas_width = val.i_int;
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-height", &val );
+    p_sys->i_canvas_height = val.i_int;
+
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-aspect", &val );
+    p_sys->i_canvas_aspect = 0;
+    if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+    {
+        char *psz_parser = strchr( val.psz_string, ':' );
+        if( psz_parser )
+        {
+            *psz_parser++ = '\0';
+            p_sys->i_canvas_aspect = atoi( val.psz_string ) *
+                VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR / atoi( psz_parser );
+        }
+        else msg_Warn( p_stream, "bad aspect ratio %s", val.psz_string );
+
+    }
+    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "threads", &val );
     p_sys->i_threads = val.i_int;
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "high-priority", &val );
+    p_sys->b_high_priority = val.b_bool;
 
     if( p_sys->i_vcodec )
     {
@@ -427,20 +693,22 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     }
 
     /* Subpictures transcoding parameters */
-    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "senc", &val );
+    p_sys->p_spu = NULL;
     p_sys->psz_senc = NULL;
     p_sys->p_spu_cfg = NULL;
+    p_sys->i_scodec = 0;
+
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "senc", &val );
     if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
     {
         char *psz_next;
-        psz_next = sout_CfgCreate( &p_sys->psz_senc, &p_sys->p_spu_cfg,
+        psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_senc, &p_sys->p_spu_cfg,
                                    val.psz_string );
         if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
     }
     if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "scodec", &val );
-    p_sys->i_scodec = 0;
     if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
     {
         char fcc[4] = "    ";
@@ -451,30 +719,70 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 
     if( p_sys->i_scodec )
     {
-        msg_Dbg( p_stream, "codec spu=%4.4s", (char *)&p_sys->i_acodec );
+        msg_Dbg( p_stream, "codec spu=%4.4s", (char *)&p_sys->i_scodec );
     }
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "soverlay", &val );
     p_sys->b_soverlay = val.b_bool;
-    p_sys->p_filter_blend = 0;
 
-    for( i = 0; i < SUBPICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "sfilter", &val );
+    if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+    {
+        p_sys->p_spu = spu_Create( p_stream );
+        var_Create( p_sys->p_spu, "sub-filter", VLC_VAR_STRING );
+        var_Set( p_sys->p_spu, "sub-filter", val );
+        spu_Init( p_sys->p_spu );
+    }
+    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+
+    /* OSD menu transcoding parameters */
+    p_sys->psz_osdenc = NULL;
+    p_sys->p_osd_cfg  = NULL;
+    p_sys->i_osdcodec = 0;
+    p_sys->b_es_osd   = VLC_FALSE;
+
+    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "osd", &val );
+    p_sys->b_sout_osd = val.b_bool;
+    if( p_sys->b_sout_osd )
     {
-        p_sys->pp_subpics[i] = 0;
+        vlc_value_t osd_val;
+        char *psz_next;
+
+        psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_osdenc,
+                                   &p_sys->p_osd_cfg, strdup( "dvbsub") );
+        if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
+
+        p_sys->i_osdcodec = VLC_FOURCC('Y','U','V','P' );
+
+        msg_Dbg( p_stream, "codec osd=%4.4s", (char *)&p_sys->i_osdcodec );
+
+        if( !p_sys->p_spu )
+        {
+            osd_val.psz_string = strdup("osdmenu");
+            p_sys->p_spu = spu_Create( p_stream );
+            var_Create( p_sys->p_spu, "sub-filter", VLC_VAR_STRING );
+            var_Set( p_sys->p_spu, "sub-filter", osd_val );
+            spu_Init( p_sys->p_spu );
+            if( osd_val.psz_string ) free( osd_val.psz_string );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            osd_val.psz_string = strdup("osdmenu");
+            var_Set( p_sys->p_spu, "sub-filter", osd_val );
+            if( osd_val.psz_string ) free( osd_val.psz_string );
+        }
     }
 
+    /* Audio settings */
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "audio-sync", &val );
-    p_sys->b_audio_sync = val.b_bool;
-    if( p_sys->f_fps > 0 ) p_sys->b_audio_sync = VLC_TRUE;
+    p_sys->b_master_sync = val.b_bool;
+    if( p_sys->f_fps > 0 ) p_sys->b_master_sync = VLC_TRUE;
 
     p_stream->pf_add    = Add;
     p_stream->pf_del    = Del;
     p_stream->pf_send   = Send;
     p_stream->p_sys     = p_sys;
 
-    avcodec_init();
-    avcodec_register_all();
-
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -488,9 +796,18 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
 
     sout_StreamDelete( p_sys->p_out );
 
+    while( p_sys->i_afilters )
+    {
+        p_sys->i_afilters--;
+        if( p_sys->psz_afilters[p_sys->i_afilters] )
+            free( p_sys->psz_afilters[p_sys->i_afilters] );
+        if( p_sys->p_afilters_cfg[p_sys->i_afilters] )
+            free( p_sys->p_afilters_cfg[p_sys->i_afilters] );
+    }
+
     while( p_sys->p_audio_cfg != NULL )
     {
-        sout_cfg_t *p_next = p_sys->p_audio_cfg->p_next;
+        config_chain_t *p_next = p_sys->p_audio_cfg->p_next;
 
         if( p_sys->p_audio_cfg->psz_name )
             free( p_sys->p_audio_cfg->psz_name );
@@ -502,9 +819,18 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
     }
     if( p_sys->psz_aenc ) free( p_sys->psz_aenc );
 
+    while( p_sys->i_vfilters )
+    {
+        p_sys->i_vfilters--;
+        if( p_sys->psz_vfilters[p_sys->i_vfilters] )
+            free( p_sys->psz_vfilters[p_sys->i_vfilters] );
+        if( p_sys->p_vfilters_cfg[p_sys->i_vfilters] )
+            free( p_sys->p_vfilters_cfg[p_sys->i_vfilters] );
+    }
+
     while( p_sys->p_video_cfg != NULL )
     {
-        sout_cfg_t *p_next = p_sys->p_video_cfg->p_next;
+        config_chain_t *p_next = p_sys->p_video_cfg->p_next;
 
         if( p_sys->p_video_cfg->psz_name )
             free( p_sys->p_video_cfg->psz_name );
@@ -516,9 +842,23 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
     }
     if( p_sys->psz_venc ) free( p_sys->psz_venc );
 
+    while( p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg != NULL )
+    {
+        config_chain_t *p_next = p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg->p_next;
+
+        if( p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg->psz_name )
+            free( p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg->psz_name );
+        if( p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg->psz_value )
+            free( p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg->psz_value );
+        free( p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg );
+
+        p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg = p_next;
+    }
+    if( p_sys->psz_deinterlace ) free( p_sys->psz_deinterlace );
+
     while( p_sys->p_spu_cfg != NULL )
     {
-        sout_cfg_t *p_next = p_sys->p_spu_cfg->p_next;
+        config_chain_t *p_next = p_sys->p_spu_cfg->p_next;
 
         if( p_sys->p_spu_cfg->psz_name )
             free( p_sys->p_spu_cfg->psz_name );
@@ -530,15 +870,21 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
     }
     if( p_sys->psz_senc ) free( p_sys->psz_senc );
 
-    if( p_sys->p_filter_blend )
+    if( p_sys->p_spu ) spu_Destroy( p_sys->p_spu );
+
+    while( p_sys->p_osd_cfg != NULL )
     {
-        if( p_sys->p_filter_blend->p_module )
-            module_Unneed( p_sys->p_filter_blend,
-                           p_sys->p_filter_blend->p_module );
+        config_chain_t *p_next = p_sys->p_osd_cfg->p_next;
+
+        if( p_sys->p_osd_cfg->psz_name )
+            free( p_sys->p_osd_cfg->psz_name );
+        if( p_sys->p_osd_cfg->psz_value )
+            free( p_sys->p_osd_cfg->psz_value );
+        free( p_sys->p_osd_cfg );
 
-        vlc_object_detach( p_sys->p_filter_blend );
-        vlc_object_destroy( p_sys->p_filter_blend );
+        p_sys->p_osd_cfg = p_next;
     }
+    if( p_sys->psz_osdenc ) free( p_sys->psz_osdenc );
 
     vlc_object_destroy( p_sys );
 }
@@ -546,9 +892,6 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
 struct sout_stream_id_t
 {
     vlc_fourcc_t  b_transcode;
-    es_format_t f_src;        /* only if transcoding */
-    es_format_t f_dst;        /*  "   "      " */
-    unsigned int  i_inter_pixfmt; /* intermediary format when transcoding */
 
     /* id of the out stream */
     void *id;
@@ -556,34 +899,20 @@ struct sout_stream_id_t
     /* Decoder */
     decoder_t       *p_decoder;
 
+    /* Filters */
+    filter_t        *pp_filter[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
+    int             i_filter;
+    /* User specified filters */
+    filter_t        *pp_ufilter[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
+    int             i_ufilter;
+
     /* Encoder */
     encoder_t       *p_encoder;
-    vlc_fourcc_t    b_enc_inited;
-
-    /* ffmpeg part */
-    AVCodec         *ff_dec;
-    AVCodecContext  *ff_dec_c;
-
-    mtime_t         i_dts;
-    mtime_t         i_length;
-
-    int             i_buffer;
-    int             i_buffer_pos;
-    uint8_t         *p_buffer;
-
-    AVFrame         *p_ff_pic;
-    AVFrame         *p_ff_pic_tmp0; /* to do deinterlace */
-    AVFrame         *p_ff_pic_tmp1; /* to do pix conversion */
-    AVFrame         *p_ff_pic_tmp2; /* to do resample */
-    AVFrame         *p_ff_pic_tmp3; /* to do subpicture overlay */
-
-    ImgReSampleContext *p_vresample;
 
     /* Sync */
     date_t          interpolated_pts;
 };
 
-
 static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
 {
     sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
@@ -596,15 +925,34 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
     id->p_decoder = NULL;
     id->p_encoder = NULL;
 
-    /* Get source format */
-    id->f_src = *p_fmt;
+    /* Create decoder object */
+    id->p_decoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_DECODER );
+    if( !id->p_decoder )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "out of memory" );
+        goto error;
+    }
+    vlc_object_attach( id->p_decoder, p_stream );
+    id->p_decoder->p_module = NULL;
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_in = *p_fmt;
+    id->p_decoder->b_pace_control = VLC_TRUE;
+
+    /* Create encoder object */
+    id->p_encoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_ENCODER );
+    if( !id->p_encoder )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "out of memory" );
+        goto error;
+    }
+    vlc_object_attach( id->p_encoder, p_stream );
+    id->p_encoder->p_module = NULL;
 
     /* Create destination format */
-    es_format_Init( &id->f_dst, p_fmt->i_cat, 0 );
-    id->f_dst.i_id    = id->f_src.i_id;
-    id->f_dst.i_group = id->f_src.i_group;
-    if( id->f_src.psz_language )
-        id->f_dst.psz_language = strdup( id->f_src.psz_language );
+    es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_out, p_fmt->i_cat, 0 );
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_id    = p_fmt->i_id;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_group = p_fmt->i_group;
+    if( p_fmt->psz_language )
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.psz_language = strdup( p_fmt->psz_language );
 
     if( p_fmt->i_cat == AUDIO_ES && (p_sys->i_acodec || p_sys->psz_aenc) )
     {
@@ -613,30 +961,47 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
                  (char*)&p_fmt->i_codec, (char*)&p_sys->i_acodec );
 
         /* Complete destination format */
-        id->f_dst.i_codec = p_sys->i_acodec;
-        id->f_dst.audio.i_rate = p_sys->i_sample_rate > 0 ?
-            p_sys->i_sample_rate : id->f_src.audio.i_rate;
-        id->f_dst.audio.i_channels = p_sys->i_channels > 0 ?
-            p_sys->i_channels : id->f_src.audio.i_channels;
-        id->f_dst.i_bitrate = p_sys->i_abitrate;
-        id->f_dst.audio.i_bitspersample = id->f_src.audio.i_bitspersample;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec = p_sys->i_acodec;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_rate = p_sys->i_sample_rate > 0 ?
+            p_sys->i_sample_rate : (int)p_fmt->audio.i_rate;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_bitrate = p_sys->i_abitrate;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample =
+            p_fmt->audio.i_bitspersample;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_channels = p_sys->i_channels > 0 ?
+            p_sys->i_channels : p_fmt->audio.i_channels;
+        /* Sanity check for audio channels */
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_channels =
+            __MIN( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_channels,
+                   id->p_decoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels );
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_original_channels =
+            id->p_decoder->fmt_in.audio.i_physical_channels;
+        if( id->p_decoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels ==
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_channels )
+        {
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_physical_channels =
+                id->p_decoder->fmt_in.audio.i_physical_channels;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_physical_channels =
+                pi_channels_maps[id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_channels];
+        }
 
-        /* build decoder -> filter -> encoder */
-        if( transcode_audio_ffmpeg_new( p_stream, id ) )
+        /* Build decoder -> filter -> encoder chain */
+        if( transcode_audio_new( p_stream, id ) )
         {
             msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create audio chain" );
-            free( id );
-            return NULL;
+            goto error;
         }
 
-        /* open output stream */
-        id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, &id->f_dst );
+        /* Open output stream */
+        id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
         id->b_transcode = VLC_TRUE;
 
-        if( id->id == NULL )
+        if( !id->id )
         {
-            free( id );
-            return NULL;
+            transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+            goto error;
         }
 
         date_Init( &id->interpolated_pts, p_fmt->audio.i_rate, 1 );
@@ -649,34 +1014,27 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
                  (char*)&p_fmt->i_codec, (char*)&p_sys->i_vcodec );
 
         /* Complete destination format */
-        id->f_dst.i_codec = p_sys->i_vcodec;
-        id->f_dst.video.i_width  = p_sys->i_width;
-        id->f_dst.video.i_height = p_sys->i_height;
-        id->f_dst.i_bitrate = p_sys->i_vbitrate;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec = p_sys->i_vcodec;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width  = p_sys->i_width & ~1;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height = p_sys->i_height & ~1;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_bitrate = p_sys->i_vbitrate;
 
-        /* build decoder -> filter -> encoder */
-        if( transcode_video_ffmpeg_new( p_stream, id ) )
+        /* Build decoder -> filter -> encoder chain */
+        if( transcode_video_new( p_stream, id ) )
         {
             msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create video chain" );
-            free( id );
-            return NULL;
+            goto error;
         }
-#if 0
-        /* open output stream */
-        id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, &id->f_dst );
-#endif
+
+        /* Stream will be added later on because we don't know
+         * all the characteristics of the decoded stream yet */
         id->b_transcode = VLC_TRUE;
 
-        if( id->f_dst.video.i_frame_rate && id->f_dst.video.i_frame_rate_base )
-        {
-            date_Init( &id->interpolated_pts, id->f_dst.video.i_frame_rate,
-                       id->f_dst.video.i_frame_rate_base );
-        }
-        else if( p_sys->b_audio_sync )
+        if( p_sys->f_fps > 0 )
         {
-            msg_Warn( p_stream, "no video frame rate available, disabling "
-                      "audio sync" );
-            p_sys->b_audio_sync = VLC_FALSE;
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate =
+                (p_sys->f_fps * 1001) + 0.5;
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base = 1001;
         }
     }
     else if( p_fmt->i_cat == SPU_ES && (p_sys->i_scodec || p_sys->psz_senc) )
@@ -686,24 +1044,23 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
                  (char*)&p_sys->i_scodec );
 
