diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 68f2715af6..2e433c04f1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ flashsv_encoder_deps="zlib"
 flv_decoder_deps="h263_decoder"
 h263_decoder_deps="h263_parser mpeg4video_parser"
 h263i_decoder_deps="h263_decoder"
+h264_decoder_deps="h264_parser"
 mpeg_xvmc_decoder_deps="xvmc"
 mpeg4_decoder_deps="h263_decoder"
 msmpeg4v1_decoder_deps="h263_decoder"
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 5b56daef26..7a79e07bd3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_DVBSUB_PARSER)           += dvbsub_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_DVDSUB_PARSER)           += dvdsub_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H261_PARSER)             += h261_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H263_PARSER)             += h263_parser.o
-OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_PARSER)             += h264.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_PARSER)             += h264_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MJPEG_PARSER)            += mjpeg.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEG4VIDEO_PARSER)       += mpeg4video_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MPEGAUDIO_PARSER)        += mpegaudio_parser.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/cabac.h b/libavcodec/cabac.h
index 3ef7f438a2..7da66d2ef1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cabac.h
+++ b/libavcodec/cabac.h
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
  * Context Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coder.
  */
 
+#ifndef CABAC_H
+#define CABAC_H
+
+#include "bitstream.h"
 
 //#undef NDEBUG
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -857,3 +861,5 @@ static int get_cabac_ueg(CABACContext *c, uint8_t * state, int max, int is_signe
     }else
         return i;
 }
+
+#endif /* CABAC_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 92e7d2f9dc..b73b336335 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 #include "dsputil.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "mpegvideo.h"
+#include "h264.h"
 #include "h264data.h"
+#include "h264_parser.h"
 #include "golomb.h"
 
 #include "cabac.h"
@@ -38,356 +40,6 @@
 //#undef NDEBUG
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#define interlaced_dct interlaced_dct_is_a_bad_name
-#define mb_intra mb_intra_isnt_initalized_see_mb_type
-
-#define LUMA_DC_BLOCK_INDEX   25
-#define CHROMA_DC_BLOCK_INDEX 26
-
-#define CHROMA_DC_COEFF_TOKEN_VLC_BITS 8
-#define COEFF_TOKEN_VLC_BITS           8
-#define TOTAL_ZEROS_VLC_BITS           9
-#define CHROMA_DC_TOTAL_ZEROS_VLC_BITS 3
-#define RUN_VLC_BITS                   3
-#define RUN7_VLC_BITS                  6
-
-#define MAX_SPS_COUNT 32
-#define MAX_PPS_COUNT 256
-
-#define MAX_MMCO_COUNT 66
-
-/* Compiling in interlaced support reduces the speed
- * of progressive decoding by about 2%. */
-#define ALLOW_INTERLACE
-
-#ifdef ALLOW_INTERLACE
-#define MB_MBAFF h->mb_mbaff
-#define MB_FIELD h->mb_field_decoding_flag
-#define FRAME_MBAFF h->mb_aff_frame
-#else
-#define MB_MBAFF 0
-#define MB_FIELD 0
-#define FRAME_MBAFF 0
-#undef  IS_INTERLACED
-#define IS_INTERLACED(mb_type) 0
-#endif
-
-/**
- * Sequence parameter set
- */
-typedef struct SPS{
-
-    int profile_idc;
-    int level_idc;
-    int transform_bypass;              ///< qpprime_y_zero_transform_bypass_flag
-    int log2_max_frame_num;            ///< log2_max_frame_num_minus4 + 4
-    int poc_type;                      ///< pic_order_cnt_type
-    int log2_max_poc_lsb;              ///< log2_max_pic_order_cnt_lsb_minus4
-    int delta_pic_order_always_zero_flag;
-    int offset_for_non_ref_pic;
-    int offset_for_top_to_bottom_field;
-    int poc_cycle_length;              ///< num_ref_frames_in_pic_order_cnt_cycle
-    int ref_frame_count;               ///< num_ref_frames
-    int gaps_in_frame_num_allowed_flag;
-    int mb_width;                      ///< frame_width_in_mbs_minus1 + 1
-    int mb_height;                     ///< frame_height_in_mbs_minus1 + 1
-    int frame_mbs_only_flag;
-    int mb_aff;                        ///<mb_adaptive_frame_field_flag
-    int direct_8x8_inference_flag;
-    int crop;                   ///< frame_cropping_flag
-    int crop_left;              ///< frame_cropping_rect_left_offset
-    int crop_right;             ///< frame_cropping_rect_right_offset
-    int crop_top;               ///< frame_cropping_rect_top_offset
-    int crop_bottom;            ///< frame_cropping_rect_bottom_offset
-    int vui_parameters_present_flag;
-    AVRational sar;
-    int timing_info_present_flag;
-    uint32_t num_units_in_tick;
-    uint32_t time_scale;
-    int fixed_frame_rate_flag;
-    short offset_for_ref_frame[256]; //FIXME dyn aloc?
-    int bitstream_restriction_flag;
-    int num_reorder_frames;
-    int scaling_matrix_present;
-    uint8_t scaling_matrix4[6][16];
-    uint8_t scaling_matrix8[2][64];
-}SPS;
-
-/**
- * Picture parameter set
- */
-typedef struct PPS{
-    unsigned int sps_id;
-    int cabac;                  ///< entropy_coding_mode_flag
-    int pic_order_present;      ///< pic_order_present_flag
-    int slice_group_count;      ///< num_slice_groups_minus1 + 1
-    int mb_slice_group_map_type;
-    unsigned int ref_count[2];  ///< num_ref_idx_l0/1_active_minus1 + 1
-    int weighted_pred;          ///< weighted_pred_flag
-    int weighted_bipred_idc;
-    int init_qp;                ///< pic_init_qp_minus26 + 26
-    int init_qs;                ///< pic_init_qs_minus26 + 26
-    int chroma_qp_index_offset;
-    int deblocking_filter_parameters_present; ///< deblocking_filter_parameters_present_flag
-    int constrained_intra_pred; ///< constrained_intra_pred_flag
-    int redundant_pic_cnt_present; ///< redundant_pic_cnt_present_flag
-    int transform_8x8_mode;     ///< transform_8x8_mode_flag
-    uint8_t scaling_matrix4[6][16];
-    uint8_t scaling_matrix8[2][64];
-}PPS;
-
-/**
- * Memory management control operation opcode.
- */
-typedef enum MMCOOpcode{
-    MMCO_END=0,
-    MMCO_SHORT2UNUSED,
-    MMCO_LONG2UNUSED,
-    MMCO_SHORT2LONG,
-    MMCO_SET_MAX_LONG,
-    MMCO_RESET,
-    MMCO_LONG,
-} MMCOOpcode;
-
-/**
- * Memory management control operation.
- */
-typedef struct MMCO{
-    MMCOOpcode opcode;
-    int short_frame_num;
-    int long_index;
-} MMCO;
-
-/**
- * H264Context
- */
-typedef struct H264Context{
-    MpegEncContext s;
-    int nal_ref_idc;
-    int nal_unit_type;
-    uint8_t *rbsp_buffer;
-    unsigned int rbsp_buffer_size;
-
-    /**
-      * Used to parse AVC variant of h264
-      */
-    int is_avc; ///< this flag is != 0 if codec is avc1
-    int got_avcC; ///< flag used to parse avcC data only once
-    int nal_length_size; ///< Number of bytes used for nal length (1, 2 or 4)
-
-    int chroma_qp; //QPc
-
-    int prev_mb_skipped;
-    int next_mb_skipped;
-
-    //prediction stuff
-    int chroma_pred_mode;
-    int intra16x16_pred_mode;
-
-    int top_mb_xy;
-    int left_mb_xy[2];
-
-    int8_t intra4x4_pred_mode_cache[5*8];
-    int8_t (*intra4x4_pred_mode)[8];
-    void (*pred4x4  [9+3])(uint8_t *src, uint8_t *topright, int stride);//FIXME move to dsp?
-    void (*pred8x8l [9+3])(uint8_t *src, int topleft, int topright, int stride);
-    void (*pred8x8  [4+3])(uint8_t *src, int stride);
-    void (*pred16x16[4+3])(uint8_t *src, int stride);
-    unsigned int topleft_samples_available;
-    unsigned int top_samples_available;
-    unsigned int topright_samples_available;
-    unsigned int left_samples_available;
-    uint8_t (*top_borders[2])[16+2*8];
-    uint8_t left_border[2*(17+2*9)];
-
-    /**
-     * non zero coeff count cache.
-     * is 64 if not available.
-     */
-    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(uint8_t, non_zero_count_cache[6*8]);
-    uint8_t (*non_zero_count)[16];
-
-    /**
-     * Motion vector cache.
-     */
-    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(int16_t, mv_cache[2][5*8][2]);
-    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(int8_t, ref_cache[2][5*8]);
-#define LIST_NOT_USED -1 //FIXME rename?
-#define PART_NOT_AVAILABLE -2
-
-    /**
-     * is 1 if the specific list MV&references are set to 0,0,-2.
-     */
-    int mv_cache_clean[2];
-
-    /**
-     * number of neighbors (top and/or left) that used 8x8 dct
-     */
-    int neighbor_transform_size;
-
-    /**
-     * block_offset[ 0..23] for frame macroblocks
-     * block_offset[24..47] for field macroblocks
-     */
-    int block_offset[2*(16+8)];
-
-    uint32_t *mb2b_xy; //FIXME are these 4 a good idea?
-    uint32_t *mb2b8_xy;
-    int b_stride; //FIXME use s->b4_stride
-    int b8_stride;
-
-    int mb_linesize;   ///< may be equal to s->linesize or s->linesize*2, for mbaff
-    int mb_uvlinesize;
-
-    int emu_edge_width;
-    int emu_edge_height;
-
-    int halfpel_flag;
-    int thirdpel_flag;
-
-    int unknown_svq3_flag;
-    int next_slice_index;
-
-    SPS sps_buffer[MAX_SPS_COUNT];
-    SPS sps; ///< current sps
-
-    PPS pps_buffer[MAX_PPS_COUNT];
-    /**
-     * current pps
-     */
-    PPS pps; //FIXME move to Picture perhaps? (->no) do we need that?
-
-    uint32_t dequant4_buffer[6][52][16];
-    uint32_t dequant8_buffer[2][52][64];
-    uint32_t (*dequant4_coeff[6])[16];
-    uint32_t (*dequant8_coeff[2])[64];
-    int dequant_coeff_pps;     ///< reinit tables when pps changes
-
-    int slice_num;
-    uint8_t *slice_table_base;
-    uint8_t *slice_table;      ///< slice_table_base + 2*mb_stride + 1
-    int slice_type;
-    int slice_type_fixed;
-
-    //interlacing specific flags
-    int mb_aff_frame;
-    int mb_field_decoding_flag;
-    int mb_mbaff;              ///< mb_aff_frame && mb_field_decoding_flag
-
-    unsigned int sub_mb_type[4];
-
-    //POC stuff
-    int poc_lsb;
-    int poc_msb;
-    int delta_poc_bottom;
-    int delta_poc[2];
-    int frame_num;
-    int prev_poc_msb;             ///< poc_msb of the last reference pic for POC type 0
-    int prev_poc_lsb;             ///< poc_lsb of the last reference pic for POC type 0
-    int frame_num_offset;         ///< for POC type 2
-    int prev_frame_num_offset;    ///< for POC type 2
-    int prev_frame_num;           ///< frame_num of the last pic for POC type 1/2
-
-    /**
-     * frame_num for frames or 2*frame_num for field pics.
-     */
-    int curr_pic_num;
-
-    /**
-     * max_frame_num or 2*max_frame_num for field pics.
-     */
-    int max_pic_num;
-
-    //Weighted pred stuff
-    int use_weight;
-    int use_weight_chroma;
-    int luma_log2_weight_denom;
-    int chroma_log2_weight_denom;
-    int luma_weight[2][48];
-    int luma_offset[2][48];
-    int chroma_weight[2][48][2];
-    int chroma_offset[2][48][2];
-    int implicit_weight[48][48];
-
-    //deblock
-    int deblocking_filter;         ///< disable_deblocking_filter_idc with 1<->0
-    int slice_alpha_c0_offset;
-    int slice_beta_offset;
-
-    int redundant_pic_count;
-
-    int direct_spatial_mv_pred;
-    int dist_scale_factor[16];
-    int dist_scale_factor_field[32];
-    int map_col_to_list0[2][16];
-    int map_col_to_list0_field[2][32];
-
-    /**
-     * num_ref_idx_l0/1_active_minus1 + 1
-     */
-    unsigned int ref_count[2];   ///< counts frames or fields, depending on current mb mode
-    unsigned int list_count;
-    Picture *short_ref[32];
-    Picture *long_ref[32];
-    Picture default_ref_list[2][32];
-    Picture ref_list[2][48];     ///< 0..15: frame refs, 16..47: mbaff field refs
-    Picture *delayed_pic[18]; //FIXME size?
-    Picture *delayed_output_pic;
-
-    /**
-     * memory management control operations buffer.
-     */
-    MMCO mmco[MAX_MMCO_COUNT];
-    int mmco_index;
-
-    int long_ref_count;  ///< number of actual long term references
-    int short_ref_count; ///< number of actual short term references
-
-    //data partitioning
-    GetBitContext intra_gb;
-    GetBitContext inter_gb;
-    GetBitContext *intra_gb_ptr;
-    GetBitContext *inter_gb_ptr;
-
-    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(DCTELEM, mb[16*24]);
-    DCTELEM mb_padding[256];        ///< as mb is addressed by scantable[i] and scantable is uint8_t we can either check that i is not to large or ensure that there is some unused stuff after mb
-
-    /**
-     * Cabac
-     */
-    CABACContext cabac;
-    uint8_t      cabac_state[460];
-    int          cabac_init_idc;
-
-    /* 0x100 -> non null luma_dc, 0x80/0x40 -> non null chroma_dc (cb/cr), 0x?0 -> chroma_cbp(0,1,2), 0x0? luma_cbp */
-    uint16_t     *cbp_table;
-    int cbp;
-    int top_cbp;
-    int left_cbp;
-    /* chroma_pred_mode for i4x4 or i16x16, else 0 */
-    uint8_t     *chroma_pred_mode_table;
-    int         last_qscale_diff;
-    int16_t     (*mvd_table[2])[2];
-    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(int16_t, mvd_cache[2][5*8][2]);
-    uint8_t     *direct_table;
-    uint8_t     direct_cache[5*8];
-
-    uint8_t zigzag_scan[16];
-    uint8_t zigzag_scan8x8[64];
-    uint8_t zigzag_scan8x8_cavlc[64];
-    uint8_t field_scan[16];
-    uint8_t field_scan8x8[64];
-    uint8_t field_scan8x8_cavlc[64];
-    const uint8_t *zigzag_scan_q0;
-    const uint8_t *zigzag_scan8x8_q0;
-    const uint8_t *zigzag_scan8x8_cavlc_q0;
-    const uint8_t *field_scan_q0;
-    const uint8_t *field_scan8x8_q0;
-    const uint8_t *field_scan8x8_cavlc_q0;
-
-    int x264_build;
-}H264Context;
-
 static VLC coeff_token_vlc[4];
 static VLC chroma_dc_coeff_token_vlc;
 
@@ -7982,117 +7634,6 @@ static inline int decode_picture_parameter_set(H264Context *h, int bit_length){
     return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * finds the end of the current frame in the bitstream.
- * @return the position of the first byte of the next frame, or -1
- */
-static int find_frame_end(H264Context *h, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size){
-    int i;
-    uint32_t state;
-    ParseContext *pc = &(h->s.parse_context);
-//printf("first %02X%02X%02X%02X\n", buf[0], buf[1],buf[2],buf[3]);
-//    mb_addr= pc->mb_addr - 1;
-    state= pc->state;
-    if(state>13)
-        state= 7;
-
-    for(i=0; i<buf_size; i++){
-        if(state==7){
-            for(; i<buf_size; i++){
-                if(!buf[i]){
-                    state=2;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }else if(state<=2){
-            if(buf[i]==1)   state^= 5; //2->7, 1->4, 0->5
-            else if(buf[i]) state = 7;
-            else            state>>=1; //2->1, 1->0, 0->0
-        }else if(state<=5){
-            int v= buf[i] & 0x1F;
-            if(v==7 || v==8 || v==9){
-                if(pc->frame_start_found){
-                    i++;
-found:
-                    pc->state=7;
-                    pc->frame_start_found= 0;
-                    return i-(state&5);
-                }
-            }else if(v==1 || v==2 || v==5){
-                if(pc->frame_start_found){
-                    state+=8;
-                    continue;
-                }else
-                    pc->frame_start_found = 1;
-            }
-            state= 7;
-        }else{
-            if(buf[i] & 0x80)
-                goto found;
-            state= 7;
-        }
-    }
-    pc->state= state;
-    return END_NOT_FOUND;
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_H264_PARSER
-static int h264_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s,
-                      AVCodecContext *avctx,
-                      const uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
-                      const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
-{
-    H264Context *h = s->priv_data;
-    ParseContext *pc = &h->s.parse_context;
-    int next;
-
-    if(s->flags & PARSER_FLAG_COMPLETE_FRAMES){
-        next= buf_size;
-    }else{
-        next= find_frame_end(h, buf, buf_size);
-
-        if (ff_combine_frame(pc, next, &buf, &buf_size) < 0) {
-            *poutbuf = NULL;
-            *poutbuf_size = 0;
-            return buf_size;
-        }
-
-        if(next<0 && next != END_NOT_FOUND){
-            assert(pc->last_index + next >= 0 );
-            find_frame_end(h, &pc->buffer[pc->last_index + next], -next); //update state
-        }
-    }
-
-    *poutbuf = buf;
-    *poutbuf_size = buf_size;
-    return next;
-}
-
-static int h264_split(AVCodecContext *avctx,
-                      const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
-{
-    int i;
-    uint32_t state = -1;
-    int has_sps= 0;
-
-    for(i=0; i<=buf_size; i++){
-        if((state&0xFFFFFF1F) == 0x107)
-            has_sps=1;
-/*        if((state&0xFFFFFF1F) == 0x101 || (state&0xFFFFFF1F) == 0x102 || (state&0xFFFFFF1F) == 0x105){
-        }*/
-        if((state&0xFFFFFF00) == 0x100 && (state&0xFFFFFF1F) != 0x107 && (state&0xFFFFFF1F) != 0x108 && (state&0xFFFFFF1F) != 0x109){
-            if(has_sps){
-                while(i>4 && buf[i-5]==0) i--;
-                return i-4;
-            }
-        }
-        if (i<buf_size)
-            state= (state<<8) | buf[i];
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_H264_PARSER */
-
 static int decode_nal_units(H264Context *h, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size){
     MpegEncContext * const s = &h->s;
     AVCodecContext * const avctx= s->avctx;
@@ -8301,7 +7842,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     }
 
     if(s->flags&CODEC_FLAG_TRUNCATED){
-        int next= find_frame_end(h, buf, buf_size);
+        int next= ff_h264_find_frame_end(h, buf, buf_size);
 
         if( ff_combine_frame(&s->parse_context, next, (const uint8_t **)&buf, &buf_size) < 0 )
             return buf_size;
@@ -8692,15 +8233,4 @@ AVCodec h264_decoder = {
     .flush= flush_dpb,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_H264_PARSER
-AVCodecParser h264_parser = {
-    { CODEC_ID_H264 },
-    sizeof(H264Context),
-    NULL,
-    h264_parse,
-    ff_parse_close,
-    h264_split,
-};
-#endif
-
 #include "svq3.c"
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.h b/libavcodec/h264.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95c3ab42a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.h
@@ -0,0 +1,386 @@
+/*
+ * H.26L/H.264/AVC/JVT/14496-10/... encoder/decoder
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file h264.h
+ * H.264 / AVC / MPEG4 part10 codec.
+ * @author Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ */
+
+#ifndef H264_H
+#define H264_H
+
+#include "dsputil.h"
+#include "cabac.h"
+#include "mpegvideo.h"
+
+#define interlaced_dct interlaced_dct_is_a_bad_name
+#define mb_intra mb_intra_isnt_initalized_see_mb_type
+
+#define LUMA_DC_BLOCK_INDEX   25
+#define CHROMA_DC_BLOCK_INDEX 26
+
+#define CHROMA_DC_COEFF_TOKEN_VLC_BITS 8
+#define COEFF_TOKEN_VLC_BITS           8
+#define TOTAL_ZEROS_VLC_BITS           9
+#define CHROMA_DC_TOTAL_ZEROS_VLC_BITS 3
+#define RUN_VLC_BITS                   3
+#define RUN7_VLC_BITS                  6
+
+#define MAX_SPS_COUNT 32
+#define MAX_PPS_COUNT 256
+
+#define MAX_MMCO_COUNT 66
+
+/* Compiling in interlaced support reduces the speed
+ * of progressive decoding by about 2%. */
+#define ALLOW_INTERLACE
+
+#ifdef ALLOW_INTERLACE
+#define MB_MBAFF h->mb_mbaff
+#define MB_FIELD h->mb_field_decoding_flag
+#define FRAME_MBAFF h->mb_aff_frame
+#else
+#define MB_MBAFF 0
+#define MB_FIELD 0
+#define FRAME_MBAFF 0
+#undef  IS_INTERLACED
+#define IS_INTERLACED(mb_type) 0
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Sequence parameter set
+ */
+typedef struct SPS{
+
+    int profile_idc;
+    int level_idc;
+    int transform_bypass;              ///< qpprime_y_zero_transform_bypass_flag
+    int log2_max_frame_num;            ///< log2_max_frame_num_minus4 + 4
+    int poc_type;                      ///< pic_order_cnt_type
+    int log2_max_poc_lsb;              ///< log2_max_pic_order_cnt_lsb_minus4
+    int delta_pic_order_always_zero_flag;
+    int offset_for_non_ref_pic;
+    int offset_for_top_to_bottom_field;
+    int poc_cycle_length;              ///< num_ref_frames_in_pic_order_cnt_cycle
+    int ref_frame_count;               ///< num_ref_frames
+    int gaps_in_frame_num_allowed_flag;
+    int mb_width;                      ///< frame_width_in_mbs_minus1 + 1
+    int mb_height;                     ///< frame_height_in_mbs_minus1 + 1
+    int frame_mbs_only_flag;
+    int mb_aff;                        ///<mb_adaptive_frame_field_flag
+    int direct_8x8_inference_flag;
+    int crop;                   ///< frame_cropping_flag
+    int crop_left;              ///< frame_cropping_rect_left_offset
+    int crop_right;             ///< frame_cropping_rect_right_offset
+    int crop_top;               ///< frame_cropping_rect_top_offset
+    int crop_bottom;            ///< frame_cropping_rect_bottom_offset
+    int vui_parameters_present_flag;
+    AVRational sar;
+    int timing_info_present_flag;
+    uint32_t num_units_in_tick;
+    uint32_t time_scale;
+    int fixed_frame_rate_flag;
+    short offset_for_ref_frame[256]; //FIXME dyn aloc?
+    int bitstream_restriction_flag;
+    int num_reorder_frames;
+    int scaling_matrix_present;
+    uint8_t scaling_matrix4[6][16];
+    uint8_t scaling_matrix8[2][64];
+}SPS;
+
+/**
+ * Picture parameter set
+ */
+typedef struct PPS{
+    unsigned int sps_id;
+    int cabac;                  ///< entropy_coding_mode_flag
+    int pic_order_present;      ///< pic_order_present_flag
+    int slice_group_count;      ///< num_slice_groups_minus1 + 1
+    int mb_slice_group_map_type;
+    unsigned int ref_count[2];  ///< num_ref_idx_l0/1_active_minus1 + 1
+    int weighted_pred;          ///< weighted_pred_flag
+    int weighted_bipred_idc;
+    int init_qp;                ///< pic_init_qp_minus26 + 26
+    int init_qs;                ///< pic_init_qs_minus26 + 26
+    int chroma_qp_index_offset;
+    int deblocking_filter_parameters_present; ///< deblocking_filter_parameters_present_flag
+    int constrained_intra_pred; ///< constrained_intra_pred_flag
+    int redundant_pic_cnt_present; ///< redundant_pic_cnt_present_flag
+    int transform_8x8_mode;     ///< transform_8x8_mode_flag
+    uint8_t scaling_matrix4[6][16];
+    uint8_t scaling_matrix8[2][64];
+}PPS;
+
+/**
+ * Memory management control operation opcode.
+ */
+typedef enum MMCOOpcode{
+    MMCO_END=0,
+    MMCO_SHORT2UNUSED,
+    MMCO_LONG2UNUSED,
+    MMCO_SHORT2LONG,
+    MMCO_SET_MAX_LONG,
+    MMCO_RESET,
+    MMCO_LONG,
+} MMCOOpcode;
+
+/**
+ * Memory management control operation.
+ */
+typedef struct MMCO{
+    MMCOOpcode opcode;
+    int short_frame_num;
+    int long_index;
+} MMCO;
+
+/**
+ * H264Context
+ */
+typedef struct H264Context{
+    MpegEncContext s;
+    int nal_ref_idc;
+    int nal_unit_type;
+    uint8_t *rbsp_buffer;
+    unsigned int rbsp_buffer_size;
+
+    /**
+      * Used to parse AVC variant of h264
+      */
+    int is_avc; ///< this flag is != 0 if codec is avc1
+    int got_avcC; ///< flag used to parse avcC data only once
+    int nal_length_size; ///< Number of bytes used for nal length (1, 2 or 4)
+
+    int chroma_qp; //QPc
+
+    int prev_mb_skipped;
+    int next_mb_skipped;
+
+    //prediction stuff
+    int chroma_pred_mode;
+    int intra16x16_pred_mode;
+
+    int top_mb_xy;
+    int left_mb_xy[2];
+
+    int8_t intra4x4_pred_mode_cache[5*8];
+    int8_t (*intra4x4_pred_mode)[8];
+    void (*pred4x4  [9+3])(uint8_t *src, uint8_t *topright, int stride);//FIXME move to dsp?
+    void (*pred8x8l [9+3])(uint8_t *src, int topleft, int topright, int stride);
+    void (*pred8x8  [4+3])(uint8_t *src, int stride);
+    void (*pred16x16[4+3])(uint8_t *src, int stride);
+    unsigned int topleft_samples_available;
+    unsigned int top_samples_available;
+    unsigned int topright_samples_available;
+    unsigned int left_samples_available;
+    uint8_t (*top_borders[2])[16+2*8];
+    uint8_t left_border[2*(17+2*9)];
+
+    /**
+     * non zero coeff count cache.
+     * is 64 if not available.
+     */
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(uint8_t, non_zero_count_cache[6*8]);
+    uint8_t (*non_zero_count)[16];
+
+    /**
+     * Motion vector cache.
+     */
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(int16_t, mv_cache[2][5*8][2]);
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(int8_t, ref_cache[2][5*8]);
+#define LIST_NOT_USED -1 //FIXME rename?
+#define PART_NOT_AVAILABLE -2
+
+    /**
+     * is 1 if the specific list MV&references are set to 0,0,-2.
+     */
+    int mv_cache_clean[2];
+
+    /**
+     * number of neighbors (top and/or left) that used 8x8 dct
+     */
+    int neighbor_transform_size;
+
+    /**
+     * block_offset[ 0..23] for frame macroblocks
+     * block_offset[24..47] for field macroblocks
+     */
+    int block_offset[2*(16+8)];
+
+    uint32_t *mb2b_xy; //FIXME are these 4 a good idea?
+    uint32_t *mb2b8_xy;
+    int b_stride; //FIXME use s->b4_stride
+    int b8_stride;
+
+    int mb_linesize;   ///< may be equal to s->linesize or s->linesize*2, for mbaff
+    int mb_uvlinesize;
+
+    int emu_edge_width;
+    int emu_edge_height;
+
+    int halfpel_flag;
+    int thirdpel_flag;
+
+    int unknown_svq3_flag;
+    int next_slice_index;
+
+    SPS sps_buffer[MAX_SPS_COUNT];
+    SPS sps; ///< current sps
+
+    PPS pps_buffer[MAX_PPS_COUNT];
+    /**
+     * current pps
+     */
+    PPS pps; //FIXME move to Picture perhaps? (->no) do we need that?
+
+    uint32_t dequant4_buffer[6][52][16];
+    uint32_t dequant8_buffer[2][52][64];
+    uint32_t (*dequant4_coeff[6])[16];
+    uint32_t (*dequant8_coeff[2])[64];
+    int dequant_coeff_pps;     ///< reinit tables when pps changes
+
+    int slice_num;
+    uint8_t *slice_table_base;
+    uint8_t *slice_table;      ///< slice_table_base + 2*mb_stride + 1
+    int slice_type;
+    int slice_type_fixed;
+
+    //interlacing specific flags
+    int mb_aff_frame;
+    int mb_field_decoding_flag;
+    int mb_mbaff;              ///< mb_aff_frame && mb_field_decoding_flag
+
+    unsigned int sub_mb_type[4];
+
+    //POC stuff
+    int poc_lsb;
+    int poc_msb;
+    int delta_poc_bottom;
+    int delta_poc[2];
+    int frame_num;
+    int prev_poc_msb;             ///< poc_msb of the last reference pic for POC type 0
+    int prev_poc_lsb;             ///< poc_lsb of the last reference pic for POC type 0
+    int frame_num_offset;         ///< for POC type 2
+    int prev_frame_num_offset;    ///< for POC type 2
+    int prev_frame_num;           ///< frame_num of the last pic for POC type 1/2
+
+    /**
+     * frame_num for frames or 2*frame_num for field pics.
+     */
+    int curr_pic_num;
+
+    /**
+     * max_frame_num or 2*max_frame_num for field pics.
+     */
+    int max_pic_num;
+
+    //Weighted pred stuff
+    int use_weight;
+    int use_weight_chroma;
+    int luma_log2_weight_denom;
+    int chroma_log2_weight_denom;
+    int luma_weight[2][48];
+    int luma_offset[2][48];
+    int chroma_weight[2][48][2];
+    int chroma_offset[2][48][2];
+    int implicit_weight[48][48];
+
+    //deblock
+    int deblocking_filter;         ///< disable_deblocking_filter_idc with 1<->0
+    int slice_alpha_c0_offset;
+    int slice_beta_offset;
+
+    int redundant_pic_count;
+
+    int direct_spatial_mv_pred;
+    int dist_scale_factor[16];
+    int dist_scale_factor_field[32];
+    int map_col_to_list0[2][16];
+    int map_col_to_list0_field[2][32];
+
+    /**
+     * num_ref_idx_l0/1_active_minus1 + 1
+     */
+    unsigned int ref_count[2];   ///< counts frames or fields, depending on current mb mode
+    unsigned int list_count;
+    Picture *short_ref[32];
+    Picture *long_ref[32];
+    Picture default_ref_list[2][32];
+    Picture ref_list[2][48];     ///< 0..15: frame refs, 16..47: mbaff field refs
+    Picture *delayed_pic[18]; //FIXME size?
+    Picture *delayed_output_pic;
+
+    /**
+     * memory management control operations buffer.
+     */
+    MMCO mmco[MAX_MMCO_COUNT];
+    int mmco_index;
+
+    int long_ref_count;  ///< number of actual long term references
+    int short_ref_count; ///< number of actual short term references
+
+    //data partitioning
+    GetBitContext intra_gb;
+    GetBitContext inter_gb;
+    GetBitContext *intra_gb_ptr;
+    GetBitContext *inter_gb_ptr;
+
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(DCTELEM, mb[16*24]);
+    DCTELEM mb_padding[256];        ///< as mb is addressed by scantable[i] and scantable is uint8_t we can either check that i is not to large or ensure that there is some unused stuff after mb
+
+    /**
+     * Cabac
+     */
+    CABACContext cabac;
+    uint8_t      cabac_state[460];
+    int          cabac_init_idc;
+
+    /* 0x100 -> non null luma_dc, 0x80/0x40 -> non null chroma_dc (cb/cr), 0x?0 -> chroma_cbp(0,1,2), 0x0? luma_cbp */
+    uint16_t     *cbp_table;
+    int cbp;
+    int top_cbp;
+    int left_cbp;
+    /* chroma_pred_mode for i4x4 or i16x16, else 0 */
+    uint8_t     *chroma_pred_mode_table;
+    int         last_qscale_diff;
+    int16_t     (*mvd_table[2])[2];
+    DECLARE_ALIGNED_8(int16_t, mvd_cache[2][5*8][2]);
+    uint8_t     *direct_table;
+    uint8_t     direct_cache[5*8];
+
+    uint8_t zigzag_scan[16];
+    uint8_t zigzag_scan8x8[64];
+    uint8_t zigzag_scan8x8_cavlc[64];
+    uint8_t field_scan[16];
+    uint8_t field_scan8x8[64];
+    uint8_t field_scan8x8_cavlc[64];
+    const uint8_t *zigzag_scan_q0;
+    const uint8_t *zigzag_scan8x8_q0;
+    const uint8_t *zigzag_scan8x8_cavlc_q0;
+    const uint8_t *field_scan_q0;
+    const uint8_t *field_scan8x8_q0;
+    const uint8_t *field_scan8x8_cavlc_q0;
+
+    int x264_build;
+}H264Context;
+
+#endif /* H264_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_parser.c b/libavcodec/h264_parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4adb6cbe22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*
+ * H.26L/H.264/AVC/JVT/14496-10/... parser
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file h264_parser.c
+ * H.264 / AVC / MPEG4 part10 parser.
+ * @author Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ */
+
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "h264_parser.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+
+int ff_h264_find_frame_end(H264Context *h, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
+{
+    int i;
+    uint32_t state;
+    ParseContext *pc = &(h->s.parse_context);
+//printf("first %02X%02X%02X%02X\n", buf[0], buf[1],buf[2],buf[3]);
+//    mb_addr= pc->mb_addr - 1;
+    state= pc->state;
+    if(state>13)
+        state= 7;
+
+    for(i=0; i<buf_size; i++){
+        if(state==7){
+            for(; i<buf_size; i++){
+                if(!buf[i]){
+                    state=2;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }else if(state<=2){
+            if(buf[i]==1)   state^= 5; //2->7, 1->4, 0->5
+            else if(buf[i]) state = 7;
+            else            state>>=1; //2->1, 1->0, 0->0
+        }else if(state<=5){
+            int v= buf[i] & 0x1F;
+            if(v==7 || v==8 || v==9){
+                if(pc->frame_start_found){
+                    i++;
+found:
+                    pc->state=7;
+                    pc->frame_start_found= 0;
+                    return i-(state&5);
+                }
+            }else if(v==1 || v==2 || v==5){
+                if(pc->frame_start_found){
+                    state+=8;
+                    continue;
+                }else
+                    pc->frame_start_found = 1;
+            }
+            state= 7;
+        }else{
+            if(buf[i] & 0x80)
+                goto found;
+            state= 7;
+        }
+    }
+    pc->state= state;
+    return END_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+static int h264_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s,
+                      AVCodecContext *avctx,
+                      const uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
+                      const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
+{
+    H264Context *h = s->priv_data;
+    ParseContext *pc = &h->s.parse_context;
+    int next;
+
+    if(s->flags & PARSER_FLAG_COMPLETE_FRAMES){
+        next= buf_size;
+    }else{
+        next= ff_h264_find_frame_end(h, buf, buf_size);
+
+        if (ff_combine_frame(pc, next, &buf, &buf_size) < 0) {
+            *poutbuf = NULL;
+            *poutbuf_size = 0;
+            return buf_size;
+        }
+
+        if(next<0 && next != END_NOT_FOUND){
+            assert(pc->last_index + next >= 0 );
+            ff_h264_find_frame_end(h, &pc->buffer[pc->last_index + next], -next); //update state
+        }
+    }
+
+    *poutbuf = buf;
+    *poutbuf_size = buf_size;
+    return next;
+}
+
+static int h264_split(AVCodecContext *avctx,
+                      const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
+{
+    int i;
+    uint32_t state = -1;
+    int has_sps= 0;
+
+    for(i=0; i<=buf_size; i++){
+        if((state&0xFFFFFF1F) == 0x107)
+            has_sps=1;
+/*        if((state&0xFFFFFF1F) == 0x101 || (state&0xFFFFFF1F) == 0x102 || (state&0xFFFFFF1F) == 0x105){
+        }*/
+        if((state&0xFFFFFF00) == 0x100 && (state&0xFFFFFF1F) != 0x107 && (state&0xFFFFFF1F) != 0x108 && (state&0xFFFFFF1F) != 0x109){
+            if(has_sps){
+                while(i>4 && buf[i-5]==0) i--;
+                return i-4;
+            }
+        }
+        if (i<buf_size)
+            state= (state<<8) | buf[i];
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+AVCodecParser h264_parser = {
+    { CODEC_ID_H264 },
+    sizeof(H264Context),
+    NULL,
+    h264_parse,
+    ff_parse_close,
+    h264_split,
+};
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_parser.h b/libavcodec/h264_parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d7407e4f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * H.26L/H.264/AVC/JVT/14496-10/... parser
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file h264_parser.h
+ * H.264 / AVC / MPEG4 part10 parser.
+ * @author Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ */
+
+#ifndef H264_PARSER_H
+#define H264_PARSER_H
+
+#include "h264.h"
+
+/**
+ * finds the end of the current frame in the bitstream.
+ * @return the position of the first byte of the next frame, or -1
+ */
+int ff_h264_find_frame_end(H264Context *h, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
+
+#endif /* H264_PARSER_H */