]> git.sesse.net Git - vlc/blobdiff - modules/stream_out/transcode.c
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[vlc] / modules / stream_out / transcode.c
index 1f707cc247587c4db23ad25a2a7ce78f89c598bb..f9d7a27d4ffe2884583ef5b417869b56a30536c0 100644 (file)
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Authors: Laurent Aimar <fenrir@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Gildas Bazin <gbazin@videolan.org>
  *          Jean-Paul Saman <jpsaman #_at_# m2x dot nl>
+ *          Antoine Cellerier <dionoea at videolan dot org>
  *
  * 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
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <vlc/vlc.h>
+#include <vlc_common.h>
+#include <vlc_plugin.h>
 #include <vlc_input.h>
 #include <vlc_sout.h>
 #include <vlc_aout.h>
 #include <vlc_vout.h>
 #include <vlc_codec.h>
+#include <vlc_meta.h>
 #include <vlc_block.h>
 #include <vlc_filter.h>
 #include <vlc_osd.h>
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@
 
 #define MASTER_SYNC_MAX_DRIFT 100000
 
+#include <assert.h>
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
     "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_( \
-    "Number of pixels to crop at the top of the video." )
-#define CROPLEFT_TEXT N_("Video crop (left)")
-#define CROPLEFT_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Number of pixels to crop at the left of the video." )
-#define CROPBOTTOM_TEXT N_("Video crop (bottom)")
-#define CROPBOTTOM_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Number of pixels to crop at the bottom of the video." )
-#define CROPRIGHT_TEXT N_("Video crop (right)")
-#define CROPRIGHT_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "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_( \
     "This is the audio encoder module that will be used (and its associated "\
 #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[] =
+static const char *const ppsz_deinterlace_type[] =
 {
     "deinterlace", "ffmpeg-deinterlace"
 };
@@ -190,114 +158,87 @@ 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 );
+vlc_module_begin ()
+    set_shortname( N_("Transcode"))
+    set_description( N_("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 );
+                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 );
-
-    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "croptop", 0, NULL, CROPTOP_TEXT,
-                 CROPTOP_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropleft", 0, NULL, CROPLEFT_TEXT,
-                 CROPLEFT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropbottom", 0, NULL, CROPBOTTOM_TEXT,
-                 CROPBOTTOM_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-    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 );
+                     VFILTER_TEXT, VFILTER_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 );
+                ACODEC_LONGTEXT, false )
     add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "ab", 0, NULL, AB_TEXT,
-                 AB_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+                 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 );
+              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 );
+    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 );
+               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 );
+    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 );
+    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();
+vlc_module_end ()
 
-static const char *ppsz_sout_options[] = {
-    "venc", "vcodec", "vb", "croptop", "cropbottom", "cropleft", "cropright",
-    "paddtop", "paddbottom", "paddleft", "paddright",
-    "canvas-width", "canvas-height", "canvas-aspect",
+static const char *const ppsz_sout_options[] = {
+    "venc", "vcodec", "vb",
     "scale", "fps", "width", "height", "vfilter", "deinterlace",
     "deinterlace-module", "threads", "hurry-up", "aenc", "acodec", "ab",
     "afilter", "samplerate", "channels", "senc", "scodec", "soverlay",
@@ -322,6 +263,7 @@ static void audio_del_buffer( decoder_t *, aout_buffer_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 void transcode_video_encoder_init( 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 ** );
@@ -344,9 +286,9 @@ 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 );
+static void* EncoderThread( vlc_object_t * p_this );
 
-static int pi_channels_maps[6] =
+static const int pi_channels_maps[6] =
 {
     0,
     AOUT_CHAN_CENTER,   AOUT_CHAN_LEFT | AOUT_CHAN_RIGHT,
@@ -359,7 +301,9 @@ static int pi_channels_maps[6] =
 
 #define PICTURE_RING_SIZE 64
 #define SUBPICTURE_RING_SIZE 20
-#define TRANSCODE_FILTERS 10
+
+#define ENC_FRAMERATE (25 * 1000 + .5)
+#define ENC_FRAMERATE_BASE 1000
 
 struct sout_stream_sys_t
 {
@@ -380,9 +324,8 @@ struct sout_stream_sys_t
     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];
-    int             i_afilters;
+
+    char            *psz_af2;
 
     /* Video */
     vlc_fourcc_t    i_vcodec;   /* codec video (0 if not transcode) */
@@ -393,45 +336,19 @@ 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;
-    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;
-
-    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;
-
-    int             i_dst_x_offset;
-    int             i_dst_y_offset;
-    int             i_nopadd_width;
-    int             i_nopadd_height;
+    bool            b_high_priority;
+    bool            b_hurry_up;
+
+    char            *psz_vf2;
 
     /* 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;
 
@@ -439,10 +356,10 @@ struct sout_stream_sys_t
     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_osd;   /* VLC_TRUE when osd es is registered */
+    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;
 };
 
@@ -529,27 +446,12 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     }
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "afilter", &val );
-    p_sys->i_afilters = 0;
     if( val.psz_string && *val.psz_string )
+        p_sys->psz_af2 = val.psz_string;
+    else
     {
-        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++;
-        }
-    }
-    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;
+        free( val.psz_string );
+        p_sys->psz_af2 = NULL;
     }
 
     /* Video transcoding parameters */
@@ -601,27 +503,12 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     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 )
+        p_sys->psz_vf2 = val.psz_string;
+    else
     {
-        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++;
-        }
-    }
-    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;
+        free( val.psz_string );
+        p_sys->psz_vf2 = NULL;
     }
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "deinterlace", &val );
@@ -640,45 +527,6 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     }
     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 );
-    p_sys->i_crop_bottom = val.i_int;
-    var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "cropleft", &val );
-    p_sys->i_crop_left = val.i_int;
-    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 );
-
-    }
-    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 );
@@ -738,7 +586,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     p_sys->psz_osdenc = NULL;
     p_sys->p_osd_cfg  = NULL;
     p_sys->i_osdcodec = 0;
-    p_sys->b_osd   = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_sys->b_osd   = false;
 
     var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "osd", &val );
     if( val.b_bool )
@@ -774,7 +622,7 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     /* 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;
@@ -794,80 +642,25 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
 
     sout_StreamDelete( p_sys->p_out );
 
-    while( p_sys->i_afilters )
-    {
-        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;
-
-        free( p_sys->p_audio_cfg->psz_name );
-        free( p_sys->p_audio_cfg->psz_value );
-        free( p_sys->p_audio_cfg );
+    free( p_sys->psz_af2 );
 
-        p_sys->p_audio_cfg = p_next;
-    }
+    config_ChainDestroy( p_sys->p_audio_cfg );
     free( p_sys->psz_aenc );
 
-    while( p_sys->i_vfilters )
-    {
-        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;
-
-        free( p_sys->p_video_cfg->psz_name );
-        free( p_sys->p_video_cfg->psz_value );
-        free( p_sys->p_video_cfg );
+    free( p_sys->psz_vf2 );
 
-        p_sys->p_video_cfg = p_next;
-    }
+    config_ChainDestroy( p_sys->p_video_cfg );
     free( p_sys->psz_venc );
 
-    while( p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg != NULL )
-    {
-        config_chain_t *p_next = p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg->p_next;
-
-        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;
-    }
+    config_ChainDestroy( p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg );
     free( p_sys->psz_deinterlace );
 
-    while( p_sys->p_spu_cfg != NULL )
-    {
-        config_chain_t *p_next = p_sys->p_spu_cfg->p_next;
-
-        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;
-    }
+    config_ChainDestroy( p_sys->p_spu_cfg );
     free( p_sys->psz_senc );
 
     if( p_sys->p_spu ) spu_Destroy( p_sys->p_spu );
 
-    while( p_sys->p_osd_cfg != NULL )
-    {
-        config_chain_t *p_next = p_sys->p_osd_cfg->p_next;
-
-        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;
-    }
+    config_ChainDestroy( p_sys->p_osd_cfg );
     free( p_sys->psz_osdenc );
 
     vlc_object_release( p_sys );
@@ -875,7 +668,7 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
 
 struct sout_stream_id_t
 {
-    vlc_fourcc_t  b_transcode;
+    bool            b_transcode;
 
     /* id of the out stream */
     void *id;
@@ -884,11 +677,9 @@ struct sout_stream_id_t
     decoder_t       *p_decoder;
 
     /* Filters */
-    filter_t        *pp_filter[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
-    int             i_filter;
+    filter_chain_t  *p_f_chain;
     /* User specified filters */
-    filter_t        *pp_ufilter[TRANSCODE_FILTERS];
-    int             i_ufilter;
+    filter_chain_t  *p_uf_chain;
 
     /* Encoder */
     encoder_t       *p_encoder;
@@ -902,13 +693,9 @@ 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;
     sout_stream_id_t *id;
 
-    id = malloc( sizeof( sout_stream_id_t ) );
+    id = calloc( 1, 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;
     id->p_decoder = NULL;
@@ -917,22 +704,16 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *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;
+    id->p_decoder->b_pace_control = true;
 
     /* Create encoder object */
-    id->p_encoder = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_ENCODER );
+    id->p_encoder = sout_EncoderCreate( p_stream );
     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;
 
@@ -984,8 +765,8 @@ 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->id = sout_StreamIdAdd( p_sys->p_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+        id->b_transcode = true;
 
         if( !id->id )
         {
@@ -1017,13 +798,14 @@ 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 )
         {
             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;
+                (p_sys->f_fps * 1000) + 0.5;
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base =
+                ENC_FRAMERATE_BASE;
         }
     }
     else if( ( p_fmt->i_cat == SPU_ES ) &&
@@ -1044,8 +826,8 @@ 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->id = sout_StreamIdAdd( p_sys->p_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+        id->b_transcode = true;
 
         if( !id->id )
         {
@@ -1058,7 +840,7 @@ 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 ) )
@@ -1073,7 +855,7 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
                  "to fcc=`%4.4s'", (char*)&p_fmt->i_codec,
                  (char*)&p_sys->i_scodec );
 
-        id->b_transcode = VLC_TRUE;
+        id->b_transcode = true;
 
         /* Create a fake OSD menu elementary stream */
         if( transcode_osd_new( p_stream, id ) )
@@ -1081,37 +863,40 @@ static sout_stream_id_t *Add( sout_stream_t *p_stream, es_format_t *p_fmt )
             msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot create osd chain" );
             goto error;
         }
-        p_sys->b_osd = VLC_TRUE;
+        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->id = sout_StreamIdAdd( p_sys->p_out, p_fmt );
+        id->b_transcode = false;
 
         if( !id->id ) goto error;
     }
 
     return id;
 
- error:
-    if( id->p_decoder )
+error:
+    if( id )
     {
-        vlc_object_detach( id->p_decoder );
-        vlc_object_release( id->p_decoder );
-        id->p_decoder = NULL;
-    }
+        if( id->p_decoder )
+        {
+            vlc_object_detach( id->p_decoder );
+            vlc_object_release( 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_release( id->p_encoder );
-        id->p_encoder = NULL;
-    }
+        if( id->p_encoder )
+        {
+            vlc_object_detach( id->p_encoder );
+            es_format_Clean( &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+            vlc_object_release( id->p_encoder );
+            id->p_encoder = NULL;
+        }
 
-    free( id );
+        free( id );
+    }
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1138,7 +923,7 @@ static int Del( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
         }
     }
 
-    if( id->id ) p_sys->p_out->pf_del( p_sys->p_out, id->id );
+    if( id->id ) sout_StreamIdDel( p_sys->p_out, id->id );
 
     if( id->p_decoder )
     {
@@ -1165,12 +950,11 @@ static int Send( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id,
     sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
     block_t *p_out = NULL;
 
-    if( !id->b_transcode && id->id )
-    {
-        return p_sys->p_out->pf_send( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_buffer );
-    }
-    else if( !id->b_transcode )
+    if( !id->b_transcode )
     {
+        if( id->id )
+            return sout_StreamIdSend( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_buffer );
+
         block_Release( p_buffer );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
@@ -1212,86 +996,64 @@ static int Send( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id,
         break;
     }
 
-    if( p_out ) return p_sys->p_out->pf_send( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_out );
+    if( p_out )
+        return sout_StreamIdSend( p_sys->p_out, id->id, p_out );
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * decoder reencoder part
+ * decoder helper
  ****************************************************************************/
-static int audio_BitsPerSample( vlc_fourcc_t i_format )
+static inline void video_timer_start( encoder_t * p_encoder )
 {
-    switch( i_format )
-    {
-    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;
+    stats_TimerStart( p_encoder, "encoding video frame",
+                      STATS_TIMER_VIDEO_FRAME_ENCODING );
+}
 
-    case VLC_FOURCC('f','l','6','4'):
-        return 64;
-    }
+static inline void video_timer_stop( encoder_t * p_encoder )
+{
+    stats_TimerStop( p_encoder, STATS_TIMER_VIDEO_FRAME_ENCODING );
+}
 
-    return 0;
+static inline void video_timer_close( encoder_t * p_encoder )
+{
+    stats_TimerDump(  p_encoder, STATS_TIMER_VIDEO_FRAME_ENCODING );
+    stats_TimerClean( p_encoder, STATS_TIMER_VIDEO_FRAME_ENCODING );
 }
 
-static block_t *transcode_audio_alloc (filter_t *filter, int size)
+static inline void audio_timer_start( encoder_t * p_encoder )
 {
-    return block_New (filter, size);
+    stats_TimerStart( p_encoder, "encoding audio frame",
+                      STATS_TIMER_AUDIO_FRAME_ENCODING );
 }
 
-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 )
+static inline void audio_timer_stop( encoder_t * p_encoder )
 {
-    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
-    filter_t *p_filter = vlc_object_create( p_stream, VLC_OBJECT_FILTER );
+    stats_TimerStop( p_encoder, STATS_TIMER_AUDIO_FRAME_ENCODING );
+}
 
-    vlc_object_attach( p_filter, p_stream );
-    p_filter->pf_audio_buffer_new = transcode_audio_alloc;
+static inline void audio_timer_close( encoder_t * p_encoder )
+{
+    stats_TimerDump(  p_encoder, STATS_TIMER_AUDIO_FRAME_ENCODING );
+    stats_TimerClean( p_encoder, STATS_TIMER_AUDIO_FRAME_ENCODING );
+}
 
-    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];
+/****************************************************************************
+ * decoder reencoder part
+ ****************************************************************************/
 
-    p_filter->p_module = module_Need( p_filter, "audio filter2", psz_name,
-                                      VLC_TRUE );
-    if( p_filter->p_module )
-    {
-        p_filter->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample =
-            audio_BitsPerSample( p_filter->fmt_out.i_codec );
-        *p_fmt_in = p_filter->fmt_out;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        vlc_object_detach( p_filter );
-        vlc_object_release( p_filter );
-        p_filter = 0;
-    }
+static block_t *transcode_audio_alloc( filter_t *p_filter, int size )
+{
+    VLC_UNUSED( p_filter );
+    return block_Alloc( size );
+}
 
-    return p_filter;
+static int transcode_audio_filter_allocation_init( filter_t *p_filter,
+                                                   void *data )
+{
+    VLC_UNUSED(data);
+    p_filter->pf_audio_buffer_new = transcode_audio_alloc;
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
@@ -1315,14 +1077,14 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     /* id->p_decoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_audio_cfg; */
 
     id->p_decoder->p_module =
-        module_Need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", 0 );
+        module_need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", false );
     if( !id->p_decoder->p_module )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find audio decoder" );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
     id->p_decoder->fmt_out.audio.i_bitspersample =
-        audio_BitsPerSample( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.i_codec );
+        aout_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') &&
@@ -1339,11 +1101,7 @@ 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;
 
-    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_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 =
@@ -1351,83 +1109,91 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     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 );
+        aout_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_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 );
-        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find audio encoder (module:%s fourcc:%4.4s)",
+                 p_sys->psz_aenc ? p_sys->psz_aenc : "any",
+                 (char *)&p_sys->i_acodec );
+        module_unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
         id->p_decoder->p_module = NULL;
         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 );
+        aout_BitsPerSample( id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec );
+
+    /* Init filter chain */
+    id->p_f_chain = filter_chain_New( p_stream, "audio filter2", true,
+                    transcode_audio_filter_allocation_init, NULL, NULL );
+    filter_chain_Reset( id->p_f_chain, &fmt_last, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in );
 
     /* 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');
-
-        id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
-            transcode_audio_filter_new( p_stream, id, &fmt_last, &fmt_out, NULL );
-
-        if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] ) id->i_filter++;
+        fmt_last.i_codec = fmt_last.audio.i_format = VLC_FOURCC('f','l','3','2');
+        fmt_last.audio.i_bitspersample = aout_BitsPerSample( fmt_last.i_codec );
+        filter_chain_AppendFilter( id->p_f_chain, NULL, NULL, NULL, &fmt_last );
+        fmt_last = *filter_chain_GetFmtOut( id->p_f_chain );
     }
 
-    for( i = 0; i < TRANSCODE_FILTERS; i++ )
+    for( i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
     {
         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) )
         {
-            id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
-                transcode_audio_filter_new( p_stream, id, &fmt_last,
-                                            &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, NULL );
-
-            if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] )
-                id->i_filter++;
-            else
-                break;
+            msg_Dbg( p_stream, "Looking for filter "
+                     "(%4.4s->%4.4s, channels %d->%d, rate %d->%d)",
+                 (char *)&fmt_last.i_codec,
+                 (char *)&id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec,
+                 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 );
+            filter_chain_AppendFilter( id->p_f_chain, NULL, NULL,
+                                       &fmt_last, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in );
+            fmt_last = *filter_chain_GetFmtOut( id->p_f_chain );
         }
+        else break;
     }
 
     /* 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)",
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "no audio filter found "
+                           "(%4.4s->%4.4s, channels %d->%d, rate %d->%d)",
                  (char *)&fmt_last.i_codec,
-                 (char *)&id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec );
+                 (char *)&id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec,
+                 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 );
         transcode_audio_close( id );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
     /* Load user specified audio filters now */
-    for( i = 0; (i < p_sys->i_afilters) &&
-                (id->i_ufilter < TRANSCODE_FILTERS); i++ )
+    if( p_sys->psz_af2 )
     {
-        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
-            break;
+        id->p_uf_chain = filter_chain_New( p_stream, "audio filter2", false,
+                       transcode_audio_filter_allocation_init, NULL, NULL );
+        filter_chain_Reset( id->p_uf_chain, &fmt_last, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in );
+        filter_chain_AppendFromString( id->p_uf_chain, p_sys->psz_af2 );
+        fmt_last = *filter_chain_GetFmtOut( id->p_uf_chain );
     }
 
     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 );
+        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 */
@@ -1449,16 +1215,25 @@ 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 );
-        if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
+            module_need( id->p_encoder, "encoder", p_sys->psz_aenc, true );
+        if( !id->p_encoder->p_module ||
+            fmt_last.audio.i_channels != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.audio.i_channels  ||
+            fmt_last.i_codec != id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec )
         {
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_aenc );
+            if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
+            {
+                module_unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+                id->p_encoder->p_module = NULL;
+            }
+            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find audio encoder (module:%s fourcc:%4.4s)",
+                     p_sys->psz_aenc ? p_sys->psz_aenc : "any",
+                     (char *)&p_sys->i_acodec );
             transcode_audio_close( 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 );
+            aout_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,
@@ -1493,33 +1268,27 @@ static int transcode_audio_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 
 static void transcode_audio_close( sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
-    int i;
+    audio_timer_close( id->p_encoder );
 
     /* Close decoder */
     if( id->p_decoder->p_module )
-        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+        module_unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
     id->p_decoder->p_module = NULL;
 
+    if( id->p_decoder->p_description )
+        vlc_meta_Delete( id->p_decoder->p_description );
+    id->p_decoder->p_description = NULL;
+
     /* Close encoder */
     if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
-        module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+        module_unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
     id->p_encoder->p_module = NULL;
 
     /* 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_release( 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_release( id->pp_ufilter[i] );
-    }
+    if( id->p_f_chain )
+        filter_chain_Delete( id->p_f_chain );
+    if( id->p_uf_chain )
+        filter_chain_Delete( id->p_uf_chain );
 }
 
 static int transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
@@ -1529,7 +1298,6 @@ static int transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     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;
 
     while( (p_audio_buf = id->p_decoder->pf_decode_audio( id->p_decoder,
@@ -1561,20 +1329,10 @@ static int transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         p_audio_block->i_samples = p_audio_buf->i_nb_samples;
 
         /* Run filter chain */
-        for( i = 0; i < id->i_filter; i++ )
-        {
-            p_audio_block =
-                id->pp_filter[i]->pf_audio_filter( id->pp_filter[i],
-                                                   p_audio_block );
-        }
-
-        /* Run user specified filter chain */
-        for( i = 0; i < id->i_ufilter; i++ )
-        {
-            p_audio_block =
-                id->pp_ufilter[i]->pf_audio_filter( id->pp_ufilter[i],
-                                                    p_audio_block );
-        }
+        p_audio_block = filter_chain_AudioFilter( id->p_f_chain, p_audio_block );
+        if( id->p_uf_chain )
+            p_audio_block = filter_chain_AudioFilter( id->p_uf_chain, p_audio_block );
+        assert( p_audio_block );
 
         p_audio_buf->p_buffer = p_audio_block->p_buffer;
         p_audio_buf->i_nb_bytes = p_audio_block->i_buffer;
@@ -1582,7 +1340,10 @@ static int transcode_audio_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         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;
 
+        audio_timer_start( id->p_encoder );
         p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_audio( id->p_encoder, p_audio_buf );
+        audio_timer_stop( id->p_encoder );
+
         block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
         block_Release( p_audio_block );
         free( p_audio_buf );
@@ -1621,7 +1382,7 @@ static aout_buffer_t *audio_new_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, int i_samples )
 
     p_buffer = malloc( sizeof(aout_buffer_t) );
     if( !p_buffer ) return NULL;
-    p_buffer->b_discontinuity = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_buffer->b_discontinuity = false;
     p_buffer->pf_release = audio_release_buffer;
     p_buffer->p_sys = p_block = block_New( p_dec, i_size );
 