         /* Complete destination format */
-        id->f_dst.i_codec = p_sys->i_scodec;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec = p_sys->i_scodec;
 
         /* build decoder -> filter -> encoder */
         if( transcode_spu_new( p_stream, id ) )
         {
             msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create subtitles chain" );
-            free( id );
-            return NULL;
+            goto error;
         }
 
         /* open output stream */
-        id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, &id->f_dst );
+        id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
         id->b_transcode = VLC_TRUE;
 
-        if( id->id == NULL )
+        if( !id->id )
         {
-            free( id );
-            return NULL;
+            transcode_spu_close( p_stream, id );
+            goto error;
         }
     }
     else if( p_fmt->i_cat == SPU_ES && p_sys->b_soverlay )
@@ -713,12 +1070,11 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
 
         id->b_transcode = VLC_TRUE;
 
-        /* build decoder -> filter -> encoder */
+        /* Build decoder -> filter -> overlaying chain */
         if( transcode_spu_new( p_stream, id ) )
         {
             msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create subtitles chain" );
-            free( id );
-            return NULL;
+            goto error;
         }
     }
     else
@@ -728,37 +1084,83 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
         id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, p_fmt );
         id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
 
-        if( id->id == NULL )
+        if( !id->id ) goto error;
+    }
+
+    if( p_sys->b_sout_osd )
+    {
+        /* Create a fake OSD menu elementary stream */
+        if( !p_sys->b_es_osd && (p_sys->i_osdcodec != 0 || p_sys->psz_osdenc) )
         {
-            free( id );
-            return NULL;
+            if( transcode_osd_new( p_stream, p_sys->id_osd ) )
+            {
+                msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create osd chain" );
+                goto error;
+            }
+            p_sys->b_es_osd = VLC_TRUE;
         }
     }
-
     return id;
+
+ error:
+    if( id->p_decoder )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->p_decoder );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_decoder );
+        id->p_decoder = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if( id->p_encoder )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
+        es_format_Clean( &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
+        id->p_encoder = NULL;
+    }
+
+    free( id );
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 static int Del( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
-    sout_stream_sys_t   *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+
+    if( p_sys->b_es_osd )
+        transcode_osd_close( p_stream, p_sys->id_osd );
 
     if( id->b_transcode )
     {
-        if( id->f_src.i_cat == AUDIO_ES )
-        {
-            transcode_audio_ffmpeg_close( p_stream, id );
-        }
-        else if( id->f_src.i_cat == VIDEO_ES )
-        {
-            transcode_video_ffmpeg_close( p_stream, id );
-        }
-        else if( id->f_src.i_cat == SPU_ES )
+        switch( id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_cat )
         {
+        case AUDIO_ES:
+            transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+            break;
+        case VIDEO_ES:
+            transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
+            break;
+        case SPU_ES:
             transcode_spu_close( p_stream, id );
+            break;
         }
     }
 
     if( id->id ) p_sys->p_out->pf_del( p_sys->p_out, id->id );
+
+    if( id->p_decoder )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->p_decoder );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_decoder );
+        id->p_decoder = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if( id->p_encoder )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
+        es_format_Clean( &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
+        id->p_encoder = NULL;
+    }
     free( id );
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
@@ -768,776 +1170,578 @@ static int Send( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id,
                  block_t *p_buffer )
 {
     sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    block_t *p_out = NULL;
 
-    if( id->b_transcode )
+    if( !id->b_transcode && id->id )
     {
-        block_t *p_buffer_out;
-
-        /* Be sure to have padding */
-        p_buffer = block_Realloc( p_buffer, 0, p_buffer->i_buffer + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE );
-        if( p_buffer == NULL )
+        /* Transcode OSD menu pictures. */
+        if( p_sys->b_es_osd )
         {
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            transcode_osd_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer, &p_out );
         }
-        p_buffer->i_buffer -= FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE;
-        memset( &p_buffer->p_buffer[p_buffer->i_buffer], 0, FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE );
+        return p_sys->p_out->pf_send( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_buffer );
+    }
+    else if( !id->b_transcode )
+    {
+        block_Release( p_buffer );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
 
-        if( id->f_src.i_cat == AUDIO_ES )
-        {
-            transcode_audio_ffmpeg_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer,
-                                            &p_buffer_out );
-            block_Release( p_buffer );
-        }
-        else if( id->f_src.i_cat == VIDEO_ES )
-        {
-            if( transcode_video_ffmpeg_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer,
-                &p_buffer_out ) != VLC_SUCCESS )
-            {
-                block_Release( p_buffer );
-                return VLC_EGENERIC;
-            }
-            block_Release( p_buffer );
-        }
-        else if( id->f_src.i_cat == SPU_ES )
-        {
-            if( transcode_spu_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer,
-                &p_buffer_out ) != VLC_SUCCESS )
-            {
-                return VLC_EGENERIC;
-            }
-        }
-        else
+    switch( id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_cat )
+    {
+    case AUDIO_ES:
+        transcode_audio_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer, &p_out );
+        break;
+
+    case VIDEO_ES:
+        if( transcode_video_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer, &p_out )
+            != VLC_SUCCESS )
         {
-            block_Release( p_buffer );
+            return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
+        break;
 
-        if( p_buffer_out )
+    case SPU_ES:
+        if( transcode_spu_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer, &p_out ) !=
+            VLC_SUCCESS )
         {
-            return p_sys->p_out->pf_send( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_buffer_out );
+            return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
-        return VLC_SUCCESS;
-    }
-    else if( id->id != NULL )
-    {
-        return p_sys->p_out->pf_send( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_buffer );
-    }
-    else
-    {
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        p_out = NULL;
         block_Release( p_buffer );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        break;
     }
+
+    if( p_out ) return p_sys->p_out->pf_send( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_out );
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * ffmpeg decoder reencoder part
+ * decoder reencoder part
  ****************************************************************************/
-static struct
-{
-    vlc_fourcc_t i_fcc;
-    int          i_ff_codec;
-} fourcc_to_ff_code[] =
-{
-    /* audio */
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'm', 'p', 'g', 'a' ), CODEC_ID_MP2 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'm', 'p', '3', ' ' ), CODEC_ID_MP3LAME },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'm', 'p', '4', 'a' ), CODEC_ID_AAC },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'a', '5', '2', ' ' ), CODEC_ID_AC3 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'a', 'c', '3', ' ' ), CODEC_ID_AC3 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'w', 'm', 'a', '1' ), CODEC_ID_WMAV1 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'w', 'm', 'a', '2' ), CODEC_ID_WMAV2 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'v', 'o', 'r', 'b' ), CODEC_ID_VORBIS },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'a', 'l', 'a', 'w' ), CODEC_ID_PCM_ALAW },
-
-    /* video */
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'm', 'p', 'g', 'v' ), CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'm', 'p', '1', 'v' ), CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO },
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4676
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'm', 'p', '2', 'v' ), CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO },
-#endif
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'm', 'p', '4', 'v'),  CODEC_ID_MPEG4 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'D', 'I', 'V', '1' ), CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V1 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'D', 'I', 'V', '2' ), CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V2 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'D', 'I', 'V', '3' ), CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'H', '2', '6', '3' ), CODEC_ID_H263 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '2', '6', '3' ), CODEC_ID_H263I },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'h', 'u', 'f', 'f' ), CODEC_ID_HUFFYUV },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'W', 'M', 'V', '1' ), CODEC_ID_WMV1 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'W', 'M', 'V', '2' ), CODEC_ID_WMV2 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'M', 'J', 'P', 'G' ), CODEC_ID_MJPEG },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'm', 'j', 'p', 'b' ), CODEC_ID_MJPEGB },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'd', 'v', 's', 'l' ), CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'S', 'V', 'Q', '1' ), CODEC_ID_SVQ1 },
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4666
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'S', 'V', 'Q', '3' ), CODEC_ID_SVQ3 },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'h', '2', '6', '4' ), CODEC_ID_H264 },
-#endif
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4719
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'S', 'N', 'O', 'W' ), CODEC_ID_SNOW },
-#endif
-
-    /* raw video code, only used for 'encoding' */
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '2', '0' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '2', '2' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '4', '4' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '1', '5' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '1', '6' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '2', '4' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '3', '2' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'Y', 'U', 'Y', '2' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'Y', 'V', '1', '2' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-    { VLC_FOURCC( 'I', 'Y', 'U', 'V' ), CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO },
-
-    { VLC_FOURCC(   0,   0,   0,   0 ), 0 }
-};
-
-static inline int get_ff_codec( vlc_fourcc_t i_fcc )
+int audio_BitsPerSample( vlc_fourcc_t i_format )
 {
-    int i;
-
-    for( i = 0; fourcc_to_ff_code[i].i_fcc != 0; i++ )
+    switch( i_format )
     {
-        if( fourcc_to_ff_code[i].i_fcc == i_fcc )
-        {
-            return fourcc_to_ff_code[i].i_ff_codec;
-        }
+    case VLC_FOURCC('u','8',' ',' '):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('s','8',' ',' '):
+        return 8;
+
+    case VLC_FOURCC('u','1','6','l'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('s','1','6','l'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('u','1','6','b'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('s','1','6','b'):
+        return 16;
+
+    case VLC_FOURCC('u','2','4','l'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('s','2','4','l'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('u','2','4','b'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('s','2','4','b'):
+        return 24;
+
+    case VLC_FOURCC('u','3','2','l'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('s','3','2','l'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('u','3','2','b'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('s','3','2','b'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('f','l','3','2'):
+    case VLC_FOURCC('f','i','3','2'):
+        return 32;
+
+    case VLC_FOURCC('f','l','6','4'):
+        return 64;
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int get_ff_chroma( vlc_fourcc_t i_chroma )
+static filter_t *transcode_audio_filter_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                             sout_stream_id_t *id,
+                                             es_format_t *p_fmt_in,
+                                             es_format_t *p_fmt_out,
+                                             char *psz_name )
 {
-    switch( i_chroma )
-    {
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'Y', 'V', '1', '2' ):
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'I', 'Y', 'U', 'V' ):
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '2', '0' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '2', '2' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_YUV422P;
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '4', '4' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_YUV444P;
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '1', '5' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_RGB555;
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '1', '6' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_RGB565;
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '2', '4' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_BGR24;
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '3', '2' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_RGBA32;
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'G', 'R', 'E', 'Y' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_GRAY8;
-        case VLC_FOURCC( 'Y', 'U', 'Y', '2' ):
-            return PIX_FMT_YUV422;
-        default:
-            return 0;
-    }
-}
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    filter_t *p_filter = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_FILTER );
 
-static inline vlc_fourcc_t get_vlc_chroma( int i_pix_fmt )
-{
-    switch( i_pix_fmt )
-    {
-    case PIX_FMT_YUV420P:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('I','4','2','0');
-    case PIX_FMT_YUV422P:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('I','4','2','2');
-    case PIX_FMT_YUV444P:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('I','4','4','4');
-
-    case PIX_FMT_YUV422:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('Y','U','Y','2');
-
-    case PIX_FMT_RGB555:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('R','V','1','5');
-    case PIX_FMT_RGB565:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('R','V','1','6');
-    case PIX_FMT_RGB24:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('R','V','2','4');
-    case PIX_FMT_RGBA32:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('R','V','3','2');
-    case PIX_FMT_GRAY8:
-        return VLC_FOURCC('G','R','E','Y');
-
-    case PIX_FMT_YUV410P:
-    case PIX_FMT_YUV411P:
-    case PIX_FMT_BGR24:
-    default:
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
+    vlc_object_attach( p_filter, p_stream );
+    p_filter->pf_audio_buffer_new = (block_t* (*) (filter_t*, int))__block_New;
 
-static int transcode_audio_ffmpeg_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                       sout_stream_id_t *id )
-{
-    int i_ff_codec;
+    p_filter->fmt_in = *p_fmt_in;
+    p_filter->fmt_out = *p_fmt_out;
+    if( psz_name )
+        p_filter->p_cfg = p_sys->p_afilters_cfg[id->i_ufilter];
 
-    if( id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('s','1','6','l') ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('s','1','6','b') ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('s','8',' ',' ') ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('u','8',' ',' ') )
+    p_filter->p_module = module_Need( p_filter, "audio filter2", psz_name,
+                                      VLC_TRUE );
+    if( p_filter->p_module )
     {
-        id->ff_dec = NULL;
-
-        id->ff_dec_c = avcodec_alloc_context();
-        id->ff_dec_c->sample_rate = id->f_src.audio.i_rate;
-        id->ff_dec_c->channels    = id->f_src.audio.i_channels;
-        id->ff_dec_c->block_align = id->f_src.audio.i_blockalign;
-        id->ff_dec_c->bit_rate    = id->f_src.i_bitrate;
+        p_filter->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample =
+            audio_BitsPerSample( p_filter->fmt_out.i_codec );
+        *p_fmt_in = p_filter->fmt_out;
     }
     else
     {
-        /* find decoder */
-        i_ff_codec = get_ff_codec( id->f_src.i_codec );
-        if( i_ff_codec == 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder id" );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
-        }
-
-        id->ff_dec = avcodec_find_decoder( i_ff_codec );
-        if( !id->ff_dec )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder (avcodec)" );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
-        }
-
-        id->ff_dec_c = avcodec_alloc_context();
-        id->ff_dec_c->sample_rate = id->f_src.audio.i_rate;
-        id->ff_dec_c->channels    = id->f_src.audio.i_channels;
-        id->ff_dec_c->block_align = id->f_src.audio.i_blockalign;
-        id->ff_dec_c->bit_rate    = id->f_src.i_bitrate;
-
-        id->ff_dec_c->extradata_size = id->f_src.i_extra;
-        id->ff_dec_c->extradata      = id->f_src.p_extra;
-        if( avcodec_open( id->ff_dec_c, id->ff_dec ) )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot open decoder" );
-            av_free( id->ff_dec_c );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
-        }
+        vlc_object_detach( p_filter );
+        vlc_object_destroy( p_filter );
+        p_filter = 0;
     }
 
-    id->i_buffer     = 2 * AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE;
-    id->i_buffer_pos = 0;
-    id->p_buffer     = malloc( id->i_buffer );
-
-    /* Sanity check for audio channels */
-    id->f_dst.audio.i_channels =
-        __MIN( id->f_dst.audio.i_channels, id->f_src.audio.i_channels );
+    return p_filter;
+}
 
-    /* find encoder */
-    id->p_encoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_ENCODER );
+static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                sout_stream_id_t *id )
+{
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    es_format_t fmt_last;
+    int i;
 
-    /* Initialization of encoder format structures */
-    es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, AUDIO_ES, AOUT_FMT_S16_NE );
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_format = AOUT_FMT_S16_NE;
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate = id->f_dst.audio.i_rate;
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_physical_channels =
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_original_channels =
-            pi_channels_maps[id->f_dst.audio.i_channels];
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels = id->f_dst.audio.i_channels;
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_bitspersample = 16;
+    /*
+     * Open decoder
+     */
 
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_out = id->f_dst;
+    /* Initialization of decoder structures */
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_out = id->p_decoder->fmt_in;
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_extra = 0;
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_out.p_extra = 0;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_decode_audio = 0;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_aout_buffer_new = audio_new_buffer;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_aout_buffer_del = audio_del_buffer;
+    /* id->p_decoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_audio_cfg; */
 
-    id->p_encoder->p_cfg = p_stream->p_sys->p_audio_cfg;
+    id->p_decoder->p_module =
+        module_Need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", 0 );
+    if( !id->p_decoder->p_module )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample =
+        audio_BitsPerSample( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_codec );
+    fmt_last = id->p_decoder->fmt_out;
+    /* Fix AAC SBR changing number of channels and sampling rate */
+    if( !(id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('m','p','4','a') &&
+        fmt_last.audio.i_rate != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate &&
+        fmt_last.audio.i_channels != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels) )
+        fmt_last.audio.i_rate = id->p_decoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate;
+
+    /*
+     * Open encoder
+     */
 
-    /* Attach object to parent so object variables inheritance works */
-    vlc_object_attach( id->p_encoder, p_stream );
+    /* Initialization of encoder format structures */
+    es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_cat,
+                    id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_codec );
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_format = id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_codec;
 
+    /* Initialization of encoder format structures */
+    es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, AUDIO_ES, VLC_FOURCC('f','l','3','2') );
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_format = VLC_FOURCC('f','l','3','2');
+
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate = id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_rate;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_physical_channels =
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_physical_channels;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_original_channels =
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_original_channels;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels =
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_channels;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_bitspersample =
+        audio_BitsPerSample( id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec );
+
+    id->p_encoder->p_cfg = p_stream->p_sys->p_audio_cfg;
     id->p_encoder->p_module =
-        module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder",
-                     p_stream->p_sys->psz_aenc, VLC_TRUE );
+        module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_aenc, VLC_TRUE );
     if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
     {
-        vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
-        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
-        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot open encoder" );
-        av_free( id->ff_dec_c );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_aenc );
+        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+        id->p_decoder->p_module = NULL;
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
-
-    id->b_enc_inited = VLC_FALSE;
-
-    id->f_dst = id->p_encoder->fmt_out;
-
-    /* Hack for mp3 transcoding support */
-    if( id->f_dst.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'm','p','3',' ' ) )
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_format = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_bitspersample =
+        audio_BitsPerSample( id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec );
+
+    /* Fix AAC SBR changing number of channels and sampling rate */
+    if( id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('m','p','4','a') &&
+        fmt_last.audio.i_rate != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate &&
+        fmt_last.audio.i_channels != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels )
     {
-        id->f_dst.i_codec = VLC_FOURCC( 'm','p','g','a' );
+      id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate = fmt_last.audio.i_rate;
+      id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_rate = fmt_last.audio.i_rate;
     }
 
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static void transcode_audio_ffmpeg_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                          sout_stream_id_t *id )
-{
-    if( id->ff_dec ) avcodec_close( id->ff_dec_c );
-    av_free( id->ff_dec_c );
-
-    module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
-
-    vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
-    vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
+    /* Load conversion filters */
+    if( fmt_last.audio.i_channels != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels ||
+        fmt_last.audio.i_rate != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate )
+    {
+        /* We'll have to go through fl32 first */
+        es_format_t fmt_out = id->p_encoder->fmt_in;
+        fmt_out.i_codec = fmt_out.audio.i_format = VLC_FOURCC('f','l','3','2');
 
-    free( id->p_buffer );
-}
+        id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
+            transcode_audio_filter_new( p_stream, id, &fmt_last, &fmt_out, NULL );
 
-static int transcode_audio_ffmpeg_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                           sout_stream_id_t *id,
-                                           block_t *in,
-                                           block_t **out )
-{
-    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
-    aout_buffer_t aout_buf;
-    block_t *p_block;
-    int i_buffer = in->i_buffer;
-    char *p_buffer = in->p_buffer;
-    id->i_dts = in->i_dts;
-    *out = NULL;
+        if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] ) id->i_filter++;
+    }
 
-    while( i_buffer )
+    for( i = 0; i < TRANSCODE_FILTERS; i++ )
     {
-        id->i_buffer_pos = 0;
-
-        /* decode as much data as possible */
-        if( id->ff_dec )
+        if( (fmt_last.audio.i_channels !=
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels) ||
+            (fmt_last.audio.i_rate != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate) ||
+            (fmt_last.i_codec != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec) )
         {
-            int i_used;
-
-            i_used = avcodec_decode_audio( id->ff_dec_c,
-                         (int16_t*)id->p_buffer, &id->i_buffer_pos,
-                         p_buffer, i_buffer );
+            id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
+                transcode_audio_filter_new( p_stream, id, &fmt_last,
+                                            &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, NULL );
 
-#if 0
-            msg_Warn( p_stream, "avcodec_decode_audio: %d used on %d",
-                      i_used, i_buffer );
-#endif
-            if( i_used < 0 )
-            {
-                msg_Warn( p_stream, "error audio decoding");
+            if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] )
+                id->i_filter++;
+            else
                 break;
-            }
+        }
+    }
 
-            i_buffer -= i_used;
-            p_buffer += i_used;
+    /* Final checks to see if conversions were successful */
+    if( fmt_last.i_codec != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "no audio filter found (%4.4s->%4.4s)",
+                 (char *)&fmt_last.i_codec,
+                 (char *)&id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec );
+        transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
 
-            if ( id->i_buffer_pos < 0 )
-            {
-                msg_Warn( p_stream, "weird error audio decoding");
-                break;
-            }
-        }
+    /* Load user specified audio filters now */
+    for( i = 0; (i < p_sys->i_afilters) &&
+                (id->i_ufilter < TRANSCODE_FILTERS); i++ )
+    {
+        id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter] =
+            transcode_audio_filter_new( p_stream, id, &fmt_last,
+                                        &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
+                                        p_sys->psz_afilters[i] );
+
+        if( id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter] )
+            id->i_ufilter++;
         else
-        {
-            int16_t *sout = (int16_t*)id->p_buffer;
+            break;
+    }
 
-            if( id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 's', '8', ' ', ' ' ) ||
-                id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'u', '8', ' ', ' ' ) )
-            {
-                int8_t *sin = (int8_t*)p_buffer;
-                int i_used = __MIN( id->i_buffer/2, i_buffer );
-                int i_samples = i_used;
-
-                if( id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 's', '8', ' ', ' ' ) )
-                    while( i_samples > 0 )
-                    {
-                        *sout++ = ( *sin++ ) << 8;
-                        i_samples--;
-                    }
-                else
-                    while( i_samples > 0 )
-                    {
-                        *sout++ = ( *sin++ - 128 ) << 8;
-                        i_samples--;
-                    }
-
-                i_buffer -= i_used;
-                p_buffer += i_used;
-                id->i_buffer_pos = i_used * 2;
-            }
-            else if( id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 's', '1', '6', 'l' ) ||
-                     id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 's', '1', '6', 'b' ) )
-            {
-                int16_t *sin = (int16_t*)p_buffer;
-                int i_used = __MIN( id->i_buffer, i_buffer );
-                int i_samples = i_used / 2;
+    if( fmt_last.audio.i_channels != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels )
+    {
+#if 1
+        module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+        id->p_encoder->p_module = NULL;
+
+        /* This might work, but only if the encoder is restarted */
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels = fmt_last.audio.i_channels;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_channels = fmt_last.audio.i_channels;
+
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_physical_channels =
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_original_channels =
+                fmt_last.audio.i_physical_channels;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_physical_channels =
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_original_channels =
+                fmt_last.audio.i_physical_channels;
+
+        msg_Dbg( p_stream, "number of audio channels for mixing changed, "
+                 "trying to reopen the encoder for mixing %i to %i channels",
+                 fmt_last.audio.i_channels,
+                 id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels );
+
+        /* reload encoder */
+        id->p_encoder->p_cfg = p_stream->p_sys->p_audio_cfg;
+        id->p_encoder->p_module =
+            module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_aenc, VLC_TRUE );
+        if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_aenc );
+            transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        }
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_format = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_bitspersample =
+            audio_BitsPerSample( id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec );
+#else
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "no audio filter found for mixing from"
+                 " %i to %i channels", fmt_last.audio.i_channels,
+                 id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels );
 
-                /* first copy */
-                memcpy( sout, sin, i_used );
+        transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+#endif
+    }
 
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-                if( id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 's', '1', '6', 'l' ) )
+    if( fmt_last.audio.i_rate != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "no audio filter found for resampling from"
+                 " %iHz to %iHz", fmt_last.audio.i_rate,
+                 id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate );
+#if 0
+        /* FIXME : this might work, but only if the encoder is restarted */
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate = fmt_last.audio.i_rate;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_rate = fmt_last.audio.i_rate;
 #else
-                if( id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 's', '1', '6', 'b' ) )
+        transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
 #endif
-                {
-                    uint8_t *dat = (uint8_t*)sout;
+    }
 
-                    while( i_samples > 0 )
-                    {
-                        uint8_t tmp;
-                        tmp    = dat[0];
-                        dat[0] = dat[1];
-                        dat[1] = tmp;
+    /* FIXME: Hack for mp3 transcoding support */
+    if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'm','p','3',' ' ) )
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec = VLC_FOURCC( 'm','p','g','a' );
 
-                        dat += 2;
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}
 
-                        i_samples--;
-                    }
-                }
+static void transcode_audio_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                   sout_stream_id_t *id )
+{
+    int i;
 
-                i_buffer -= i_used;
-                p_buffer += i_used;
-                id->i_buffer_pos = i_used;
-            }
-        }
+    /* Close decoder */
+    if( id->p_decoder->p_module )
+        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+    id->p_decoder->p_module = NULL;
 
-        if( id->i_buffer_pos == 0 ) continue;
+    /* Close encoder */
+    if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
+        module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+    id->p_encoder->p_module = NULL;
 
-        /* Encode as much data as possible */
-        if( !id->b_enc_inited && id->p_encoder->pf_header )
-        {
-            block_t *p_block_tmp;
+    /* Close filters */
+    for( i = 0; i < id->i_filter; i++ )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->pp_filter[i] );
+        if( id->pp_filter[i]->p_module )
+            module_Unneed( id->pp_filter[i], id->pp_filter[i]->p_module );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->pp_filter[i] );
+    }
+    for( i = 0; i < id->i_ufilter; i++ )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->pp_ufilter[i] );
+        if( id->pp_ufilter[i]->p_module )
+            module_Unneed( id->pp_ufilter[i], id->pp_ufilter[i]->p_module );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->pp_ufilter[i] );
+    }
+}
 
-            p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_header( id->p_encoder );
-            p_block_tmp = p_block;
-            while( p_block_tmp )
+static int transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                    sout_stream_id_t *id,
+                                    block_t *in, block_t **out )
+{
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    aout_buffer_t *p_audio_buf;
+    block_t *p_block, *p_audio_block;
+    int i;
+    *out = NULL;
+    input_thread_t *p_input = NULL;
+
+    if( p_stream->p_parent->p_parent && p_stream->p_parent->p_parent->
+                                i_object_type == VLC_OBJECT_INPUT )
+        p_input = (input_thread_t *)p_stream->p_parent->p_parent;
+
+    while( (p_audio_buf = id->p_decoder->pf_decode_audio( id->p_decoder,
+                                                          &in )) )
+    {
+        if( p_input )
+            stats_UpdateInteger( p_input, p_input->p->counters.p_decoded_audio,
+                                 1, NULL );
+        if( p_sys->b_master_sync )
+        {
+            mtime_t i_dts = date_Get( &id->interpolated_pts ) + 1;
+            if ( p_audio_buf->start_date - i_dts > MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT
+                  || p_audio_buf->start_date - i_dts < -MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT )
             {
-                p_block_tmp->i_dts = p_block_tmp->i_pts = in->i_dts;
-                p_block_tmp = p_block_tmp->p_next;
+                msg_Dbg( p_stream, "drift is too high, resetting master sync" );
+                date_Set( &id->interpolated_pts, p_audio_buf->start_date );
+                i_dts = p_audio_buf->start_date + 1;
             }
-            block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
-
-            id->b_enc_inited = VLC_TRUE;
+            p_sys->i_master_drift = p_audio_buf->start_date - i_dts;
+            date_Increment( &id->interpolated_pts, p_audio_buf->i_nb_samples );
+            p_audio_buf->start_date -= p_sys->i_master_drift;
+            p_audio_buf->end_date -= p_sys->i_master_drift;
         }
 
-        aout_buf.p_buffer = id->p_buffer;
-        aout_buf.i_nb_bytes = id->i_buffer_pos;
-        aout_buf.i_nb_samples = id->i_buffer_pos/2/id->f_src.audio.i_channels;
-        aout_buf.start_date = id->i_dts;
-        aout_buf.end_date = id->i_dts;
+        p_audio_block = p_audio_buf->p_sys;
+        p_audio_block->i_buffer = p_audio_buf->i_nb_bytes;
+        p_audio_block->i_dts = p_audio_block->i_pts =
+            p_audio_buf->start_date;
+        p_audio_block->i_length = p_audio_buf->end_date -
+            p_audio_buf->start_date;
+        p_audio_block->i_samples = p_audio_buf->i_nb_samples;
 
-        if( p_sys->b_audio_sync )
+        /* Run filter chain */
+        for( i = 0; i < id->i_filter; i++ )
         {
-            aout_buf.start_date = date_Get( &id->interpolated_pts ) + 1;
-            p_sys->i_master_drift = id->i_dts - aout_buf.start_date;
-            date_Increment( &id->interpolated_pts, aout_buf.i_nb_samples );
+            p_audio_block =
+                id->pp_filter[i]->pf_audio_filter( id->pp_filter[i],
+                                                   p_audio_block );
         }
 
-        id->i_dts += ( I64C(1000000) * id->i_buffer_pos / 2 /
-            id->f_src.audio.i_channels / id->f_src.audio.i_rate );
-
-        if( id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels == 1 &&
-            id->f_src.audio.i_channels > 1 )
+        /* Run user specified filter chain */
+        for( i = 0; i < id->i_ufilter; i++ )
         {
-            int16_t *p_sample = (int16_t *)aout_buf.p_buffer;
-            int i_src_c = id->f_src.audio.i_channels;
-            unsigned int i;
-
-            for( i = 0; i < aout_buf.i_nb_samples; i++ )
-            {
-                int j, c = 0;
-
-                for( j = 1; j < i_src_c; j++ )
-                {
-                    c += p_sample[i_src_c * i + j];
-                }
-                p_sample[i] = c / (i_src_c-1);
-            }
-            aout_buf.i_nb_bytes = i * 2;
+            p_audio_block =
+                id->pp_ufilter[i]->pf_audio_filter( id->pp_ufilter[i],
+                                                    p_audio_block );
         }
-        else if( id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels == 2 &&
-                 id->f_src.audio.i_channels > 2 )
-        {
-            int i_src_c = id->f_src.audio.i_channels;
-            unsigned int i;
-
-            static const float mixf_l[4][6] = /* [i_src_c - 3][channel index] */
-            {
-                { 0.00, 1.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 }, /* 3 channels */
-                { 0.00, 0.50, 0.50, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 }, /* 4 channels */
-                { 0.00, 0.50, 0.00, 0.50, 0.00, 0.00 }, /* 5 channels */
-                { 0.00, 0.34, 0.33, 0.00, 0.33, 0.00 }, /* 6 channels */
-            };
-            static const float mixf_r[4][6] = /* [i_src_c - 3][channel index] */
-            {
-                { 0.00, 1.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 }, /* 3 channels */
-                { 0.00, 0.00, 0.50, 0.50, 0.00, 0.00 }, /* 4 channels */
-                { 0.00, 0.00, 0.50, 0.00, 0.50, 0.00 }, /* 5 channels */
-                { 0.00, 0.00, 0.33, 0.34, 0.00, 0.33 }, /* 6 channels */
-            };
-
-
-            for( i = 0; i < aout_buf.i_nb_samples; i++ )
-            {
-                int16_t *p_src = (int16_t *)aout_buf.p_buffer + i_src_c * i;
-                int16_t *p_dst = (int16_t *)aout_buf.p_buffer + 2 * i;
 
-                int j;
-                float l = 0.0, r = 0.0;
-                for( j = 0; j < i_src_c; j++ )
-                {
-                    l += mixf_l[i_src_c-3][j] * p_src[j];
-                    r += mixf_r[i_src_c-3][j] * p_src[j];
-                }
+        p_audio_buf->p_buffer = p_audio_block->p_buffer;
+        p_audio_buf->i_nb_bytes = p_audio_block->i_buffer;
+        p_audio_buf->i_nb_samples = p_audio_block->i_samples;
+        p_audio_buf->start_date = p_audio_block->i_dts;
+        p_audio_buf->end_date = p_audio_block->i_dts + p_audio_block->i_length;
 
-                p_dst[0] = (int)( l + 0.5 );
-                p_dst[1] = (int)( r + 0.5 );
-            }
-            aout_buf.i_nb_bytes = i * 2 * 2;
-        }
-        else if( id->f_src.audio.i_channels !=
-                 id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels )
-        {
-            unsigned int i;
-            int j;
-
-            /* This is for liba52 which is what ffmpeg uses to decode ac3 */
-            static const int translation[7][6] =
-            {{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },      /* 0 channels (rarely used) */
-             { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },       /* 1 ch */
-             { 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 },       /* 2 */
-             { 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 },       /* 3 */
-             { 1, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0 },       /* 4 */
-             { 1, 3, 4, 2, 0, 0 },       /* 5 */
-             { 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, 0 }};      /* 6 */
-
-            /* dumb downmixing */
-            for( i = 0; i < aout_buf.i_nb_samples; i++ )
-            {
-                uint16_t *p_buffer = (uint16_t *)aout_buf.p_buffer;
-                for( j = 0 ; j < id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels; j++ )
-                {
-                    p_buffer[i*id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels+j] =
-                        p_buffer[i*id->f_src.audio.i_channels+
-                                 translation[id->f_src.audio.i_channels][j]];
-                }
-            }
-            aout_buf.i_nb_bytes = i*id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels * 2;
-        }
-
-        p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_audio( id->p_encoder, &aout_buf );
+        p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_audio( id->p_encoder, p_audio_buf );
         block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
+        block_Release( p_audio_block );
+        free( p_audio_buf );
     }
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static void audio_release_buffer( aout_buffer_t *p_buffer )
+{
+    if( p_buffer && p_buffer->p_sys ) block_Release( p_buffer->p_sys );
+    if( p_buffer ) free( p_buffer );
+}
 
-/*
- * video
- */
-static int transcode_video_ffmpeg_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                       sout_stream_id_t *id )
+static aout_buffer_t *audio_new_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, int i_samples )
 {
-    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
-    int i_ff_codec;
-
-    /* Open decoder */
-    if( id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '2', '0' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '2', '2' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'I', '4', '4', '4' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'Y', 'V', '1', '2' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'Y', 'U', 'Y', '2' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'I', 'Y', 'U', 'V' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '1', '5' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '1', '6' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '2', '4' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'R', 'V', '3', '2' ) ||
-        id->f_src.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'G', 'R', 'E', 'Y' ) )
-    {
-        id->ff_dec              = NULL;
-        id->ff_dec_c            = avcodec_alloc_context();
-        id->ff_dec_c->width     = id->f_src.video.i_width;
-        id->ff_dec_c->height    = id->f_src.video.i_height;
-        id->ff_dec_c->pix_fmt   = get_ff_chroma( id->f_src.i_codec );
-
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4687
-        if( id->ff_dec_c->width )
-        id->ff_dec_c->sample_aspect_ratio =
-            av_d2q( id->f_src.video.i_aspect / (double)VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR *
-                    id->ff_dec_c->height / id->ff_dec_c->width, 255 );
-#else
-        id->ff_dec_c->aspect_ratio =
-            id->f_src.video.i_aspect / (float)VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR;
-#endif
+    aout_buffer_t *p_buffer;
+    block_t *p_block;
+    int i_size;
+
+    if( p_dec->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample )
+    {
+        i_size = i_samples * p_dec->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample / 8 *
+            p_dec->fmt_out.audio.i_channels;
+    }
+    else if( p_dec->fmt_out.audio.i_bytes_per_frame &&
+             p_dec->fmt_out.audio.i_frame_length )
+    {
+        i_size = i_samples * p_dec->fmt_out.audio.i_bytes_per_frame /
+            p_dec->fmt_out.audio.i_frame_length;
     }
     else
     {
-        /* find decoder */
-        i_ff_codec = get_ff_codec( id->f_src.i_codec );
-        if( i_ff_codec == 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
-        }
+        i_size = i_samples * 4 * p_dec->fmt_out.audio.i_channels;
+    }
 
-        id->ff_dec = avcodec_find_decoder( i_ff_codec );
-        if( !id->ff_dec )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
-        }
+    p_buffer = malloc( sizeof(aout_buffer_t) );
+    p_buffer->b_discontinuity = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_buffer->pf_release = audio_release_buffer;
+    p_buffer->p_sys = p_block = block_New( p_dec, i_size );
 
-        id->ff_dec_c = avcodec_alloc_context();
-        id->ff_dec_c->width         = id->f_src.video.i_width;
-        id->ff_dec_c->height        = id->f_src.video.i_height;
-        id->ff_dec_c->bits_per_sample=id->f_src.video.i_bits_per_pixel;
-        /* id->ff_dec_c->bit_rate      = id->f_src.i_bitrate; */
+    p_buffer->p_buffer = p_block->p_buffer;
+    p_buffer->i_size = p_buffer->i_nb_bytes = p_block->i_buffer;
+    p_buffer->i_nb_samples = i_samples;
+    p_block->i_samples = i_samples;
 
-        if( id->f_src.i_extra > 0 )
-        {
-            if( i_ff_codec == CODEC_ID_SVQ3 )
-            {
-                int i_size = id->f_src.i_extra;
-                uint8_t *p;
+    return p_buffer;
+}
 
-                id->ff_dec_c->extradata_size = i_size + 12;
-                p = id->ff_dec_c->extradata  = malloc( i_size + 12 );
+static void audio_del_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, aout_buffer_t *p_buffer )
+{
+    if( p_buffer && p_buffer->p_sys ) block_Release( p_buffer->p_sys );
+    if( p_buffer ) free( p_buffer );
+}
 
-                memcpy( &p[0],  "SVQ3", 4 );
-                memset( &p[4], 0, 8 );
-                memcpy( &p[12], id->f_src.p_extra, i_size );
+/*
+ * video
+ */
+static int transcode_video_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
+{
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    int i;
 
-                /* Now remove all atoms before the SMI one */
-                if( id->ff_dec_c->extradata_size > 0x5a && strncmp( &p[0x56], "SMI ", 4 ) )
-                {
-                    uint8_t *psz = &p[0x52];
-
-                    while( psz < &p[id->ff_dec_c->extradata_size - 8] )
-                    {
-                        int i_size = GetDWBE( psz );
-                        if( i_size <= 1 )
-                        {
-                            /* FIXME handle 1 as long size */
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        if( !strncmp( &psz[4], "SMI ", 4 ) )
-                        {
-                            memmove( &p[0x52], psz, &p[id->ff_dec_c->extradata_size] - psz );
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        psz += i_size;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                id->ff_dec_c->extradata_size= id->f_src.i_extra;
-                id->ff_dec_c->extradata = malloc( id->f_src.i_extra + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE );
+    /* Open decoder
+     * Initialization of decoder structures
+     */
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_out = id->p_decoder->fmt_in;
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_extra = 0;
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_out.p_extra = 0;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_decode_video = 0;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_vout_buffer_new = video_new_buffer_decoder;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_vout_buffer_del = video_del_buffer_decoder;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_picture_link    = video_link_picture_decoder;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_picture_unlink  = video_unlink_picture_decoder;
+    id->p_decoder->p_owner = malloc( sizeof(decoder_owner_sys_t) );
+    for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+        id->p_decoder->p_owner->pp_pics[i] = 0;
+    id->p_decoder->p_owner->p_sys = p_sys;
+    /* id->p_decoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_video_cfg; */
 
-                memcpy( id->ff_dec_c->extradata, id->f_src.p_extra, id->f_src.i_extra );
-                memset( (uint8_t*)id->ff_dec_c->extradata + id->f_src.i_extra, 0, FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE );
-            }
-        }
-        id->ff_dec_c->workaround_bugs = FF_BUG_AUTODETECT;
-        id->ff_dec_c->error_resilience= -1;
-        id->ff_dec_c->get_buffer    = transcode_video_ffmpeg_getframebuf;
-        id->ff_dec_c->opaque        = p_sys;
+    id->p_decoder->p_module =
+        module_Need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", 0 );
 
-        if( avcodec_open( id->ff_dec_c, id->ff_dec ) < 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot open decoder" );
-            av_free( id->ff_dec_c );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
-        }
+    if( !id->p_decoder->p_module )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    /* Open encoder */
-    id->p_encoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_ENCODER );
+    /*
+     * Open encoder.
+     * Because some info about the decoded input will only be available
+     * once the first frame is decoded, we actually only test the availability
+     * of the encoder here.
+     */
 
     /* Initialization of encoder format structures */
-    es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
-                    id->f_src.i_cat, get_vlc_chroma(id->ff_dec_c->pix_fmt) );
+    es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_cat,
+                    id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_codec );
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_chroma = id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_codec;
 
     /* The dimensions will be set properly later on.
-     * Just put sensible values so we can test if there is an encoder. */
+     * Just put sensible values so we can test an encoder is available. */
     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width =
-        id->f_src.video.i_width ?  id->f_src.video.i_width : 16;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width ?
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width :
+        id->p_decoder->fmt_in.video.i_width ?
+        id->p_decoder->fmt_in.video.i_width : 16;
     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height =
-        id->f_src.video.i_height ? id->f_src.video.i_height : 16;
-
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate = 25; /* FIXME as it break mpeg */
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate_base= 1;
-    if( id->ff_dec )
-    {
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate = id->ff_dec_c->frame_rate;
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4662
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate_base =
-            id->ff_dec_c->frame_rate_base;
-#endif
-
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4687
-        if( id->ff_dec_c->height )
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_aspect = VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR *
-            ( av_q2d(id->ff_dec_c->sample_aspect_ratio) *
-              id->ff_dec_c->width / id->ff_dec_c->height );
-#else
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_aspect = VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR *
-            id->ff_dec_c->aspect_ratio;
-#endif
-    }
-
-    /* Override with user settings */
-    if( p_sys->f_fps > 0 )
-    {
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate = p_sys->f_fps * 1000;
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate_base = 1000;
-    }
-
-    id->f_dst.video.i_frame_rate = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate;
-    id->f_dst.video.i_frame_rate_base =
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate_base;
-
-    /* Check whether a particular aspect ratio was requested */
-    if( id->f_src.video.i_aspect )
-    {
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_aspect = id->f_src.video.i_aspect;
-        id->f_dst.video.i_aspect = id->f_src.video.i_aspect;
-    }
-
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_out = id->p_encoder->fmt_in;
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec = id->f_dst.i_codec;
-    id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_bitrate = id->f_dst.i_bitrate;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height ?
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height :
+        id->p_decoder->fmt_in.video.i_height ?
+        id->p_decoder->fmt_in.video.i_height : 16;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate = 25;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate_base = 1;
 
     id->p_encoder->i_threads = p_sys->i_threads;
-
-    id->p_ff_pic         = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-    id->p_ff_pic_tmp0    = NULL;
-    id->p_ff_pic_tmp1    = NULL;
-    id->p_ff_pic_tmp2    = NULL;
-    id->p_ff_pic_tmp3    = NULL;
-    id->p_vresample      = NULL;
-
     id->p_encoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_video_cfg;
 
-    /* Attach object to parent so object variables inheritance works */
-    vlc_object_attach( id->p_encoder, p_stream );
-
     id->p_encoder->p_module =
         module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_venc, VLC_TRUE );
-
     if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
     {
-        vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
-        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
-        av_free( id->ff_dec_c );
-        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder" );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_venc );
+        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+        id->p_decoder->p_module = 0;
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
     /* Close the encoder.
-     * We'll open it only when we have the first frame */
+     * We'll open it only when we have the first frame. */
     module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+    if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.p_extra )
+    {
+        free( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.p_extra );
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.p_extra = NULL;
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_extra = 0;
+    }
     id->p_encoder->p_module = NULL;
 
-    id->b_enc_inited = VLC_FALSE;
-
-    if ( p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
+    if( p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
     {
+        int i_priority = p_sys->b_high_priority ? VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT :
+                           VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO;
         p_sys->id_video = id;
         vlc_mutex_init( p_stream, &p_sys->lock_out );
         vlc_cond_init( p_stream, &p_sys->cond );
@@ -1546,13 +1750,12 @@ static int transcode_video_ffmpeg_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         p_sys->i_last_pic = 0;
         p_sys->p_buffers = NULL;
         p_sys->b_die = p_sys->b_error = 0;
-        if( vlc_thread_create( p_sys, "encoder", EncoderThread,
-                               VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO, VLC_FALSE ) )
+        if( vlc_thread_create( p_sys, "encoder", EncoderThread, i_priority,
+                               VLC_FALSE ) )
         {
-            vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
-            vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
-            av_free( id->ff_dec_c );
             msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot spawn encoder thread" );
+            module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+            id->p_decoder->p_module = 0;
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
     }
@@ -1560,556 +1763,742 @@ static int transcode_video_ffmpeg_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void transcode_video_ffmpeg_close ( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                           sout_stream_id_t *id )
+static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                         sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
-    if ( p_stream->p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+
+     /* Calculate scaling, padding, cropping etc. */
+     /* width/height of source */
+     int i_src_width = id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_width;
+     int i_src_height = id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_height;
+
+     /* with/height scaling */
+     float f_scale_width = 1;
+     float f_scale_height = 1;
+
+     /* width/height of output stream */
+     int i_dst_width;
+     int i_dst_height;
+
+     /* aspect ratio */
+     float f_aspect = (float)id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect /
+                             VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR;
+
+     msg_Dbg( p_stream, "decoder aspect is %i:%i",
+                  id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect, VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR );
+
+     /* Change f_aspect from source frame to source pixel */
+     f_aspect = f_aspect * i_src_height / i_src_width;
+     msg_Dbg( p_stream, "source pixel aspect is %f:1", f_aspect );
+
+     /* width/height after cropping */
+     p_sys->i_src_x_offset = p_sys->i_crop_left & ~1;
+     p_sys->i_src_y_offset = p_sys->i_crop_top & ~1;
+     p_sys->i_crop_width = i_src_width - ( p_sys->i_crop_left & ~1 ) -
+                            ( p_sys->i_crop_right & ~1 );
+     p_sys->i_crop_height = i_src_height - ( p_sys->i_crop_top & ~1 ) -
+                            ( p_sys->i_crop_bottom & ~1 );
+
+    /* Calculate scaling factor for specified parameters */
+    if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width <= 0 &&
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height <= 0 && p_sys->f_scale )
     {
-       vlc_mutex_lock( &p_stream->p_sys->lock_out );
-       p_stream->p_sys->b_die = 1;
-       vlc_cond_signal( &p_stream->p_sys->cond );
-       vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_stream->p_sys->lock_out );
-       vlc_thread_join( p_stream->p_sys );
-       vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_stream->p_sys->lock_out );
-       vlc_cond_destroy( &p_stream->p_sys->cond );
-    }
+        /* Global scaling. Make sure width will remain a factor of 16 */
+        float f_real_scale;
+        int  i_new_height;
+        int i_new_width = i_src_width * p_sys->f_scale;
 
-    /* Close decoder */
-    if( id->ff_dec ) avcodec_close( id->ff_dec_c );
-    av_free( id->ff_dec_c );
+        if( i_new_width % 16 <= 7 && i_new_width >= 16 )
+            i_new_width -= i_new_width % 16;
+        else
+            i_new_width += 16 - i_new_width % 16;
 
-    /* Close encoder */
-    if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
-        module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
-    vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
-    vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
+        f_real_scale = (float)( i_new_width ) / (float) i_src_width;
+
+        i_new_height = __MAX( 16, i_src_height * (float)f_real_scale );
 
-    /* Misc cleanup */
-    if( id->p_ff_pic)
+        f_scale_width = f_real_scale;
+        f_scale_height = (float) i_new_height / (float) i_src_height;
+    }
+    else if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width > 0 &&
+             id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height <= 0 )
     {
-        free( id->p_ff_pic );
+        /* Only width specified */
+        f_scale_width = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width /
+                             p_sys->i_crop_width;
+        f_scale_height = f_scale_width;
     }
-
-    if( id->p_ff_pic_tmp0 )
+    else if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width <= 0 &&
+             id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height > 0 )
     {
-        free( id->p_ff_pic_tmp0->data[0] );
-        free( id->p_ff_pic_tmp0 );
+         /* Only height specified */
+         f_scale_height = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height /
+                              p_sys->i_crop_height;
+         f_scale_width = f_scale_height;
+     }
+     else if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width > 0 &&
+              id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height > 0 )
+     {
+         /* Width and height specified */
+         f_scale_width = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width
+                               / p_sys->i_crop_width;
+         f_scale_height = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height
+                               / p_sys->i_crop_height;
+     }
+
+     /* check maxwidth and maxheight
+      * note: maxwidth and maxheight currently does not handle
+      * canvas and padding, just scaling and cropping.
+      */
+     if( p_sys->i_maxwidth && f_scale_width > (float)p_sys->i_maxwidth /
+                                                     p_sys->i_crop_width )
+     {
+         f_scale_width = (float)p_sys->i_maxwidth / p_sys->i_crop_width;
+     }
+     if( p_sys->i_maxheight && f_scale_height > (float)p_sys->i_maxheight /
+                                                       p_sys->i_crop_height )
+     {
+         f_scale_height = (float)p_sys->i_maxheight / p_sys->i_crop_height;
+     }
+
+     /* Change aspect ratio from source pixel to scaled pixel */
+     f_aspect = f_aspect * f_scale_height / f_scale_width;
+     msg_Dbg( p_stream, "scaled pixel aspect is %f:1", f_aspect );
+
+     /* Correct scaling for target aspect ratio
+      * Shrink video if necessary
+      */
+     if ( p_sys->i_canvas_aspect > 0 )
+     {
+         float f_target_aspect = (float)p_sys->i_canvas_aspect /
+                                        VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR;
+
+         if( p_sys->i_canvas_width > 0 && p_sys->i_canvas_height > 0)
+         {
+             /* Calculate pixel aspect of canvas */
+             f_target_aspect = f_target_aspect / p_sys->i_canvas_width *
+                               p_sys->i_canvas_height;
+         }
+         if( f_target_aspect > f_aspect )
+         {
+             /* Reduce width scale to increase aspect */
+             f_scale_width = f_scale_width * f_aspect / f_target_aspect;
+         }
+         else
+         {
+             /* Reduce height scale to decrease aspect */
+             f_scale_height = f_scale_height * f_target_aspect / f_aspect;
+         }
+         f_aspect = f_target_aspect;
+         msg_Dbg( p_stream, "canvas scaled pixel aspect is %f:1", f_aspect );
+     }
+
+     /* f_scale_width and f_scale_height are now final */
+     /* Calculate width, height from scaling
+      * Make sure its multiple of 2
+      */
+     i_dst_width = 2 * (int)( p_sys->i_crop_width * f_scale_width / 2 + 0.5 );
+     i_dst_height = 2 *
+                    (int)( p_sys->i_crop_height * f_scale_height / 2 + 0.5 );
+
+     p_sys->i_nopadd_width = i_dst_width;
+     p_sys->i_nopadd_height = i_dst_height;
+     p_sys->i_dst_x_offset = 0;
+     p_sys->i_dst_y_offset = 0;
+
+     /* Handle canvas and padding */
+     if( p_sys->i_canvas_width <= 0 )
+     {
+         /* No canvas width set, add explicit padding border */
+         i_dst_width = p_sys->i_nopadd_width + ( p_sys->i_padd_left & ~1 ) +
+                      ( p_sys->i_padd_right & ~1 );
+         p_sys->i_dst_x_offset = ( p_sys->i_padd_left & ~1 );
+     }
+     else
+     {
+         /* Canvas set, check if we have to padd or crop */
+         if( p_sys->i_canvas_width < p_sys->i_nopadd_width )
+         {
+             /* need to crop more, but keep same scaling */
+             int i_crop = 2 * (int)( ( p_sys->i_canvas_width & ~1 ) /
+                                       f_scale_width / 2 + 0.5 );
+
+             p_sys->i_src_x_offset += ( ( p_sys->i_crop_width - i_crop ) / 2 )
+                                           & ~1;
+             p_sys->i_crop_width = i_crop;
+             i_dst_width = p_sys->i_canvas_width & ~1;
+             p_sys->i_nopadd_width = i_dst_width;
+         }
+         else if( p_sys->i_canvas_width > p_sys->i_nopadd_width )
+         {
+             /* need to padd */
+             i_dst_width = p_sys->i_canvas_width & ~1;
+             p_sys->i_dst_x_offset = ( i_dst_width - p_sys->i_nopadd_width )/2;
+             p_sys->i_dst_x_offset = p_sys->i_dst_x_offset & ~1;
+         }
+     }
+
+     if( p_sys->i_canvas_height <= 0 )
+     {
+         /* No canvas set, add padding border */
+         i_dst_height = p_sys->i_nopadd_height + ( p_sys->i_padd_top & ~1 ) +
+                        ( p_sys->i_padd_bottom & ~1 );
+         p_sys->i_dst_y_offset = ( p_sys->i_padd_top & ~1 );
+     }
+     else
+     {
+         /* Canvas set, check if we have to padd or crop */
+         if( p_sys->i_canvas_height < p_sys->i_nopadd_height )
+         {
+             /* need to crop more, but keep same scaling */
+             int i_crop = 2 * (int)( ( p_sys->i_canvas_height & ~1 ) /
+                                        f_scale_height / 2 + 0.5 );
+
+             p_sys->i_src_y_offset += ( ( p_sys->i_crop_height - i_crop ) / 2 )
+                                                & ~1;
+             p_sys->i_crop_height = i_crop;
+             i_dst_height = p_sys->i_canvas_height & ~1;
+             p_sys->i_nopadd_height = i_dst_height;
+         }
+         else if( p_sys->i_canvas_height > p_sys->i_nopadd_height )
+         {
+             /* need to padd */
+             i_dst_height = p_sys->i_canvas_height & ~1;
+             p_sys->i_dst_y_offset = ( i_dst_height - p_sys->i_nopadd_height )
+                                        /2;
+             p_sys->i_dst_y_offset = p_sys->i_dst_y_offset & ~1;
+         }
+     }
+
+     /* Change aspect ratio from scaled pixel to output frame */
+     f_aspect = f_aspect * i_dst_width / i_dst_height;
+
+     /* Store calculated values */
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width = i_dst_width;
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height = i_dst_height;
+
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width = i_dst_width;
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height = i_dst_height;
+
+     msg_Dbg( p_stream, "source %ix%i, crop %ix%i, "
+                        "destination %ix%i, padding %ix%i",
+         i_src_width, i_src_height,
+         p_sys->i_crop_width, p_sys->i_crop_height,
+         p_sys->i_nopadd_width, p_sys->i_nopadd_height,
+         i_dst_width, i_dst_height
+     );
+
+    /* Handle frame rate conversion */
+    if( !id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate ||
+        !id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base )
+    {
+        if( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate &&
+            id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base )
+        {
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate =
+                id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate;
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base =
+                id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* Pick a sensible default value */
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate = 25;
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base = 1;
+        }
     }
-    if( id->p_ff_pic_tmp1 )
+
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate =
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate_base =
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base;
+
+    date_Init( &id->interpolated_pts,
+               id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate,
+               id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base );
+
+    /* Check whether a particular aspect ratio was requested */
+    if( !id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect )
     {
-        free( id->p_ff_pic_tmp1->data[0] );
-        free( id->p_ff_pic_tmp1 );
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect = (int)( f_aspect * VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR + 0.5 );
     }
-    if( id->p_ff_pic_tmp2 )
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_aspect =
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect;
+
+    msg_Dbg( p_stream, "encoder aspect is %i:%i", id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect, VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR );
+
+    id->p_encoder->p_module =
+        module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_venc, VLC_TRUE );
+    if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
     {
-        free( id->p_ff_pic_tmp2->data[0] );
-        free( id->p_ff_pic_tmp2 );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_venc );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
-    if( id->p_ff_pic_tmp3 )
+
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_chroma = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec;
+
+    /* Hack for mp2v/mp1v transcoding support */
+    if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('m','p','1','v') ||
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('m','p','2','v') )
     {
-        free( id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->data[0] );
-        free( id->p_ff_pic_tmp3 );
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec = VLC_FOURCC('m','p','g','v');
     }
-    if( id->p_vresample )
+
+    id->id = p_stream->p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_stream->p_sys->p_out,
+                                             &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+    if( !id->id )
     {
-        img_resample_close( id->p_vresample );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot add this stream" );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int transcode_video_ffmpeg_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-               sout_stream_id_t *id, block_t *in, block_t **out )
+static void transcode_video_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                   sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
-    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
-    int i_used, b_gotpicture, i_duplicate = 1;
-    AVFrame *frame;
-    mtime_t i_pts;
-
-    int i_data;
-    uint8_t *p_data;
+    int i, j;
 
-    *out = NULL;
+    if( p_stream->p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
+    {
+        vlc_mutex_lock( &p_stream->p_sys->lock_out );
+        vlc_object_kill( p_stream->p_sys );
+        vlc_cond_signal( &p_stream->p_sys->cond );
+        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_stream->p_sys->lock_out );
+        vlc_thread_join( p_stream->p_sys );
+        vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_stream->p_sys->lock_out );
+        vlc_cond_destroy( &p_stream->p_sys->cond );
+    }
 
-    i_data = in->i_buffer;
-    p_data = in->p_buffer;
+    /* Close decoder */
+    if( id->p_decoder->p_module )
+        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
 
-    for( ;; )
+    if( id->p_decoder->p_owner )
     {
-        block_t *p_block;
-        picture_t * p_pic;
-        int i_plane;
-        subpicture_t *p_subpic = 0;
-
-        /* decode frame */
-        frame = id->p_ff_pic;
-        p_sys->i_input_pts = in->i_pts;
-        p_sys->i_input_dts = in->i_dts;
-        if( id->ff_dec )
-        {
-            i_used = avcodec_decode_video( id->ff_dec_c, frame,
-                                           &b_gotpicture,
-                                           p_data, i_data );
-        }
-        else
+        /* Clean-up pictures ring buffer */
+        for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
         {
-            /* raw video */
-            avpicture_fill( (AVPicture*)frame, p_data,
-                            id->ff_dec_c->pix_fmt,
-                            id->ff_dec_c->width, id->ff_dec_c->height );
-            i_used = i_data;
-            b_gotpicture = 1;
-
-            /* Set PTS */
-            frame->pts = p_sys->i_input_pts ? p_sys->i_input_pts :
-                         AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
-
-            frame->pict_type = FF_I_TYPE;
+            if( id->p_decoder->p_owner->pp_pics[i] )
+                video_del_buffer( VLC_OBJECT(id->p_decoder),
+                                  id->p_decoder->p_owner->pp_pics[i] );
         }
+        free( id->p_decoder->p_owner );
+    }
 
-        if( i_used < 0 )
-        {
-            msg_Warn( p_stream, "error");
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
-        }
-        i_data -= i_used;
-        p_data += i_used;
+    /* Close encoder */
+    if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
+        module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
 
-        if( !b_gotpicture )
+    /* Close filters */
+    for( i = 0; i < id->i_filter; i++ )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->pp_filter[i] );
+        if( id->pp_filter[i]->p_module )
+            module_Unneed( id->pp_filter[i], id->pp_filter[i]->p_module );
+
+        /* Clean-up pictures ring buffer */
+        for( j = 0; j < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; j++ )
         {
-            return VLC_SUCCESS;
+            if( id->pp_filter[i]->p_owner->pp_pics[j] )
+                video_del_buffer( VLC_OBJECT(id->pp_filter[i]),
+                                  id->pp_filter[i]->p_owner->pp_pics[j] );
         }
+        free( id->pp_filter[i]->p_owner );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->pp_filter[i] );
+        id->pp_filter[i] = NULL;
+    }
+
+    for( i = 0; i < id->i_ufilter; i++ )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->pp_ufilter[i] );
+        if( id->pp_ufilter[i]->p_module )
+            module_Unneed( id->pp_ufilter[i], id->pp_ufilter[i]->p_module );
 
-        /* Get the pts of the decoded frame if any, otherwise keep the
-         * interpolated one */
-        if( frame->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE )
+        /* Clean-up pictures ring buffer */
+        for( j = 0; j < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; j++ )
         {
-            p_sys->i_output_pts = frame->pts;
+            if( id->pp_ufilter[i]->p_owner->pp_pics[j] )
+                video_del_buffer( VLC_OBJECT(id->pp_ufilter[i]),
+                                  id->pp_ufilter[i]->p_owner->pp_pics[j] );
         }
-        i_pts = p_sys->i_output_pts;
+        free( id->pp_ufilter[i]->p_owner );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->pp_ufilter[i] );
+        id->pp_ufilter[i] = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                    sout_stream_id_t *id,
+                                    block_t *in, block_t **out )
+{
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    int i_duplicate = 1, i;
+    picture_t *p_pic, *p_pic2 = NULL;
+    *out = NULL;
+    input_thread_t *p_input = NULL;
+
+    if( p_stream->p_parent->p_parent && p_stream->p_parent->p_parent->
+                                i_object_type == VLC_OBJECT_INPUT )
+        p_input = (input_thread_t *)p_stream->p_parent->p_parent;
+
+    while( (p_pic = id->p_decoder->pf_decode_video( id->p_decoder, &in )) )
+    {
+        subpicture_t *p_subpic = NULL;
+        if( p_input )
+            stats_UpdateInteger( p_input, p_input->p->counters.p_decoded_video,
+                                 1, NULL );
 
