diff --git a/libmpcodecs/Makefile b/libmpcodecs/Makefile
index 1cbac1d475..c6d14286db 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/Makefile
+++ b/libmpcodecs/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIBNAME = libmpcodecs.a
 
 AUDIO_SRCS=dec_audio.c ad.c ad_a52.c ad_acm.c ad_alaw.c ad_dk3adpcm.c ad_dk4adpcm.c ad_dshow.c ad_dvdpcm.c ad_ffmpeg.c ad_hwac3.c ad_imaadpcm.c ad_mp3.c ad_msadpcm.c ad_pcm.c ad_roqaudio.c ad_msgsm.c ad_faad.c ad_vorbis.c ad_libmad.c
 VIDEO_SRCS=dec_video.c vd.c vd_null.c vd_cinepak.c vd_qtrpza.c vd_ffmpeg.c vd_dshow.c vd_vfw.c vd_odivx.c vd_divx4.c vd_raw.c vd_xanim.c vd_msvidc.c vd_fli.c vd_qtrle.c vd_qtsmc.c vd_roqvideo.c vd_cyuv.c vd_nuv.c vd_libmpeg2.c vd_msrle.c vd_huffyuv.c vd_zlib.c vd_mpegpes.c
-VFILTER_SRCS=vf.c vf_vo.c vf_crop.c vf_expand.c vf_pp.c vf_scale.c vf_fame.c
+VFILTER_SRCS=vf.c vf_vo.c vf_crop.c vf_expand.c vf_pp.c vf_scale.c vf_fame.c vf_format.c vf_yuy2.c
 
 ifeq ($(PNG),yes)
 VIDEO_SRCS += vd_mpng.c
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf.c b/libmpcodecs/vf.c
index e8176b85f4..67dc49fe62 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ extern vf_info_t vf_info_expand;
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_pp;
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_scale;
 extern vf_info_t vf_info_fame;
+extern vf_info_t vf_info_format;
+extern vf_info_t vf_info_yuy2;
 
 char** vo_plugin_args=(char**) NULL;
 
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ static vf_info_t* filter_list[]={
 //    &vf_info_osd,
     &vf_info_vo,
     &vf_info_fame,
+    &vf_info_format,
+    &vf_info_yuy2,
     NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_format.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_format.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aed8db3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_format.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include "../config.h"
+#include "../mp_msg.h"
+
+#include "../libvo/img_format.h"
+#include "../mp_image.h"
+#include "vf.h"
+
+struct vf_priv_s {
+    unsigned int fmt;
+};
+
+//===========================================================================//
+
+static int query_format(struct vf_instance_s* vf, unsigned int fmt){
+    if(fmt==vf->priv->fmt)
+	return vf_next_query_format(vf,fmt);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int open(vf_instance_t *vf, char* args){
+    vf->query_format=query_format;
+    vf->priv=malloc(sizeof(struct vf_priv_s));
+
+    if(args){
+	if(!strcasecmp(args,"yuy2")) vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_YUY2; else
+	if(!strcasecmp(args,"yv12")) vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_YV12; else
+	if(!strcasecmp(args,"i420")) vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_I420; else
+	if(!strcasecmp(args,"iyuv")) vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_IYUV; else
+	if(!strcasecmp(args,"uyvy")) vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_UYVY; else
+	if(!strcasecmp(args,"bgr24")) vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_BGR24; else
+	if(!strcasecmp(args,"bgr32")) vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_BGR32; else
+	if(!strcasecmp(args,"bgr16")) vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_BGR16; else
+	{ printf("Unknown format name: '%s'\n",args);return 0;}
+    } else
+        vf->priv->fmt=IMGFMT_YUY2;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+vf_info_t vf_info_format = {
+    "force output format",
+    "format",
+    "A'rpi",
+    "",
+    open
+};
+
+//===========================================================================//
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_yuy2.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_yuy2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46d1c41988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_yuy2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include "../config.h"
+#include "../mp_msg.h"
+
+#include "../libvo/img_format.h"
+#include "../mp_image.h"
+#include "vf.h"
+
+#include "../libvo/fastmemcpy.h"
+#include "../postproc/rgb2rgb.h"
+
+//===========================================================================//
+
+static int config(struct vf_instance_s* vf,
+        int width, int height, int d_width, int d_height,
+	unsigned int flags, unsigned int outfmt){
+    
+    if(vf_next_query_format(vf,IMGFMT_YUY2)<=0){
+	printf("yuy2 not supported by next filter/vo :(\n");
+	return 0;
+    }
+    
+    return vf_next_config(vf,width,height,d_width,d_height,flags,IMGFMT_YUY2);
+}
+
+static void put_image(struct vf_instance_s* vf, mp_image_t *mpi){
+    mp_image_t *dmpi;
+
+    // hope we'll get DR buffer:
+    dmpi=vf_get_image(vf->next,IMGFMT_YUY2,
+	MP_IMGTYPE_TEMP, MP_IMGFLAG_ACCEPT_STRIDE,
+	mpi->w, mpi->h);
+
+    yv12toyuy2(mpi->planes[0],mpi->planes[1],mpi->planes[2], dmpi->planes[0],
+	    mpi->w,mpi->h, mpi->stride[0],mpi->stride[1],dmpi->stride[0]);
+    
+    dmpi->qscale=mpi->qscale;
+    dmpi->qstride=mpi->qstride;
+    
+    vf_next_put_image(vf,dmpi);
+}
+
+//===========================================================================//
+
+static int query_format(struct vf_instance_s* vf, unsigned int fmt){
+    switch(fmt){
+    case IMGFMT_YV12:
+    case IMGFMT_I420:
+    case IMGFMT_IYUV:
+	return 3; //vf_next_query_format(vf,fmt);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int open(vf_instance_t *vf, char* args){
+    vf->config=config;
+    vf->put_image=put_image;
+    vf->query_format=query_format;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+vf_info_t vf_info_yuy2 = {
+    "fast YV12->YUY2 conversion",
+    "yuy2",
+    "A'rpi",
+    "",
+    open
+};
+
+//===========================================================================//