# source: https://github.com/FFMS/ffms2/pull/380
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b35ef80bcd..d19714d0f6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ CFLAGS="$_CFLAGS $FFMPEG_CFLAGS"
 
 AC_DEFUN([TEST_FFMPEG],
          [AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-            #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
+            #include <libavformat/avformat.h>
             #include <libswscale/swscale.h>
             ]],[[
-                avcodec_register_all();
+                avformat_network_init();
                 swscale_version();
             ]])], [eval $1=yes], [eval $1=no])
         ])
diff --git a/src/core/audiosource.cpp b/src/core/audiosource.cpp
index 37cf9aeefd..ac0966636f 100644
--- a/src/core/audiosource.cpp
+++ b/src/core/audiosource.cpp
@@ -285,10 +285,15 @@ FFMS_AudioSource::AudioBlock *FFMS_AudioSource::CacheBlock(CacheIterator &pos) {
 int FFMS_AudioSource::DecodeNextBlock(CacheIterator *pos) {
     CurrentFrame = &Frames[PacketNumber];
 
-    AVPacket Packet;
-    if (!ReadPacket(&Packet))
+    AVPacket *Packet = av_packet_alloc();
+    if (!Packet)
+        throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_PARSER, FFMS_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED,
+            "Could not allocate packet.");
+    if (!ReadPacket(Packet)) {
+        av_packet_free(&Packet);
         throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_PARSER, FFMS_ERROR_UNKNOWN,
             "ReadPacket unexpectedly failed to read a packet");
+    }
 
     // ReadPacket may have changed the packet number
     CurrentFrame = &Frames[PacketNumber];
@@ -297,8 +302,9 @@ int FFMS_AudioSource::DecodeNextBlock(CacheIterator *pos) {
     int NumberOfSamples = 0;
     AudioBlock *CachedBlock = nullptr;
     
-    int Ret = avcodec_send_packet(CodecContext, &Packet);
-    av_packet_unref(&Packet);
+    int Ret = avcodec_send_packet(CodecContext, Packet);
+    av_packet_unref(Packet);
+    av_packet_free(&Packet);
 
     av_frame_unref(DecodeFrame);
     Ret = avcodec_receive_frame(CodecContext, DecodeFrame);
@@ -463,7 +469,7 @@ void FFMS_AudioSource::OpenFile() {
 
     LAVFOpenFile(SourceFile.c_str(), FormatContext, TrackNumber);
 
-    AVCodec *Codec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[TrackNumber]->codecpar->codec_id);
+    auto *Codec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[TrackNumber]->codecpar->codec_id);
     if (Codec == nullptr)
         throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_DECODING, FFMS_ERROR_CODEC,
             "Audio codec not found");
@@ -513,8 +519,6 @@ void FFMS_AudioSource::Seek() {
 }
 
 bool FFMS_AudioSource::ReadPacket(AVPacket *Packet) {
-    InitNullPacket(*Packet);
-
     while (av_read_frame(FormatContext, Packet) >= 0) {
         if (Packet->stream_index == TrackNumber) {
             // Required because not all audio packets, especially in ogg, have a pts. Use the previous valid packet's pts instead.
diff --git a/src/core/indexing.cpp b/src/core/indexing.cpp
index 23fb95b128..59fb4e8ea8 100644
--- a/src/core/indexing.cpp
+++ b/src/core/indexing.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void FFMS_Indexer::CheckAudioProperties(int Track, AVCodecContext *Context) {
     }
 }
 
-void FFMS_Indexer::ParseVideoPacket(SharedAVContext &VideoContext, AVPacket &pkt, int *RepeatPict,
+void FFMS_Indexer::ParseVideoPacket(SharedAVContext &VideoContext, AVPacket *pkt, int *RepeatPict,
                                     int *FrameType, bool *Invisible, enum AVPictureStructure *LastPicStruct) {
     if (VideoContext.Parser) {
         uint8_t *OB;
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ void FFMS_Indexer::ParseVideoPacket(SharedAVContext &VideoContext, AVPacket &pkt
         av_parser_parse2(VideoContext.Parser,
             VideoContext.CodecContext,
             &OB, &OBSize,
-            pkt.data, pkt.size,
-            pkt.pts, pkt.dts, pkt.pos);
+            pkt->data, pkt->size,
+            pkt->pts, pkt->dts, pkt->pos);
 
         // H.264 (PAFF) and HEVC may have one field per packet, so we need to track
         // when we have a full or half frame available, and mark one of them as
@@ -351,15 +351,15 @@ void FFMS_Indexer::ParseVideoPacket(SharedAVContext &VideoContext, AVPacket &pkt
 
         *RepeatPict = VideoContext.Parser->repeat_pict;
         *FrameType = VideoContext.Parser->pict_type;
-        *Invisible = (IncompleteFrame || VideoContext.Parser->repeat_pict < 0 || (pkt.flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_DISCARD));
+        *Invisible = (IncompleteFrame || VideoContext.Parser->repeat_pict < 0 || (pkt->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_DISCARD));
     } else {
-        *Invisible = !!(pkt.flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_DISCARD);
+        *Invisible = !!(pkt->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_DISCARD);
     }
 
     if (VideoContext.CodecContext->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP8)
-        ParseVP8(pkt.data[0], Invisible, FrameType);
+        ParseVP8(pkt->data[0], Invisible, FrameType);
     else if (VideoContext.CodecContext->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP9)
-        ParseVP9(pkt.data[0], Invisible, FrameType);
+        ParseVP9(pkt->data[0], Invisible, FrameType);
 }
 
 void FFMS_Indexer::Free() {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ FFMS_TrackType FFMS_Indexer::GetTrackType(int Track) {
 }
 
 const char *FFMS_Indexer::GetTrackCodec(int Track) {
-    AVCodec *codec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[Track]->codecpar->codec_id);
+    auto *codec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[Track]->codecpar->codec_id);
     return codec ? codec->name : nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ FFMS_Index *FFMS_Indexer::DoIndexing() {
             UseDTS);
 
         if (IndexMask.count(i) && FormatContext->streams[i]->codecpar->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
-            AVCodec *VideoCodec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[i]->codecpar->codec_id);
+            auto *VideoCodec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[i]->codecpar->codec_id);
             if (!VideoCodec) {
                 FormatContext->streams[i]->discard = AVDISCARD_ALL;
                 IndexMask.erase(i);
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ FFMS_Index *FFMS_Indexer::DoIndexing() {
                 IndexMask.insert(i);
             }
         } else if (IndexMask.count(i) && FormatContext->streams[i]->codecpar->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO) {
-            AVCodec *AudioCodec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[i]->codecpar->codec_id);
+            auto *AudioCodec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[i]->codecpar->codec_id);
             if (AudioCodec == nullptr)
                 throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_CODEC, FFMS_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED,
                     "Audio codec not found");
@@ -458,32 +458,36 @@ FFMS_Index *FFMS_Indexer::DoIndexing() {
         }
     }
 
-    AVPacket Packet;
-    InitNullPacket(Packet);
+    AVPacket *Packet = av_packet_alloc();
+    if (!Packet)
+        throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_CODEC, FFMS_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED,
+            "Could not allocate packet.");
     std::vector<int64_t> LastValidTS(FormatContext->nb_streams, AV_NOPTS_VALUE);
 
     int64_t filesize = avio_size(FormatContext->pb);
     enum AVPictureStructure LastPicStruct = AV_PICTURE_STRUCTURE_UNKNOWN;
-    while (av_read_frame(FormatContext, &Packet) >= 0) {
+    while (av_read_frame(FormatContext, Packet) >= 0) {
         // Update progress
         // FormatContext->pb can apparently be NULL when opening images.
         if (IC && FormatContext->pb) {
-            if ((*IC)(FormatContext->pb->pos, filesize, ICPrivate))
+            if ((*IC)(FormatContext->pb->pos, filesize, ICPrivate)) {
+                av_packet_free(&Packet);
                 throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_CANCELLED, FFMS_ERROR_USER,
                     "Cancelled by user");
+            }
         }
-        if (!IndexMask.count(Packet.stream_index)) {
-            av_packet_unref(&Packet);
+        if (!IndexMask.count(Packet->stream_index)) {
+            av_packet_unref(Packet);
             continue;
         }
 