-        /* Sanity check (seems to be needed for some streams ) */
-        if( frame->pict_type == FF_B_TYPE )
+        if( p_stream->p_sout->i_out_pace_nocontrol && p_sys->b_hurry_up )
         {
-            p_sys->b_input_has_b_frames = VLC_TRUE;
+            mtime_t current_date = mdate();
+            if( current_date + 50000 > p_pic->date )
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_stream, "late picture skipped ("I64Fd")",
+                         current_date + 50000 - p_pic->date );
+                p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
+                continue;
+            }
         }
 
-        if( p_sys->b_audio_sync )
+        if( p_sys->b_master_sync )
         {
             mtime_t i_video_drift;
+            mtime_t i_master_drift = p_sys->i_master_drift;
+            mtime_t i_pts;
 
             i_pts = date_Get( &id->interpolated_pts ) + 1;
-            i_video_drift = p_sys->i_output_pts - i_pts;
+            if ( p_pic->date - i_pts > MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT
+                  || p_pic->date - i_pts < -MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT )
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_stream, "drift is too high, resetting master sync" );
+                date_Set( &id->interpolated_pts, p_pic->date );
+                i_pts = p_pic->date + 1;
+            }
+            i_video_drift = p_pic->date - i_pts;
             i_duplicate = 1;
 
-            if( i_video_drift < p_sys->i_master_drift - 50000 )
+            /* Set the pts of the frame being encoded */
+            p_pic->date = i_pts;
+
+            if( i_video_drift < (i_master_drift - 50000) )
             {
+#if 0
                 msg_Dbg( p_stream, "dropping frame (%i)",
-                         (int)(i_video_drift - p_sys->i_master_drift) );
-                return VLC_EGENERIC;
+                         (int)(i_video_drift - i_master_drift) );
+#endif
+                p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
+                continue;
             }
-            else if( i_video_drift > p_sys->i_master_drift + 50000 )
+            else if( i_video_drift > (i_master_drift + 50000) )
             {
+#if 0
                 msg_Dbg( p_stream, "adding frame (%i)",
-                         (int)(i_video_drift - p_sys->i_master_drift) );
+                         (int)(i_video_drift - i_master_drift) );
+#endif
                 i_duplicate = 2;
             }
-
-            date_Increment( &id->interpolated_pts, 1 );
         }
 
-        if( !id->b_enc_inited )
+        if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
         {
-            /* Hack because of the copy packetizer which can fail to detect the
-             * proper size (which forces us to wait until the 1st frame
-             * is decoded) */
-            int i_width = id->ff_dec_c->width - p_sys->i_crop_left -
-                          p_sys->i_crop_right;
-            int i_height = id->ff_dec_c->height - p_sys->i_crop_top -
-                           p_sys->i_crop_bottom;
-
-            if( id->f_dst.video.i_width <= 0 && id->f_dst.video.i_height <= 0
-                && p_sys->f_scale )
-            {
-                /* Apply the scaling */
-                id->f_dst.video.i_width = i_width * p_sys->f_scale;
-                id->f_dst.video.i_height = i_height * p_sys->f_scale;
-            }
-            else if( id->f_dst.video.i_width > 0 &&
-                     id->f_dst.video.i_height <= 0 )
-            {
-                id->f_dst.video.i_height =
-                    id->f_dst.video.i_width / (double)i_width * i_height;
-            }
-            else if( id->f_dst.video.i_width <= 0 &&
-                     id->f_dst.video.i_height > 0 )
-            {
-                id->f_dst.video.i_width =
-                    id->f_dst.video.i_height / (double)i_height * i_width;
-            }
-
-            id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width = id->f_dst.video.i_width;
-            id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height = id->f_dst.video.i_height;
-            id->p_encoder->fmt_out = id->f_dst;
-
-            id->p_encoder->p_module =
-                module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder",
-                             p_sys->psz_venc, VLC_TRUE );
-            if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
-            {
-                vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
-                msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder" );
-                id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
-                return VLC_EGENERIC;
-            }
-
-            id->f_dst = id->p_encoder->fmt_out;
-
-            /* Hack for mp2v/mp1v transcoding support */
-            if( id->f_dst.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'm','p','1','v' ) ||
-                id->f_dst.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC( 'm','p','2','v' ) )
+            if( transcode_video_encoder_open( p_stream, id ) != VLC_SUCCESS )
             {
-                id->f_dst.i_codec = VLC_FOURCC( 'm','p','g','v' );
-            }
-
-            if( !( id->id =
-                     p_stream->p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_stream->p_sys->p_out,
-                                                     &id->f_dst ) ) )
-            {
-                msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot add this stream" );
-                transcode_video_ffmpeg_close( p_stream, id );
+                p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
+                transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
                 id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
                 return VLC_EGENERIC;
             }
 
-            if( id->p_encoder->pf_header )
+            /* Deinterlace */
+            if( p_stream->p_sys->b_deinterlace )
             {
-                block_t *p_block_tmp;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
+                    vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_FILTER );
+                vlc_object_attach( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter], p_stream );
+
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->pf_vout_buffer_new =
+                    video_new_buffer_filter;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->pf_vout_buffer_del =
+                    video_del_buffer_filter;
+
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_in = id->p_decoder->fmt_out;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_out = id->p_decoder->fmt_out;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_cfg = p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_module =
+                    module_Need( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter],
+                                 "video filter2", p_sys->psz_deinterlace,
+                                 VLC_TRUE );
+                if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_module )
+                {
+                    id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_owner =
+                        malloc( sizeof(filter_owner_sys_t) );
+                    for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+                        id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_owner->pp_pics[i] = 0;
+                    id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_owner->p_sys = p_sys;
 
-                p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_header( id->p_encoder );
-                p_block_tmp = p_block;
-                while( p_block_tmp )
+                    id->i_filter++;
+                }
+                else
                 {
-                    p_block_tmp->i_dts = p_block_tmp->i_pts = in->i_dts;
-                    p_block_tmp = p_block_tmp->p_next;
+                    msg_Dbg( p_stream, "no video filter found" );
+                    vlc_object_detach( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] );
+                    vlc_object_destroy( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] );
                 }
-                block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
             }
 
-            id->i_inter_pixfmt =
-                get_ff_chroma( id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec );
-
-            id->b_enc_inited = VLC_TRUE;
-        }
+            /* Check if we need a filter for chroma conversion or resizing */
+            if( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_chroma !=
+                id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_chroma ||
 
-        /* deinterlace */
-        if( p_stream->p_sys->b_deinterlace )
-        {
-            if( id->p_ff_pic_tmp0 == NULL )
-            {
-                int     i_size;
-                uint8_t *buf;
-                id->p_ff_pic_tmp0 = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-                i_size = avpicture_get_size( id->ff_dec_c->pix_fmt,
-                                             id->ff_dec_c->width,
-                                             id->ff_dec_c->height );
-
-                buf = malloc( i_size );
-
-                avpicture_fill( (AVPicture*)id->p_ff_pic_tmp0, buf,
-                                id->i_inter_pixfmt,
-                                id->ff_dec_c->width, id->ff_dec_c->height );
-            }
+                (int)id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_width != p_sys->i_crop_width ||
+                p_sys->i_crop_width != p_sys->i_nopadd_width ||
+                p_sys->i_nopadd_width != (int)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width ||
 
-            avpicture_deinterlace( (AVPicture*)id->p_ff_pic_tmp0,
-                                   (AVPicture*)frame, id->ff_dec_c->pix_fmt,
-                                   id->ff_dec_c->width, id->ff_dec_c->height );
-
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4685
-            id->p_ff_pic_tmp0->interlaced_frame = 0;
-#endif
-            id->p_ff_pic_tmp0->repeat_pict = frame->repeat_pict;
-            frame = id->p_ff_pic_tmp0;
-        }
-
-        /* convert pix format */
-        if( id->ff_dec_c->pix_fmt != id->i_inter_pixfmt )
-        {
-            if( id->p_ff_pic_tmp1 == NULL )
+                (int)id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_height != p_sys->i_crop_height ||
+                p_sys->i_crop_height != p_sys->i_nopadd_height ||
+                p_sys->i_nopadd_height != (int)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height)
             {
-                int     i_size;
-                uint8_t *buf;
-                id->p_ff_pic_tmp1 = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-                i_size = avpicture_get_size( id->i_inter_pixfmt,
-                                             id->ff_dec_c->width,
-                                             id->ff_dec_c->height );
-
-                buf = malloc( i_size );
-
-                avpicture_fill( (AVPicture*)id->p_ff_pic_tmp1, buf,
-                                id->i_inter_pixfmt,
-                                id->ff_dec_c->width, id->ff_dec_c->height );
-            }
-
-            img_convert( (AVPicture*)id->p_ff_pic_tmp1, id->i_inter_pixfmt,
-                         (AVPicture*)frame, id->ff_dec_c->pix_fmt,
-                         id->ff_dec_c->width, id->ff_dec_c->height );
-
-            id->p_ff_pic_tmp1->repeat_pict = frame->repeat_pict;
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4685
-            id->p_ff_pic_tmp1->interlaced_frame = frame->interlaced_frame;
-            id->p_ff_pic_tmp1->top_field_first = frame->top_field_first;
-#endif
-            frame = id->p_ff_pic_tmp1;
-        }
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
+                    vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_FILTER );
+                vlc_object_attach( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter], p_stream );
+
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->pf_vout_buffer_new =
+                    video_new_buffer_filter;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->pf_vout_buffer_del =
+                    video_del_buffer_filter;
+
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_in = id->p_decoder->fmt_out;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_out = id->p_encoder->fmt_in;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_cfg = NULL;
+
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_in.video.i_x_offset = p_sys->i_src_x_offset;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_in.video.i_y_offset = p_sys->i_src_y_offset;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_in.video.i_visible_width = p_sys->i_crop_width;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_in.video.i_visible_height = p_sys->i_crop_height;
+
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_out.video.i_x_offset = p_sys->i_dst_x_offset;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_out.video.i_y_offset = p_sys->i_dst_y_offset;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_out.video.i_visible_width = p_sys->i_nopadd_width;
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->fmt_out.video.i_visible_height = p_sys->i_nopadd_height;
+
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_module =
+                    module_Need( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter],
+                                 "crop padd", 0, 0 );
+                if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_module )
+                {
+                    id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_owner =
+                        malloc( sizeof(filter_owner_sys_t) );
+                    for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+                        id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_owner->pp_pics[i] = 0;
+                    id->pp_filter[id->i_filter]->p_owner->p_sys = p_sys;
 
-        /* convert size and crop */
-        if( id->ff_dec_c->width  != id->f_dst.video.i_width ||
-            id->ff_dec_c->height != id->f_dst.video.i_height ||
-            p_sys->i_crop_top > 0 || p_sys->i_crop_bottom > 0 ||
-            p_sys->i_crop_left > 0 || p_sys->i_crop_right > 0 )
-        {
-            if( id->p_ff_pic_tmp2 == NULL )
-            {
-                int     i_size;
-                uint8_t *buf;
-                id->p_ff_pic_tmp2 = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-                i_size = avpicture_get_size( id->i_inter_pixfmt,
-                                             id->f_dst.video.i_width,
-                                             id->f_dst.video.i_height );
-
-                buf = malloc( i_size );
-
-                avpicture_fill( (AVPicture*)id->p_ff_pic_tmp2, buf,
-                                id->i_inter_pixfmt,
-                                id->f_dst.video.i_width,
-                                id->f_dst.video.i_height );
-
-                id->p_vresample =
-                    img_resample_full_init( id->f_dst.video.i_width,
-                                            id->f_dst.video.i_height,
-                                            id->ff_dec_c->width,
-                                            id->ff_dec_c->height,
-                                            p_stream->p_sys->i_crop_top,
-                                            p_stream->p_sys->i_crop_bottom,
-                                            p_stream->p_sys->i_crop_left,
-                                            p_stream->p_sys->i_crop_right
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4708
-                                            ,0, 0, 0, 0 );
-#else
-                                          );
-#endif
+                    id->i_filter++;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    msg_Dbg( p_stream, "no video filter found" );
+                    vlc_object_detach( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] );
+                    vlc_object_destroy( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] );
+
+                    p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
+                    transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
+                    id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
+                    return VLC_EGENERIC;
+                }
             }
 
-            img_resample( id->p_vresample, (AVPicture*)id->p_ff_pic_tmp2,
-                          (AVPicture*)frame );
-
-            id->p_ff_pic_tmp2->repeat_pict = frame->repeat_pict;
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4685
-            id->p_ff_pic_tmp2->interlaced_frame = frame->interlaced_frame;
-            id->p_ff_pic_tmp2->top_field_first = frame->top_field_first;
-#endif
-            frame = id->p_ff_pic_tmp2;
-        }
-
-        /* Encoding */
-        p_pic = malloc(sizeof(picture_t));
-        vout_InitPicture( VLC_OBJECT(p_stream), p_pic,
-                          id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec,
-                          id->f_dst.video.i_width, id->f_dst.video.i_height,
-                          id->f_dst.video.i_width * VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR /
-                          id->f_dst.video.i_height );
-
-        /* Check if we have a subpicture to overlay */
-        if( p_sys->p_filter_blend )
-        {
-            p_subpic = transcode_spu_get( p_stream, id, p_sys->i_output_pts );
-
-            if( p_subpic && frame != id->p_ff_pic_tmp0 &&
-                frame != id->p_ff_pic_tmp1 && frame != id->p_ff_pic_tmp2 )
+            for( i = 0; (i < p_sys->i_vfilters) && (id->i_ufilter < TRANSCODE_FILTERS); i++ )
             {
-                if( id->p_ff_pic_tmp3 == NULL )
+                id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter] =
+                    vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_FILTER );
+                vlc_object_attach( id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter], p_stream );
+
+                id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->pf_vout_buffer_new =
+                    video_new_buffer_filter;
+                id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->pf_vout_buffer_del =
+                    video_del_buffer_filter;
+
+                id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->fmt_in = id->p_encoder->fmt_in;
+                id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->fmt_out = id->p_encoder->fmt_in;
+                id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->p_cfg = p_sys->p_vfilters_cfg[i];
+                id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->p_module =
+                    module_Need( id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter],
+                          "video filter2", p_sys->psz_vfilters[i], VLC_TRUE );
+                if( id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->p_module )
                 {
-                    uint8_t *buf = malloc( frame->linesize[0] *
-                                           p_pic->p[0].i_lines * 3 );
-                    id->p_ff_pic_tmp3 = avcodec_alloc_frame();
-                    *id->p_ff_pic_tmp3 = *frame;
-                    id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->data[0] = buf;
-                    id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->data[1] = id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->data[0] +
-                        frame->linesize[0] * p_pic->p[0].i_lines;
-                    id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->data[2] = id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->data[1] +
-                        frame->linesize[1] * p_pic->p[1].i_lines;
+                    id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->p_owner =
+                        malloc( sizeof(filter_owner_sys_t) );
+                    for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+                        id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->p_owner->pp_pics[i] = 0;
+                    id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter]->p_owner->p_sys = p_sys;
+                    id->i_ufilter++;
                 }
-
-                for( i_plane = 0; i_plane < p_pic->i_planes; i_plane++ )
+                else
                 {
-                    p_stream->p_vlc->pf_memcpy(
-                        id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->data[i_plane],
-                        frame->data[i_plane],
-                        p_pic->p[i_plane].i_lines * frame->linesize[i_plane] );
+                    msg_Dbg( p_stream, "no video filter found" );
+                    vlc_object_detach( id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter] );
+                    vlc_object_destroy( id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter] );
+                    id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter] = NULL;
                 }
-
-                id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->repeat_pict = frame->repeat_pict;
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4685
-                id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->interlaced_frame = frame->interlaced_frame;
-                id->p_ff_pic_tmp3->top_field_first = frame->top_field_first;
-#endif
-                frame = id->p_ff_pic_tmp3;
             }
         }
 
