diff --git a/video/mp_image.c b/video/mp_image.c
index 25b84641a7..7cfceca1c2 100644
--- a/video/mp_image.c
+++ b/video/mp_image.c
@@ -33,23 +33,6 @@
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
 
 void mp_image_alloc_planes(mp_image_t *mpi) {
-  if (mpi->imgfmt == IMGFMT_BGRA) {
-    mpi->stride[0]=FFALIGN(mpi->width*4,SWS_MIN_BYTE_ALIGN);
-    mpi->planes[0]=av_malloc(mpi->stride[0]*mpi->height);
-    mpi->flags|=MP_IMGFLAG_ALLOCATED;
-    return;
-  }
-  if (mpi->imgfmt == IMGFMT_444P16 || mpi->imgfmt == IMGFMT_444P) {
-    int bp = mpi->imgfmt == IMGFMT_444P16 ? 2 : 1;
-    mpi->stride[0]=FFALIGN(mpi->width*bp,SWS_MIN_BYTE_ALIGN);
-    mpi->stride[1]=mpi->stride[2]=mpi->stride[0];
-    int imgsize = mpi->stride[0] * mpi->height;
-    mpi->planes[0]=av_malloc(imgsize*3);
-    mpi->planes[1]=mpi->planes[0]+imgsize;
-    mpi->planes[2]=mpi->planes[1]+imgsize;
-    mpi->flags|=MP_IMGFLAG_ALLOCATED;
-    return;
-  }
   // IF09 - allocate space for 4. plane delta info - unused
   if (mpi->imgfmt == IMGFMT_IF09) {
     mpi->planes[0]=av_malloc(mpi->bpp*mpi->width*(mpi->height+2)/8+
@@ -95,8 +78,11 @@ void mp_image_alloc_planes(mp_image_t *mpi) {
 mp_image_t* alloc_mpi(int w, int h, unsigned long int fmt) {
   mp_image_t* mpi = new_mp_image(w,h);
 
+  mpi->width=FFALIGN(w, MP_STRIDE_ALIGNMENT);
   mp_image_setfmt(mpi,fmt);
   mp_image_alloc_planes(mpi);
+  mpi->width=w;
+  mp_image_setfmt(mpi,fmt); // reset chroma size
 
   return mpi;
 }
diff --git a/video/mp_image.h b/video/mp_image.h
index 8ce0b98edc..d2c7d38f50 100644
--- a/video/mp_image.h
+++ b/video/mp_image.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include "core/mp_msg.h"
 #include "csputils.h"
 
+// Minimum stride alignment in pixels
+#define MP_STRIDE_ALIGNMENT 32
+
 //--------- codec's requirements (filled by the codec/vf) ---------
 
 //--- buffer content restrictions: