]> git.sesse.net Git - vlc/blobdiff - modules/stream_out/transcode.c
Include vlc_plugin.h as needed
[vlc] / modules / stream_out / transcode.c
index cfbab4c30cbc58b886560b64d02b57b466aaad6a..afa2c7866de9d9130812f16658aaca702e68739a 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
  * transcode.c: transcoding stream output module
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2003-2004 the VideoLAN team
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2008 the VideoLAN team
  * $Id$
  *
  * Authors: Laurent Aimar <fenrir@via.ecp.fr>
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Preamble
  *****************************************************************************/
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
+#include <vlc_plugin.h>
 #include <vlc_input.h>
 #include <vlc_sout.h>
 #include <vlc_aout.h>
@@ -40,9 +45,6 @@
 
 #define MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT 100000
 
-/* FIXME Ugly */
-#include "../../src/input/input_internal.h"
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -199,97 +201,97 @@ vlc_module_begin();
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_SOUT_STREAM );
     set_section( N_("Video"), NULL );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "venc", NULL, NULL, VENC_TEXT,
-                VENC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                VENC_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "vcodec", NULL, NULL, VCODEC_TEXT,
-                VCODEC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                VCODEC_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "vb", 800 * 1000, NULL, VB_TEXT,
-                 VB_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                 VB_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_float( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "scale", 1, NULL, SCALE_TEXT,
-               SCALE_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+               SCALE_LONGTEXT, 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 );
+               FPS_LONGTEXT, false );
+    add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "hurry-up", true, NULL, HURRYUP_TEXT,
+               HURRYUP_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "deinterlace", 0, NULL, DEINTERLACE_TEXT,
-              DEINTERLACE_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+              DEINTERLACE_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "deinterlace-module", "deinterlace", NULL,
                 DEINTERLACE_MODULE_TEXT, DEINTERLACE_MODULE_LONGTEXT,
-                VLC_FALSE );
+                false );
         change_string_list( ppsz_deinterlace_type, 0, 0 );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "width", 0, NULL, WIDTH_TEXT,
-                 WIDTH_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 WIDTH_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "height", 0, NULL, HEIGHT_TEXT,
-                 HEIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 HEIGHT_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "maxwidth", 0, NULL, MAXWIDTH_TEXT,
-                 MAXWIDTH_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 MAXWIDTH_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "maxheight", 0, NULL, MAXHEIGHT_TEXT,
-                 MAXHEIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 MAXHEIGHT_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_module_list( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "vfilter", "video filter2",
                      NULL, NULL,
-                     VFILTER_TEXT, VFILTER_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                     VFILTER_TEXT, VFILTER_LONGTEXT, false );
 
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "croptop", 0, NULL, CROPTOP_TEXT,
-                 CROPTOP_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 CROPTOP_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropleft", 0, NULL, CROPLEFT_TEXT,
-                 CROPLEFT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 CROPLEFT_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropbottom", 0, NULL, CROPBOTTOM_TEXT,
-                 CROPBOTTOM_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 CROPBOTTOM_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropright", 0, NULL, CROPRIGHT_TEXT,
-                 CROPRIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 CROPRIGHT_LONGTEXT, true );
 
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddtop", 0, NULL, PADDTOP_TEXT,
-                 PADDTOP_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 PADDTOP_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddleft", 0, NULL, PADDLEFT_TEXT,
-                 PADDLEFT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 PADDLEFT_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddbottom", 0, NULL, PADDBOTTOM_TEXT,
-                 PADDBOTTOM_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 PADDBOTTOM_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "paddright", 0, NULL, PADDRIGHT_TEXT,
-                 PADDRIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 PADDRIGHT_LONGTEXT, true );
 
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-width", 0, NULL, CANVAS_WIDTH_TEXT,
-                 CANVAS_WIDTH_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 CANVAS_WIDTH_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-height", 0, NULL, CANVAS_HEIGHT_TEXT,
-                 CANVAS_HEIGHT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 CANVAS_HEIGHT_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "canvas-aspect", NULL, NULL, CANVAS_ASPECT_TEXT,
-                CANVAS_ASPECT_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                CANVAS_ASPECT_LONGTEXT, false );
 
     set_section( N_("Audio"), NULL );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "aenc", NULL, NULL, AENC_TEXT,
-                AENC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                AENC_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "acodec", NULL, NULL, ACODEC_TEXT,
-                ACODEC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
-    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "ab", 64000, NULL, AB_TEXT,
-                 AB_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                ACODEC_LONGTEXT, false );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "ab", 0, NULL, AB_TEXT,
+                 AB_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "channels", 0, NULL, ACHANS_TEXT,
-                 ACHANS_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                 ACHANS_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "samplerate", 0, NULL, ARATE_TEXT,
-                 ARATE_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 ARATE_LONGTEXT, 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,
+              ASYNC_LONGTEXT, false );
+    add_module_list( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "afilter",  "audio filter2",
                      NULL, NULL,
-                     AFILTER_TEXT, AFILTER_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                     AFILTER_TEXT, AFILTER_LONGTEXT, false );
 
