diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a8e7cdc..9264247 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ pub use util::rational::Rational;
 pub use util::color_space::ColorSpace;
 pub use util::color_range::ColorRange;
 pub use util::media;
+pub use util::sample_format::SampleFormat;
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
index a68c8bc..ed834e6 100644
--- a/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub mod rational;
 pub mod media;
 pub mod color_space;
 pub mod color_range;
+pub mod sample_format;
 
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::str::from_utf8_unchecked;
diff --git a/src/util/sample_format.rs b/src/util/sample_format.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd14248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/sample_format.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use std::str::from_utf8_unchecked;
+use std::ops::Index;
+use std::ptr;
+use std::slice;
+use std::mem;
+
+use libc::{c_int, uint8_t};
+use ffi::*;
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum SampleFormat {
+	None,
+	U8,
+	S16,
+	S32,
+	FLT,
+	DBL,
+
+	U8P,
+	S16P,
+	S32P,
+	FLTP,
+	DBLP,
+}
+
+impl SampleFormat {
+	pub fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+		unsafe {
+			from_utf8_unchecked(CStr::from_ptr(av_get_sample_fmt_name((*self).into())).to_bytes())
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn packed(&self) -> Self {
+		unsafe {
+			SampleFormat::from(av_get_packed_sample_fmt((*self).into()))
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn planar(&self) -> Self {
+		unsafe {
+			SampleFormat::from(av_get_planar_sample_fmt((*self).into()))
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn is_planar(&self) -> bool {
+		unsafe {
+			av_sample_fmt_is_planar((*self).into()) == 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn bytes(&self) -> usize {
+		unsafe {
+			av_get_bytes_per_sample((*self).into()) as usize
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn buffer(&self, channels: usize, samples: usize, align: bool) -> Buffer {
+		Buffer::new(*self, channels, samples, align)
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<AVSampleFormat> for SampleFormat {
+	fn from(value: AVSampleFormat) -> Self {
+		match value {
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE => SampleFormat::None,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_U8   => SampleFormat::U8,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16  => SampleFormat::S16,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32  => SampleFormat::S32,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLT  => SampleFormat::FLT,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_DBL  => SampleFormat::DBL,
+
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_U8P  => SampleFormat::U8P,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16P => SampleFormat::S16P,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32P => SampleFormat::S32P,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP => SampleFormat::FLTP,
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_DBLP => SampleFormat::DBLP,
+
+			AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NB => SampleFormat::None
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl From<&'static str> for SampleFormat {
+	fn from(value: &'static str) -> Self {
+		unsafe {
+			SampleFormat::from(av_get_sample_fmt(CString::new(value).unwrap().as_ptr()))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl Into<AVSampleFormat> for SampleFormat {
+	fn into(self) -> AVSampleFormat {
+		match self {
+			SampleFormat::None => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE,
+			SampleFormat::U8   => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_U8,
+			SampleFormat::S16  => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16,
+			SampleFormat::S32  => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32,
+			SampleFormat::FLT  => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLT,
+			SampleFormat::DBL  => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_DBL,
+
+			SampleFormat::U8P  => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_U8P,
+			SampleFormat::S16P => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16P,
+			SampleFormat::S32P => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32P,
+			SampleFormat::FLTP => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP,
+			SampleFormat::DBLP => AV_SAMPLE_FMT_DBLP,
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+pub struct Buffer {
+	pub format: SampleFormat,
+	pub channels: usize,
+	pub samples: usize,
+	pub align: bool,
+
+	buffer: *mut *mut uint8_t,
+	size:   c_int,
+}
+
+impl Buffer {
+	pub fn size(format: SampleFormat, channels: usize, samples: usize, align: bool) -> usize {
+		unsafe {
+			av_samples_get_buffer_size(ptr::null_mut(), channels as c_int, samples as c_int, format.into(), !align as c_int) as usize
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn new(format: SampleFormat, channels: usize, samples: usize, align: bool) -> Self {
+		unsafe {
+			let mut buf = Buffer {
+				format:   format,
+				channels: channels,
+				samples:  samples,
+				align:    align,
+
+				buffer: ptr::null_mut(),
+				size:   0,
+			};
+
+			av_samples_alloc_array_and_samples(&mut buf.buffer, &mut buf.size,
+			                 channels as c_int, samples as c_int,
+			                 format.into(), !align as c_int);
+
+			buf
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl Index<usize> for Buffer {
+	type Output = [u8];
+
+	fn index<'a>(&'a self, index: usize) -> &'a [u8] {
+		if index >= self.samples {
+			panic!("out of bounds");
+		}
+
+		unsafe {
+			slice::from_raw_parts(*self.buffer.offset(index as isize), self.size as usize)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl Clone for Buffer {
+	fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+		let mut buf = Buffer::new(self.format, self.channels, self.samples, self.align);
+		buf.clone_from(self);
+
+		buf
+	}
+
+	fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
+		unsafe {
+			av_samples_copy(self.buffer, mem::transmute(source.buffer), 0, 0, source.samples as c_int, source.channels as c_int, source.format.into());
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl Drop for Buffer {
+	fn drop(&mut self) {
+		unsafe {
+			av_freep(mem::transmute(self.buffer));
+		}
+	}
+}