@@ -1644,65 +1405,30 @@ static void audio_del_buffer( decoder_t *p_dec, aout_buffer_t *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 )
+static int transcode_video_filter_allocation_init( filter_t *p_filter,
+                                                   void *p_data )
 {
-    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
-    filter_t *p_filter;
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = (sout_stream_sys_t*)p_data;
     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, VLC_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;
-    }
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
 
     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;
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static void transcode_video_filter_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                          filter_t *p_filter )
+static void transcode_video_filter_allocation_clear( 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++ )
     {
@@ -1711,8 +1437,6 @@ static void transcode_video_filter_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                               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 )
@@ -1734,17 +1458,21 @@ static int transcode_video_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     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) );
+    if( !id->p_decoder->p_owner )
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+
     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; */
 
     id->p_decoder->p_module =
-        module_Need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", 0 );
+        module_need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", false );
 
     if( !id->p_decoder->p_module )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find video decoder" );
+        free( id->p_decoder->p_owner );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
@@ -1763,34 +1491,33 @@ static int transcode_video_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     /* The dimensions will be set properly later on.
      * Just put sensible values so we can test an encoder is available. */
     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width =
-        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_out.video.i_width ?:
+        id->p_decoder->fmt_in.video.i_width ?: 16;
     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height =
-        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->fmt_out.video.i_height ?:
+        id->p_decoder->fmt_in.video.i_height ?: 16;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate = ENC_FRAMERATE;
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_frame_rate_base = ENC_FRAMERATE_BASE;
 
     id->p_encoder->i_threads = p_sys->i_threads;
     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 );
-        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find video encoder (module:%s fourcc:%4.4s)",
+                 p_sys->psz_venc ? p_sys->psz_venc : "any",
+                 (char *)&p_sys->i_vcodec );
+        module_unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
         id->p_decoder->p_module = 0;
+        free( id->p_decoder->p_owner );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
     /* Close the encoder.
      * We'll open it only when we have the first frame. */
-    module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+    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 );
@@ -1804,19 +1531,19 @@ 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_cond_init( p_stream, &p_sys->cond );
+        vlc_mutex_init( &p_sys->lock_out );
+        vlc_cond_init( &p_sys->cond );
         memset( p_sys->pp_pics, 0, sizeof(p_sys->pp_pics) );
         p_sys->i_first_pic = 0;
         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, i_priority,
-                               VLC_FALSE ) )
+        if( vlc_thread_create( p_sys, "encoder", EncoderThread, i_priority ) )
         {
             msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot spawn encoder thread" );
-            module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+            module_unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
             id->p_decoder->p_module = 0;
+            free( id->p_decoder->p_owner );
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
     }
@@ -1824,42 +1551,34 @@ static int transcode_video_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
-                                         sout_stream_id_t *id )
+static void transcode_video_encoder_init( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                          sout_stream_id_t *id )
 {
     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;
+    /* Calculate scaling
+     * 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;
+    /* 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;
+    /* 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;
+    /* 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 );
+    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 );
+    /* 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 );
 
     /* Calculate scaling factor for specified parameters */
     if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width <= 0 &&
@@ -1886,167 +1605,66 @@ static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
              id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height <= 0 )
     {
         /* Only width specified */
-        f_scale_width = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width /
-                             p_sys->i_crop_width;
+        f_scale_width = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width/i_src_width;
         f_scale_height = f_scale_width;
     }
     else if( id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width <= 0 &&
              id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height > 0 )
     {
          /* Only height specified */
-         f_scale_height = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height /
-                              p_sys->i_crop_height;
+         f_scale_height = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height/i_src_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;
+         f_scale_width = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width/i_src_width;
+         f_scale_height = (float)id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height/i_src_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 )
+                                                     i_src_width )
      {
-         f_scale_width = (float)p_sys->i_maxwidth / p_sys->i_crop_width;
+         f_scale_width = (float)p_sys->i_maxwidth / i_src_width;
      }
+
      if( p_sys->i_maxheight && f_scale_height > (float)p_sys->i_maxheight /
-                                                       p_sys->i_crop_height )
+                                                       i_src_height )
      {
-         f_scale_height = (float)p_sys->i_maxheight / p_sys->i_crop_height;
+         f_scale_height = (float)p_sys->i_maxheight / i_src_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;
-         }
-     }
+     i_dst_width =  2 * (int)(f_scale_width*i_src_width/2+0.5);
+     i_dst_height = 2 * (int)(f_scale_height*i_src_height/2+0.5);
 
      /* 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_out.video.i_width =
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_visible_width = i_dst_width;
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height =
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_visible_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;
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width =
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_visible_width = i_dst_width;
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height =
+     id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_visible_height = i_dst_height;
 
-     msg_Dbg( p_stream, "source %ix%i, crop %ix%i, "
-                        "destination %ix%i, padding %ix%i",
+     msg_Dbg( p_stream, "source %ix%i, destination %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
      );
 
@@ -2065,8 +1683,8 @@ static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         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;
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate = ENC_FRAMERATE;
+            id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_frame_rate_base = ENC_FRAMERATE_BASE;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2082,18 +1700,35 @@ static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     /* Check whether a particular aspect ratio was requested */
     if( !id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect )
     {
-        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect = (int)( f_aspect * VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR + 0.5 );
+        id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect =
+                (int)( f_aspect * VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR + 0.5 );
     }
     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 );
+    msg_Dbg( p_stream, "encoder aspect is %i:%i",
+             id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect, VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR );
+
+    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_chroma = id->p_encoder->fmt_in.i_codec;
+}
+
+static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
+                                         sout_stream_id_t *id )
+{
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
+
+
+    msg_Dbg( p_stream, "destination (after video filters) %ix%i",
+             id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width,
+             id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height );
 
     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 );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find video encoder (module:%s fourcc:%4.4s)",
+                 p_sys->psz_venc ? p_sys->psz_venc : "any",
+                 (char *)&p_sys->i_vcodec );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
@@ -2106,8 +1741,8 @@ static int transcode_video_encoder_open( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         id->p_encoder->fmt_out.i_codec = VLC_FOURCC('m','p','g','v');
     }
 
-    id->id = p_stream->p_sys->p_out->pf_add( p_stream->p_sys->p_out,
-                                             &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+    id->id = sout_StreamIdAdd( p_stream->p_sys->p_out,
+                               &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
     if( !id->id )
     {
         msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot add this stream" );
@@ -2133,9 +1768,13 @@ static void transcode_video_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         vlc_cond_destroy( &p_stream->p_sys->cond );
     }
 
+    video_timer_close( id->p_encoder );
+
     /* Close decoder */
     if( id->p_decoder->p_module )
-        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+        module_unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+    if( id->p_decoder->p_description )
+        vlc_meta_Delete( id->p_decoder->p_description );
 
     if( id->p_decoder->p_owner )
     {
@@ -2151,22 +1790,13 @@ static void transcode_video_close( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 
     /* Close encoder */
     if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
-        module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+        module_unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
 
     /* Close filters */
-    for( i = 0; i < id->i_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++ )
-    {
-        transcode_video_filter_close( p_stream, id->pp_ufilter[i] );
-        id->pp_ufilter[i] = NULL;
-    }
-    id->i_ufilter = 0;
+    if( id->p_f_chain )
+        filter_chain_Delete( id->p_f_chain );
+    if( id->p_uf_chain )
+        filter_chain_Delete( id->p_uf_chain );
 }
 
 static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
@@ -2174,7 +1804,7 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                                     block_t *in, block_t **out )
 {
     sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = p_stream->p_sys;
-    int i_duplicate = 1, i;
+    int i_duplicate = 1;
     picture_t *p_pic, *p_pic2 = NULL;
     *out = NULL;
 
@@ -2189,7 +1819,7 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
             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;
@@ -2237,147 +1867,71 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 
         if( !id->p_encoder->p_module )
         {
-            if( transcode_video_encoder_open( p_stream, id ) != VLC_SUCCESS )
-            {
-                p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
-                transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
-                id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
-                return VLC_EGENERIC;
-            }
+            transcode_video_encoder_init( p_stream, id );
+
+            id->p_f_chain = filter_chain_New( p_stream, "video filter2",
+                                              false,
+                               transcode_video_filter_allocation_init,
+                               transcode_video_filter_allocation_clear,
+                               p_stream->p_sys );
 
             /* Deinterlace */
             if( p_stream->p_sys->b_deinterlace )
             {
-                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
-                    transcode_video_filter_new( p_stream,
-                            &id->p_decoder->fmt_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
-                            p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg,
-                            p_sys->psz_deinterlace );
-
-                if( id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] )
-                    id->i_filter++;
+                filter_chain_AppendFilter( id->p_f_chain,
+                                           p_sys->psz_deinterlace,
+                                           p_sys->p_deinterlace_cfg,
+                                           &id->p_decoder->fmt_out,
+                                           &id->p_decoder->fmt_out );
             }
 
-#if (defined(HAVE_FFMPEG_SWSCALE_H) || defined(HAVE_LIBSWSCALE_TREE)) || defined(HAVE_LIBSWSCALE_SWSCALE_H)
+            /* Take care of the scaling and chroma conversions */
             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_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width ) ||
                 ( id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video.i_height !=
-                  id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height ) )
+                  id->p_encoder->fmt_in.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] )
-                {
-                    p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
-                    transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
-                    id->b_transcode = VLC_FALSE;
-                    return VLC_EGENERIC;
-                }
-                id->i_filter++;
+                filter_chain_AppendFilter( id->p_f_chain,
+                                           NULL, NULL,
+                                           &id->p_decoder->fmt_out,
+                                           &id->p_encoder->fmt_in );
             }
-#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 ||
 
-                (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)
+            if( p_sys->psz_vf2 )
             {
-                id->pp_filter[id->i_filter] =
-                    transcode_video_filter_new( p_stream,
-                            &id->p_decoder->fmt_in, &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 = VLC_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;
-                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++;
+                const es_format_t *p_fmt_out;
+                id->p_uf_chain = filter_chain_New( p_stream, "video filter2",
+                                                   true,
+                                   transcode_video_filter_allocation_init,
+                                   transcode_video_filter_allocation_clear,
+                                   p_stream->p_sys );
+                filter_chain_Reset( id->p_uf_chain, &id->p_encoder->fmt_in,
+                                    &id->p_encoder->fmt_in );
+                filter_chain_AppendFromString( id->p_uf_chain, p_sys->psz_vf2 );
+                p_fmt_out = filter_chain_GetFmtOut( id->p_uf_chain );
+                es_format_Copy( &id->p_encoder->fmt_in, p_fmt_out );
+                id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_width =
+                    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_width;
+                id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_height =
+                    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_height;
+                id->p_encoder->fmt_out.video.i_aspect =
+                    id->p_encoder->fmt_in.video.i_aspect;
             }
-#endif
-            for( i = 0; (i < p_sys->i_vfilters) && (id->i_ufilter < TRANSCODE_FILTERS); i++ )
+
+            if( transcode_video_encoder_open( p_stream, id ) != VLC_SUCCESS )
             {
-                id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter] =
-                    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
-                    id->pp_ufilter[id->i_ufilter] = NULL;
+                p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
+                transcode_video_close( p_stream, id );
+                id->b_transcode = false;
+                return VLC_EGENERIC;
             }
         }
 