-        int Track = Packet.stream_index;
+        int Track = Packet->stream_index;
         FFMS_Track &TrackInfo = (*TrackIndices)[Track];
-        bool KeyFrame = !!(Packet.flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY);
+        bool KeyFrame = !!(Packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY);
         ReadTS(Packet, LastValidTS[Track], (*TrackIndices)[Track].UseDTS);
 
         if (FormatContext->streams[Track]->codecpar->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
-            int64_t PTS = TrackInfo.UseDTS ? Packet.dts : Packet.pts;
+            int64_t PTS = TrackInfo.UseDTS ? Packet->dts : Packet->pts;
             if (PTS == AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
                 // VPx alt-refs are output as packets which lack timestmps or durations, since
                 // they are invisible. Currently, the timestamp mangling code in libavformat
@@ -495,9 +499,11 @@ FFMS_Index *FFMS_Indexer::DoIndexing() {
                 // FFMS2 currently sorts packets by PTS, which will break decoding, otherwise.
                 bool HasAltRefs = (FormatContext->streams[Track]->codecpar->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP8 ||
                                    FormatContext->streams[Track]->codecpar->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP9);
-                if (Packet.duration == 0 && !HasAltRefs)
+                if (Packet->duration == 0 && !HasAltRefs) {
+                    av_packet_free(&Packet);
                     throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_INDEXING, FFMS_ERROR_PARSER,
                         "Invalid packet pts, dts, and duration");
+                }
 
                 if (TrackInfo.empty())
                     PTS = 0;
@@ -513,7 +519,7 @@ FFMS_Index *FFMS_Indexer::DoIndexing() {
             ParseVideoPacket(AVContexts[Track], Packet, &RepeatPict, &FrameType, &Invisible, &LastPicStruct);
 
             TrackInfo.AddVideoFrame(PTS, RepeatPict, KeyFrame,
-                FrameType, Packet.pos, Invisible);
+                FrameType, Packet->pos, Invisible);
         } else if (FormatContext->streams[Track]->codecpar->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO) {
             // For video seeking timestamps are used only if all packets have
             // timestamps, while for audio they're used if any have timestamps,
@@ -522,28 +528,29 @@ FFMS_Index *FFMS_Indexer::DoIndexing() {
                 TrackInfo.HasTS = true;
 
             int64_t StartSample = AVContexts[Track].CurrentSample;
-            uint32_t SampleCount = IndexAudioPacket(Track, &Packet, AVContexts[Track], *TrackIndices);
+            uint32_t SampleCount = IndexAudioPacket(Track, Packet, AVContexts[Track], *TrackIndices);
             TrackInfo.SampleRate = AVContexts[Track].CodecContext->sample_rate;
 
             TrackInfo.AddAudioFrame(LastValidTS[Track],
-                StartSample, SampleCount, KeyFrame, Packet.pos, Packet.flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_DISCARD);
+                StartSample, SampleCount, KeyFrame, Packet->pos, Packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_DISCARD);
         }
 
-        if (!(Packet.flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_DISCARD))
-            TrackInfo.LastDuration = Packet.duration;
+        if (!(Packet->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_DISCARD))
+            TrackInfo.LastDuration = Packet->duration;
 
-        av_packet_unref(&Packet);
+        av_packet_unref(Packet);
     }
+    av_packet_free(&Packet);
 
     TrackIndices->Finalize(AVContexts, FormatContext->iformat->name);
     return TrackIndices.release();
 }
 
-void FFMS_Indexer::ReadTS(const AVPacket &Packet, int64_t &TS, bool &UseDTS) {
-    if (!UseDTS && Packet.pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
-        TS = Packet.pts;
+void FFMS_Indexer::ReadTS(const AVPacket *Packet, int64_t &TS, bool &UseDTS) {
+    if (!UseDTS && Packet->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+        TS = Packet->pts;
     if (TS == AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
         UseDTS = true;
-    if (UseDTS && Packet.dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
-        TS = Packet.dts;
+    if (UseDTS && Packet->dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+        TS = Packet->dts;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/indexing.h b/src/core/indexing.h
index 3cfc3c30b3..5c06868890 100644
--- a/src/core/indexing.h
+++ b/src/core/indexing.h
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ struct FFMS_Indexer {
     int64_t Filesize;
     uint8_t Digest[20];
 
