diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee44701238..03d96ea8c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include config.mak
 
 VPATH=$(SRC_PATH)
 
-CFLAGS=$(OPTFLAGS) -I. -I$(SRC_PATH) -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavformat -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE
+CFLAGS=$(OPTFLAGS) -I. -I$(SRC_PATH) -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavutil -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavformat -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE
 LDFLAGS+= -g 
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_GPROF),yes)
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ endif
 
 OBJS = ffmpeg.o ffserver.o cmdutils.o $(FFPLAY_O)
 SRCS = $(OBJS:.o=.c) $(ASM_OBJS:.o=.s)
-FFLIBS = -L./libavformat -lavformat$(BUILDSUF) -L./libavcodec -lavcodec$(BUILDSUF)
+FFLIBS = -L./libavformat -lavformat$(BUILDSUF) -L./libavcodec -lavcodec$(BUILDSUF) -L./libavutil -lavutil$(BUILDSUF)
 
 all: lib $(PROG) $(PROGTEST) $(VHOOK) $(QTFASTSTART) $(DOC)
 
 lib:
+	$(MAKE) -C libavutil all
 	$(MAKE) -C libavcodec all
 	$(MAKE) -C libavformat all
 
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ documentation:
 .PHONY: install
 
 install: all install-man $(INSTALLVHOOK)
+	$(MAKE) -C libavutil install
 	$(MAKE) -C libavcodec install
 	$(MAKE) -C libavformat install
 	install -d "$(bindir)"
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ install-vhook:
 	$(MAKE) -C vhook install
 
 installlib:
+	$(MAKE) -C libavutil installlib
 	$(MAKE) -C libavcodec installlib
 	$(MAKE) -C libavformat installlib
 
@@ -182,6 +185,7 @@ endif
 	@for i in $(DEP_LIBS) ; do if $(TEST) $$i -nt .libs ; then touch .libs; fi ; done
 
 clean: $(CLEANVHOOK)
+	$(MAKE) -C libavutil clean
 	$(MAKE) -C libavcodec clean
 	$(MAKE) -C libavformat clean
 	$(MAKE) -C tests clean
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 086c28b9eb..05d2955797 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include ../config.mak
 VPATH=$(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec
 
 # NOTE: -I.. is needed to include config.h
-CFLAGS=$(OPTFLAGS) -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H -I.. -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE $(AMR_CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS=$(OPTFLAGS) -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H -I.. -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavutil -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE $(AMR_CFLAGS)
 
 OBJS= bitstream.o utils.o mem.o allcodecs.o \
       mpegvideo.o jrevdct.o jfdctfst.o jfdctint.o\
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ OBJS= bitstream.o utils.o mem.o allcodecs.o \
       mpeg12.o mpegaudiodec.o pcm.o simple_idct.o \
       ratecontrol.o adpcm.o eval.o error_resilience.o \
       fft.o mdct.o raw.o golomb.o cabac.o\
-      dpcm.o adx.o rational.o faandct.o parser.o g726.o \
-      vp3dsp.o integer.o h264idct.o rangecoder.o pnm.o h263.o msmpeg4.o h263dec.o dvdsub.o dvbsub.o dvbsubdec.o
+      dpcm.o adx.o faandct.o parser.o g726.o \
+      vp3dsp.o h264idct.o rangecoder.o pnm.o h263.o msmpeg4.o h263dec.o dvdsub.o dvbsub.o dvbsubdec.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_AASC_DECODER),yes)
     OBJS+= aasc.o
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ OBJS+= liba52/bit_allocate.o liba52/bitstream.o liba52/downmix.o \
 endif
 endif
 
+EXTRALIBS += -L$(SRC_PATH)/libavutil -lavutil$(BUILDSUF)
+
 # currently using libdts for dts decoding
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DTS),yes)
 OBJS+= dtsdec.o
@@ -375,6 +377,7 @@ SRCS := $(OBJS:.o=.c) $(ASM_OBJS:.o=.S)
 OBJS := $(OBJS) $(ASM_OBJS)
 
 LIB= $(LIBPREF)avcodec$(LIBSUF)
+LIBAVUTIL= $(SRC_PATH)/libavutil/$(LIBPREF)avutil$(LIBSUF)
 ifeq ($(BUILD_SHARED),yes)
 SLIB= $(SLIBPREF)avcodec$(SLIBSUF)
 endif
@@ -446,7 +449,7 @@ cleanamrwbfloat:
 
 # api example program
 apiexample: apiexample.c $(LIB)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LIB) $(EXTRALIBS) -lm
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LIB) $(LIBAVUTIL) $(EXTRALIBS) -lm
 
 # cpuid test
 cpuid_test: i386/cputest.c
@@ -464,7 +467,7 @@ motion-test: motion_test.o $(LIB)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $^ -lm
 
 fft-test: fft-test.o $(LIB)
-	$(CC) -o $@ $^ -lm
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LIBAVUTIL) -lm
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_SHARED),yes)
 install: all install-headers
@@ -489,8 +492,6 @@ installlib: all install-headers
 install-headers:
 	mkdir -p "$(prefix)/include/ffmpeg"
 	install -m 644 $(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec/avcodec.h \
-	               $(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec/common.h \
-	               $(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec/rational.h \
                 "$(prefix)/include/ffmpeg"
 	install -d $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 	install -m 644 ../libavcodec.pc $(libdir)/pkgconfig
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index bccfe6774c..d3ed1a7dea 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include "common.h"
-#include "rational.h"
+#include "avutil.h"
 #include <sys/types.h> /* size_t */
 
 //FIXME the following 2 really dont belong in here
@@ -22,8 +21,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AV_STRINGIFY(s)	AV_TOSTRING(s)
 #define AV_TOSTRING(s) #s
 
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT ((49<<16)+(0<<8)+0)
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION     49.0.0
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT ((49<<16)+(0<<8)+1)
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION     49.0.1
 #define LIBAVCODEC_BUILD       LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_IDENT       "Lavc" AV_STRINGIFY(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION)
@@ -279,14 +278,6 @@ enum Motion_Est_ID {
     ME_X1
 };
 
-enum AVRounding {
-    AV_ROUND_ZERO     = 0, ///< round toward zero
-    AV_ROUND_INF      = 1, ///< round away from zero
-    AV_ROUND_DOWN     = 2, ///< round toward -infinity
-    AV_ROUND_UP       = 3, ///< round toward +infinity
-    AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF = 5, ///< round to nearest and halfway cases away from zero
-};
-
 enum AVDiscard{
 //we leave some space between them for extensions (drop some keyframes for intra only or drop just some bidir frames)
     AVDISCARD_NONE   =-16, ///< discard nothing
@@ -2308,36 +2299,6 @@ void avcodec_default_free_buffers(AVCodecContext *s);
  */
 char av_get_pict_type_char(int pict_type);
 
-/**
- * reduce a fraction.
- * this is usefull for framerate calculations
- * @param max the maximum allowed for dst_nom & dst_den
- * @return 1 if exact, 0 otherwise
- */
-int av_reduce(int *dst_nom, int *dst_den, int64_t nom, int64_t den, int64_t max);
-
-/**
- * rescale a 64bit integer with rounding to nearest.
- * a simple a*b/c isn't possible as it can overflow
- */
-int64_t av_rescale(int64_t a, int64_t b, int64_t c);
-
-/**
- * rescale a 64bit integer with specified rounding.
- * a simple a*b/c isn't possible as it can overflow
- */
-int64_t av_rescale_rnd(int64_t a, int64_t b, int64_t c, enum AVRounding);
-
-/**
- * rescale a 64bit integer by 2 rational numbers.
- */
-int64_t av_rescale_q(int64_t a, AVRational bq, AVRational cq);
-
-double av_int2dbl(int64_t v);
-float av_int2flt(int32_t v);
-int64_t av_dbl2int(double d);
-int32_t av_flt2int(float d);
-
 
 /* frame parsing */
 typedef struct AVCodecParserContext {
diff --git a/libavcodec/i386/fdct_mmx.c b/libavcodec/i386/fdct_mmx.c
index aacbe57437..6a13090a13 100644
--- a/libavcodec/i386/fdct_mmx.c
+++ b/libavcodec/i386/fdct_mmx.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * a page about fdct at http://www.geocities.com/ssavekar/dct.htm
  * Skal's fdct at http://skal.planet-d.net/coding/dct.html
  */
-#include "../common.h"
+#include "common.h"
 #include "../dsputil.h"
 #include "mmx.h"
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/i386/idct_mmx.c b/libavcodec/i386/idct_mmx.c
index d9586efc5d..355feaccdd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/i386/idct_mmx.c
+++ b/libavcodec/i386/idct_mmx.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  */
 
-#include "../common.h"
+#include "common.h"
 #include "../dsputil.h"
 
 #include "mmx.h"
diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 2d3adedc3f..1b2cd21645 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -31,24 +31,6 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-const uint8_t ff_sqrt_tab[128]={
-        0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,
-        5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7,
-        8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9,
-        9, 9, 9, 9,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,11,11,11,11,11,11,11
-};
-
-const uint8_t ff_log2_tab[256]={
-        0,0,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
-        5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
-        6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
-        6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
-        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
-        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
-        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
-        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7
-};
-
 const uint8_t ff_reverse[256]={
 0x00,0x80,0x40,0xC0,0x20,0xA0,0x60,0xE0,0x10,0x90,0x50,0xD0,0x30,0xB0,0x70,0xF0,
 0x08,0x88,0x48,0xC8,0x28,0xA8,0x68,0xE8,0x18,0x98,0x58,0xD8,0x38,0xB8,0x78,0xF8,
@@ -938,107 +920,6 @@ char av_get_pict_type_char(int pict_type){
     }
 }
 
-int av_reduce(int *dst_nom, int *dst_den, int64_t nom, int64_t den, int64_t max){
-    AVRational a0={0,1}, a1={1,0};
-    int sign= (nom<0) ^ (den<0);
-    int64_t gcd= ff_gcd(ABS(nom), ABS(den));
-
-    nom = ABS(nom)/gcd;
-    den = ABS(den)/gcd;
-    if(nom<=max && den<=max){
-        a1= (AVRational){nom, den};
-        den=0;
-    }
-    
-    while(den){
-        int64_t x       = nom / den;
-        int64_t next_den= nom - den*x;
-        int64_t a2n= x*a1.num + a0.num;
-        int64_t a2d= x*a1.den + a0.den;
-
-        if(a2n > max || a2d > max) break;
-
-        a0= a1;
-        a1= (AVRational){a2n, a2d};
-        nom= den;
-        den= next_den;
-    }
-    assert(ff_gcd(a1.num, a1.den) == 1);
-    
-    *dst_nom = sign ? -a1.num : a1.num;
-    *dst_den = a1.den;
-    
-    return den==0;
-}
-
-int64_t av_rescale_rnd(int64_t a, int64_t b, int64_t c, enum AVRounding rnd){
-    AVInteger ai;
-    int64_t r=0;
-    assert(c > 0);
-    assert(b >=0);
-    assert(rnd >=0 && rnd<=5 && rnd!=4);
-    
-    if(a<0 && a != INT64_MIN) return -av_rescale_rnd(-a, b, c, rnd ^ ((rnd>>1)&1)); 
-    
-    if(rnd==AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF) r= c/2;
-    else if(rnd&1)             r= c-1;
-
-    if(b<=INT_MAX && c<=INT_MAX){
-        if(a<=INT_MAX)
-            return (a * b + r)/c;
-        else
-            return a/c*b + (a%c*b + r)/c;
-    }
-    
-    ai= av_mul_i(av_int2i(a), av_int2i(b));
-    ai= av_add_i(ai, av_int2i(r));
-    
-    return av_i2int(av_div_i(ai, av_int2i(c)));
-}
-
-int64_t av_rescale(int64_t a, int64_t b, int64_t c){
-    return av_rescale_rnd(a, b, c, AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF);
-}
-
-int64_t av_rescale_q(int64_t a, AVRational bq, AVRational cq){
-    int64_t b= bq.num * (int64_t)cq.den;
-    int64_t c= cq.num * (int64_t)bq.den;
-    return av_rescale_rnd(a, b, c, AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF);
-}
-
-int64_t ff_gcd(int64_t a, int64_t b){
-    if(b) return ff_gcd(b, a%b);
-    else  return a;
-}
-
-double av_int2dbl(int64_t v){
-    if(v+v > 0xFFELLU<<52)
-        return 0.0/0.0;
-    return ldexp(((v&(1LL<<52)-1) + (1LL<<52)) * (v>>63|1), (v>>52&0x7FF)-1075);
-}
-
-float av_int2flt(int32_t v){
-    if(v+v > 0xFF000000U)
-        return 0.0/0.0;
-    return ldexp(((v&0x7FFFFF) + (1<<23)) * (v>>31|1), (v>>23&0xFF)-150);
-}
-
-int64_t av_dbl2int(double d){
-    int e;
-    if     ( !d) return 0;
-    else if(d-d) return 0x7FF0000000000000LL + ((int64_t)(d<0)<<63) + (d!=d);
-    d= frexp(d, &e);
-    return (int64_t)(d<0)<<63 | (e+1022LL)<<52 | (int64_t)((fabs(d)-0.5)*(1LL<<53));
-}
-
-int32_t av_flt2int(float d){
-    int e;
-    if     ( !d) return 0;
-    else if(d-d) return 0x7F800000 + ((d<0)<<31) + (d!=d);
-    d= frexp(d, &e);
-    return (d<0)<<31 | (e+126)<<23 | (int64_t)((fabs(d)-0.5)*(1<<24));
-}
-
 /* av_log API */
 
 static int av_log_level = AV_LOG_INFO;
diff --git a/libavformat/Makefile b/libavformat/Makefile
index 5f74b3cb39..80c2f87a95 100644
--- a/libavformat/Makefile
+++ b/libavformat/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include ../config.mak
 
 VPATH=$(SRC_PATH)/libavformat
 
-CFLAGS=$(OPTFLAGS) -I.. -I$(SRC_PATH) -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE
+CFLAGS=$(OPTFLAGS) -I.. -I$(SRC_PATH) -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavutil -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 OBJS= utils.o cutils.o os_support.o allformats.o
 PPOBJS=
diff --git a/libavutil/Makefile b/libavutil/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dd01c9786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#
+# libavutil Makefile
+#
+include ../config.mak
+
+VPATH=$(SRC_PATH)/libavutil
+
+# NOTE: -I.. is needed to include config.h
+CFLAGS=$(OPTFLAGS) -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H -I.. -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE
+
+OBJS= mathematics.o \
+      integer.o \
+      rational.o \
+      intfloat_readwrite.o \
+
+
+ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH_SPARC64),yes)
+CFLAGS+= -mcpu=ultrasparc -mtune=ultrasparc
+endif
+
+SRCS := $(OBJS:.o=.c)
+
+LIB= $(LIBPREF)avutil$(LIBSUF)
+ifeq ($(BUILD_SHARED),yes)
+SLIB= $(SLIBPREF)avutil$(SLIBSUF)
+endif
+
+all: $(LIB) $(SLIB)
+
+$(LIB): $(OBJS)
+	rm -f $@
+	$(AR) rc $@ $(OBJS)
+	$(RANLIB) $@
+
+$(SLIB): $(OBJS)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_WIN32),yes)
+	$(CC) $(SHFLAGS) -Wl,--output-def,$(@:.dll=.def) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(EXTRALIBS) $(AMREXTRALIBS)
+	-lib /machine:i386 /def:$(@:.dll=.def)
+else
+	$(CC) $(SHFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS) $(EXTRALIBS) $(AMREXTRALIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
+endif
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBOBJFLAGS) -c -o $@ $< 
+
+depend: $(SRCS)
+	$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $^ 1>.depend
+
+dep:	depend
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o *.d *~ .depend $(LIB) $(SLIB) *.so
+
+distclean: clean
+	rm -f Makefile.bak .depend
+
+
+ifeq ($(BUILD_SHARED),yes)
+install: all install-headers
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_WIN32),yes)
+	install $(INSTALLSTRIP) -m 755 $(SLIB) "$(prefix)"
+else
+	install -d $(libdir)
+	install $(INSTALLSTRIP) -m 755 $(SLIB) $(libdir)/libavutil-$(VERSION).so
+	ln -sf libavutil-$(VERSION).so $(libdir)/libavutil.so
+	$(LDCONFIG) || true
+endif
+else
+install:
+endif
+
+installlib: all install-headers
+	install -m 644 $(LIB) "$(libdir)"
+
+install-headers:
+	mkdir -p "$(prefix)/include/ffmpeg"
+	install -m 644 $(SRC_PATH)/libavutil/avutil.h \
+	               $(SRC_PATH)/libavutil/common.h \
+	               $(SRC_PATH)/libavutil/mathematics.h \
+	               $(SRC_PATH)/libavutil/integer.h \
+	               $(SRC_PATH)/libavutil/rational.h \
+	               $(SRC_PATH)/libavutil/intfloat_readwrite.h \
+                "$(prefix)/include/ffmpeg"
+#	install -d $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+#	install -m 644 ../libavutil.pc $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+
+#
+# include dependency files if they exist
+#
+ifneq ($(wildcard .depend),)
+include .depend
+endif
diff --git a/libavutil/avutil.h b/libavutil/avutil.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9f930a561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/avutil.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef AVUTIL_H
+#define AVUTIL_H
+
+/**
+ * @file avutil.h
+ * external api header.
+ */
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#define AV_STRINGIFY(s)	AV_TOSTRING(s)
+#define AV_TOSTRING(s) #s
+
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT ((49<<16)+(0<<8)+0)
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION     49.0.0
+#define LIBAVUTIL_BUILD       LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT
+
+#define LIBAVUTIL_IDENT       "Lavu" AV_STRINGIFY(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION)
+
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "mathematics.h"
+#include "rational.h"
+#include "integer.h"
+#include "intfloat_readwrite.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* AVUTIL_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/bswap.h b/libavutil/bswap.h
similarity index 100%
rename from libavcodec/bswap.h
rename to libavutil/bswap.h
diff --git a/libavcodec/common.h b/libavutil/common.h
similarity index 100%
rename from libavcodec/common.h
rename to libavutil/common.h
diff --git a/libavcodec/integer.c b/libavutil/integer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from libavcodec/integer.c
rename to libavutil/integer.c
diff --git a/libavcodec/integer.h b/libavutil/integer.h
similarity index 100%
rename from libavcodec/integer.h
rename to libavutil/integer.h
diff --git a/libavutil/intfloat_readwrite.c b/libavutil/intfloat_readwrite.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf4d495e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/intfloat_readwrite.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * portable IEEE float/double read/write functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ *
+ * This library 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 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+ 
+/**
+ * @file intfloat_readwrite.c
+ * Portable IEEE float/double read/write functions.
+ */
+ 
+#include "common.h"
+
+double av_int2dbl(int64_t v){
+    if(v+v > 0xFFELLU<<52)
+        return 0.0/0.0;
+    return ldexp(((v&(1LL<<52)-1) + (1LL<<52)) * (v>>63|1), (v>>52&0x7FF)-1075);
+}
+
+float av_int2flt(int32_t v){
+    if(v+v > 0xFF000000U)
+        return 0.0/0.0;
+    return ldexp(((v&0x7FFFFF) + (1<<23)) * (v>>31|1), (v>>23&0xFF)-150);
+}
+
+int64_t av_dbl2int(double d){
+    int e;
+    if     ( !d) return 0;
+    else if(d-d) return 0x7FF0000000000000LL + ((int64_t)(d<0)<<63) + (d!=d);
+    d= frexp(d, &e);
+    return (int64_t)(d<0)<<63 | (e+1022LL)<<52 | (int64_t)((fabs(d)-0.5)*(1LL<<53));
+}
+
+int32_t av_flt2int(float d){
+    int e;
+    if     ( !d) return 0;
+    else if(d-d) return 0x7F800000 + ((d<0)<<31) + (d!=d);
+    d= frexp(d, &e);
+    return (d<0)<<31 | (e+126)<<23 | (int64_t)((fabs(d)-0.5)*(1<<24));
+}
diff --git a/libavutil/intfloat_readwrite.h b/libavutil/intfloat_readwrite.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22f40bb665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/intfloat_readwrite.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef INTFLOAT_READWRITE_H
+#define INTFLOAT_READWRITE_H
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+double av_int2dbl(int64_t v);
+float av_int2flt(int32_t v);
+int64_t av_dbl2int(double d);
+int32_t av_flt2int(float d);
+
+#endif /* INTFLOAT_READWRITE_H */
diff --git a/libavutil/mathematics.c b/libavutil/mathematics.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa3fd74e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/mathematics.c
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ *
+ * This library 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 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+ 
+/**
+ * @file mathematics.c
+ * Miscellaneous math routines and tables.
+ */
+
+#include "common.h"
+#include "integer.h"
+#include "mathematics.h"
+
+const uint8_t ff_sqrt_tab[128]={
+        0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,
+        5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7,
+        8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9,
+        9, 9, 9, 9,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,11,11,11,11,11,11,11
+};
+
+const uint8_t ff_log2_tab[256]={
+        0,0,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
+        5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
+        6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
+        6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
+        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
+        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
+        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
+        7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7
+};
+
+int64_t ff_gcd(int64_t a, int64_t b){
+    if(b) return ff_gcd(b, a%b);
+    else  return a;
+}
+
+int64_t av_rescale_rnd(int64_t a, int64_t b, int64_t c, enum AVRounding rnd){
+    AVInteger ai;
+    int64_t r=0;
+    assert(c > 0);
+    assert(b >=0);
+    assert(rnd >=0 && rnd<=5 && rnd!=4);
+    
+    if(a<0 && a != INT64_MIN) return -av_rescale_rnd(-a, b, c, rnd ^ ((rnd>>1)&1)); 
+    
+    if(rnd==AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF) r= c/2;
+    else if(rnd&1)             r= c-1;
+
+    if(b<=INT_MAX && c<=INT_MAX){
+        if(a<=INT_MAX)
+            return (a * b + r)/c;
+        else
+            return a/c*b + (a%c*b + r)/c;
+    }
+    
+    ai= av_mul_i(av_int2i(a), av_int2i(b));
+    ai= av_add_i(ai, av_int2i(r));
+    
+    return av_i2int(av_div_i(ai, av_int2i(c)));
+}
+
+int64_t av_rescale(int64_t a, int64_t b, int64_t c){
+    return av_rescale_rnd(a, b, c, AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF);
+}
+
+int64_t av_rescale_q(int64_t a, AVRational bq, AVRational cq){
+    int64_t b= bq.num * (int64_t)cq.den;
+    int64_t c= cq.num * (int64_t)bq.den;
+    return av_rescale_rnd(a, b, c, AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF);
+}
diff --git a/libavutil/mathematics.h b/libavutil/mathematics.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cf726cbe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/mathematics.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef MATHEMATICS_H
+#define MATHEMATICS_H
+
+#include "rational.h"
+
+enum AVRounding {
+    AV_ROUND_ZERO     = 0, ///< round toward zero
+    AV_ROUND_INF      = 1, ///< round away from zero
+    AV_ROUND_DOWN     = 2, ///< round toward -infinity
+    AV_ROUND_UP       = 3, ///< round toward +infinity
+    AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF = 5, ///< round to nearest and halfway cases away from zero
+};
+
+/**
+ * rescale a 64bit integer with rounding to nearest.
+ * a simple a*b/c isn't possible as it can overflow
+ */
+int64_t av_rescale(int64_t a, int64_t b, int64_t c);
+
+/**
+ * rescale a 64bit integer with specified rounding.
+ * a simple a*b/c isn't possible as it can overflow
+ */
+int64_t av_rescale_rnd(int64_t a, int64_t b, int64_t c, enum AVRounding);
+
+/**
+ * rescale a 64bit integer by 2 rational numbers.
+ */
+int64_t av_rescale_q(int64_t a, AVRational bq, AVRational cq);
+
+#endif /* MATHEMATICS_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/rational.c b/libavutil/rational.c
similarity index 72%
rename from libavcodec/rational.c
rename to libavutil/rational.c
index 7ccad9e383..1044999291 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rational.c
+++ b/libavutil/rational.c
@@ -28,9 +28,42 @@
 #include <limits.h>
  
 #include "common.h"
-#include "avcodec.h"
+#include "mathematics.h"
 #include "rational.h"
 
+int av_reduce(int *dst_nom, int *dst_den, int64_t nom, int64_t den, int64_t max){
+    AVRational a0={0,1}, a1={1,0};
+    int sign= (nom<0) ^ (den<0);
+    int64_t gcd= ff_gcd(ABS(nom), ABS(den));
+
+    nom = ABS(nom)/gcd;
+    den = ABS(den)/gcd;
+    if(nom<=max && den<=max){
+        a1= (AVRational){nom, den};
+        den=0;
+    }
+    
+    while(den){
+        int64_t x       = nom / den;
+        int64_t next_den= nom - den*x;
+        int64_t a2n= x*a1.num + a0.num;
+        int64_t a2d= x*a1.den + a0.den;
+
+        if(a2n > max || a2d > max) break;
+
+        a0= a1;
+        a1= (AVRational){a2n, a2d};
+        nom= den;
+        den= next_den;
+    }
+    assert(ff_gcd(a1.num, a1.den) == 1);
+    
+    *dst_nom = sign ? -a1.num : a1.num;
+    *dst_den = a1.den;
+    
+    return den==0;
+}
+
 /**
  * returns b*c.
  */
diff --git a/libavcodec/rational.h b/libavutil/rational.h
similarity index 87%
rename from libavcodec/rational.h
rename to libavutil/rational.h
index fcda759c4c..e4bfe5f7a6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rational.h
+++ b/libavutil/rational.h
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ static inline double av_q2d(AVRational a){
     return a.num / (double) a.den;
 }
 
+/**
+ * reduce a fraction.
+ * this is usefull for framerate calculations
+ * @param max the maximum allowed for dst_nom & dst_den
+ * @return 1 if exact, 0 otherwise
+ */
+int av_reduce(int *dst_nom, int *dst_den, int64_t nom, int64_t den, int64_t max);
+
 AVRational av_mul_q(AVRational b, AVRational c);
 AVRational av_div_q(AVRational b, AVRational c);
 AVRational av_add_q(AVRational b, AVRational c);
diff --git a/vhook/Makefile b/vhook/Makefile
index aedd8d1668..cc001f5e24 100644
--- a/vhook/Makefile
+++ b/vhook/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include ../config.mak
 
 VPATH=$(SRC_PATH)/vhook
 
-CFLAGS=-fPIC $(SHCFLAGS) -I.. -I$(SRC_PATH) -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavformat -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H
+CFLAGS=-fPIC $(SHCFLAGS) -I.. -I$(SRC_PATH) -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavformat -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavcodec -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavutil -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DARWIN),yes)
 SHFLAGS+=-flat_namespace -undefined suppress