]> git.sesse.net Git - vlc/blobdiff - src/video_output/video_output.c
Added vout_internal.h.
[vlc] / src / video_output / video_output.c
index d2be65a4a8ea1db608b2f06ee09c00f5d0443ee5..1b05a377c978d3780c08fb3e051c531c2ae573fe 100644 (file)
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 #include <vlc_filter.h>
 #include <vlc_osd.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 #if defined( __APPLE__ )
 /* Include darwin_specific.h here if needed */
 #include "input/input_internal.h"
 
 #include "modules/modules.h"
+#include "vout_pictures.h"
+#include "vout_internal.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Local prototypes
  *****************************************************************************/
 static int      InitThread        ( vout_thread_t * );
-static void     RunThread         ( vout_thread_t * );
+static void*    RunThread         ( vlc_object_t *  );
 static void     ErrorThread       ( vout_thread_t * );
+static void     CleanThread       ( vout_thread_t * );
 static void     EndThread         ( vout_thread_t * );
 
 static void     AspectRatio       ( int, int *, int * );
-static int      BinaryLog         ( uint32_t );
-static void     MaskToShift       ( int *, int *, uint32_t );
+
+static void VideoFormatImportRgb( video_format_t *, const picture_heap_t * );
+static void PictureHeapFixRgb( picture_heap_t * );
 
 static void     vout_Destructor   ( vlc_object_t * p_this );
 
@@ -86,22 +91,27 @@ int vout_Snapshot( vout_thread_t *, picture_t * );
 /* Display media title in OSD */
 static void DisplayTitleOnOSD( vout_thread_t *p_vout );
 
+/* */
+static void DropPicture( vout_thread_t *p_vout, picture_t *p_picture );
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Video Filter2 functions
  *****************************************************************************/
 static picture_t *video_new_buffer_filter( filter_t *p_filter )
 {
-    picture_t *p_picture;
     vout_thread_t *p_vout = (vout_thread_t*)p_filter->p_owner;
+    picture_t *p_picture = vout_CreatePicture( p_vout, 0, 0, 0 );
 
-    p_picture = vout_CreatePicture( p_vout, 0, 0, 0 );
+    p_picture->i_status = READY_PICTURE;
 
     return p_picture;
 }
 
 static void video_del_buffer_filter( filter_t *p_filter, picture_t *p_pic )
 {
-    vout_DestroyPicture( (vout_thread_t*)p_filter->p_owner, p_pic );
+    vout_thread_t *p_vout = (vout_thread_t*)p_filter->p_owner;
+
+    DropPicture( p_vout, p_pic );
 }
 
 static int video_filter_buffer_allocation_init( filter_t *p_filter, void *p_data )
@@ -121,41 +131,24 @@ static int video_filter_buffer_allocation_init( filter_t *p_filter, void *p_data
 vout_thread_t *__vout_Request( vlc_object_t *p_this, vout_thread_t *p_vout,
                                video_format_t *p_fmt )
 {
+    const bool b_vout_provided = p_vout != NULL;
     if( !p_fmt )
     {
-        /* Reattach video output to the instance before bailing out */
+        /* Video output is no longer used.
+         * TODO: support for reusing video outputs with proper _thread-safe_
+         * reference handling. */
         if( p_vout )
-        {
-            spu_Attach( p_vout->p_spu, p_this, false );
-            vlc_object_detach( p_vout );
-            vlc_object_attach( p_vout, p_this->p_libvlc );
-        }
+            vout_CloseAndRelease( p_vout );
         return NULL;
     }
 
     /* If a video output was provided, lock it, otherwise look for one. */
     if( p_vout )
     {
-        vlc_object_yield( p_vout );
+        vlc_object_hold( p_vout );
     }
-    else
-    {
-        p_vout = vlc_object_find( p_this, VLC_OBJECT_VOUT, FIND_CHILD );
 
-        if( !p_vout )
-        {
-            p_vout = vlc_object_find( p_this->p_libvlc,
-                                      VLC_OBJECT_VOUT, FIND_CHILD );
-            /* only first children of p_input for unused vout */
-            if( p_vout && p_vout->p_parent != VLC_OBJECT(p_this->p_libvlc) )
-            {
-                vlc_object_release( p_vout );
-                p_vout = NULL;
-            }
-            if( p_vout )
-                vlc_object_detach( p_vout );    /* Remove it from the GC */
-        }
-    }
+    /* TODO: find a suitable unused video output */
 
     /* If we now have a video output, check it has the right properties */
     if( p_vout )
@@ -163,6 +156,8 @@ vout_thread_t *__vout_Request( vlc_object_t *p_this, vout_thread_t *p_vout,
         char *psz_filter_chain;
         vlc_value_t val;
 
+        vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->change_lock );
+
         /* We don't directly check for the "vout-filter" variable for obvious
          * performance reasons. */
         if( p_vout->b_filter_change )
@@ -189,24 +184,78 @@ vout_thread_t *__vout_Request( vlc_object_t *p_this, vout_thread_t *p_vout,
             free( psz_filter_chain );
         }
 
-        if( ( p_vout->fmt_render.i_width != p_fmt->i_width ) ||
-            ( p_vout->fmt_render.i_height != p_fmt->i_height ) ||
-            ( p_vout->fmt_render.i_aspect != p_fmt->i_aspect ) ||
+        if( p_vout->fmt_render.i_chroma != p_fmt->i_chroma ||
+            p_vout->fmt_render.i_width != p_fmt->i_width ||
+            p_vout->fmt_render.i_height != p_fmt->i_height ||
             p_vout->b_filter_change )
         {
+            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
+
             /* We are not interested in this format, close this vout */
-            vlc_object_release( p_vout );
+            vout_CloseAndRelease( p_vout );
             vlc_object_release( p_vout );
             p_vout = NULL;
         }
         else
         {
             /* This video output is cool! Hijack it. */
+            if( p_vout->fmt_render.i_aspect != p_fmt->i_aspect )
+            {
+                /* Correct aspect ratio on change
+                 * FIXME factorize this code with other aspect ration related code */
+                unsigned int i_sar_num;
+                unsigned int i_sar_den;
+                unsigned int i_aspect;
+
+                i_aspect = p_fmt->i_aspect;
+                vlc_ureduce( &i_sar_num, &i_sar_den,
+                             p_fmt->i_sar_num, p_fmt->i_sar_den, 50000 );
+#if 0
+                /* What's that, it does not seems to be used correcly everywhere
+                 * beside the previous p_vout->fmt_render.i_aspect != p_fmt->i_aspect
+                 * should be fixed to use it too then */
+                if( p_vout->i_par_num > 0 && p_vout->i_par_den > 0 )
+                {
+                    i_sar_num *= p_vout->i_par_den;
+                    i_sar_den *= p_vout->i_par_num;
+                    i_aspect = i_aspect * p_vout->i_par_den / p_vout->i_par_num;
+                }
+#endif
+
+                if( i_sar_num > 0 && i_sar_den > 0 && i_aspect > 0 )
+                {
+                    p_vout->fmt_in.i_sar_num = i_sar_num;
+                    p_vout->fmt_in.i_sar_den = i_sar_den;
+                    p_vout->fmt_in.i_aspect  = i_aspect;
+
+                    p_vout->fmt_render.i_sar_num = i_sar_num;
+                    p_vout->fmt_render.i_sar_den = i_sar_den;
+                    p_vout->fmt_render.i_aspect  = i_aspect;
+
+                    p_vout->render.i_aspect   = i_aspect;
+
+                    p_vout->i_changes |= VOUT_ASPECT_CHANGE;
+
+                }
+            }
+            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
+
+            vlc_object_release( p_vout );
+        }
+
+        if( p_vout )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_this, "reusing provided vout" );
+
             spu_Attach( p_vout->p_spu, p_this, true );
+
+            vlc_object_detach( p_vout );
             vlc_object_attach( p_vout, p_this );
-            if( p_vout->b_title_show )
+
+            /* Display title if we are not using the vout given to vout_Request.
+             * XXX for now b_vout_provided is always true at this stage */
+            if( p_vout->b_title_show && !b_vout_provided )
                 DisplayTitleOnOSD( p_vout );
-            vlc_object_release( p_vout );
         }
     }
 
@@ -242,8 +291,18 @@ vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, video_format_t *p_fmt )
     char *psz_parser;
     char *psz_name;
 
+    if( i_width <= 0 || i_height <= 0 || i_aspect <= 0 )
+        return NULL;
+
+    vlc_ureduce( &p_fmt->i_sar_num, &p_fmt->i_sar_den,
+                 p_fmt->i_sar_num, p_fmt->i_sar_den, 50000 );
+    if( p_fmt->i_sar_num <= 0 || p_fmt->i_sar_den <= 0 )
+        return NULL;
+
     /* Allocate descriptor */
-    p_vout = vlc_object_create( p_parent, VLC_OBJECT_VOUT );
+    static const char typename[] = "video output";
+    p_vout = vlc_custom_create( p_parent, sizeof( *p_vout ), VLC_OBJECT_VOUT,
+                                typename );
     if( p_vout == NULL )
         return NULL;
 
@@ -264,8 +323,6 @@ vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, video_format_t *p_fmt )
     /* Initialize the rendering heap */
     I_RENDERPICTURES = 0;
 
-    vlc_ureduce( &p_fmt->i_sar_num, &p_fmt->i_sar_den,
-                 p_fmt->i_sar_num, p_fmt->i_sar_den, 50000 );
     p_vout->fmt_render        = *p_fmt;   /* FIXME palette */
     p_vout->fmt_in            = *p_fmt;   /* FIXME palette */
 
@@ -274,9 +331,9 @@ vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, video_format_t *p_fmt )
     p_vout->render.i_chroma   = i_chroma;
     p_vout->render.i_aspect   = i_aspect;
 
-    p_vout->render.i_rmask    = 0;
-    p_vout->render.i_gmask    = 0;
-    p_vout->render.i_bmask    = 0;
+    p_vout->render.i_rmask    = p_fmt->i_rmask;
+    p_vout->render.i_gmask    = p_fmt->i_gmask;
+    p_vout->render.i_bmask    = p_fmt->i_bmask;
 
     p_vout->render.i_last_used_pic = -1;
     p_vout->render.b_allow_modify_pics = 1;
@@ -304,8 +361,8 @@ vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, video_format_t *p_fmt )
     p_vout->render_time  = 10;
     p_vout->c_fps_samples = 0;
     p_vout->b_filter_change = 0;
-    p_vout->pf_control = 0;
-    p_vout->p_parent_intf = 0;
+    p_vout->pf_control = NULL;
+    p_vout->p_window = NULL;
     p_vout->i_par_num = p_vout->i_par_den = 1;
 
     /* Initialize locks */
@@ -377,13 +434,15 @@ vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, video_format_t *p_fmt )
     else
     {
         psz_parser = strdup( p_vout->psz_filter_chain );
+        p_vout->b_title_show = false;
     }
 
     /* Create the vout thread */
-    config_ChainCreate( &psz_name, &p_cfg, psz_parser );
+    char* psz_tmp = config_ChainCreate( &psz_name, &p_cfg, psz_parser );
     free( psz_parser );
+    free( psz_tmp );
     p_vout->p_cfg = p_cfg;
-    p_vout->p_module = module_Need( p_vout,
+    p_vout->p_module = module_need( p_vout,
         ( p_vout->psz_filter_chain && *p_vout->psz_filter_chain ) ?
         "video filter" : "video output", psz_name, p_vout->psz_filter_chain && *p_vout->psz_filter_chain );
     free( psz_name );
@@ -391,6 +450,8 @@ vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, video_format_t *p_fmt )
     if( p_vout->p_module == NULL )
     {
         msg_Err( p_vout, "no suitable vout module" );
+        // FIXME it's ugly but that's exactly the function that need to be called.
+        EndThread( p_vout );
         vlc_object_detach( p_vout );
         vlc_object_release( p_vout );
         return NULL;
@@ -443,40 +504,54 @@ vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, video_format_t *p_fmt )
     if( vlc_thread_create( p_vout, "video output", RunThread,
                            VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT, true ) )
     {
-        module_Unneed( p_vout, p_vout->p_module );
+        module_unneed( p_vout, p_vout->p_module );
         vlc_object_release( p_vout );
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    vlc_object_set_destructor( p_vout, vout_Destructor );
+
     if( p_vout->b_error )
     {
         msg_Err( p_vout, "video output creation failed" );
-
-        /* Make sure the thread is destroyed */
-        vlc_object_release( p_vout );
+        vout_CloseAndRelease( p_vout );
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    vlc_object_set_destructor( p_vout, vout_Destructor );
-
     return p_vout;
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * vout_Close: Close a vout created by vout_Create.
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * You HAVE to call it on vout created by vout_Create before vlc_object_release.
+ * You should NEVER call it on vout not obtained through vout_Create
+ * (like with vout_Request or vlc_object_find.)
+ * You can use vout_CloseAndRelease() as a convenient method.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void vout_Close( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
+{
+    assert( p_vout );
+
+    vlc_object_kill( p_vout );
+    vlc_thread_join( p_vout );
+    module_unneed( p_vout, p_vout->p_module );
+    p_vout->p_module = NULL;
+}
+
+/* */
 static void vout_Destructor( vlc_object_t * p_this )
 {
     vout_thread_t *p_vout = (vout_thread_t *)p_this;
 
+    /* Make sure the vout was stopped first */
+    assert( !p_vout->p_module );
+
     /* Destroy the locks */
     vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_vout->picture_lock );
     vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_vout->change_lock );
     vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_vout->vfilter_lock );
 
-    /* Release the module */
-    if( p_vout->p_module )
-    {
-        module_Unneed( p_vout, p_vout->p_module );
-    }
-
     free( p_vout->psz_filter_chain );
 
     config_ChainDestroy( p_vout->p_cfg );
@@ -504,37 +579,44 @@ static void vout_Destructor( vlc_object_t * p_this )
  * This function is called from RunThread and performs the second step of the
  * initialization. It returns 0 on success. Note that the thread's flag are not
  * modified inside this function.
+ * XXX You have to enter it with change_lock taken.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static picture_t *get_pic( filter_t *p_filter )
+static int ChromaCreate( vout_thread_t *p_vout );
+static void ChromaDestroy( vout_thread_t *p_vout );
+
+static bool ChromaIsEqual( const picture_heap_t *p_output, const picture_heap_t *p_render )
 {
-    picture_t *p_pic = (picture_t *)p_filter->p_owner;
-    p_filter->p_owner = NULL;
-    return p_pic;
+     if( !vout_ChromaCmp( p_output->i_chroma, p_render->i_chroma ) )
+         return false;
+
+     if( p_output->i_chroma != FOURCC_RV15 &&
+         p_output->i_chroma != FOURCC_RV16 &&
+         p_output->i_chroma != FOURCC_RV24 &&
+         p_output->i_chroma != FOURCC_RV32 )
+         return true;
+
+     return p_output->i_rmask == p_render->i_rmask &&
+            p_output->i_gmask == p_render->i_gmask &&
+            p_output->i_bmask == p_render->i_bmask;
 }
 
 static int InitThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
 {
     int i, i_aspect_x, i_aspect_y;
 
-    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->change_lock );
-
 #ifdef STATS
     p_vout->c_loops = 0;
 #endif
 
     /* Initialize output method, it allocates direct buffers for us */
     if( p_vout->pf_init( p_vout ) )
-    {
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    }
 
     if( !I_OUTPUTPICTURES )
     {
         msg_Err( p_vout, "plugin was unable to allocate at least "
                          "one direct buffer" );
         p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
@@ -543,7 +625,6 @@ static int InitThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
         msg_Err( p_vout, "plugin allocated too many direct buffers, "
                          "our internal buffers must have overflown." );
         p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
@@ -607,19 +688,19 @@ static int InitThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
              i_aspect_x, i_aspect_y,
              p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_num, p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_den );
 
+    /* FIXME removed the need of both fmt_* and heap infos */
     /* Calculate shifts from system-updated masks */
-    MaskToShift( &p_vout->output.i_lrshift, &p_vout->output.i_rrshift,
-                 p_vout->output.i_rmask );
-    MaskToShift( &p_vout->output.i_lgshift, &p_vout->output.i_rgshift,
-                 p_vout->output.i_gmask );
-    MaskToShift( &p_vout->output.i_lbshift, &p_vout->output.i_rbshift,
-                 p_vout->output.i_bmask );
+    PictureHeapFixRgb( &p_vout->render );
+    VideoFormatImportRgb( &p_vout->fmt_render, &p_vout->render );
+
+    PictureHeapFixRgb( &p_vout->output );
+    VideoFormatImportRgb( &p_vout->fmt_out, &p_vout->output );
 
     /* Check whether we managed to create direct buffers similar to
      * the render buffers, ie same size and chroma */
     if( ( p_vout->output.i_width == p_vout->render.i_width )
      && ( p_vout->output.i_height == p_vout->render.i_height )
-     && ( vout_ChromaCmp( p_vout->output.i_chroma, p_vout->render.i_chroma ) ) )
+     && ( ChromaIsEqual( &p_vout->output, &p_vout->render ) ) )
     {
         /* Cool ! We have direct buffers, we can ask the decoder to
          * directly decode into them ! Map the first render buffers to
@@ -652,38 +733,11 @@ static int InitThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
          * find a chroma plugin to do the conversion */
         p_vout->b_direct = 0;
 
-        /* Choose the best module */
-        p_vout->p_chroma = vlc_object_create( p_vout, VLC_OBJECT_FILTER );
-        filter_t *p_chroma = p_vout->p_chroma;
-        vlc_object_attach( p_chroma, p_vout );
-        /* TODO: Set the fmt_in and fmt_out stuff here */
-        p_chroma->fmt_in.video = p_vout->fmt_render;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video = p_vout->fmt_out;
-
-        /* TODO: put in a function */
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rmask = p_vout->output.i_rmask;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_gmask = p_vout->output.i_gmask;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_bmask = p_vout->output.i_bmask;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rrshift = p_vout->output.i_rrshift;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lrshift = p_vout->output.i_lrshift;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rgshift = p_vout->output.i_rgshift;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lgshift = p_vout->output.i_lgshift;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rbshift = p_vout->output.i_rbshift;
-        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lbshift = p_vout->output.i_lbshift;
-        p_chroma->p_module = module_Need( p_chroma, "video filter2", NULL, 0 );
-
-        if( p_chroma->p_module == NULL )
+        if( ChromaCreate( p_vout ) )
         {
-            msg_Err( p_vout, "no chroma module for %4.4s to %4.4s",
-                     (char*)&p_vout->render.i_chroma,
-                     (char*)&p_vout->output.i_chroma );
-            vlc_object_detach( p_vout->p_chroma );
-            p_vout->p_chroma = NULL;
             p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
-            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
             return VLC_EGENERIC;
         }
-        p_chroma->pf_vout_buffer_new = get_pic;
 
         msg_Dbg( p_vout, "indirect render, mapping "
                  "render pictures 0-%i to system pictures %i-%i",
@@ -713,7 +767,6 @@ static int InitThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
         PP_OUTPUTPICTURE[ i ]->p_heap = &p_vout->output;
     }
 
-/* XXX XXX mark thread ready */
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -724,40 +777,38 @@ static int InitThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
  * terminated. It handles the pictures arriving in the video heap and the
  * display device events.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
+static void* RunThread( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 {
-    int             i_index;                                /* index in heap */
+    vout_thread_t *p_vout = (vout_thread_t *)p_this;
     int             i_idle_loops = 0;  /* loops without displaying a picture */
-    mtime_t         current_date;                            /* current date */
-    mtime_t         display_date;                            /* display date */
 
-    picture_t *     p_picture;                            /* picture pointer */
     picture_t *     p_last_picture = NULL;                   /* last picture */
-    picture_t *     p_directbuffer;              /* direct buffer to display */
 
     subpicture_t *  p_subpic = NULL;                   /* subpicture pointer */
 
-    input_thread_t *p_input = NULL ;           /* Parent input, if it exists */
+    bool            b_drop_late;
 
-    vlc_value_t     val;
-    bool      b_drop_late;
-
-    int             i_displayed = 0, i_lost = 0, i_loops = 0;
+    int             i_displayed = 0, i_lost = 0;
+    int canc = vlc_savecancel ();
 
     /*
      * Initialize thread
      */
+    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->change_lock );
     p_vout->b_error = InitThread( p_vout );
 
-    var_Create( p_vout, "drop-late-frames", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
-    var_Get( p_vout, "drop-late-frames", &val );
-    b_drop_late = val.b_bool;
+    b_drop_late = var_CreateGetBool( p_vout, "drop-late-frames" );
 
     /* signal the creation of the vout */
     vlc_thread_ready( p_vout );
 
     if( p_vout->b_error )
-        return;
+    {
+        EndThread( p_vout );
+        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
+        vlc_restorecancel (canc);
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     vlc_object_lock( p_vout );
 
@@ -768,32 +819,17 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
      * Main loop - it is not executed if an error occurred during
      * initialization
      */
-    while( (vlc_object_alive( p_vout )) && (!p_vout->b_error) )
+    while( vlc_object_alive( p_vout ) && !p_vout->b_error )
     {
         /* Initialize loop variables */
-        p_picture = NULL;
-        display_date = 0;
-        current_date = mdate();
+        const mtime_t current_date = mdate();
+        picture_t *p_picture = NULL;
+        picture_t *p_filtered_picture;
+        mtime_t display_date = 0;
+        picture_t *p_directbuffer;
+        input_thread_t *p_input;
+        int i_index;
 
-        i_loops++;
-            if( !p_input )
-            {
-                p_input = vlc_object_find( p_vout, VLC_OBJECT_INPUT,
-                                           FIND_PARENT );
-            }
-            if( p_input )
-            {
-                vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->p->counters.counters_lock );
-                stats_UpdateInteger( p_vout, p_input->p->counters.p_lost_pictures,
-                                     i_lost , NULL);
-                stats_UpdateInteger( p_vout,
-                                     p_input->p->counters.p_displayed_pictures,
-                                     i_displayed , NULL);
-                i_displayed = i_lost = 0;
-                vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->p->counters.counters_lock );
-                vlc_object_release( p_input );
-                p_input = NULL;
-            }
 #if 0
         p_vout->c_loops++;
         if( !(p_vout->c_loops % VOUT_STATS_NB_LOOPS) )
@@ -803,17 +839,33 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
         }
 #endif
 
+        /* Update statistics */
+        p_input = vlc_object_find( p_vout, VLC_OBJECT_INPUT, FIND_PARENT );
+        if( p_input )
+        {
+            vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->p->counters.counters_lock );
+            stats_UpdateInteger( p_vout, p_input->p->counters.p_lost_pictures,
+                                 i_lost , NULL);
+            stats_UpdateInteger( p_vout,
+                                 p_input->p->counters.p_displayed_pictures,
+                                 i_displayed , NULL);
+            i_displayed = i_lost = 0;
+            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->p->counters.counters_lock );
+            vlc_object_release( p_input );
+        }
+
         /*
          * Find the picture to display (the one with the earliest date).
          * This operation does not need lock, since only READY_PICTUREs
          * are handled. */
         for( i_index = 0; i_index < I_RENDERPICTURES; i_index++ )
         {
-            if( (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index]->i_status == READY_PICTURE)
-                && ( (p_picture == NULL) ||
-                     (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index]->date < display_date) ) )
+            picture_t *p_pic = PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index];
+
+            if( p_pic->i_status == READY_PICTURE &&
+                ( p_picture == NULL || p_pic->date < display_date ) )
             {
-                p_picture = PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index];
+                p_picture = p_pic;
                 display_date = p_picture->date;
             }
         }
@@ -826,12 +878,13 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
             {
                 for( i_index = 0; i_index < I_RENDERPICTURES; i_index++ )
                 {
-                    if( (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index]->i_status == READY_PICTURE)
-                        && (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index] != p_last_picture)
-                        && ((p_picture == p_last_picture) ||
-                            (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index]->date < display_date)) )
+                    picture_t *p_pic = PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index];
+
+                    if( p_pic->i_status == READY_PICTURE &&
+                        p_pic != p_last_picture &&
+                        ( p_picture == p_last_picture || p_pic->date < display_date ) )
                     {
-                        p_picture = PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index];
+                        p_picture = p_pic;
                         display_date = p_picture->date;
                     }
                 }
@@ -840,17 +893,7 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
             /* If we found better than the last picture, destroy it */
             if( p_last_picture && p_picture != p_last_picture )
             {
-                vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
-                if( p_last_picture->i_refcount )
-                {
-                    p_last_picture->i_status = DISPLAYED_PICTURE;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    p_last_picture->i_status = DESTROYED_PICTURE;
-                    p_vout->i_heap_size--;
-                }
-                vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
+                DropPicture( p_vout, p_last_picture );
                 p_last_picture = NULL;
             }
 
@@ -865,24 +908,10 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
             {
                 /* Picture is late: it will be destroyed and the thread
                  * will directly choose the next picture */
-                vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
-                if( p_picture->i_refcount )
-                {
-                    /* Pretend we displayed the picture, but don't destroy
-                     * it since the decoder might still need it. */
-                    p_picture->i_status = DISPLAYED_PICTURE;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    /* Destroy the picture without displaying it */
-                    p_picture->i_status = DESTROYED_PICTURE;
-                    p_vout->i_heap_size--;
-                }
+                DropPicture( p_vout, p_picture );
+                i_lost++;
                 msg_Warn( p_vout, "late picture skipped (%"PRId64")",
                                   current_date - display_date );
-                i_lost++;
-                vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
-
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -890,25 +919,11 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
                 current_date + p_vout->i_pts_delay + VOUT_BOGUS_DELAY )
             {
                 /* Picture is waaay too early: it will be destroyed */
-                vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
-                if( p_picture->i_refcount )
-                {
-                    /* Pretend we displayed the picture, but don't destroy
-                     * it since the decoder might still need it. */
-                    p_picture->i_status = DISPLAYED_PICTURE;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    /* Destroy the picture without displaying it */
-                    p_picture->i_status = DESTROYED_PICTURE;
-                    p_vout->i_heap_size--;
-                }
+                DropPicture( p_vout, p_picture );
                 i_lost++;
                 msg_Warn( p_vout, "vout warning: early picture skipped "
                           "(%"PRId64")", display_date - current_date
                           - p_vout->i_pts_delay );
-                vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
-
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -940,69 +955,49 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
         }
 
         if( p_picture == NULL )
-        {
             i_idle_loops++;
-        }
-
-        /* Video Filter2 stuff */
-        if( p_vout->psz_vf2 )
-        {
-            es_format_t fmt;
-
-            vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->vfilter_lock );
-
-            es_format_Init( &fmt, VIDEO_ES, p_vout->fmt_render.i_chroma );
-            fmt.video = p_vout->fmt_render;
-            filter_chain_Reset( p_vout->p_vf2_chain, &fmt, &fmt );
-
-            if( filter_chain_AppendFromString( p_vout->p_vf2_chain,
-                                               p_vout->psz_vf2 ) < 0 )
-                msg_Err( p_vout, "Video filter chain creation failed" );
-
-            free( p_vout->psz_vf2 );
-            p_vout->psz_vf2 = NULL;
-            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->vfilter_lock );
-        }
 
+        p_filtered_picture = NULL;
         if( p_picture )
-        {
-            p_picture = filter_chain_VideoFilter( p_vout->p_vf2_chain,
-                                                  p_picture );
-        }
+            p_filtered_picture = filter_chain_VideoFilter( p_vout->p_vf2_chain,
+                                                           p_picture );
 
-        if( p_picture && p_vout->b_snapshot )
-        {
+        /* FIXME it is a bit ugly that b_snapshot is not locked but I do not
+         * know which lock to use (here and in the snapshot callback) */
+        const bool b_snapshot = p_vout->b_snapshot;
+        if( b_snapshot )
             p_vout->b_snapshot = false;
-            vout_Snapshot( p_vout, p_picture );
-        }
 
         /*
          * Check for subpictures to display
          */
+        bool b_paused = false;
         if( display_date > 0 )
         {
-            if( !p_input )
-            {
-                p_input = vlc_object_find( p_vout, VLC_OBJECT_INPUT,
-                                           FIND_PARENT );
-            }
-            p_subpic = spu_SortSubpictures( p_vout->p_spu, display_date,
-            p_input ? var_GetBool( p_input, "state" ) == PAUSE_S : false );
+            p_input = vlc_object_find( p_vout, VLC_OBJECT_INPUT, FIND_PARENT );
+            b_paused = p_input && var_GetInteger( p_input, "state" ) == PAUSE_S;
             if( p_input )
                 vlc_object_release( p_input );
-            p_input = NULL;
+
+            p_subpic = spu_SortSubpictures( p_vout->p_spu, display_date, b_paused, b_snapshot );
         }
 
         /*
          * Perform rendering
          */
         i_displayed++;
-        p_directbuffer = vout_RenderPicture( p_vout, p_picture, p_subpic );
+        p_directbuffer = vout_RenderPicture( p_vout, p_filtered_picture, p_subpic, b_paused );
+
+        /*
+         * Take a snapshot if requested
+         */
+        if( p_directbuffer && b_snapshot )
+            vout_Snapshot( p_vout, p_directbuffer );
 
