+ * This function will return a new picture usable by p_filter as an output
+ * buffer. You have to release it using filter_DeletePicture or by returning
+ * it to the caller as a pf_video_filter return value.
+ * Provided for convenience.
+ */
+static inline picture_t *filter_NewPicture( filter_t *p_filter )
+{
+ picture_t *p_picture = p_filter->pf_vout_buffer_new( p_filter );
+ if( !p_picture )
+ msg_Warn( p_filter, "can't get output picture" );
+ return p_picture;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function will release a picture create by filter_NewPicture.
+ * Provided for convenience.
+ */
+static inline void filter_DeletePicture( filter_t *p_filter, picture_t *p_picture )
+{
+ p_filter->pf_vout_buffer_del( p_filter, p_picture );
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function will return a new subpicture usable by p_filter as an output
+ * buffer. You have to release it using filter_DeleteSubpicture or by returning
+ * it to the caller as a pf_sub_filter return value.
+ * Provided for convenience.
+ */
+static inline subpicture_t *filter_NewSubpicture( filter_t *p_filter )
+{
+ subpicture_t *p_subpicture = p_filter->pf_sub_buffer_new( p_filter );
+ if( !p_subpicture )
+ msg_Warn( p_filter, "can't get output subpicture" );
+ return p_subpicture;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function will release a subpicture create by filter_NewSubicture.
+ * Provided for convenience.
+ */
+static inline void filter_DeleteSubpicture( filter_t *p_filter, subpicture_t *p_subpicture )
+{
+ p_filter->pf_sub_buffer_del( p_filter, p_subpicture );
+}
+
+/**
+ * This function will return a new audio buffer usable by p_filter as an
+ * output buffer. You have to release it using block_Release or by returning
+ * it to the caller as a pf_audio_filter return value.
+ * Provided for convenience.
+ */
+static inline block_t *filter_NewAudioBuffer( filter_t *p_filter, int i_size )
+{
+ block_t *p_block = p_filter->pf_audio_buffer_new( p_filter, i_size );
+ if( !p_block )
+ msg_Warn( p_filter, "can't get output block" );
+ return p_block;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Create a picture_t *(*)( filter_t *, picture_t * ) compatible wrapper
+ * using a void (*)( filter_t *, picture_t *, picture_t * ) function
+ *
+ * Currently used by the chroma video filters
+ */
+#define VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER( name ) \
+ static picture_t *name ## _Filter ( filter_t *p_filter, \
+ picture_t *p_pic ) \
+ { \
+ picture_t *p_outpic = filter_NewPicture( p_filter ); \
+ if( !p_outpic ) \
+ { \
+ picture_Release( p_pic ); \
+ return NULL; \
+ } \
+ \
+ name( p_filter, p_pic, p_outpic ); \
+ \
+ picture_CopyProperties( p_outpic, p_pic ); \
+ picture_Release( p_pic ); \
+ \
+ return p_outpic; \
+ }
+
+/**
+ * Filter chain management API
+ */
+
+typedef struct filter_chain_t filter_chain_t;
+
+VLC_EXPORT( filter_chain_t *, __filter_chain_New, ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, bool, int (*)( filter_t *, void * ), void (*)( filter_t * ), void * ) );
+#define filter_chain_New( a, b, c, d, e, f ) __filter_chain_New( VLC_OBJECT( a ), b, c, d, e, f )
+VLC_EXPORT( void, filter_chain_Delete, ( filter_chain_t * ) );
+VLC_EXPORT( void, filter_chain_Reset, ( filter_chain_t *, const es_format_t *, const es_format_t * ) );
+
+VLC_EXPORT( filter_t *, filter_chain_AppendFilter, ( filter_chain_t *, const char *, config_chain_t *, const es_format_t *, const es_format_t * ) );
+VLC_EXPORT( int, filter_chain_AppendFromString, ( filter_chain_t *, const char * ) );
+VLC_EXPORT( int, filter_chain_DeleteFilter, ( filter_chain_t *, filter_t * ) );
+
+VLC_EXPORT( filter_t *, filter_chain_GetFilter, ( filter_chain_t *, int, const char * ) );
+VLC_EXPORT( int, filter_chain_GetLength, ( filter_chain_t * ) );
+VLC_EXPORT( const es_format_t *, filter_chain_GetFmtOut, ( filter_chain_t * ) );
+
+/**
+ * Apply the filter chain