diff --git a/src/util/frame/video.rs b/src/util/frame/video.rs
index 9fe2f88..3bb584b 100644
--- a/src/util/frame/video.rs
+++ b/src/util/frame/video.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,24 @@ use super::Frame;
 pub struct Video(Frame);
 
 impl Video {
-	pub fn new() -> Self {
+	pub fn empty() -> Self {
 		Video(Frame::new())
 	}
 
+	pub fn new(format: format::Pixel, width: u32, height: u32) -> Self {
+		unsafe {
+			let mut frame = Video(Frame::new());
+
+			frame.set_format(format);
+			frame.set_width(width);
+			frame.set_height(height);
+
+			av_frame_get_buffer(frame.ptr, 1);
+
+			frame
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn picture(&self) -> Picture {
 		Picture::wrap(self.ptr as *mut AVPicture, self.format(), self.width(), self.height())
 	}
@@ -32,6 +46,12 @@ impl Video {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub fn set_format(&mut self, value: format::Pixel) {
+		unsafe {
+			(*self.ptr).format = mem::transmute::<AVPixelFormat, c_int>(value.into());
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn kind(&self) -> picture::Type {
 		unsafe {
 			picture::Type::from((*self.ptr).pict_type)