diff --git a/cinelerra/ffmpeg.C b/cinelerra/ffmpeg.C
index 6ab6047..f1cd308 100644
--- a/cinelerra/ffmpeg.C
+++ b/cinelerra/ffmpeg.C
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ int FFMPEG::init(char *codec_string) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	context = avcodec_alloc_context();
+	context = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec);
 
-	if (avcodec_open(context, codec)) {
+	if (avcodec_open2(context, codec,NULL)) {
 		printf("FFMPEG::init avcodec_open() failed\n");
 	}
 
diff --git a/cinelerra/fileac3.C b/cinelerra/fileac3.C
index a1ef61e..383f377 100644
--- a/cinelerra/fileac3.C
+++ b/cinelerra/fileac3.C
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ int FileAC3::open_file(int rd, int wr)
 			eprintf("codec not found.\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
-		codec_context = avcodec_alloc_context();
+		codec_context = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec);
 		codec_context->bit_rate = asset->ac3_bitrate * 1000;
 		codec_context->sample_rate = asset->sample_rate;
 		codec_context->channels = asset->channels;
-		if(avcodec_open(codec_context, codec))
+		if(avcodec_open2(codec_context, codec,NULL))
 		{
 			eprintf("failed to open codec.\n");
 			return 1;
diff --git a/quicktime/mpeg4.c b/quicktime/mpeg4.c
index 81cb72b..02c4a92 100644
--- a/quicktime/mpeg4.c
+++ b/quicktime/mpeg4.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static int encode(quicktime_t *file, unsigned char **row_pointers, int track)
 				return 1;
 			}
 
-			codec->encoder_context[current_field] = avcodec_alloc_context();
+			codec->encoder_context[current_field] = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec->encoder[current_field]);
 			AVCodecContext *context = codec->encoder_context[current_field];
 
 			context->width = width_i;
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static int encode(quicktime_t *file, unsigned char **row_pointers, int track)
  * codec->fix_bitrate,
  * codec->quantizer);
  */
-			avcodec_open(context, codec->encoder[current_field]);
+			avcodec_open2(context, codec->encoder[current_field],NULL);
 
    			avcodec_get_frame_defaults(&codec->picture[current_field]);
 
diff --git a/quicktime/qtffmpeg.c b/quicktime/qtffmpeg.c
index 8c532c2..4f0bacb 100644
--- a/quicktime/qtffmpeg.c
+++ b/quicktime/qtffmpeg.c
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ quicktime_ffmpeg_t* quicktime_new_ffmpeg(int cpus,
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		AVCodecContext *context = ptr->decoder_context[i] = avcodec_alloc_context();
+		//AVCodecContext *context = ptr->decoder_context[i] = avcodec_alloc_context();
+		AVCodecContext *context = avcodec_alloc_context3(ptr->decoder[i]);
+		ptr->decoder_context[i] = context;
 		static char fake_data[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 		context->width = ptr->width_i;
 		context->height = ptr->height_i;
@@ -96,8 +98,7 @@ quicktime_ffmpeg_t* quicktime_new_ffmpeg(int cpus,
 			avcodec_thread_init(context, cpus);
 			context->thread_count = cpus;
 		}
-		if(avcodec_open(context, 
-			ptr->decoder[i]) < 0)
+		if(avcodec_open2(context, ptr->decoder[i], NULL) < 0)
 		{
 			printf("quicktime_new_ffmpeg: avcodec_open failed.\n");
 			quicktime_delete_ffmpeg(ptr);
diff --git a/quicktime/wma.c b/quicktime/wma.c
index c045741..6a6588b 100644
--- a/quicktime/wma.c
+++ b/quicktime/wma.c
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ static int init_decode(quicktime_audio_map_t *track_map,
 			printf("init_decode: avcodec_find_decoder returned NULL.\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
-		codec->decoder_context = avcodec_alloc_context();
+		codec->decoder_context = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec->decoder);
 		codec->decoder_context->sample_rate = trak->mdia.minf.stbl.stsd.table[0].sample_rate;
 		codec->decoder_context->channels = track_map->channels;
-		if(avcodec_open(codec->decoder_context, codec->decoder) < 0)
+		if(avcodec_open2(codec->decoder_context, codec->decoder,NULL) < 0)
 		{
 			printf("init_decode: avcodec_open failed.\n");
 			return 1;