diff --git a/libvo/vo_sdl.c b/libvo/vo_sdl.c
index 1b757a5c3b..73e301d186 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_sdl.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_sdl.c
@@ -377,24 +377,27 @@ init(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t d_width, uint32_t d_height, uint3
 	struct sdl_priv_s *priv = &sdl_priv;
         unsigned int sdl_format;
 
-
+	sdl_format = format;
         switch(format){
-          case IMGFMT_YV12:
-	  	sdl_format=SDL_YV12_OVERLAY;
-		printf("SDL: Using YV12 image format\n");
-	  break;
-          case IMGFMT_YUY2:
-	  	sdl_format=SDL_YUY2_OVERLAY;
-		printf("SDL: Using YUY2 image format\n");
-	  break;
-          case IMGFMT_UYVY:
-	  	sdl_format=SDL_UYVY_OVERLAY;
-		printf("SDL: Using UYVY image format\n");
-	  break;
-          default:
-            printf("SDL: Unsupported image format (0x%X)\n",format);
-            return -1;
-        }
+		case IMGFMT_YV12:
+			printf("\nSDL: Using 0x%X (YV12) image format\n", format); break;
+		case IMGFMT_IYUV:
+			printf("\nSDL: Using 0x%X (IYUV) image format\n", format); break;
+		case IMGFMT_YUY2:
+			printf("\nSDL: Using 0x%X (YUY2) image format\n", format); break;
+		case IMGFMT_UYVY:
+			printf("\nSDL: Using 0x%X (UYVY) image format\n", format); break;
+		case IMGFMT_YVYU:
+			printf("\nSDL: Using 0x%X (YVYU) image format\n", format); break;
+		case IMGFMT_I420:
+			printf("\nSDL: Using 0x%X (I420) image format\n", format);
+			printf("SDL: Mapping I420 to IYUV (untested please report if it works)\n");
+			sdl_format = SDL_IYUV_OVERLAY;
+		break;	
+		default:
+			printf("\nSDL: Unsupported image format (0x%X)\n",format);
+			return -1;
+	}
 
 	sdl_open (NULL, NULL);