         /*
          * Call the plugin-specific rendering method if there is one
          */
-        if( p_picture != NULL && p_directbuffer != NULL && p_vout->pf_render )
+        if( p_filtered_picture != NULL && p_directbuffer != NULL && p_vout->pf_render )
         {
             /* Render the direct buffer returned by vout_RenderPicture */
             p_vout->pf_render( p_vout, p_directbuffer );
@@ -1056,20 +1051,22 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
         /*
          * Display the previously rendered picture
          */
-        if( p_picture != NULL && p_directbuffer != NULL )
+        if( p_filtered_picture != NULL && p_directbuffer != NULL )
         {
             /* Display the direct buffer returned by vout_RenderPicture */
             if( p_vout->pf_display )
-            {
                 p_vout->pf_display( p_vout, p_directbuffer );
-            }
 
             /* Tell the vout this was the last picture and that it does not
              * need to be forced anymore. */
             p_last_picture = p_picture;
-            p_last_picture->b_force = 0;
+            p_last_picture->b_force = false;
         }
 
+        /* Drop the filtered picture if created by video filters */
+        if( p_filtered_picture != NULL && p_filtered_picture != p_picture )
+            DropPicture( p_vout, p_filtered_picture );
+
         if( p_picture != NULL )
         {
             /* Reinitialize idle loop count */
@@ -1084,7 +1081,9 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
             /* A fatal error occurred, and the thread must terminate
              * immediately, without displaying anything - setting b_error to 1
              * causes the immediate end of the main while() loop. */
+            // FIXME pf_end
             p_vout->b_error = 1;
+            break;
         }
 
         if( p_vout->i_changes & VOUT_SIZE_CHANGE )
@@ -1097,11 +1096,19 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
 
             p_vout->i_changes &= ~VOUT_SIZE_CHANGE;
 
+            assert( !p_vout->b_direct );
+
+            ChromaDestroy( p_vout );
+
+            vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
+
             p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
+
             for( i = 0; i < I_OUTPUTPICTURES; i++ )
                  p_vout->p_picture[ i ].i_status = FREE_PICTURE;
 
             I_OUTPUTPICTURES = 0;
+
             if( p_vout->pf_init( p_vout ) )
             {
                 msg_Err( p_vout, "cannot resize display" );
@@ -1109,30 +1116,19 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
                 p_vout->b_error = 1;
             }
 
+            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
+
             /* Need to reinitialise the chroma plugin. Since we might need
              * resizing too and it's not sure that we already had it,
              * recreate the chroma plugin chain from scratch. */
             /* dionoea */
-            if( p_vout->p_chroma->p_module )
+            if( ChromaCreate( p_vout ) )
             {
-                filter_t *p_chroma = p_vout->p_chroma;
-                module_Unneed( p_chroma, p_chroma->p_module );
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video = p_vout->fmt_out;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rmask = p_vout->output.i_rmask;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_gmask = p_vout->output.i_gmask;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_bmask = p_vout->output.i_bmask;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rrshift = p_vout->output.i_rrshift;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lrshift = p_vout->output.i_lrshift;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rgshift = p_vout->output.i_rgshift;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lgshift = p_vout->output.i_lgshift;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rbshift = p_vout->output.i_rbshift;
-                p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lbshift = p_vout->output.i_lbshift;
-                p_chroma->p_module = module_Need( p_chroma, "video filter2", NULL, 0 );
-                if( !p_chroma->p_module )
-                {
-                    msg_Err( p_vout, "WOW THIS SUCKS BIG TIME!!!!!" );
-                }
+                msg_Err( p_vout, "WOW THIS SUCKS BIG TIME!!!!!" );
+                p_vout->b_error = 1;
             }
+            if( p_vout->b_error )
+                break;
         }
 
         if( p_vout->i_changes & VOUT_PICTURE_BUFFERS_CHANGE )
@@ -1145,10 +1141,7 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
             p_vout->i_changes &= ~VOUT_PICTURE_BUFFERS_CHANGE;
 
             if( !p_vout->b_direct )
-            {
-                module_Unneed( p_vout->p_chroma, p_vout->p_chroma->p_module );
-                p_vout->p_chroma = NULL;
-            }
+                ChromaDestroy( p_vout );
 
             vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
 
@@ -1157,28 +1150,49 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
             I_OUTPUTPICTURES = I_RENDERPICTURES = 0;
 
             p_vout->b_error = InitThread( p_vout );
+            if( p_vout->b_error )
+                msg_Err( p_vout, "InitThread after VOUT_PICTURE_BUFFERS_CHANGE failed\n" );
 
             vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
+
+            if( p_vout->b_error )
+                break;
         }
-    }
 
+        /* Check for "video filter2" changes */
+        vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->vfilter_lock );
+        if( p_vout->psz_vf2 )
+        {
+            es_format_t fmt;
 
-    if( p_input )
-    {
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
+            es_format_Init( &fmt, VIDEO_ES, p_vout->fmt_render.i_chroma );
+            fmt.video = p_vout->fmt_render;
+            filter_chain_Reset( p_vout->p_vf2_chain, &fmt, &fmt );
+
+            if( filter_chain_AppendFromString( p_vout->p_vf2_chain,
+                                               p_vout->psz_vf2 ) < 0 )
+                msg_Err( p_vout, "Video filter chain creation failed" );
+
+            free( p_vout->psz_vf2 );
+            p_vout->psz_vf2 = NULL;
+        }
+        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->vfilter_lock );
     }
 
     /*
      * Error loop - wait until the thread destruction is requested
      */
     if( p_vout->b_error )
-    {
         ErrorThread( p_vout );
-    }
 
     /* End of thread */
+    CleanThread( p_vout );
     EndThread( p_vout );
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
+
     vlc_object_unlock( p_vout );
+    vlc_restorecancel (canc);
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -1191,23 +1205,47 @@ static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
 static void ErrorThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
 {
     /* Wait until a `die' order */
-    while( !p_vout->b_die )
+    while( vlc_object_alive( p_vout ) )
+        vlc_object_wait( p_vout );
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * CleanThread: clean up after InitThread
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * This function is called after a sucessful
+ * initialization. It frees all resources allocated by InitThread.
+ * XXX You have to enter it with change_lock taken.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static void CleanThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
+{
+    int     i_index;                                        /* index in heap */
+
+    if( !p_vout->b_direct )
+        ChromaDestroy( p_vout );
+
+    /* Destroy all remaining pictures */
+    for( i_index = 0; i_index < 2 * VOUT_MAX_PICTURES + 1; i_index++ )
     {
-        /* Sleep a while */
-        msleep( VOUT_IDLE_SLEEP );
+        if ( p_vout->p_picture[i_index].i_type == MEMORY_PICTURE )
+        {
+            free( p_vout->p_picture[i_index].p_data_orig );
+        }
     }
+
+    /* Destroy translation tables */
+    if( !p_vout->b_error )
+        p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * EndThread: thread destruction
  *****************************************************************************
- * This function is called when the thread ends after a sucessful
- * initialization. It frees all resources allocated by InitThread.
+ * This function is called when the thread ends.
+ * It frees all resources not allocated by InitThread.
+ * XXX You have to enter it with change_lock taken.
  *****************************************************************************/
 static void EndThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
 {
-    int     i_index;                                        /* index in heap */
-
 #ifdef STATS
     {
         struct tms cpu_usage;
@@ -1218,20 +1256,7 @@ static void EndThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
     }
 #endif
 
-    if( !p_vout->b_direct )
-    {
-        module_Unneed( p_vout->p_chroma, p_vout->p_chroma->p_module );
-        p_vout->p_chroma->p_module = NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* Destroy all remaining pictures */
-    for( i_index = 0; i_index < 2 * VOUT_MAX_PICTURES + 1; i_index++ )
-    {
-        if ( p_vout->p_picture[i_index].i_type == MEMORY_PICTURE )
-        {
-            free( p_vout->p_picture[i_index].p_data_orig );
-        }
-    }
+    /* FIXME does that function *really* need to be called inside the thread ? */
 
     /* Destroy subpicture unit */
     spu_Attach( p_vout->p_spu, VLC_OBJECT(p_vout), false );
@@ -1239,14 +1264,86 @@ static void EndThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
 
     /* Destroy the video filters2 */
     filter_chain_Delete( p_vout->p_vf2_chain );
+}
 
-    /* Destroy translation tables */
-    p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
+/* Thread helpers */
+static picture_t *ChromaGetPicture( filter_t *p_filter )
+{
+    picture_t *p_pic = (picture_t *)p_filter->p_owner;
+    p_filter->p_owner = NULL;
+    return p_pic;
+}
 
-    /* Release the change lock */
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
+static int ChromaCreate( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
+{
+    static const char typename[] = "chroma";
+    filter_t *p_chroma;
+
+    /* Choose the best module */
+    p_chroma = p_vout->p_chroma =
+        vlc_custom_create( p_vout, sizeof(filter_t), VLC_OBJECT_GENERIC,
+                           typename );
+
+    vlc_object_attach( p_chroma, p_vout );
+
+    /* TODO: Set the fmt_in and fmt_out stuff here */
+    p_chroma->fmt_in.video = p_vout->fmt_render;
+    p_chroma->fmt_out.video = p_vout->fmt_out;
+    VideoFormatImportRgb( &p_chroma->fmt_in.video, &p_vout->render );
+    VideoFormatImportRgb( &p_chroma->fmt_out.video, &p_vout->output );
+
+    p_chroma->p_module = module_need( p_chroma, "video filter2", NULL, 0 );
+
+    if( p_chroma->p_module == NULL )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_vout, "no chroma module for %4.4s to %4.4s i=%dx%d o=%dx%d",
+                 (char*)&p_vout->render.i_chroma,
+                 (char*)&p_vout->output.i_chroma,
+                 p_chroma->fmt_in.video.i_width, p_chroma->fmt_in.video.i_height,
+                 p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_width, p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_height
+                 );
+
+        vlc_object_release( p_vout->p_chroma );
+        p_vout->p_chroma = NULL;
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    }
+    p_chroma->pf_vout_buffer_new = ChromaGetPicture;
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void ChromaDestroy( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
+{
+    assert( !p_vout->b_direct );
+
+    if( !p_vout->p_chroma )
+        return;
+
+    module_unneed( p_vout->p_chroma, p_vout->p_chroma->p_module );
+    vlc_object_release( p_vout->p_chroma );
+    p_vout->p_chroma = NULL;
 }
 
+static void DropPicture( vout_thread_t *p_vout, picture_t *p_picture )
+{
+    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
+    if( p_picture->i_refcount )
+    {
+        /* Pretend we displayed the picture, but don't destroy
+         * it since the decoder might still need it. */
+        p_picture->i_status = DISPLAYED_PICTURE;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* Destroy the picture without displaying it */
+        p_picture->i_status = DESTROYED_PICTURE;
+        p_vout->i_heap_size--;
+        picture_CleanupQuant( p_picture );
+    }
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->picture_lock );
+}
+
+
+
 /* following functions are local */
 