-    void ReadTS(const AVPacket &Packet, int64_t &TS, bool &UseDTS);
+    void ReadTS(const AVPacket *Packet, int64_t &TS, bool &UseDTS);
     void CheckAudioProperties(int Track, AVCodecContext *Context);
     uint32_t IndexAudioPacket(int Track, AVPacket *Packet, SharedAVContext &Context, FFMS_Index &TrackIndices);
-    void ParseVideoPacket(SharedAVContext &VideoContext, AVPacket &pkt, int *RepeatPict, int *FrameType, bool *Invisible, enum AVPictureStructure *LastPicStruct);
+    void ParseVideoPacket(SharedAVContext &VideoContext, AVPacket *pkt, int *RepeatPict, int *FrameType, bool *Invisible, enum AVPictureStructure *LastPicStruct);
     void Free();
 public:
     FFMS_Indexer(const char *Filename);
diff --git a/src/core/utils.cpp b/src/core/utils.cpp
index ce67533fd7..8a2e99710e 100644
--- a/src/core/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utils.cpp
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ void ClearErrorInfo(FFMS_ErrorInfo *ErrorInfo) {
     }
 }
 
-void InitNullPacket(AVPacket &pkt) {
-    av_init_packet(&pkt);
-    pkt.data = nullptr;
-    pkt.size = 0;
-}
-
 void FillAP(FFMS_AudioProperties &AP, AVCodecContext *CTX, FFMS_Track &Frames) {
     AP.SampleFormat = static_cast<FFMS_SampleFormat>(av_get_packed_sample_fmt(CTX->sample_fmt));
     AP.BitsPerSample = av_get_bytes_per_sample(CTX->sample_fmt) * 8;
diff --git a/src/core/utils.h b/src/core/utils.h
index 9819dc7c9e..003ab794e9 100644
--- a/src/core/utils.h
+++ b/src/core/utils.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args) {
 }
 
 void ClearErrorInfo(FFMS_ErrorInfo *ErrorInfo);
-void InitNullPacket(AVPacket &pkt);
 void FillAP(FFMS_AudioProperties &AP, AVCodecContext *CTX, FFMS_Track &Frames);
 
 void LAVFOpenFile(const char *SourceFile, AVFormatContext *&FormatContext, int Track);
diff --git a/src/core/videosource.cpp b/src/core/videosource.cpp
index 06bd1610e1..8956c22566 100644
--- a/src/core/videosource.cpp
+++ b/src/core/videosource.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ FFMS_VideoSource::FFMS_VideoSource(const char *SourceFile, FFMS_Index &Index, in
 
         LAVFOpenFile(SourceFile, FormatContext, VideoTrack);
 
-        AVCodec *Codec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[VideoTrack]->codecpar->codec_id);
+        auto *Codec = avcodec_find_decoder(FormatContext->streams[VideoTrack]->codecpar->codec_id);
         if (Codec == nullptr)
             throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_DECODING, FFMS_ERROR_CODEC,
                 "Video codec not found");
@@ -673,30 +673,34 @@ void FFMS_VideoSource::DecodeNextFrame(int64_t &AStartTime, int64_t &Pos) {
     if (HasPendingDelayedFrames())
         return;
 
-    AVPacket Packet;
-    InitNullPacket(Packet);
+    AVPacket *Packet = av_packet_alloc();
+    if (!Packet)
+        throw FFMS_Exception(FFMS_ERROR_DECODING, FFMS_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED,
+            "Could not allocate packet.");
 
-    while (ReadFrame(&Packet) >= 0) {
-        if (Packet.stream_index != VideoTrack) {
-            av_packet_unref(&Packet);
+    while (ReadFrame(Packet) >= 0) {
+        if (Packet->stream_index != VideoTrack) {
+            av_packet_unref(Packet);
             continue;
         }
 
         if (AStartTime < 0)
-            AStartTime = Frames.UseDTS ? Packet.dts : Packet.pts;
+            AStartTime = Frames.UseDTS ? Packet->dts : Packet->pts;
 
         if (Pos < 0)
-            Pos = Packet.pos;
+            Pos = Packet->pos;
 
-        bool FrameFinished = DecodePacket(&Packet);
-        av_packet_unref(&Packet);
-        if (FrameFinished)
+        bool FrameFinished = DecodePacket(Packet);
+        av_packet_unref(Packet);
+        if (FrameFinished) {
+            av_packet_free(&Packet);
             return;
+        }
     }
 
     // Flush final frames
-    InitNullPacket(Packet);
-    DecodePacket(&Packet);
+    DecodePacket(Packet);
+    av_packet_free(&Packet);
 }
 
 bool FFMS_VideoSource::SeekTo(int n, int SeekOffset) {