-        for( i_plane = 0; i_plane < p_pic->i_planes; i_plane++ )
+        /* Run filter chain */
+        for( i = 0; i < id->i_filter; i++ )
         {
-            p_pic->p[i_plane].i_pitch = frame->linesize[i_plane];
-            if ( p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
-            {
-                p_pic->p[i_plane].p_pixels = malloc(p_pic->p[i_plane].i_lines *
-                                                    p_pic->p[i_plane].i_pitch);
-                p_stream->p_vlc->pf_memcpy( p_pic->p[i_plane].p_pixels,
-                    frame->data[i_plane], p_pic->p[i_plane].i_lines *
-                     p_pic->p[i_plane].i_pitch );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                p_pic->p[i_plane].p_pixels = frame->data[i_plane];
-            }
+            p_pic = id->pp_filter[i]->pf_video_filter(id->pp_filter[i], p_pic);
         }
 
-        /* Set the pts of the frame being encoded */
-        p_pic->date = i_pts;
-
-        p_pic->i_nb_fields = frame->repeat_pict;
-#if LIBAVCODEC_BUILD >= 4685
-        p_pic->b_progressive = !frame->interlaced_frame;
-        p_pic->b_top_field_first = frame->top_field_first;
-#endif
+        /*
+         * Encoding
+         */
 
-        /* Interpolate the next PTS
-         * (needed by the mpeg video packetizer which can send pts <= 0 ) */
-        if( id->ff_dec_c && id->ff_dec_c->frame_rate > 0 )
+        /* Check if we have a subpicture to overlay */
+        if( p_sys->p_spu )
         {
-            p_sys->i_output_pts += I64C(1000000) * (2 + frame->repeat_pict) *
-              id->ff_dec_c->frame_rate_base / (2 * id->ff_dec_c->frame_rate);
+            p_subpic = spu_SortSubpictures( p_sys->p_spu, p_pic->date,
+                       VLC_FALSE /* Fixme: check if stream is paused */ );
+            /* TODO: get another pic */
         }
 
         /* Overlay subpicture */
         if( p_subpic )
         {
-            int i_width, i_height;
-
-            p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_out = id->p_encoder->fmt_in;
-            p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_out.video.i_visible_width =
-                p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_out.video.i_width;
-            p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_out.video.i_visible_height =
-                p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_out.video.i_height;
-            p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_out.video.i_chroma =
-                VLC_FOURCC('I','4','2','0');
+            int i_scale_width, i_scale_height;
+            video_format_t *p_fmt;
 
-            i_width = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width;
-            i_height = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height;
+            i_scale_width = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width * 1000 /
+                id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_width;
+            i_scale_height = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height * 1000 /
+                id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_height;
 
-            while( p_subpic != NULL )
+            if( p_pic->i_refcount && !id->i_filter )
             {
-                subpicture_region_t *p_region = p_subpic->p_region;
-
-                while( p_region && p_sys->p_filter_blend &&
-                       p_sys->p_filter_blend->pf_video_blend )
+                /* We can't modify the picture, we need to duplicate it */
+                picture_t *p_tmp = video_new_buffer_decoder( id->p_decoder );
+                if( p_tmp )
                 {
-                    int i_x_offset = p_region->i_x + p_subpic->i_x;
-                    int i_y_offset = p_region->i_y + p_subpic->i_y;
-
-                    if( p_subpic->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_BOTTOM )
-                    {
-                        i_y_offset = i_height - p_region->fmt.i_height -
-                            p_subpic->i_y;
-                    }
-                    else if ( !(p_subpic->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_TOP) )
-                    {
-                        i_y_offset = i_height / 2 - p_region->fmt.i_height / 2;
-                    }
-
-                    if( p_subpic->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_RIGHT )
-                    {
-                        i_x_offset = i_width - p_region->fmt.i_width -
-                            p_subpic->i_x;
-                    }
-                    else if ( !(p_subpic->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_LEFT) )
-                    {
-                        i_x_offset = i_width / 2 - p_region->fmt.i_width / 2;
-                    }
-
-                    if( p_subpic->b_absolute )
-                    {
-                        i_x_offset = p_region->i_x + p_subpic->i_x;
-                        i_y_offset = p_region->i_y + p_subpic->i_y;
-                    }
-
-                    p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_in.video = p_region->fmt;
-
-                    p_sys->p_filter_blend->pf_video_blend(
-                         p_sys->p_filter_blend, p_pic, p_pic,
-                         &p_region->picture, i_x_offset, i_y_offset );
-
-                    p_region = p_region->p_next;
+                    vout_CopyPicture( p_stream, p_tmp, p_pic );
+                    p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
+                    p_pic = p_tmp;
                 }
-
-                p_subpic = p_subpic->p_next;
             }
+
+            if( id->i_filter )
+                p_fmt = &id->pp_filter[id->i_filter -1]->fmt_out.video;
+            else
+                p_fmt = &id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video;
+
+            /* FIXME (shouldn't have to be done here) */
+            p_fmt->i_sar_num = p_fmt->i_aspect *
+                p_fmt->i_height / p_fmt->i_width;
+            p_fmt->i_sar_den = VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR;
+
+            spu_RenderSubpictures( p_sys->p_spu, p_fmt, p_pic, p_pic, p_subpic,
+                                   i_scale_width, i_scale_height );
         }
 
-        if ( p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
+        /* Run user specified filter chain */
+        for( i = 0; i < id->i_ufilter; i++ )
         {
-            vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock_out );
-            p_sys->pp_pics[p_sys->i_last_pic++] = p_pic;
-            p_sys->i_last_pic %= PICTURE_RING_SIZE;
-            *out = p_sys->p_buffers;
-            p_sys->p_buffers = NULL;
-            vlc_cond_signal( &p_sys->cond );
-            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock_out );
+            p_pic = id->pp_ufilter[i]->pf_video_filter( id->pp_ufilter[i],
+                                                        p_pic );
         }
-        else
+
+        if( p_sys->i_threads == 0 )
         {
             block_t *p_block;
             p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_video( id->p_encoder, p_pic );
             block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
+        }
+
+        if( p_sys->b_master_sync )
+        {
+            mtime_t i_pts = date_Get( &id->interpolated_pts ) + 1;
+            if ( p_pic->date - i_pts > MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT
+                  || p_pic->date - i_pts < -MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT )
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_stream, "drift is too high, resetting master sync" );
+                date_Set( &id->interpolated_pts, p_pic->date );
+                i_pts = p_pic->date + 1;
+            }
+            date_Increment( &id->interpolated_pts, 1 );
+        }
 
-            if( p_sys->b_audio_sync && i_duplicate > 1 )
+        if( p_sys->b_master_sync && i_duplicate > 1 )
+        {
+            mtime_t i_pts = date_Get( &id->interpolated_pts ) + 1;
+            if( (p_pic->date - i_pts > MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT)
+                 || ((p_pic->date - i_pts) < -MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT) )
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_stream, "drift is too high, resetting master sync" );
+                date_Set( &id->interpolated_pts, p_pic->date );
+                i_pts = p_pic->date + 1;
+            }
+            date_Increment( &id->interpolated_pts, 1 );
+
+            if( p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
+            {
+                /* We can't modify the picture, we need to duplicate it */
+                p_pic2 = video_new_buffer_decoder( id->p_decoder );
+                if( p_pic2 != NULL )
+                {
+                    vout_CopyPicture( p_stream, p_pic2, p_pic );
+                    p_pic2->date = i_pts;
+                }
+            }
+            else
             {
-                i_pts = date_Get( &id->interpolated_pts ) + 1;
-                date_Increment( &id->interpolated_pts, 1 );
+                block_t *p_block;
                 p_pic->date = i_pts;
-                p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_video( id->p_encoder, p_pic );
+                p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_video(id->p_encoder, p_pic);
                 block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
             }
-
-            free( p_pic );
         }
 
-        if( i_data <= 0 )
+        if( p_sys->i_threads == 0 )
         {
-            return VLC_SUCCESS;
+            p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock_out );
+            p_sys->pp_pics[p_sys->i_last_pic++] = p_pic;
+            p_sys->i_last_pic %= PICTURE_RING_SIZE;
+            *out = p_sys->p_buffers;
+            p_sys->p_buffers = NULL;
+            if( p_pic2 != NULL )
+            {
+                p_sys->pp_pics[p_sys->i_last_pic++] = p_pic2;
+                p_sys->i_last_pic %= PICTURE_RING_SIZE;
+            }
+            vlc_cond_signal( &p_sys->cond );
+            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock_out );
         }
     }
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int EncoderThread( sout_stream_sys_t * p_sys )
+static int EncoderThread( sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys )
 {
-    sout_stream_id_t * id = p_sys->id_video;
-    picture_t * p_pic;
-    int i_plane;
+    sout_stream_id_t *id = p_sys->id_video;
+    picture_t *p_pic;
 
-    while ( !p_sys->b_die && !p_sys->b_error )
+    while( !p_sys->b_die && !p_sys->b_error )
     {
         block_t *p_block;
 
         vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock_out );
-        while ( p_sys->i_last_pic == p_sys->i_first_pic )
+        while( p_sys->i_last_pic == p_sys->i_first_pic )
         {
             vlc_cond_wait( &p_sys->cond, &p_sys->lock_out );
-            if ( p_sys->b_die || p_sys->b_error )
-                break;
+            if( p_sys->b_die || p_sys->b_error ) break;
         }
-        if ( p_sys->b_die || p_sys->b_error )
+        if( p_sys->b_die || p_sys->b_error )
         {
             vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock_out );
             break;
@@ -2122,70 +2511,159 @@ static int EncoderThread( sout_stream_sys_t * p_sys )
         p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_video( id->p_encoder, p_pic );
         vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock_out );
         block_ChainAppend( &p_sys->p_buffers, p_block );
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock_out );
 
-        for( i_plane = 0; i_plane < p_pic->i_planes; i_plane++ )
-        {
-            free( p_pic->p[i_plane].p_pixels );
-        }
-        free( p_pic );
+        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock_out );
+        p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
     }
 
-    while ( p_sys->i_last_pic != p_sys->i_first_pic )
+    while( p_sys->i_last_pic != p_sys->i_first_pic )
     {
         p_pic = p_sys->pp_pics[p_sys->i_first_pic++];
         p_sys->i_first_pic %= PICTURE_RING_SIZE;
-
-        for( i_plane = 0; i_plane < p_pic->i_planes; i_plane++ )
-        {
-            free( p_pic->p[i_plane].p_pixels );
-        }
-        free( p_pic );
+        p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
     }
-
     block_ChainRelease( p_sys->p_buffers );
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * transcode_video_ffmpeg_getframebuf:
- *
- * Callback used by ffmpeg to get a frame buffer.
- * We use it to get the right PTS for each decoded picture.
- *****************************************************************************/
-static int transcode_video_ffmpeg_getframebuf(struct AVCodecContext *p_context,
-                                              AVFrame *p_frame)
+struct picture_sys_t
+{
+    vlc_object_t *p_owner;
+};
+
+static void video_release_buffer( picture_t *p_pic )
+{
+    if( p_pic && !p_pic->i_refcount && p_pic->pf_release && p_pic->p_sys )
+    {
+        video_del_buffer_decoder( (decoder_t *)p_pic->p_sys->p_owner, p_pic );
+    }
+    else if( p_pic && p_pic->i_refcount > 0 ) p_pic->i_refcount--;
+}
+
+static picture_t *video_new_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t **pp_ring,
+                                    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys )
 {
-    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = (sout_stream_sys_t *)p_context->opaque;
+    decoder_t *p_dec = (decoder_t *)p_this;
+    picture_t *p_pic;
+    int i;
+
+    /* Find an empty space in the picture ring buffer */
+    for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+    {
+        if( pp_ring[i] != 0 && pp_ring[i]->i_status == DESTROYED_PICTURE )
+        {
+            pp_ring[i]->i_status = RESERVED_PICTURE;
+            return pp_ring[i];
+        }
+    }
+    for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+    {
+        if( pp_ring[i] == 0 ) break;
+    }
 
-    /* Set PTS */
-    if( p_sys->i_input_pts )
+    if( i == PICTURE_RING_SIZE && p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
     {
-        p_frame->pts = p_sys->i_input_pts;
+        int i_first_pic = p_sys->i_first_pic;
+
+        if( p_sys->i_first_pic != p_sys->i_last_pic )
+        {
+            /* Encoder still has stuff to encode, wait to clear-up the list */
+            while( p_sys->i_first_pic == i_first_pic )
+                msleep( 100000 );
+        }
+
+        /* Find an empty space in the picture ring buffer */
+        for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+        {
+            if( pp_ring[i] != 0 && pp_ring[i]->i_status == DESTROYED_PICTURE )
+            {
+                pp_ring[i]->i_status = RESERVED_PICTURE;
+                return pp_ring[i];
+            }
+        }
+        for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+        {
+            if( pp_ring[i] == 0 ) break;
+        }
     }
-    else if( p_sys->i_input_dts )
+
+    if( i == PICTURE_RING_SIZE )
     {
-        /* Some demuxers/packetizers only set the dts so let's try to find a
-         * useful timestamp from this */
-        if( !p_context->has_b_frames || !p_sys->b_input_has_b_frames ||
-            !p_frame->reference || !p_sys->i_output_pts )
+        msg_Err( p_this, "decoder/filter is leaking pictures, "
+                 "resetting its ring buffer" );
+
+        for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
         {
-            p_frame->pts = p_sys->i_input_dts +
-            /* Hack: ffmpeg encoding doesn't like frames with identical pts */
-                (p_sys->i_output_pts ? 0 : 50000);
+            pp_ring[i]->pf_release( pp_ring[i] );
         }
-        else p_frame->pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
+
+        i = 0;
     }
-    else p_frame->pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
 
-    if( p_sys->i_output_pts ) /* make sure 1st frame has a pts > 0 */
+    p_pic = malloc( sizeof(picture_t) );
+    p_dec->fmt_out.video.i_chroma = p_dec->fmt_out.i_codec;
+    vout_AllocatePicture( VLC_OBJECT(p_dec), p_pic,
+                          p_dec->fmt_out.video.i_chroma,
+                          p_dec->fmt_out.video.i_width,
+                          p_dec->fmt_out.video.i_height,
+                          p_dec->fmt_out.video.i_aspect );
+
+    if( !p_pic->i_planes )
     {
-        p_sys->i_input_pts = 0;
-        p_sys->i_input_dts = 0;
+        free( p_pic );
+        return 0;
     }
 
-    return avcodec_default_get_buffer( p_context, p_frame );
+    p_pic->pf_release = video_release_buffer;
+    p_pic->p_sys = malloc( sizeof(picture_sys_t) );
+    p_pic->p_sys->p_owner = p_this;
+    p_pic->i_status = RESERVED_PICTURE;
+
+    pp_ring[i] = p_pic;
+    return p_pic;
+}
+
+static picture_t *video_new_buffer_decoder( decoder_t *p_dec )
+{
+    return video_new_buffer( VLC_OBJECT(p_dec),
+                             p_dec->p_owner->pp_pics, p_dec->p_owner->p_sys );
+}
+
+static picture_t *video_new_buffer_filter( filter_t *p_filter )
+{
+    return video_new_buffer( VLC_OBJECT(p_filter),
+                             p_filter->p_owner->pp_pics,
+                             p_filter->p_owner->p_sys );
+}
+
+static void video_del_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t *p_pic )
+{
+    if( p_pic && p_pic->p_data_orig ) free( p_pic->p_data_orig );
+    if( p_pic && p_pic->p_sys ) free( p_pic->p_sys );
+    if( p_pic ) free( p_pic );
+}
+
+static void video_del_buffer_decoder( decoder_t *p_decoder, picture_t *p_pic )
+{
+    p_pic->i_refcount = 0;
+    p_pic->i_status = DESTROYED_PICTURE;
+}
+
+static void video_del_buffer_filter( filter_t *p_filter, picture_t *p_pic )
+{
+    p_pic->i_refcount = 0;
+    p_pic->i_status = DESTROYED_PICTURE;
+}
+
+static void video_link_picture_decoder( decoder_t *p_dec, picture_t *p_pic )
+{
+    p_pic->i_refcount++;
+}
+
+static void video_unlink_picture_decoder( decoder_t *p_dec, picture_t *p_pic )
+{
+    video_release_buffer( p_pic );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2198,25 +2676,21 @@ static int transcode_spu_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
     sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
 
-    /* Open decoder */
-    id->p_decoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_DECODER );
+    /*
+     * Open decoder
+     */
 
-    /* Initialization of decoder format structures */
-    id->p_decoder->fmt_in = id->f_src;
+    /* Initialization of decoder structures */
     id->p_decoder->pf_spu_buffer_new = spu_new_buffer;
     id->p_decoder->pf_spu_buffer_del = spu_del_buffer;
-    //id->p_decoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_spu_cfg;
-
-    /* Attach object to parent so object variables inheritance works */
-    vlc_object_attach( id->p_decoder, p_stream );
+    id->p_decoder->p_owner = (decoder_owner_sys_t *)p_stream;
+    /* id->p_decoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_spu_cfg; */
 
     id->p_decoder->p_module =
-        module_Need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", VLC_TRUE );
+        module_Need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", 0 );
 
     if( !id->p_decoder->p_module )
     {
-        vlc_object_detach( id->p_decoder );
-        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_decoder );
         msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
@@ -2224,47 +2698,27 @@ static int transcode_spu_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     if( !p_sys->b_soverlay )
     {
         /* Open encoder */
-        id->p_encoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_ENCODER );
-
         /* Initialization of encoder format structures */
-        es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
-                        id->f_src.i_cat, id->f_src.i_codec );
-
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_out = id->f_dst;
+        es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_cat,
+                        id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_codec );
 
         id->p_encoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_spu_cfg;
 
-        /* Attach object to parent so object variables inheritance works */
-        vlc_object_attach( id->p_encoder, p_stream );
-
         id->p_encoder->p_module =
             module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_senc, VLC_TRUE );
 
         if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
         {
             module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
-            vlc_object_detach( id->p_decoder );
-            vlc_object_destroy( id->p_decoder );
-
-            vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
-            vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder" );
+            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_senc );
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
-
-        id->f_dst = id->p_encoder->fmt_out;
     }
-    else
+
+    if( !p_sys->p_spu )
     {
-        p_sys->p_filter_blend =
-            vlc_object_create( p_stream, sizeof(filter_t) );
-        vlc_object_attach( p_sys->p_filter_blend, p_stream );
-        p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_out.video.i_chroma =
-            VLC_FOURCC('I','4','2','0');
-        p_sys->p_filter_blend->fmt_in.video.i_chroma =
-            VLC_FOURCC('Y','U','V','A');
-        p_sys->p_filter_blend->p_module =
-            module_Need( p_sys->p_filter_blend, "video blending", 0, 0 );
+        p_sys->p_spu = spu_Create( p_stream );
+        spu_Init( p_sys->p_spu );
     }
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
@@ -2272,32 +2726,13 @@ static int transcode_spu_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
 
 static void transcode_spu_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id)
 {
-    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
-    int i;
-
     /* Close decoder */
     if( id->p_decoder->p_module )
         module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
-    vlc_object_detach( id->p_decoder );
-    vlc_object_destroy( id->p_decoder );
 
     /* Close encoder */
-    if( id->p_encoder )
-    {
-        if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
-            module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
-        vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
-        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
-    }
-
-    /* Free subpictures */
-    for( i = 0; i < SUBPICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
-    {
-        if( !p_sys->pp_subpics[i] ) continue;
-
-        spu_del_buffer( id->p_decoder, p_sys->pp_subpics[i] );
-        p_sys->pp_subpics[i] = NULL;
-    }
+    if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
+        module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
 }
 
 static int transcode_spu_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
@@ -2309,26 +2744,19 @@ static int transcode_spu_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     *out = NULL;
 
     p_subpic = id->p_decoder->pf_decode_sub( id->p_decoder, &in );
-    if( p_subpic && p_sys->b_soverlay )
-    {
-        int i;
+    if( !p_subpic ) return VLC_EGENERIC;
 
-        /* Find a free slot in our supictures ring buffer */
-        for( i = 0; i < SUBPICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
-        {
-            if( !p_sys->pp_subpics[i] )
-            {
-                p_sys->pp_subpics[i] = p_subpic;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        if( i == SUBPICTURE_RING_SIZE )
-        {
-            spu_del_buffer( id->p_decoder, p_subpic );
-        }
+    if( p_sys->b_master_sync && p_sys->i_master_drift )
+    {
+        p_subpic->i_start -= p_sys->i_master_drift;
+        if( p_subpic->i_stop ) p_subpic->i_stop -= p_sys->i_master_drift;
     }
 
-    if(  p_subpic && !p_sys->b_soverlay )
+    if( p_sys->b_soverlay )
+    {
+        spu_DisplaySubpicture( p_sys->p_spu, p_subpic );
+    }
+    else
     {
         block_t *p_block;
 
@@ -2345,78 +2773,194 @@ static int transcode_spu_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }
 
-static subpicture_t *transcode_spu_get( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                        sout_stream_id_t *id,
-                                        mtime_t display_date )
+static subpicture_t *spu_new_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec )
+{
+    sout_stream_t *p_stream = (sout_stream_t *)p_dec->p_owner;
+    return spu_CreateSubpicture( p_stream->p_sys->p_spu );
+}
+
+static void spu_del_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, subpicture_t *p_subpic )
+{
+    sout_stream_t *p_stream = (sout_stream_t *)p_dec->p_owner;
+    spu_DestroySubpicture( p_stream->p_sys->p_spu, p_subpic );
+}
+
+/*
+ * OSD menu
+ */
+static int transcode_osd_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
     sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
-    subpicture_t *p_subpic = 0;
-    subpicture_t *p_ephemer = 0;
-    subpicture_t **pp_subpic = &p_subpic;
-    int i;
+    es_format_t fmt;
+
+    fmt.i_cat = SPU_ES;
+    fmt.i_id = 0xbd1f; /* pid ?? */
+    fmt.i_group = 3;   /* pmt entry ?? */
+    fmt.i_codec = VLC_FOURCC( 'Y', 'U', 'V', 'A' );
+    fmt.psz_language = strdup( "osd" );
+
+    id = malloc( sizeof( sout_stream_id_t ) );
+    memset( id, 0, sizeof(sout_stream_id_t) );
+
+    id->id = NULL;
+    id->p_decoder = NULL;
+    id->p_encoder = NULL;
 
-    /* Find current subpictures and remove old ones */
-    for( i = 0; i < SUBPICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+    /* Create encoder object */
+    id->p_encoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_ENCODER );
+    if( !id->p_encoder )
     {
-        if( !p_sys->pp_subpics[i] ) continue;
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "out of memory" );
+        goto error;
+    }
+    vlc_object_attach( id->p_encoder, p_stream );
+    id->p_encoder->p_module = NULL;
 
-        if( !p_sys->pp_subpics[i]->b_ephemer &&
-            p_sys->pp_subpics[i]->i_stop < display_date )
-        {
-            spu_del_buffer( id->p_decoder, p_sys->pp_subpics[i] );
-            p_sys->pp_subpics[i] = NULL;
-            continue;
-        }
+    /* Create fake destination format */
+    es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_out, fmt.i_cat, 0 );
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_id    = fmt.i_id;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_group = fmt.i_group;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_out.psz_language = strdup( fmt.psz_language );
+
+    if( p_sys->i_osdcodec != 0 || p_sys->psz_osdenc )
+    {
+        msg_Dbg( p_stream, "creating osdmenu transcoding from fcc=`%4.4s' "
+                 "to fcc=`%4.4s'", (char*)&fmt.i_codec,
+                 (char*)&p_sys->i_osdcodec );
+
+        /* Complete destination format */
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec = p_sys->i_osdcodec;
+
+        /* Open encoder */
+        /* Initialization of encoder format structures */
+        es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, fmt.i_cat, fmt.i_codec );
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.psz_language = strdup( fmt.psz_language );
 
-        if( p_sys->pp_subpics[i]->i_start > display_date ) continue;
+        id->p_encoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_osd_cfg;
+
+        id->p_encoder->p_module =
+            module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_osdenc, VLC_TRUE );
 
-        if( p_sys->pp_subpics[i]->b_ephemer && !p_ephemer )
+        if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
         {
-            p_ephemer = p_sys->pp_subpics[i];
+            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_osdenc );
+            goto error;
         }
-        else if( p_sys->pp_subpics[i]->b_ephemer )
-        {
-            if( p_ephemer->i_start < p_sys->pp_subpics[i]->i_start )
-            {
-                subpicture_t tmp;
-                tmp = *p_ephemer;
-                *p_ephemer = *p_sys->pp_subpics[i];
-                *p_sys->pp_subpics[i] = tmp;
-            }
 
-            spu_del_buffer( id->p_decoder, p_sys->pp_subpics[i] );
-            p_sys->pp_subpics[i] = NULL;
-            continue;
-        }
+        /* open output stream */
+        id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+        id->b_transcode = VLC_TRUE;
+
+        if( !id->id ) goto error;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        msg_Dbg( p_stream, "not transcoding a stream (fcc=`%4.4s')",
+                 (char*)&fmt.i_codec );
+        id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, &fmt );
+        id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
+
+        if( !id->id ) goto error;
+    }
+
+    p_sys->id_osd = id;
+    p_sys->b_es_osd = VLC_TRUE;
 
-        /* Add subpicture to the list */
-        *pp_subpic = p_sys->pp_subpics[i];
-        pp_subpic = &p_sys->pp_subpics[i]->p_next;
+    if( !p_sys->p_spu )
+    {
+        p_sys->p_spu = spu_Create( p_stream );
+        if( spu_Init( p_sys->p_spu ) != VLC_SUCCESS )
+            msg_Err( p_sys, "spu initialisation failed" );
     }
 
-    return p_subpic;
+    if( fmt.psz_language )
+        free( fmt.psz_language );
+
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+
+ error:
+    msg_Err( p_stream, "starting osd encoding thread failed" );
+    if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
+            module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+    if( id->p_encoder )
+    {
+        vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
+        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
+    }
+    if( fmt.psz_language ) free( fmt.psz_language );
+    if( id ) free( id );
+    p_sys->id_osd = NULL;
+    p_sys->b_es_osd = VLC_FALSE;
+    return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }
 
-static subpicture_t *spu_new_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec )
+static void transcode_osd_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id)
 {
-    subpicture_t *p_subpic = (subpicture_t *)malloc(sizeof(subpicture_t));
-    memset( p_subpic, 0, sizeof(subpicture_t) );
-    p_subpic->b_absolute = VLC_TRUE;
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+
+    /* Close encoder */
+    if( p_sys->b_es_osd && id )
+    {
+        if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
+            module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
 
-    p_subpic->pf_create_region = __spu_CreateRegion;
-    p_subpic->pf_destroy_region = __spu_DestroyRegion;
+        if( id->id ) p_sys->p_out->pf_del( p_sys->p_out, id->id );
 
-    return p_subpic;
+        if( id->p_encoder )
+        {
+            vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
+            vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
+        }
+    }
+    p_sys->b_es_osd = VLC_FALSE;
+    if( id ) free( id );
 }
 
-static void spu_del_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, subpicture_t *p_subpic )
+static int transcode_osd_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                  sout_stream_id_t *id,
+                                  block_t *in, block_t **out )
 {
-    while( p_subpic->p_region )
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    subpicture_t *p_subpic = NULL;
+
+    /* Check if we have a subpicture to send */
+    if( p_sys->p_spu && in->i_dts > 0)
+    {
+        p_subpic = spu_SortSubpictures( p_sys->p_spu, in->i_dts, VLC_FALSE );
+    }
+    else
     {
-        subpicture_region_t *p_region = p_subpic->p_region;
-        p_subpic->p_region = p_region->p_next;
-        p_subpic->pf_destroy_region( VLC_OBJECT(p_dec), p_region );
+        msg_Warn( p_stream, "spu channel not initialized, doing it now" );
+        if( !p_sys->p_spu )
+        {
+            p_sys->p_spu = spu_Create( p_stream );
+            if( spu_Init( p_sys->p_spu ) != VLC_SUCCESS )
+                msg_Err( p_stream, "spu initialisation failed" );
+        }
     }
 
-    free( p_subpic );
+    if( p_subpic )
+    {
+        block_t *p_block = NULL;
+
+        if( p_sys->b_master_sync && p_sys->i_master_drift )
+        {
+            p_subpic->i_start -= p_sys->i_master_drift;
+            if( p_subpic->i_stop ) p_subpic->i_stop -= p_sys->i_master_drift;
+        }
+
+        p_block = p_sys->id_osd->p_encoder->pf_encode_sub( p_sys->id_osd->p_encoder, p_subpic );
+        if( p_block )
+        {
+            p_block->i_dts = p_block->i_pts = in->i_dts;
+            block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
+            if( *out )
+            {
+                if( p_sys->p_out->pf_send( p_sys->p_out, p_sys->id_osd->id, *out ) == VLC_SUCCESS )
+                    spu_DestroySubpicture( p_sys->p_spu, p_subpic );
+            }
+            return VLC_SUCCESS;
+        }
+    }
+    return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }