diff --git a/postproc/swscale.c b/postproc/swscale.c
index dbbf0726e8..da4a4de5d4 100644
--- a/postproc/swscale.c
+++ b/postproc/swscale.c
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ float sws_lum_sharpen= 0.0;
    (if there is no support for something compiled in it wont appear here) */
 static CpuCaps cpuCaps;
 
-void (*swScale)(SwsContext *context, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+int (*swScale)(SwsContext *context, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[])=NULL;
 
-static SwsVector *getConvVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b);
-
+static SwsVector *sws_getConvVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b);
+		  
 extern const uint8_t dither_2x2_4[2][8];
 extern const uint8_t dither_2x2_8[2][8];
 extern const uint8_t dither_8x8_32[8][8];
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ static void doTest(uint8_t *ref[3], int refStride[3], int w, int h, int srcForma
 		out[i]= malloc(refStride[i]*h);
 	}
 
-	srcContext= getSwsContext(w, h, IMGFMT_YV12, srcW, srcH, srcFormat, flags, NULL, NULL);
-	dstContext= getSwsContext(srcW, srcH, srcFormat, dstW, dstH, dstFormat, flags, NULL, NULL);
-	outContext= getSwsContext(dstW, dstH, dstFormat, w, h, IMGFMT_YV12, flags, NULL, NULL);
+	srcContext= sws_getContext(w, h, IMGFMT_YV12, srcW, srcH, srcFormat, flags, NULL, NULL);
+	dstContext= sws_getContext(srcW, srcH, srcFormat, dstW, dstH, dstFormat, flags, NULL, NULL);
+	outContext= sws_getContext(dstW, dstH, dstFormat, w, h, IMGFMT_YV12, flags, NULL, NULL);
 	if(srcContext==NULL ||dstContext==NULL ||outContext==NULL){
 		printf("Failed allocating swsContext\n");
 		goto end;
@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@ static void doTest(uint8_t *ref[3], int refStride[3], int w, int h, int srcForma
 
 	end:
 	
-	freeSwsContext(srcContext);
-	freeSwsContext(dstContext);
-	freeSwsContext(outContext);
+	sws_freeContext(srcContext);
+	sws_freeContext(dstContext);
+	sws_freeContext(outContext);
 
 	for(i=0; i<3; i++){
 		free(src[i]);
@@ -918,12 +918,12 @@ void SwScale_YV12slice(unsigned char* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY ,
 		default: return;
 	}
 
-	if(!context) context=getSwsContextFromCmdLine(srcW, srcH, IMGFMT_YV12, dstW, dstH, dstFormat);
+	if(!context) context=sws_getContextFromCmdLine(srcW, srcH, IMGFMT_YV12, dstW, dstH, dstFormat);
 
 	context->swScale(context, src, srcStride, srcSliceY, srcSliceH, dst, dstStride3);
 }
 
-void swsGetFlagsAndFilterFromCmdLine(int *flags, SwsFilter **srcFilterParam, SwsFilter **dstFilterParam)
+void sws_getFlagsAndFilterFromCmdLine(int *flags, SwsFilter **srcFilterParam, SwsFilter **dstFilterParam)
 {
 	static int firstTime=1;
 	*flags=0;
@@ -939,62 +939,62 @@ void swsGetFlagsAndFilterFromCmdLine(int *flags, SwsFilter **srcFilterParam, Sws
 	}
 	else if(verbose>1) *flags= SWS_PRINT_INFO;
 
-	if(src_filter.lumH) freeVec(src_filter.lumH);
-	if(src_filter.lumV) freeVec(src_filter.lumV);
-	if(src_filter.chrH) freeVec(src_filter.chrH);
-	if(src_filter.chrV) freeVec(src_filter.chrV);
+	if(src_filter.lumH) sws_freeVec(src_filter.lumH);
+	if(src_filter.lumV) sws_freeVec(src_filter.lumV);
+	if(src_filter.chrH) sws_freeVec(src_filter.chrH);
+	if(src_filter.chrV) sws_freeVec(src_filter.chrV);
 
 	if(sws_lum_gblur!=0.0){
-		src_filter.lumH= getGaussianVec(sws_lum_gblur, 3.0);
-		src_filter.lumV= getGaussianVec(sws_lum_gblur, 3.0);
+		src_filter.lumH= sws_getGaussianVec(sws_lum_gblur, 3.0);
+		src_filter.lumV= sws_getGaussianVec(sws_lum_gblur, 3.0);
 	}else{
-		src_filter.lumH= getIdentityVec();
-		src_filter.lumV= getIdentityVec();
+		src_filter.lumH= sws_getIdentityVec();
+		src_filter.lumV= sws_getIdentityVec();
 	}
 
 	if(sws_chr_gblur!=0.0){
-		src_filter.chrH= getGaussianVec(sws_chr_gblur, 3.0);
-		src_filter.chrV= getGaussianVec(sws_chr_gblur, 3.0);
+		src_filter.chrH= sws_getGaussianVec(sws_chr_gblur, 3.0);
+		src_filter.chrV= sws_getGaussianVec(sws_chr_gblur, 3.0);
 	}else{
-		src_filter.chrH= getIdentityVec();
-		src_filter.chrV= getIdentityVec();
+		src_filter.chrH= sws_getIdentityVec();
+		src_filter.chrV= sws_getIdentityVec();
 	}
 
 	if(sws_chr_sharpen!=0.0){
-		SwsVector *g= getConstVec(-1.0, 3);
-		SwsVector *id= getConstVec(10.0/sws_chr_sharpen, 1);
+		SwsVector *g= sws_getConstVec(-1.0, 3);
+		SwsVector *id= sws_getConstVec(10.0/sws_chr_sharpen, 1);
 		g->coeff[1]=2.0;
-		addVec(id, g);
-		convVec(src_filter.chrH, id);
-		convVec(src_filter.chrV, id);
-		freeVec(g);
-		freeVec(id);
+		sws_addVec(id, g);
+		sws_convVec(src_filter.chrH, id);
+		sws_convVec(src_filter.chrV, id);
+		sws_freeVec(g);
+		sws_freeVec(id);
 	}
 
 	if(sws_lum_sharpen!=0.0){
-		SwsVector *g= getConstVec(-1.0, 3);
-		SwsVector *id= getConstVec(10.0/sws_lum_sharpen, 1);
+		SwsVector *g= sws_getConstVec(-1.0, 3);
+		SwsVector *id= sws_getConstVec(10.0/sws_lum_sharpen, 1);
 		g->coeff[1]=2.0;
-		addVec(id, g);
-		convVec(src_filter.lumH, id);
-		convVec(src_filter.lumV, id);
-		freeVec(g);
-		freeVec(id);
+		sws_addVec(id, g);
+		sws_convVec(src_filter.lumH, id);
+		sws_convVec(src_filter.lumV, id);
+		sws_freeVec(g);
+		sws_freeVec(id);
 	}
 
 	if(sws_chr_hshift)
-		shiftVec(src_filter.chrH, sws_chr_hshift);
+		sws_shiftVec(src_filter.chrH, sws_chr_hshift);
 
 	if(sws_chr_vshift)
-		shiftVec(src_filter.chrV, sws_chr_vshift);
+		sws_shiftVec(src_filter.chrV, sws_chr_vshift);
 
-	normalizeVec(src_filter.chrH, 1.0);
-	normalizeVec(src_filter.chrV, 1.0);
-	normalizeVec(src_filter.lumH, 1.0);
-	normalizeVec(src_filter.lumV, 1.0);
+	sws_normalizeVec(src_filter.chrH, 1.0);
+	sws_normalizeVec(src_filter.chrV, 1.0);
+	sws_normalizeVec(src_filter.lumH, 1.0);
+	sws_normalizeVec(src_filter.lumV, 1.0);
 
-	if(verbose > 1) printVec(src_filter.chrH);
-	if(verbose > 1) printVec(src_filter.lumH);
+	if(verbose > 1) sws_printVec(src_filter.chrH);
+	if(verbose > 1) sws_printVec(src_filter.lumH);
 
 	switch(sws_flags)
 	{
@@ -1017,13 +1017,13 @@ void swsGetFlagsAndFilterFromCmdLine(int *flags, SwsFilter **srcFilterParam, Sws
 }
 
 // will use sws_flags & src_filter (from cmd line)
-SwsContext *getSwsContextFromCmdLine(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH, int dstFormat)
+SwsContext *sws_getContextFromCmdLine(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH, int dstFormat)
 {
 	int flags;
 	SwsFilter *dstFilterParam, *srcFilterParam;
-	swsGetFlagsAndFilterFromCmdLine(&flags, &srcFilterParam, &dstFilterParam);
+	sws_getFlagsAndFilterFromCmdLine(&flags, &srcFilterParam, &dstFilterParam);
 
-	return getSwsContext(srcW, srcH, srcFormat, dstW, dstH, dstFormat, flags, srcFilterParam, dstFilterParam);
+	return sws_getContext(srcW, srcH, srcFormat, dstW, dstH, dstFormat, flags, srcFilterParam, dstFilterParam);
 }
 
 static double getSplineCoeff(double a, double b, double c, double d, double dist)
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ static inline void initFilter(int16_t **outFilter, int16_t **filterPos, int *out
 		scaleFilter.coeff= filter + i*filterSize;
 		scaleFilter.length= filterSize;
 
-		if(srcFilter) outVec= getConvVec(srcFilter, &scaleFilter);
+		if(srcFilter) outVec= sws_getConvVec(srcFilter, &scaleFilter);
 		else	      outVec= &scaleFilter;
 
 		ASSERT(outVec->length == filter2Size)
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ static inline void initFilter(int16_t **outFilter, int16_t **filterPos, int *out
 
 		(*filterPos)[i]+= (filterSize-1)/2 - (filter2Size-1)/2;
 
-		if(outVec != &scaleFilter) freeVec(outVec);
+		if(outVec != &scaleFilter) sws_freeVec(outVec);
 	}
 	free(filter); filter=NULL;
 
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ cpuCaps= gCpuCaps;
 #endif //!RUNTIME_CPUDETECT
 }
 
-static void PlanarToNV12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+static int PlanarToNV12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dstParam[], int dstStride[]){
 	uint8_t *dst=dstParam[0] + dstStride[0]*srcSliceY;
 	/* Copy Y plane */
@@ -1630,9 +1630,10 @@ static void PlanarToNV12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[],
 		interleaveBytes( src[1],src[2],dst,c->srcW,srcSliceH,srcStride[1],srcStride[2],dstStride[0] );
 	else /* I420 & IYUV */
 		interleaveBytes( src[2],src[1],dst,c->srcW,srcSliceH,srcStride[2],srcStride[1],dstStride[0] );
+	return srcSliceH;
 }
 
-static void PlanarToYuy2Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+static int PlanarToYuy2Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dstParam[], int dstStride[]){
 	uint8_t *dst=dstParam[0] + dstStride[0]*srcSliceY;
 
@@ -1640,10 +1641,11 @@ static void PlanarToYuy2Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[],
 		yv12toyuy2( src[0],src[1],src[2],dst,c->srcW,srcSliceH,srcStride[0],srcStride[1],dstStride[0] );
 	else /* I420 & IYUV */
 		yv12toyuy2( src[0],src[2],src[1],dst,c->srcW,srcSliceH,srcStride[0],srcStride[1],dstStride[0] );
+	return srcSliceH;
 }
 
 /* {RGB,BGR}{15,16,24,32} -> {RGB,BGR}{15,16,24,32} */
-static void rgb2rgbWrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+static int rgb2rgbWrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
 			   int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
 	const int srcFormat= c->srcFormat;
 	const int dstFormat= c->dstFormat;
@@ -1714,9 +1716,10 @@ static void rgb2rgbWrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int s
 			dstPtr+= dstStride[0];
 		}
 	}     
+	return srcSliceH;
 }
 
-static void bgr24toyv12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+static int bgr24toyv12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
 
 	rgb24toyv12(
@@ -1726,9 +1729,10 @@ static void bgr24toyv12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], i
 		dst[2]+(srcSliceY>>1)*dstStride[2],
 		c->srcW, srcSliceH, 
 		dstStride[0], dstStride[1], srcStride[0]);
+	return srcSliceH;
 }
 
-static void yvu9toyv12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+static int yvu9toyv12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
 	int i;
 
@@ -1754,6 +1758,7 @@ static void yvu9toyv12Wrapper(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], in
 		planar2x(src[1], dst[2], c->chrSrcW, c->chrSrcH, srcStride[1], dstStride[2]);
 		planar2x(src[2], dst[1], c->chrSrcW, c->chrSrcH, srcStride[2], dstStride[1]);
 	}
+	return srcSliceH;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1792,7 +1797,7 @@ inline void sws_orderYUV(int format, uint8_t * sortedP[], int sortedStride[], ui
 }
 
 /* unscaled copy like stuff (assumes nearly identical formats) */
-static void simpleCopy(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
+static int simpleCopy(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dstParam[], int dstStrideParam[]){
 
 	int srcStride[3];
@@ -1860,6 +1865,7 @@ static void simpleCopy(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[],
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	return srcSliceH;
 }
 
 static int remove_dup_fourcc(int fourcc)
@@ -1985,7 +1991,7 @@ int sws_getColorspaceDetails(SwsContext *c, int **inv_table, int *srcRange, int
 	return 0;	
 }
 
-SwsContext *getSwsContext(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH, int dstFormat, int flags,
+SwsContext *sws_getContext(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH, int dstFormat, int flags,
                          SwsFilter *srcFilter, SwsFilter *dstFilter){
 
 	SwsContext *c;
@@ -2373,12 +2379,21 @@ SwsContext *getSwsContext(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH,
 	return c;
 }
 
+/**
+ * swscale warper, so we dont need to export the SwsContext
+ */
+int sws_scale(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+                           int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
+	return c->swScale(c, src, srcStride, srcSliceY, srcSliceH, dst, dstStride);
+}
+//FIXME order YV12/I420 here
+
 /**
  * returns a normalized gaussian curve used to filter stuff
  * quality=3 is high quality, lowwer is lowwer quality
  */
 
-SwsVector *getGaussianVec(double variance, double quality){
+SwsVector *sws_getGaussianVec(double variance, double quality){
 	const int length= (int)(variance*quality + 0.5) | 1;
 	int i;
 	double *coeff= memalign(sizeof(double), length*sizeof(double));
@@ -2394,12 +2409,12 @@ SwsVector *getGaussianVec(double variance, double quality){
 		coeff[i]= exp( -dist*dist/(2*variance*variance) ) / sqrt(2*variance*PI);
 	}
 
-	normalizeVec(vec, 1.0);
+	sws_normalizeVec(vec, 1.0);
 
 	return vec;
 }
 
-SwsVector *getConstVec(double c, int length){
+SwsVector *sws_getConstVec(double c, int length){
 	int i;
 	double *coeff= memalign(sizeof(double), length*sizeof(double));
 	SwsVector *vec= malloc(sizeof(SwsVector));
@@ -2414,7 +2429,7 @@ SwsVector *getConstVec(double c, int length){
 }
 
 
-SwsVector *getIdentityVec(void){
+SwsVector *sws_getIdentityVec(void){
 	double *coeff= memalign(sizeof(double), sizeof(double));
 	SwsVector *vec= malloc(sizeof(SwsVector));
 	coeff[0]= 1.0;
@@ -2425,7 +2440,7 @@ SwsVector *getIdentityVec(void){
 	return vec;
 }
 
