+/**
+ * This function will return a new picture usable by a decoder as an output
+ * buffer. You have to release it using decoder_DeletePicture or by returning
+ * it to the caller as a pf_decode_video return value.
+ */
+VLC_EXPORT( picture_t *, decoder_NewPicture, ( decoder_t * ) LIBVLC_USED );
+
+/**
+ * This function will release a picture create by decoder_NewPicture.
+ */
+VLC_EXPORT( void, decoder_DeletePicture, ( decoder_t *, picture_t *p_picture ) );
+
+/**
+ * This function will increase the picture reference count.
+ * (picture_Hold is not usable.)
+ */
+VLC_EXPORT( void, decoder_LinkPicture, ( decoder_t *, picture_t * ) );
+
+/**
+ * This function will decrease the picture reference count.
+ * (picture_Release is not usable.)
+ */
+VLC_EXPORT( void, decoder_UnlinkPicture, ( decoder_t *, picture_t * ) );
+