diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index bfff450cdf..ff655f7868 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ static int debug_mv = 0;
 static int step = 0;
 static int thread_count = 1;
 static int workaround_bugs = 1;
+static int fast = 0;
 
 /* current context */
 static int is_full_screen;
@@ -1172,6 +1173,7 @@ static int stream_component_open(VideoState *is, int stream_index)
     enc->debug_mv = debug_mv;
     enc->debug = debug;
     enc->workaround_bugs = workaround_bugs;
+    if(fast) enc->flags2 |= CODEC_FLAG2_FAST;
     if (!codec ||
         avcodec_open(enc, codec) < 0)
         return -1;
@@ -1829,6 +1831,7 @@ const OptionDef options[] = {
     { "debug", HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)opt_debug}, "print specific debug info", "" },
     { "bug", OPT_INT | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&workaround_bugs}, "workaround bugs", "" },
     { "vismv", HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)opt_vismv}, "visualize motion vectors", "" },
+    { "fast", OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&fast}, "non spec compliant optimizations", "" },
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK
     { "rtp_tcp", OPT_EXPERT, {(void*)&opt_rtp_tcp}, "force RTP/TCP protocol usage", "" },
 #endif
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index e2da0f85a2..76bc946f3a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ extern int motion_estimation_method;
 #define CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_ME  0x20000000 ///< interlaced motion estimation
 #define CODEC_FLAG_SVCD_SCAN_OFFSET 0x40000000 ///< will reserve space for SVCD scan offset user data
 #define CODEC_FLAG_CLOSED_GOP     0x80000000
+#define CODEC_FLAG2_FAST          0x00000001 ///< allow non spec compliant speedup tricks
+
 /* Unsupported options :
  * 		Syntax Arithmetic coding (SAC)
  * 		Reference Picture Selection
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
index 1c8a6e2bfa..c31efad402 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static inline int mpeg2_decode_block_non_intra(MpegEncContext *s,
 static inline int mpeg2_decode_block_intra(MpegEncContext *s, 
                                     DCTELEM *block, 
                                     int n);
+static inline int mpeg2_fast_decode_block_non_intra(MpegEncContext *s, DCTELEM *block, int n);
 static int mpeg_decode_motion(MpegEncContext *s, int fcode, int pred);
 static void exchange_uv(MpegEncContext *s);
 
@@ -1358,16 +1359,27 @@ static int mpeg_decode_mb(MpegEncContext *s,
 #endif
 
             if (s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO) {
-                cbp<<= 12-mb_block_count;
-
-                for(i=0;i<mb_block_count;i++) {
-                    if ( cbp & (1<<11) ) {
-                        if (mpeg2_decode_block_non_intra(s, s->pblocks[i], i) < 0)
-                            return -1;
-                    } else {
-                        s->block_last_index[i] = -1;
+                if(s->flags2 & CODEC_FLAG2_FAST){
+                    for(i=0;i<6;i++) {
+                        if(cbp & 32) {
+                            mpeg2_fast_decode_block_non_intra(s, s->pblocks[i], i);
+                        } else {
+                            s->block_last_index[i] = -1;
+                        }
+                        cbp+=cbp;
+                    }
+                }else{
+                    cbp<<= 12-mb_block_count;
+    
+                    for(i=0;i<mb_block_count;i++) {
+                        if ( cbp & (1<<11) ) {
+                            if (mpeg2_decode_block_non_intra(s, s->pblocks[i], i) < 0)
+                                return -1;
+                        } else {
+                            s->block_last_index[i] = -1;
+                        }
+                        cbp+=cbp;
                     }
-                    cbp+=cbp;
                 }
             } else {
                 for(i=0;i<6;i++) {
@@ -1592,8 +1604,6 @@ static inline int mpeg1_decode_block_inter(MpegEncContext *s,
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Also does unquantization here, since I will never support mpeg2
-   encoding */
 static inline int mpeg2_decode_block_non_intra(MpegEncContext *s, 
                                DCTELEM *block, 
                                int n)
@@ -1673,6 +1683,67 @@ static inline int mpeg2_decode_block_non_intra(MpegEncContext *s,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int mpeg2_fast_decode_block_non_intra(MpegEncContext *s, 
+                               DCTELEM *block, 
+                               int n)
+{
+    int level, i, j, run;
+    RLTable *rl = &rl_mpeg1;
+    uint8_t * const scantable= s->intra_scantable.permutated;
+    const int qscale= s->qscale;
+    int v;
+    OPEN_READER(re, &s->gb);
+    i = -1;
+
+    /* special case for the first coef. no need to add a second vlc table */
+    UPDATE_CACHE(re, &s->gb);
+    v= SHOW_UBITS(re, &s->gb, 2);
+    if (v & 2) {
+        LAST_SKIP_BITS(re, &s->gb, 2);
+        level= (3*qscale)>>1;
+        if(v&1)
+            level= -level;
+        block[0] = level;
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    /* now quantify & encode AC coefs */
+    for(;;) {
+        UPDATE_CACHE(re, &s->gb);
+        GET_RL_VLC(level, run, re, &s->gb, rl->rl_vlc[0], TEX_VLC_BITS, 2);
+        
+        if(level == 127){
+            break;
+        } else if(level != 0) {
+            i += run;
+            j = scantable[i];
+            level= ((level*2+1)*qscale)>>1;
+            level = (level ^ SHOW_SBITS(re, &s->gb, 1)) - SHOW_SBITS(re, &s->gb, 1);
+            LAST_SKIP_BITS(re, &s->gb, 1);
+        } else {
+            /* escape */
+            run = SHOW_UBITS(re, &s->gb, 6)+1; LAST_SKIP_BITS(re, &s->gb, 6);
+            UPDATE_CACHE(re, &s->gb);
+            level = SHOW_SBITS(re, &s->gb, 12); SKIP_BITS(re, &s->gb, 12);
+
+            i += run;
+            j = scantable[i];
+            if(level<0){
+                level= ((-level*2+1)*qscale)>>1;
+                level= -level;
+            }else{
+                level= ((level*2+1)*qscale)>>1;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        block[j] = level;
+    }
+    CLOSE_READER(re, &s->gb);
+    s->block_last_index[n] = i;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 static inline int mpeg2_decode_block_intra(MpegEncContext *s, 
                                DCTELEM *block, 
                                int n)