         /* Run filter chain */
-        for( i = 0; i < id->i_filter; i++ )
-        {
-            p_pic = id->pp_filter[i]->pf_video_filter(id->pp_filter[i], p_pic);
-        }
+        if( id->p_f_chain )
+            p_pic = filter_chain_VideoFilter( id->p_f_chain, p_pic );
 
         /*
          * Encoding
@@ -2387,58 +1941,52 @@ 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 */, false );
             /* TODO: get another pic */
         }
 
         /* Overlay subpicture */
         if( p_subpic )
         {
-            int i_scale_width, i_scale_height;
-            video_format_t *p_fmt;
+            video_format_t fmt;
 
-            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;
-
-            if( p_pic->i_refcount && !id->i_filter )
+            if( p_pic->i_refcount && !filter_chain_GetLength( id->p_f_chain ) )
             {
                 /* 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 )
                 {
-                    vout_CopyPicture( p_stream, p_tmp, p_pic );
+                    picture_Copy( p_tmp, p_pic );
                     p_pic->pf_release( p_pic );
                     p_pic = p_tmp;
                 }
             }
 
-            if( id->i_filter )
-                p_fmt = &id->pp_filter[id->i_filter -1]->fmt_out.video;
+            if( filter_chain_GetLength( id->p_f_chain ) > 0 )
+                fmt = filter_chain_GetFmtOut( id->p_f_chain )->video;
             else
-                p_fmt = &id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video;
+                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;
+            fmt.i_sar_num = fmt.i_aspect * fmt.i_height / fmt.i_width;
+            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 );
+            spu_RenderSubpictures( p_sys->p_spu, p_pic, &fmt,
+                                   p_subpic, &id->p_decoder->fmt_out.video, false );
         }
 
         /* Run user specified filter chain */
-        for( i = 0; i < id->i_ufilter; i++ )
-        {
-            p_pic = id->pp_ufilter[i]->pf_video_filter( id->pp_ufilter[i],
-                                                        p_pic );
-        }
+        if( id->p_uf_chain )
+            p_pic = filter_chain_VideoFilter( id->p_uf_chain, p_pic );
 
         if( p_sys->i_threads == 0 )
         {
             block_t *p_block;
+
+            video_timer_start( id->p_encoder );
             p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_video( id->p_encoder, p_pic );
+            video_timer_stop( id->p_encoder );
+
             block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
         }
 
@@ -2473,7 +2021,7 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
                 p_pic2 = video_new_buffer_decoder( id->p_decoder );
                 if( p_pic2 != NULL )
                 {
-                    vout_CopyPicture( p_stream, p_pic2, p_pic );
+                    picture_Copy( p_pic2, p_pic );
                     p_pic2->date = i_pts;
                 }
             }
@@ -2481,7 +2029,9 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
             {
                 block_t *p_block;
                 p_pic->date = i_pts;
+                video_timer_start( id->p_encoder );
                 p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_video(id->p_encoder, p_pic);
+                video_timer_stop( id->p_encoder );
                 block_ChainAppend( out, p_block );
             }
         }
@@ -2510,12 +2060,14 @@ static int transcode_video_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int EncoderThread( sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys )
+static void* EncoderThread( vlc_object_t* p_this )
 {
+    sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys = (sout_stream_sys_t*)p_this;
     sout_stream_id_t *id = p_sys->id_video;
     picture_t *p_pic;
+    int canc = vlc_savecancel ();
 
-    while( !p_sys->b_die && !p_sys->b_error )
+    while( vlc_object_alive (p_sys) && !p_sys->b_error )
     {
         block_t *p_block;
 
@@ -2523,9 +2075,9 @@ static int EncoderThread( sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys )
         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( !vlc_object_alive (p_sys) || p_sys->b_error ) break;
         }
-        if( p_sys->b_die || p_sys->b_error )
+        if( !vlc_object_alive (p_sys) || p_sys->b_error )
         {
             vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock_out );
             break;
@@ -2535,7 +2087,10 @@ static int EncoderThread( sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys )
         p_sys->i_first_pic %= PICTURE_RING_SIZE;
         vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock_out );
 
+        video_timer_start( id->p_encoder );
         p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_video( id->p_encoder, p_pic );
+        video_timer_stop( id->p_encoder );
+
         vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock_out );
         block_ChainAppend( &p_sys->p_buffers, p_block );
 
@@ -2551,7 +2106,8 @@ static int EncoderThread( sout_stream_sys_t *p_sys )
     }
     block_ChainRelease( p_sys->p_buffers );
 