-void normalizeVec(SwsVector *a, double height){
+void sws_normalizeVec(SwsVector *a, double height){
 	int i;
 	double sum=0;
 	double inv;
@@ -2439,14 +2454,14 @@ void normalizeVec(SwsVector *a, double height){
 		a->coeff[i]*= inv;
 }
 
-void scaleVec(SwsVector *a, double scalar){
+void sws_scaleVec(SwsVector *a, double scalar){
 	int i;
 
 	for(i=0; i<a->length; i++)
 		a->coeff[i]*= scalar;
 }
 
-static SwsVector *getConvVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
+static SwsVector *sws_getConvVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
 	int length= a->length + b->length - 1;
 	double *coeff= memalign(sizeof(double), length*sizeof(double));
 	int i, j;
@@ -2468,7 +2483,7 @@ static SwsVector *getConvVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
 	return vec;
 }
 
-static SwsVector *sumVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
+static SwsVector *sws_sumVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
 	int length= MAX(a->length, b->length);
 	double *coeff= memalign(sizeof(double), length*sizeof(double));
 	int i;
@@ -2485,7 +2500,7 @@ static SwsVector *sumVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
 	return vec;
 }
 
-static SwsVector *diffVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
+static SwsVector *sws_diffVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
 	int length= MAX(a->length, b->length);
 	double *coeff= memalign(sizeof(double), length*sizeof(double));
 	int i;
@@ -2503,7 +2518,7 @@ static SwsVector *diffVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
 }
 
 /* shift left / or right if "shift" is negative */
-static SwsVector *getShiftedVec(SwsVector *a, int shift){
+static SwsVector *sws_getShiftedVec(SwsVector *a, int shift){
 	int length= a->length + ABS(shift)*2;
 	double *coeff= memalign(sizeof(double), length*sizeof(double));
 	int i;
@@ -2522,39 +2537,39 @@ static SwsVector *getShiftedVec(SwsVector *a, int shift){
 	return vec;
 }
 
-void shiftVec(SwsVector *a, int shift){
-	SwsVector *shifted= getShiftedVec(a, shift);
+void sws_shiftVec(SwsVector *a, int shift){
+	SwsVector *shifted= sws_getShiftedVec(a, shift);
 	free(a->coeff);
 	a->coeff= shifted->coeff;
 	a->length= shifted->length;
 	free(shifted);
 }
 
-void addVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
-	SwsVector *sum= sumVec(a, b);
+void sws_addVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
+	SwsVector *sum= sws_sumVec(a, b);
 	free(a->coeff);
 	a->coeff= sum->coeff;
 	a->length= sum->length;
 	free(sum);
 }
 
-void subVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
-	SwsVector *diff= diffVec(a, b);
+void sws_subVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
+	SwsVector *diff= sws_diffVec(a, b);
 	free(a->coeff);
 	a->coeff= diff->coeff;
 	a->length= diff->length;
 	free(diff);
 }
 
-void convVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
-	SwsVector *conv= getConvVec(a, b);
-	free(a->coeff);
+void sws_convVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b){
+	SwsVector *conv= sws_getConvVec(a, b);
+	free(a->coeff);  
 	a->coeff= conv->coeff;
 	a->length= conv->length;
 	free(conv);
 }
 
-SwsVector *cloneVec(SwsVector *a){
+SwsVector *sws_cloneVec(SwsVector *a){
 	double *coeff= memalign(sizeof(double), a->length*sizeof(double));
 	int i;
 	SwsVector *vec= malloc(sizeof(SwsVector));
@@ -2567,7 +2582,7 @@ SwsVector *cloneVec(SwsVector *a){
 	return vec;
 }
 
-void printVec(SwsVector *a){
+void sws_printVec(SwsVector *a){
 	int i;
 	double max=0;
 	double min=0;
@@ -2590,7 +2605,7 @@ void printVec(SwsVector *a){
 	}
 }
 
-void freeVec(SwsVector *a){
+void sws_freeVec(SwsVector *a){
 	if(!a) return;
 	if(a->coeff) free(a->coeff);
 	a->coeff=NULL;
@@ -2598,7 +2613,7 @@ void freeVec(SwsVector *a){
 	free(a);
 }
 
-void freeSwsContext(SwsContext *c){
+void sws_freeContext(SwsContext *c){
 	int i;
 	if(!c) return;
 
diff --git a/postproc/swscale.h b/postproc/swscale.h
index 0471d6a998..22ffba8feb 100644
--- a/postproc/swscale.h
+++ b/postproc/swscale.h
@@ -19,7 +19,15 @@
 #ifndef SWSCALE_H
 #define SWSCALE_H
 
-#include "swscale_internal.h" //FIXME HACK REMOVE
+/**
+ * @file swscale.h
+ * @brief 
+ *     external api for the swscale stuff
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
 
 /* values for the flags, the stuff on the command line is different */
 #define SWS_FAST_BILINEAR 1
@@ -76,42 +84,47 @@ typedef struct {
 	SwsVector *chrV;
 } SwsFilter;
 
+struct SwsContext;
 
+//typedef struct SwsContext;
 // *** bilinear scaling and yuv->rgb & yuv->yuv conversion of yv12 slices:
 // *** Note: it's called multiple times while decoding a frame, first time y==0
 // dstbpp == 12 -> yv12 output
 // will use sws_flags
+// deprecated, will be removed
 void SwScale_YV12slice(unsigned char* src[],int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
 			     int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride, int dstbpp,
 			     int srcW, int srcH, int dstW, int dstH);
 
-// Obsolete, will be removed soon
-void SwScale_Init();
 
+void sws_freeContext(struct SwsContext *swsContext);
 
-
-void freeSwsContext(SwsContext *swsContext);
-
-SwsContext *getSwsContextFromCmdLine(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH, int dstFormat);
-SwsContext *getSwsContext(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH, int dstFormat, int flags,
+struct SwsContext *sws_getContextFromCmdLine(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH, int dstFormat);
+struct SwsContext *sws_getContext(int srcW, int srcH, int srcFormat, int dstW, int dstH, int dstFormat, int flags,
 			 SwsFilter *srcFilter, SwsFilter *dstFilter);
-void swsGetFlagsAndFilterFromCmdLine(int *flags, SwsFilter **srcFilterParam, SwsFilter **dstFilterParam);
+int sws_scale(struct SwsContext *context, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+                           int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]);
 
-int sws_setColorspaceDetails(SwsContext *c, const int inv_table[4], int srcRange, const int table[4], int dstRange, int brightness, int contrast, int saturation);
-int sws_getColorspaceDetails(SwsContext *c, int **inv_table, int *srcRange, int **table, int *dstRange, int *brightness, int *contrast, int *saturation);
+void sws_getFlagsAndFilterFromCmdLine(int *flags, SwsFilter **srcFilterParam, SwsFilter **dstFilterParam); //FIXME try to seperate this 
 
-SwsVector *getGaussianVec(double variance, double quality);
-SwsVector *getConstVec(double c, int length);
-SwsVector *getIdentityVec(void);
-void scaleVec(SwsVector *a, double scalar);
-void normalizeVec(SwsVector *a, double height);
-void convVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b);
-void addVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b);
-void subVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b);
-void shiftVec(SwsVector *a, int shift);
-SwsVector *cloneVec(SwsVector *a);
+int sws_setColorspaceDetails(struct SwsContext *c, const int inv_table[4], int srcRange, const int table[4], int dstRange, int brightness, int contrast, int saturation);
+int sws_getColorspaceDetails(struct SwsContext *c, int **inv_table, int *srcRange, int **table, int *dstRange, int *brightness, int *contrast, int *saturation);
+SwsVector *sws_getGaussianVec(double variance, double quality);
+SwsVector *sws_getConstVec(double c, int length);
+SwsVector *sws_getIdentityVec(void);
+void sws_scaleVec(SwsVector *a, double scalar);
+void sws_normalizeVec(SwsVector *a, double height);
+void sws_convVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b);
+void sws_addVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b);
+void sws_subVec(SwsVector *a, SwsVector *b);
+void sws_shiftVec(SwsVector *a, int shift);
+SwsVector *sws_cloneVec(SwsVector *a);
 
-void printVec(SwsVector *a);
-void freeVec(SwsVector *a);
+void sws_printVec(SwsVector *a);
+void sws_freeVec(SwsVector *a);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/postproc/swscale_internal.h b/postproc/swscale_internal.h
index 0697d97e62..fe7da66087 100644
--- a/postproc/swscale_internal.h
+++ b/postproc/swscale_internal.h
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@
 
 #define MAX_FILTER_SIZE 256
 
-struct SwsContext;
-
-typedef void (*SwsFunc)(struct SwsContext *context, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
+typedef int (*SwsFunc)(struct SwsContext *context, uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]);
 
 /* this struct should be aligned on at least 32-byte boundary */
 typedef struct SwsContext{
+	SwsFunc swScale;
 	int srcW, srcH, dstH;
 	int chrSrcW, chrSrcH, chrDstW, chrDstH;
 	int lumXInc, chrXInc;
@@ -85,8 +84,6 @@ typedef struct SwsContext{
 	int dstColorspaceTable[4];
 	int srcRange, dstRange;
 
-	SwsFunc swScale;
-
 #define RED_DITHER   "0*8"
 #define GREEN_DITHER "1*8"
 #define BLUE_DITHER  "2*8"
@@ -121,7 +118,6 @@ typedef struct SwsContext{
 	int esp;
 } SwsContext;
 //FIXME check init (where 0)
-//FIXME split private & public
 
 inline void sws_orderYUV(int format, uint8_t * sortedP[], int sortedStride[], uint8_t * p[], int stride[]);
 SwsFunc yuv2rgb_get_func_ptr (SwsContext *c);
diff --git a/postproc/swscale_template.c b/postproc/swscale_template.c
index 4166e50203..fed7a4875d 100644
--- a/postproc/swscale_template.c
+++ b/postproc/swscale_template.c
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ FUNNY_UV_CODE
    }
 }
 
-static void RENAME(swScale)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
+static int RENAME(swScale)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dstParam[], int dstStrideParam[]){
 
 	/* load a few things into local vars to make the code more readable? and faster */
@@ -2540,6 +2540,7 @@ static void RENAME(swScale)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStridePar
 	uint8_t *formatConvBuffer= c->formatConvBuffer;
 	const int chrSrcSliceY= srcSliceY >> c->chrSrcVSubSample;
 	const int chrSrcSliceH= -((-srcSliceH) >> c->chrSrcVSubSample);
+	int lastDstY;
 
 	/* vars whch will change and which we need to storw back in the context */
 	int dstY= c->dstY;
@@ -2603,6 +2604,8 @@ i--;
 		lastInChrBuf= -1;
 	}
 
+	lastDstY= dstY;
+
 	for(;dstY < dstH; dstY++){
 		unsigned char *dest =dst[0]+dstStride[0]*dstY;
 		const int chrDstY= dstY>>c->chrDstVSubSample;
@@ -2810,4 +2813,6 @@ i--;
 	c->chrBufIndex= chrBufIndex;
 	c->lastInLumBuf= lastInLumBuf;
 	c->lastInChrBuf= lastInChrBuf;
+
+	return dstY - lastDstY;
 }
diff --git a/postproc/yuv2rgb.c b/postproc/yuv2rgb.c
index e920d50ae0..0df8534919 100644
--- a/postproc/yuv2rgb.c
+++ b/postproc/yuv2rgb.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ const int32_t Inverse_Table_6_9[8][4] = {
 	dst_2[6*i+3] = b[Y]; dst_2[6*i+4] = g[Y]; dst_2[6*i+5] = r[Y];
 