 static int ReduceHeight( int i_ratio )
@@ -1291,103 +1388,55 @@ static void AspectRatio( int i_aspect, int *i_aspect_x, int *i_aspect_y )
     *i_aspect_y = VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR / i_pgcd;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * BinaryLog: computes the base 2 log of a binary value
- *****************************************************************************
- * This functions is used by MaskToShift, to get a bit index from a binary
- * value.
- *****************************************************************************/
-static int BinaryLog( uint32_t i )
+/**
+ * This function copies all RGB informations from a picture_heap_t into
+ * a video_format_t
+ */
+static void VideoFormatImportRgb( video_format_t *p_fmt, const picture_heap_t *p_heap )
 {
-    int i_log = 0;
-
-    if( i == 0 ) return -31337;
-
-    if( i & 0xffff0000 ) i_log += 16;
-    if( i & 0xff00ff00 ) i_log += 8;
-    if( i & 0xf0f0f0f0 ) i_log += 4;
-    if( i & 0xcccccccc ) i_log += 2;
-    if( i & 0xaaaaaaaa ) i_log += 1;
-
-    return i_log;
+    p_fmt->i_rmask = p_heap->i_rmask;
+    p_fmt->i_gmask = p_heap->i_gmask;
+    p_fmt->i_bmask = p_heap->i_bmask;
+    p_fmt->i_rrshift = p_heap->i_rrshift;
+    p_fmt->i_lrshift = p_heap->i_lrshift;
+    p_fmt->i_rgshift = p_heap->i_rgshift;
+    p_fmt->i_lgshift = p_heap->i_lgshift;
+    p_fmt->i_rbshift = p_heap->i_rbshift;
+    p_fmt->i_lbshift = p_heap->i_lbshift;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * MaskToShift: transform a color mask into right and left shifts
- *****************************************************************************
- * This function is used for obtaining color shifts from masks.
- *****************************************************************************/
-static void MaskToShift( int *pi_left, int *pi_right, uint32_t i_mask )
+/**
+ * This funtion copes all RGB informations from a video_format_t into
+ * a picture_heap_t
+ */
+static void VideoFormatExportRgb( const video_format_t *p_fmt, picture_heap_t *p_heap )
 {
-    uint32_t i_low, i_high;            /* lower hand higher bits of the mask */
-
-    if( !i_mask )
-    {
-        *pi_left = *pi_right = 0;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    /* Get bits */
-    i_low = i_high = i_mask;
-
-    i_low &= - (int32_t)i_low;          /* lower bit of the mask */
-    i_high += i_low;                    /* higher bit of the mask */
-
-    /* Transform bits into an index. Also deal with i_high overflow, which
-     * is faster than changing the BinaryLog code to handle 64 bit integers. */
-    i_low =  BinaryLog (i_low);
-    i_high = i_high ? BinaryLog (i_high) : 32;
-
-    /* Update pointers and return */
-    *pi_left =   i_low;
-    *pi_right = (8 - i_high + i_low);
+    p_heap->i_rmask = p_fmt->i_rmask;
+    p_heap->i_gmask = p_fmt->i_gmask;
+    p_heap->i_bmask = p_fmt->i_bmask;
+    p_heap->i_rrshift = p_fmt->i_rrshift;
+    p_heap->i_lrshift = p_fmt->i_lrshift;
+    p_heap->i_rgshift = p_fmt->i_rgshift;
+    p_heap->i_lgshift = p_fmt->i_lgshift;
+    p_heap->i_rbshift = p_fmt->i_rbshift;
+    p_heap->i_lbshift = p_fmt->i_lbshift;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * vout_VarCallback: generic callback for intf variables
- *****************************************************************************/
-int vout_VarCallback( vlc_object_t * p_this, const char * psz_variable,
-                      vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval,
-                      void *p_data )
+/**
+ * This function computes rgb shifts from masks
+ */
+static void PictureHeapFixRgb( picture_heap_t *p_heap )
 {
-    vout_thread_t * p_vout = (vout_thread_t *)p_this;
-    vlc_value_t val;
-    (void)psz_variable; (void)newval; (void)oldval; (void)p_data;
-    val.b_bool = true;
-    var_Set( p_vout, "intf-change", val );
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Helper thread for object variables callbacks.
- * Only used to avoid deadlocks when using the video embedded mode.
- *****************************************************************************/
-typedef struct suxor_thread_t
-{
-    VLC_COMMON_MEMBERS
-    input_thread_t *p_input;
-
-} suxor_thread_t;
-
-static void SuxorRestartVideoES( suxor_thread_t *p_this )
-{
-    vlc_value_t val;
-
-    vlc_thread_ready( p_this );
+    video_format_t fmt;
 
-    /* Now restart current video stream */
-    var_Get( p_this->p_input, "video-es", &val );
-    if( val.i_int >= 0 )
-    {
-        vlc_value_t val_es;
-        val_es.i_int = -VIDEO_ES;
-        var_Set( p_this->p_input, "video-es", val_es );
-        var_Set( p_this->p_input, "video-es", val );
-    }
+    /* */
+    fmt.i_chroma = p_heap->i_chroma;
+    VideoFormatImportRgb( &fmt, p_heap );
 
-    vlc_object_release( p_this->p_input );
+    /* */
+    video_format_FixRgb( &fmt );
 
-    vlc_object_release( p_this );
+    VideoFormatExportRgb( &fmt, p_heap );
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -1475,18 +1524,7 @@ static int FilterCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
     var_Set( p_input, "vout-filter", val );
 
     /* Now restart current video stream */
-    var_Get( p_input, "video-es", &val );
-    if( val.i_int >= 0 )
-    {
-        suxor_thread_t *p_suxor =
-            vlc_object_create( p_vout, sizeof(suxor_thread_t) );
-        p_suxor->p_input = p_input;
-        p_vout->b_filter_change = true;
-        vlc_object_yield( p_input );
-        vlc_thread_create( p_suxor, "suxor", SuxorRestartVideoES,
-                           VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW, false );
-    }
-
+    input_Control( p_input, INPUT_RESTART_ES, -VIDEO_ES );
     vlc_object_release( p_input );
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
@@ -1513,6 +1551,8 @@ static void DisplayTitleOnOSD( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
     input_thread_t *p_input;
     mtime_t i_now, i_stop;
 
+    if( !config_GetInt( p_vout, "osd" ) ) return;
+
     p_input = (input_thread_t *)vlc_object_find( p_vout,
               VLC_OBJECT_INPUT, FIND_ANYWHERE );
     if( p_input )