-    return 0;
+    vlc_restorecancel (canc);
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 struct picture_sys_t
@@ -2578,7 +2134,7 @@ static picture_t *video_new_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t **pp_ring,
     /* 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 )
+        if( pp_ring[i] != NULL && pp_ring[i]->i_status == DESTROYED_PICTURE )
         {
             pp_ring[i]->i_status = RESERVED_PICTURE;
             return pp_ring[i];
@@ -2586,7 +2142,7 @@ static picture_t *video_new_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t **pp_ring,
     }
     for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
     {
-        if( pp_ring[i] == 0 ) break;
+        if( pp_ring[i] == NULL ) break;
     }
 
     if( i == PICTURE_RING_SIZE && p_sys->i_threads >= 1 )
@@ -2603,7 +2159,7 @@ static picture_t *video_new_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t **pp_ring,
         /* 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 )
+            if( pp_ring[i] != NULL && pp_ring[i]->i_status == DESTROYED_PICTURE )
             {
                 pp_ring[i]->i_status = RESERVED_PICTURE;
                 return pp_ring[i];
@@ -2611,7 +2167,7 @@ static picture_t *video_new_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t **pp_ring,
         }
         for( i = 0; i < PICTURE_RING_SIZE; i++ )
         {
-            if( pp_ring[i] == 0 ) break;
+            if( pp_ring[i] == NULL ) break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -2628,31 +2184,20 @@ static picture_t *video_new_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t **pp_ring,
         i = 0;
     }
 
-    p_pic = malloc( sizeof(picture_t) );
+    p_pic = picture_New( 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 ) 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,
-                          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 )
-    {
-        free( p_pic );
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    p_pic->pf_release = video_release_buffer;
-    p_pic->p_sys = malloc( sizeof(picture_sys_t) );
+    p_pic->p_sys = calloc( 1, sizeof(picture_sys_t) );
     if( !p_pic->p_sys )
     {
-        free( p_pic );
+        picture_Release( p_pic );
         return NULL;
     }
-
-    p_pic->p_sys->p_owner = p_this;
-    p_pic->i_status = RESERVED_PICTURE;
+    p_pic->pf_release = video_release_buffer;
+    p_pic->i_refcount = 0;
 
     pp_ring[i] = p_pic;
     return p_pic;
@@ -2676,6 +2221,7 @@ static void video_del_buffer( vlc_object_t *p_this, picture_t *p_pic )
     VLC_UNUSED(p_this);
     if( p_pic )
     {
+        free( p_pic->p_q );
         free( p_pic->p_data_orig );
         free( p_pic->p_sys );
         free( p_pic );
@@ -2687,6 +2233,7 @@ 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;
+    picture_CleanupQuant( p_pic );
 }
 
 static void video_del_buffer_filter( filter_t *p_filter, picture_t *p_pic )
@@ -2694,6 +2241,7 @@ 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;
+    picture_CleanupQuant( p_pic );
 }
 
 static void video_link_picture_decoder( decoder_t *p_dec, picture_t *p_pic )
@@ -2730,11 +2278,11 @@ static int transcode_spu_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     /* id->p_decoder->p_cfg = p_sys->p_spu_cfg; */
 
     id->p_decoder->p_module =
-        module_Need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", 0 );
+        module_need( id->p_decoder, "decoder", "$codec", false );
 
     if( !id->p_decoder->p_module )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find decoder" );
+        msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find spu decoder" );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
@@ -2748,12 +2296,12 @@ 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 )
         {
-            module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_senc );
+            module_unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find spu encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_senc );
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
     }
@@ -2771,11 +2319,13 @@ static void transcode_spu_close( sout_stream_id_t *id)
 {
     /* Close decoder */
     if( id->p_decoder->p_module )
-        module_Unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+        module_unneed( id->p_decoder, id->p_decoder->p_module );
+    if( id->p_decoder->p_description )
+        vlc_meta_Delete( id->p_decoder->p_description );
 
     /* Close encoder */
     if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
-        module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, 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,
@@ -2820,14 +2370,14 @@ static int transcode_spu_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
 
 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 );
+    VLC_UNUSED( p_dec );
+    return subpicture_New();
 }
 
 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 );
+    VLC_UNUSED( p_dec );
+    subpicture_Delete( p_subpic );
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2857,17 +2407,17 @@ static int transcode_osd_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
         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 )
         {
-            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_osdenc );
+            msg_Err( p_stream, "cannot find spu encoder (%s)", p_sys->psz_osdenc );
             goto error;
         }
 
         /* 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->id = sout_StreamIdAdd( p_sys->p_out, &id->p_encoder->fmt_out );
+        id->b_transcode = true;
 
         if( !id->id ) goto error;
     }
@@ -2875,8 +2425,8 @@ static int transcode_osd_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
     {
         msg_Dbg( p_stream, "not transcoding a stream (fcc=`%4.4s')",
                  (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 = VLC_FALSE;
+        id->id = sout_StreamIdAdd( p_sys->p_out, &id->p_decoder->fmt_out );
+        id->b_transcode = false;
 
         if( !id->id ) goto error;
     }
@@ -2892,8 +2442,8 @@ static int transcode_osd_new( sout_stream_t *p_stream, sout_stream_id_t *id )
  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 );
-    p_sys->b_osd = VLC_FALSE;
+            module_unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+    p_sys->b_osd = false;
     return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }
 
@@ -2902,12 +2452,12 @@ 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_osd && id )
+    if( id )
     {
         if( id->p_encoder->p_module )
-            module_Unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
+            module_unneed( id->p_encoder, id->p_encoder->p_module );
     }
-    p_sys->b_osd = VLC_FALSE;
+    p_sys->b_osd = false;
 }
 
 static int transcode_osd_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
@@ -2920,7 +2470,7 @@ 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, false );
     }
     else
     {
@@ -2943,7 +2493,7 @@ static int transcode_osd_process( sout_stream_t *p_stream,
         }
 
         p_block = id->p_encoder->pf_encode_sub( id->p_encoder, p_subpic );
-        spu_DestroySubpicture( p_sys->p_spu, p_subpic );
+        subpicture_Delete( p_subpic );
         if( p_block )
         {
             p_block->i_dts = p_block->i_pts = in->i_dts;