 #define PROLOG(func_name, dst_type) \
-static void func_name(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY, \
+static int func_name(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY, \
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){\
     uint8_t *src[3];\
     int srcStride[3];\
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ static void func_name(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[],
 	    dst_2 += dst_delta;\
 	}\
     }\
+    return srcSliceH;\
 }
 
 PROLOG(yuv2rgb_c_32, uint32_t)
diff --git a/postproc/yuv2rgb_mlib.c b/postproc/yuv2rgb_mlib.c
index 142aa1deb0..25d256e75a 100644
--- a/postproc/yuv2rgb_mlib.c
+++ b/postproc/yuv2rgb_mlib.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "../libvo/img_format.h" //FIXME try to reduce dependency of such stuff
 #include "swscale.h"
 
-static void mlib_YUV2ARGB420_32(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY, 
+static int mlib_YUV2ARGB420_32(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY, 
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
     uint8_t *src[3];
     int srcStride[3];
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ static void mlib_YUV2ARGB420_32(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrid
  
     mlib_VideoColorYUV2ARGB420(dst[0], src[0], src[1], src[2], c->dstW,
 			     c->dstH, dstStride[0], srcStride[0], srcStride[1]);
+    return srcSliceH;
 }
 
-static void mlib_YUV2ABGR420_32(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY, 
+static int mlib_YUV2ABGR420_32(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY, 
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
     uint8_t *src[3];
     int srcStride[3];
@@ -65,9 +66,10 @@ static void mlib_YUV2ABGR420_32(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrid
  
     mlib_VideoColorYUV2ABGR420(dst[0], src[0], src[1], src[2], c->dstW,
 			     c->dstH, dstStride[0], srcStride[0], srcStride[1]);
+    return srcSliceH;
 }
 
-static void mlib_YUV2RGB420_24(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY, 
+static int mlib_YUV2RGB420_24(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY, 
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
     uint8_t *src[3];
     int srcStride[3];
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ static void mlib_YUV2RGB420_24(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStride
  
     mlib_VideoColorYUV2RGB420(dst[0], src[0], src[1], src[2], c->dstW,
 			     c->dstH, dstStride[0], srcStride[0], srcStride[1]);
+    return srcSliceH;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/postproc/yuv2rgb_template.c b/postproc/yuv2rgb_template.c
index 7b4abf6a95..57f279746c 100644
--- a/postproc/yuv2rgb_template.c
+++ b/postproc/yuv2rgb_template.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 		     "punpcklbw %%mm5, %%mm2;" /* G7 G6 G5 G4 G3 G2 G1 G0 */\
 
 
-static inline void RENAME(yuv420_rgb16)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
+static inline int RENAME(yuv420_rgb16)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
     int srcStride[3];
     uint8_t *src[3];
@@ -217,9 +217,11 @@ YUV2RGB
     }
 
     __asm__ __volatile__ (EMMS);
+    
+    return srcSliceH;
 }
 
-static inline void RENAME(yuv420_rgb15)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
+static inline int RENAME(yuv420_rgb15)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
     int srcStride[3];
     uint8_t *src[3];
@@ -308,9 +310,10 @@ YUV2RGB
     }
 
     __asm__ __volatile__ (EMMS);
+    return srcSliceH;
 }
 
-static inline void RENAME(yuv420_rgb24)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
+static inline int RENAME(yuv420_rgb24)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
     int srcStride[3];
     uint8_t *src[3];
@@ -456,9 +459,10 @@ YUV2RGB
     }
 
     __asm__ __volatile__ (EMMS);
+    return srcSliceH;
 }
 
-static inline void RENAME(yuv420_rgb32)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
+static inline int RENAME(yuv420_rgb32)(SwsContext *c, uint8_t* srcParam[], int srcStrideParam[], int srcSliceY,
              int srcSliceH, uint8_t* dst[], int dstStride[]){
     int srcStride[3];
     uint8_t *src[3];
@@ -544,4 +548,5 @@ YUV2RGB
     }
 
     __asm__ __volatile__ (EMMS);
+    return srcSliceH;
 }