     set_section( N_("Overlays/Subtitles"), NULL );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "senc", NULL, NULL, SENC_TEXT,
-                SENC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                SENC_LONGTEXT, false );
     add_string( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "scodec", NULL, NULL, SCODEC_TEXT,
-                SCODEC_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                SCODEC_LONGTEXT, 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,
+               SCODEC_LONGTEXT, false );
+    add_module_list( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "sfilter", "video filter",
                      NULL, NULL,
-                     SFILTER_TEXT, SFILTER_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                     SFILTER_TEXT, SFILTER_LONGTEXT, false );
 
     set_section( N_("On Screen Display"), NULL );
     add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "osd", 0, NULL, OSD_TEXT,
-              OSD_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+              OSD_LONGTEXT, false );
 
     set_section( N_("Miscellaneous"), NULL );
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "threads", 0, NULL, THREADS_TEXT,
-                 THREADS_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+                 THREADS_LONGTEXT, true );
     add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "high-priority", 0, NULL, HP_TEXT, HP_LONGTEXT,
-              VLC_TRUE );
+              true );
 
 vlc_module_end();
 
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ 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_new    ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
-static void transcode_audio_close  ( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t * );
+static void transcode_audio_close  ( sout_stream_id_t * );
 static int  transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *,
                                      block_t *, block_t ** );
 
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@ 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 void transcode_spu_close  ( sout_stream_id_t * );
 static int  transcode_spu_process( sout_stream_t *, sout_stream_id_t *,
                                    block_t *, block_t ** );
 
@@ -376,8 +378,8 @@ struct sout_stream_sys_t
     vlc_fourcc_t    i_acodec;   /* codec audio (0 if not transcode) */
     char            *psz_aenc;
     config_chain_t  *p_audio_cfg;
-    int             i_sample_rate;
-    int             i_channels;
+    uint32_t        i_sample_rate;
+    uint32_t        i_channels;
     int             i_abitrate;
     char            *psz_afilters[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
     config_chain_t  *p_afilters_cfg[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
@@ -392,12 +394,12 @@ struct sout_stream_sys_t
     double          f_fps;
     unsigned int    i_width, i_maxwidth;
     unsigned int    i_height, i_maxheight;
-    vlc_bool_t      b_deinterlace;
+    bool      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;
+    bool      b_high_priority;
+    bool      b_hurry_up;
     char            *psz_vfilters[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
     config_chain_t  *p_vfilters_cfg[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
     int             i_vfilters;
@@ -430,20 +432,18 @@ struct sout_stream_sys_t
     /* SPU */
     vlc_fourcc_t    i_scodec;   /* codec spu (0 if not transcode) */
     char            *psz_senc;
-    vlc_bool_t      b_soverlay;
+    bool      b_soverlay;
     config_chain_t  *p_spu_cfg;
     spu_t           *p_spu;
 
     /* 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;
+    bool      b_osd;   /* true when osd es is registered */
 
     /* Sync */
-    vlc_bool_t      b_master_sync;
+    bool      b_master_sync;
     mtime_t         i_master_drift;
 };
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     if( !p_sys->p_out )
     {
         msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create chain" );
-        vlc_object_destroy( p_sys );
+        vlc_object_release( p_sys );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
@@ -491,9 +491,9 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         char *psz_next;
         psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_aenc, &p_sys->p_audio_cfg,
                                        val.psz_string );
-        if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
+        free( psz_next );
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "acodec", &val );
     p_sys->i_acodec = 0;
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         memcpy( fcc, val.psz_string, __MIN( strlen( val.psz_string ), 4 ) );
         p_sys->i_acodec = VLC_FOURCC( fcc[0], fcc[1], fcc[2], fcc[3] );
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "ab", &val );
     p_sys->i_abitrate = val.i_int;
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
             if( (psz_parser != NULL) && (*psz_parser != '\0') ) psz_parser++;
         }
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
     if( p_sys->i_afilters < TRANSCODE_FILTERS-1 )
     {
         p_sys->psz_afilters[p_sys->i_afilters] = NULL;
@@ -562,9 +562,9 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         char *psz_next;
         psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_venc, &p_sys->p_video_cfg,
                                    val.psz_string );
-        if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
+        free( psz_next );
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "vcodec", &val );
     p_sys->i_vcodec = 0;
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         memcpy( fcc, val.psz_string, __MIN( strlen( val.psz_string ), 4 ) );
         p_sys->i_vcodec = VLC_FOURCC( fcc[0], fcc[1], fcc[2], fcc[3] );
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "vb", &val );
     p_sys->i_vbitrate = val.i_int;
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
             if( psz_parser != NULL && *psz_parser != '\0' ) psz_parser++;
         }
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
     if( p_sys->i_vfilters < TRANSCODE_FILTERS-1 )
     {
         p_sys->psz_vfilters[p_sys->i_vfilters] = NULL;
@@ -637,9 +637,9 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_deinterlace,
                                    &p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg,
                                    val.psz_string );
-        if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
+        free( psz_next );
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "croptop", &val );
     p_sys->i_crop_top = val.i_int;
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         else msg_Warn( p_stream, "bad aspect ratio %s", val.psz_string );
 
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "threads", &val );
     p_sys->i_threads = val.i_int;
@@ -704,9 +704,9 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         char *psz_next;
         psz_next = config_ChainCreate( &p_sys->psz_senc, &p_sys->p_spu_cfg,
                                    val.psz_string );
-        if( psz_next ) free( psz_next );
+        free( psz_next );
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "scodec", &val );
     if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         memcpy( fcc, val.psz_string, __MIN( strlen( val.psz_string ), 4 ) );
         p_sys->i_scodec = VLC_FOURCC( fcc[0], fcc[1], fcc[2], fcc[3] );
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( val.psz_string );
+    free( val.psz_string );
 
     if( p_sys->i_scodec )
     {
@@ -733,24 +733,23 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         var_Set( p_sys->p_spu, "sub-filter", val );
         spu_Init( p_sys->p_spu );
     }
-    if( val.psz_string ) free( 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;
+    p_sys->b_osd   = false;
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "osd", &val );
-    p_sys->b_sout_osd = val.b_bool;
-    if( p_sys->b_sout_osd )
+    if( val.b_bool )
     {
         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 );
+        free( psz_next );
 
         p_sys->i_osdcodec = VLC_FOURCC('Y','U','V','P' );
 
@@ -763,20 +762,20 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
             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 );
+            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 );
+            free( osd_val.psz_string );
         }
     }
 
     /* Audio settings */
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "audio-sync", &val );
     p_sys->b_master_sync = val.b_bool;
-    if( p_sys->f_fps > 0 ) p_sys->b_master_sync = VLC_TRUE;
+    if( p_sys->f_fps > 0 ) p_sys->b_master_sync = true;
 
     p_stream->pf_add    = Add;
     p_stream->pf_del    = Del;
@@ -799,76 +798,64 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
     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] );
+        free( p_sys->psz_afilters[p_sys->i_afilters] );
+        free( p_sys->p_afilters_cfg[p_sys->i_afilters] );
     }
 
     while( p_sys->p_audio_cfg != NULL )
     {
         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 );
-        if( p_sys->p_audio_cfg->psz_value )
-            free( p_sys->p_audio_cfg->psz_value );
+        free( p_sys->p_audio_cfg->psz_name );
+        free( p_sys->p_audio_cfg->psz_value );
         free( p_sys->p_audio_cfg );
 
         p_sys->p_audio_cfg = p_next;
     }
-    if( p_sys->psz_aenc ) free( 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] );
+        free( p_sys->psz_vfilters[p_sys->i_vfilters] );
+        free( p_sys->p_vfilters_cfg[p_sys->i_vfilters] );
     }
 
     while( p_sys->p_video_cfg != NULL )
     {
         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 );
-        if( p_sys->p_video_cfg->psz_value )
-            free( p_sys->p_video_cfg->psz_value );
+        free( p_sys->p_video_cfg->psz_name );
+        free( p_sys->p_video_cfg->psz_value );
         free( p_sys->p_video_cfg );
 
         p_sys->p_video_cfg = p_next;
     }
-    if( p_sys->psz_venc ) free( 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->psz_name );
+        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 );
+    free( p_sys->psz_deinterlace );
 
     while( p_sys->p_spu_cfg != NULL )
     {
         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 );
-        if( p_sys->p_spu_cfg->psz_value )
-            free( p_sys->p_spu_cfg->psz_value );
+        free( p_sys->p_spu_cfg->psz_name );
+        free( p_sys->p_spu_cfg->psz_value );
         free( p_sys->p_spu_cfg );
 
         p_sys->p_spu_cfg = p_next;
     }
-    if( p_sys->psz_senc ) free( p_sys->psz_senc );
+    free( p_sys->psz_senc );
 
     if( p_sys->p_spu ) spu_Destroy( p_sys->p_spu );
 
@@ -876,17 +863,15 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
     {
         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->psz_name );
+        free( p_sys->p_osd_cfg->psz_value );
         free( p_sys->p_osd_cfg );
 
         p_sys->p_osd_cfg = p_next;
     }
-    if( p_sys->psz_osdenc ) free( p_sys->psz_osdenc );
+    free( p_sys->psz_osdenc );
 
-    vlc_object_destroy( p_sys );
+    vlc_object_release( p_sys );
 }
 
 struct sout_stream_id_t
@@ -919,6 +904,11 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
     sout_stream_id_t *id;
 
     id = malloc( sizeof( sout_stream_id_t ) );
+    if( !id )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "out of memory" );
+        goto error;
+    }
     memset( id, 0, sizeof(sout_stream_id_t) );
 
     id->id = NULL;
@@ -935,7 +925,7 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
     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;
+    id->p_decoder->b_pace_control = true;
 
     /* Create encoder object */
     id->p_encoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_ENCODER );
@@ -963,7 +953,7 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
         /* Complete destination format */
         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;
+            p_sys->i_sample_rate : 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;
@@ -996,11 +986,11 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
 
         /* 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;
+        id->b_transcode = true;
 
         if( !id->id )
         {
-            transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+            transcode_audio_close( id );
             goto error;
         }
 
@@ -1028,7 +1018,7 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
 
         /* Stream will be added later on because we don't know
          * all the characteristics of the decoded stream yet */
-        id->b_transcode = VLC_TRUE;
+        id->b_transcode = true;
 
         if( p_sys->f_fps > 0 )
         {
@@ -1037,7 +1027,8 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
             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) )
+    else if( ( p_fmt->i_cat == SPU_ES ) &&
+             ( p_sys->i_scodec || p_sys->psz_senc ) )
     {
         msg_Dbg( p_stream, "creating subtitles transcoding from fcc=`%4.4s' "
                  "to fcc=`%4.4s'", (char*)&p_fmt->i_codec,
@@ -1055,11 +1046,11 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
 
         /* 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;
+        id->b_transcode = true;
 
         if( !id->id )
         {
-            transcode_spu_close( p_stream, id );
+            transcode_spu_close( id );
             goto error;
         }
     }
@@ -1068,7 +1059,7 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
         msg_Dbg( p_stream, "subtitles (fcc=`%4.4s') overlaying",
                  (char*)&p_fmt->i_codec );
 
-        id->b_transcode = VLC_TRUE;
+        id->b_transcode = true;
 
         /* Build decoder -> filter -> overlaying chain */
         if( transcode_spu_new( p_stream, id ) )
@@ -1077,36 +1068,39 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
             goto error;
         }
     }
+    else if( !p_sys->b_osd && (p_sys->i_osdcodec != 0 || p_sys->psz_osdenc) )
+    {
+        msg_Dbg( p_stream, "creating osd transcoding from fcc=`%4.4s' "
+                 "to fcc=`%4.4s'", (char*)&p_fmt->i_codec,
+                 (char*)&p_sys->i_scodec );
+
+        id->b_transcode = true;
+
+        /* Create a fake OSD menu elementary stream */
+        if( transcode_osd_new( p_stream, id ) )
+        {
+            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create osd chain" );
+            goto error;
+        }
+        p_sys->b_osd = true;
+    }
     else
     {
         msg_Dbg( p_stream, "not transcoding a stream (fcc=`%4.4s')",
                  (char*)&p_fmt->i_codec );
         id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, p_fmt );
-        id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
+        id->b_transcode = false;
 
         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) )
-        {
-            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 );
+        vlc_object_release( id->p_decoder );
         id->p_decoder = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1114,7 +1108,7 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
     {
         vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
         es_format_Clean( &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
-        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
+        vlc_object_release( id->p_encoder );
         id->p_encoder = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1126,21 +1120,21 @@ static int Del( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
     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 )
     {
         switch( id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_cat )
         {
         case AUDIO_ES:
-            transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+            transcode_audio_close( id );
             break;
         case VIDEO_ES:
             transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
             break;
         case SPU_ES:
-            transcode_spu_close( p_stream, id );
+            if( p_sys->b_osd )
+                transcode_osd_close( p_stream, id );
+            else
+                transcode_spu_close( id );
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -1150,7 +1144,7 @@ static int Del( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     if( id->p_decoder )
     {
         vlc_object_detach( id->p_decoder );
-        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_decoder );
+        vlc_object_release( id->p_decoder );
         id->p_decoder = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1158,7 +1152,7 @@ static int Del( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     {
         vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
         es_format_Clean( &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
-        vlc_object_destroy( id->p_encoder );
+        vlc_object_release( id->p_encoder );
         id->p_encoder = NULL;
     }
     free( id );
@@ -1174,11 +1168,6 @@ static int Send( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id,
 
     if( !id->b_transcode && id->id )
     {
-        /* Transcode OSD menu pictures. */
-        if( p_sys->b_es_osd )
-        {
-            transcode_osd_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer, &p_out );
-        }
         return p_sys->p_out->pf_send( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_buffer );
     }
     else if( !id->b_transcode )
@@ -1202,7 +1191,16 @@ static int Send( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id,
         break;
 
     case SPU_ES:
-        if( transcode_spu_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer, &p_out ) !=
+        /* Transcode OSD menu pictures. */
+        if( p_sys->b_osd )
+        {
+            if( transcode_osd_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer, &p_out ) !=
+                VLC_SUCCESS )
+            {
+                return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            }
+        }
+        else if ( transcode_spu_process( p_stream, id, p_buffer, &p_out ) !=
             VLC_SUCCESS )
         {
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
@@ -1222,7 +1220,7 @@ static int Send( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id,
 /****************************************************************************
  * decoder reencoder part
  ****************************************************************************/
-int audio_BitsPerSample( vlc_fourcc_t i_format )
+static int audio_BitsPerSample( vlc_fourcc_t i_format )
 {
     switch( i_format )
     {
@@ -1257,6 +1255,11 @@ int audio_BitsPerSample( vlc_fourcc_t i_format )
     return 0;
 }
 
+static block_t *transcode_audio_alloc (filter_t *filter, int size)
+{
+    return block_New (filter, size);
+}
+
 static filter_t *transcode_audio_filter_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                                              sout_stream_id_t *id,
                                              es_format_t *p_fmt_in,
@@ -1267,7 +1270,7 @@ static filter_t *transcode_audio_filter_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     filter_t *p_filter = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_FILTER );
 
     vlc_object_attach( p_filter, p_stream );
-    p_filter->pf_audio_buffer_new = (block_t* (*) (filter_t*, int))__block_New;
+    p_filter->pf_audio_buffer_new = transcode_audio_alloc;
 
     p_filter->fmt_in = *p_fmt_in;
     p_filter->fmt_out = *p_fmt_out;
@@ -1275,7 +1278,7 @@ static filter_t *transcode_audio_filter_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         p_filter->p_cfg = p_sys->p_afilters_cfg[id->i_ufilter];
 
     p_filter->p_module = module_Need( p_filter, "audio filter2", psz_name,
-                                      VLC_TRUE );
+                                      true );
     if( p_filter->p_module )
     {
         p_filter->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample =
@@ -1285,7 +1288,7 @@ static filter_t *transcode_audio_filter_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     else
     {
         vlc_object_detach( p_filter );
-        vlc_object_destroy( p_filter );
+        vlc_object_release( p_filter );
         p_filter = 0;
     }
 
@@ -1307,7 +1310,7 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     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_decode_audio = NULL;
     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; */
@@ -1319,7 +1322,7 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
-    id->p_decoder->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample = 
+    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 */
@@ -1337,11 +1340,11 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                     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;
+    if( ( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('s','a','m','r') ) ||
+        ( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec == VLC_FOURCC('s','a','w','b') ) )
+         id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate = id->p_encoder->fmt_out.audio.i_rate;
+    else
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_rate = fmt_last.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 =
@@ -1353,7 +1356,7 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 
     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 );
+        module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_aenc, true );
     if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
     {
         msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_aenc );
@@ -1365,15 +1368,6 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     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->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;
-    }
-
     /* 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 )
@@ -1412,7 +1406,7 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         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 );
+        transcode_audio_close( id );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
@@ -1456,11 +1450,11 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         /* 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 );
+            module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_aenc, 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 );
+            transcode_audio_close( id );
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
         id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_format = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec;
@@ -1471,7 +1465,7 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                  " %i to %i channels", fmt_last.audio.i_channels,
                  id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels );
 
-        transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+        transcode_audio_close( id );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
 #endif
     }
@@ -1486,7 +1480,7 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         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
-        transcode_audio_close( p_stream, id );
+        transcode_audio_close( id );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
 #endif
     }
@@ -1498,8 +1492,7 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void transcode_audio_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                   sout_stream_id_t *id )
+static void transcode_audio_close( sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
     int i;
 
@@ -1519,15 +1512,18 @@ static void transcode_audio_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         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] );
+        vlc_object_release( id->pp_filter[i] );
     }
+    id->i_filter = 0;
+
     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] );
+        vlc_object_release( id->pp_ufilter[i] );
     }
+    id->i_ufilter = 0;
 }
 
 static int transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
@@ -1539,18 +1535,11 @@ static int transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     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 );
+        sout_UpdateStatistic( p_stream->p_sout, SOUT_STATISTIC_DECODED_AUDIO, 1 );
         if( p_sys->b_master_sync )
         {
             mtime_t i_dts = date_Get( &id->interpolated_pts ) + 1;
@@ -1609,7 +1598,7 @@ static int transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 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 );
+    free( p_buffer );
 }
 
 static aout_buffer_t *audio_new_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, int i_samples )
@@ -1635,7 +1624,8 @@ static aout_buffer_t *audio_new_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, int i_samples )
     }
 
     p_buffer = malloc( sizeof(aout_buffer_t) );
-    p_buffer->b_discontinuity = VLC_FALSE;
+    if( !p_buffer ) return NULL;
+    p_buffer->b_discontinuity = false;
     p_buffer->pf_release = audio_release_buffer;
     p_buffer->p_sys = p_block = block_New( p_dec, i_size );
 
@@ -1649,13 +1639,86 @@ static aout_buffer_t *audio_new_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, int i_samples )
 
 static void audio_del_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, aout_buffer_t *p_buffer )
 {
+    VLC_UNUSED(p_dec);
     if( p_buffer && p_buffer->p_sys ) block_Release( p_buffer->p_sys );
-    if( p_buffer ) free( p_buffer );
+    free( p_buffer );
 }
 
 /*
  * video
  */
+
+static filter_t *transcode_video_filter_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                             es_format_t *p_fmt_in,
+                                             es_format_t *p_fmt_out,
+                                             config_chain_t  *p_cfg,
+                                             const char *psz_name )
+{
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+    filter_t *p_filter;
+    int i;
+
+    if( !p_stream || !p_fmt_in || !p_fmt_out ) return NULL;
+
+    p_filter = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_FILTER );
+    vlc_object_attach( p_filter, p_stream );
+
+    p_filter->pf_vout_buffer_new = video_new_buffer_filter;
+    p_filter->pf_vout_buffer_del = video_del_buffer_filter;
+
+    es_format_Copy( &p_filter->fmt_in,  p_fmt_in );
+    es_format_Copy( &p_filter->fmt_out, p_fmt_out );
+    p_filter->p_cfg = p_cfg;
+
+    p_filter->p_module = module_Need( p_filter, "video filter2",
+                                      psz_name, true );
+    if( !p_filter->p_module )
+    {
+        msg_Dbg( p_stream, "no video filter found" );
+        vlc_object_detach( p_filter );
+        vlc_object_release( p_filter );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    p_filter->p_owner = malloc( sizeof(filter_owner_sys_t) );
+    if( !p_filter->p_owner )
+    {
+        module_Unneed( p_filter,p_filter->p_module );
+        vlc_object_detach( p_filter );
+        vlc_object_release( p_filter );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
+        p_filter->p_owner->pp_pics[i] = 0;
+    p_filter->p_owner->p_sys = p_sys;
+
+    return p_filter;
+}
+
+static void transcode_video_filter_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                          filter_t *p_filter )
+{
+    int j;
+
+    if( !p_stream || !p_filter ) return;
+
+    vlc_object_detach( p_filter );
+    if( p_filter->p_module )
+        module_Unneed( p_filter, p_filter->p_module );
+
+    /* Clean-up pictures ring buffer */
+    for( j = 0; j < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; j++ )
+    {
+        if( p_filter->p_owner->pp_pics[j] )
+            video_del_buffer( VLC_OBJECT(p_filter),
+                              p_filter->p_owner->pp_pics[j] );
+    }
+    free( p_filter->p_owner );
+    vlc_object_release( p_filter );
+    p_filter = NULL;
+}
+
 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;
@@ -1667,7 +1730,9 @@ static int transcode_video_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     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_decode_video = NULL;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_get_cc = NULL;
+    id->p_decoder->pf_get_cc = 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;
@@ -1718,7 +1783,7 @@ static int transcode_video_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     id->p_encoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_video_cfg;
 
     id->p_encoder->p_module =
-        module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_venc, VLC_TRUE );
+        module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_venc, true );
     if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
     {
         msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_venc );
@@ -1743,7 +1808,7 @@ static int transcode_video_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
         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_mutex_init( &p_sys->lock_out );
         vlc_cond_init( p_stream, &p_sys->cond );
         memset( p_sys->pp_pics, 0, sizeof(p_sys->pp_pics) );
         p_sys->i_first_pic = 0;
@@ -1751,7 +1816,7 @@ static int transcode_video_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
         p_sys->p_buffers = NULL;
         p_sys->b_die = p_sys->b_error = 0;
         if( vlc_thread_create( p_sys, "encoder", EncoderThread, i_priority,
-                               VLC_FALSE ) )
+                               false ) )
         {
             msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot spawn encoder thread" );
             module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
@@ -2029,7 +2094,7 @@ static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     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 );
+        module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_venc, true );
     if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
     {
         msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_venc );
@@ -2059,7 +2124,7 @@ static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 static void transcode_video_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                                    sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
-    int i, j;
+    int i;
 
     if( p_stream->p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
     {
@@ -2095,39 +2160,17 @@ static void transcode_video_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     /* 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++ )
-        {
-            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] );
+        transcode_video_filter_close( p_stream, id->pp_filter[i] );
         id->pp_filter[i] = NULL;
     }
+    id->i_filter = 0;
 
     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 );
-
-        /* Clean-up pictures ring buffer */
-        for( j = 0; j < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; j++ )
-        {
-            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] );
-        }
-        free( id->pp_ufilter[i]->p_owner );
-        vlc_object_destroy( id->pp_ufilter[i] );
+        transcode_video_filter_close( p_stream, id->pp_ufilter[i] );
         id->pp_ufilter[i] = NULL;
     }
+    id->i_ufilter = 0;
 }
 
 static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
@@ -2138,25 +2181,19 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     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 );
+
+        sout_UpdateStatistic( p_stream->p_sout, SOUT_STATISTIC_DECODED_VIDEO, 1 );
 
         if( p_stream->p_sout->i_out_pace_nocontrol && p_sys->b_hurry_up )
         {
             mtime_t current_date = mdate();
             if( current_date + 50000 > p_pic->date )
             {
-                msg_Dbg( p_stream, "late picture skipped ("I64Fd")",
+                msg_Dbg( p_stream, "late picture skipped (%"PRId64")",
                          current_date + 50000 - p_pic->date );
                 p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
                 continue;
@@ -2208,7 +2245,7 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
             {
                 p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
                 transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
-                id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
+                id->b_transcode = false;
                 return VLC_EGENERIC;
             }
 
@@ -2216,39 +2253,79 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
             if( p_stream->p_sys->b_deinterlace )
             {
                 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;
+                    transcode_video_filter_new( p_stream,
+                            &id->p_decoder->fmt_out, &id->p_decoder->fmt_out,
+                            p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg,
+                            p_sys->psz_deinterlace );
 
+                if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] )
                     id->i_filter++;
-                }
-                else
+            }
+
+#if (defined(HAVE_FFMPEG_SWSCALE_H) || defined(HAVE_LIBSWSCALE_TREE)) || defined(HAVE_LIBSWSCALE_SWSCALE_H)
+            if( ( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_chroma !=
+                  id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_chroma ) ||
+                ( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_width !=
+                  id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width ) ||
+                ( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_height !=
+                  id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height ) )
+            {
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
+                    transcode_video_filter_new( p_stream,
+                            &id->p_decoder->fmt_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
+                            NULL, "scale" );
+                if( !id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] )
                 {
-                    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 = false;
+                    return VLC_EGENERIC;
                 }
+                id->i_filter++;
             }
+#if 0 /* FIXME: */
+            /* we don't do chroma conversion or scaling in croppad */
+//             es_format_t fmt_in, fmt_out;
+//             es_format_Copy( &fmt_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in );
+//             es_format_Copy( &fmt_in, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in );
+
+            if( ( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_chroma ==
+                  id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_chroma ) &&
+
+                ( ( (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 ) ||
+
+                  ( (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 ) ) )
+            {
+                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
+                    transcode_video_filter_new( p_stream,
+                            &id->p_decoder->fmt_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
+                            NULL, "croppadd" );
+                if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] )
+                {
+                    /* Set crop and padding information */
+                    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->i_filter++;
+                }
+            }
+#endif
+#else
             /* 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 ||
@@ -2262,18 +2339,18 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                 p_sys->i_nopadd_height != (int)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height)
             {
                 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;
+                    transcode_video_filter_new( p_stream,
+                            &id->p_decoder->fmt_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
+                            NULL, "crop padd" );
+                if( !id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] )
+                {
+                    p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
+                    transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
+                    id->b_transcode = false;
+                    return VLC_EGENERIC;
+                }
 
+                /* Set crop and padding information */ 
                 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;
@@ -2284,65 +2361,19 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                 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;
-
-                    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;
-                }
+                id->i_filter++;
             }
-
+#endif
             for( i = 0; (i < p_sys->i_vfilters) && (id->i_ufilter < TRANSCODE_FILTERS); i++ )
             {
                 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 )
-                {
-                    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;
+                    transcode_video_filter_new( p_stream,
+                            &id->p_decoder->fmt_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
+                            p_sys->p_vfilters_cfg[i], p_sys->psz_vfilters[i] );
+                if( id->pp_ufilter[id->i_filter] )
                     id->i_ufilter++;
-                }
                 else
-                {
-                    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;
-                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -2360,7 +2391,7 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         if( p_sys->p_spu )
         {
             p_subpic = spu_SortSubpictures( p_sys->p_spu, p_pic->date,
-                       VLC_FALSE /* Fixme: check if stream is paused */ );
+                       false /* Fixme: check if stream is paused */ );
             /* TODO: get another pic */
         }
 
@@ -2602,6 +2633,7 @@ static picture_t *video_new_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t **pp_ring,
     }
 
     p_pic = malloc( sizeof(picture_t) );
+    if( !p_pic ) return NULL;
     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,
@@ -2612,11 +2644,17 @@ static picture_t *video_new_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t **pp_ring,
     if( !p_pic->i_planes )
     {
         free( p_pic );
-        return 0;
+        return NULL;
     }
 
     p_pic->pf_release = video_release_buffer;
     p_pic->p_sys = malloc( sizeof(picture_sys_t) );
+    if( !p_pic->p_sys )
+    {
+        free( p_pic );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     p_pic->p_sys->p_owner = p_this;
     p_pic->i_status = RESERVED_PICTURE;
 
@@ -2639,30 +2677,38 @@ static picture_t *video_new_buffer_filter( filter_t *p_filter )
 
 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 );
+    VLC_UNUSED(p_this);
+    if( p_pic )
+    {
+        free( p_pic->p_data_orig );
+        free( p_pic->p_sys );
+        free( p_pic );
+    }
 }
 
 static void video_del_buffer_decoder( decoder_t *p_decoder, picture_t *p_pic )
 {
+    VLC_UNUSED(p_decoder);
     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 )
 {
+    VLC_UNUSED(p_filter);
     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 )
 {
+    VLC_UNUSED(p_dec);
     p_pic->i_refcount++;
 }
 
 static void video_unlink_picture_decoder( decoder_t *p_dec, picture_t *p_pic )
 {
+    VLC_UNUSED(p_dec);
     video_release_buffer( p_pic );
 }
 
@@ -2681,6 +2727,7 @@ static int transcode_spu_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
      */
 
     /* Initialization of decoder structures */
+    id->p_decoder->pf_decode_sub = NULL;
     id->p_decoder->pf_spu_buffer_new = spu_new_buffer;
     id->p_decoder->pf_spu_buffer_del = spu_del_buffer;
     id->p_decoder->p_owner = (decoder_owner_sys_t *)p_stream;
@@ -2705,7 +2752,7 @@ static int transcode_spu_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
         id->p_encoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_spu_cfg;
 
         id->p_encoder->p_module =
-            module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_senc, VLC_TRUE );
+            module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_senc, true );
 
         if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
         {
@@ -2724,7 +2771,7 @@ static int transcode_spu_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void transcode_spu_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id)
+static void transcode_spu_close( sout_stream_id_t *id)
 {
     /* Close decoder */
     if( id->p_decoder->p_module )
@@ -2744,7 +2791,10 @@ 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 ) return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    if( !p_subpic )
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+
+    sout_UpdateStatistic( p_stream->p_sout, SOUT_STATISTIC_DECODED_SUBTITLE, 1 );
 
     if( p_sys->b_master_sync && p_sys->i_master_drift )
     {
@@ -2762,7 +2812,6 @@ static int transcode_spu_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 
         p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_sub( id->p_encoder, p_subpic );
         spu_del_buffer( id->p_decoder, p_subpic );
-
         if( p_block )
         {
             block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
@@ -2791,55 +2840,28 @@ static void spu_del_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, subpicture_t *p_subpic )
 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;
-    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;
-
-    /* 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 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 );
+    id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_cat = SPU_ES;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_out.psz_language = strdup( "osd" );
 
     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,
+                 "to fcc=`%4.4s'", (char*)&id->p_encoder->fmt_out.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 );
+        es_format_Init( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, id->p_decoder->fmt_in.i_cat,
+                        VLC_FOURCC('Y','U','V','A') );
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_in.psz_language = strdup( "osd" );
 
         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 );
+            module_Need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_osdenc, true );
 
         if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
         {
@@ -2849,48 +2871,33 @@ static int transcode_osd_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
 
         /* 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;
+        id->b_transcode = 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;
+                 (char*)&id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_codec );
+        id->id = p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_sys->p_out, &id->p_decoder->fmt_out );
+        id->b_transcode = false;
 
         if( !id->id ) goto error;
     }
 
-    p_sys->id_osd = id;
-    p_sys->b_es_osd = VLC_TRUE;
-
     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" );
+        spu_Init( p_sys->p_spu );
     }
 
-    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;
+    p_sys->b_osd = false;
     return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }
 
@@ -2899,21 +2906,12 @@ static void transcode_osd_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id)
     sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
 
     /* Close encoder */
-    if( p_sys->b_es_osd && id )
+    if( p_sys->b_osd && id )
     {
         if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
             module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
-
-        if( id->id ) p_sys->p_out->pf_del( p_sys->p_out, id->id );
-
-        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 );
+    p_sys->b_osd = false;
 }
 
 static int transcode_osd_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
@@ -2926,7 +2924,7 @@ static int transcode_osd_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     /* 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 );
+        p_subpic = spu_SortSubpictures( p_sys->p_spu, in->i_dts, false );
     }
     else
     {
@@ -2934,8 +2932,7 @@ static int transcode_osd_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         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" );
+            spu_Init( p_sys->p_spu );
         }
     }
 
@@ -2949,16 +2946,12 @@ static int transcode_osd_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
             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 );
+        p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_sub( id->p_encoder, p_subpic );
+        spu_DestroySubpicture( p_sys->p_spu, 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;
         }
     }