diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/vj-net.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/vj-net.c
index 7cbc3135..1042a82f 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/vj-net.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/vj-net.c
@@ -147,13 +147,49 @@ void	*reader_thread(void *data)
 	
 	
 		if(!error && retrieve == 2) {
-			lock(t);
-			t->buf = vj_client_read_i( v, t->buf,&(t->bufsize), &ret );
+			int ret = 0;
+			int strides[3] = { 0,0,0};
+			int compr_len = 0;
+
+			if( vj_client_read_frame_header( v, &(t->in_w), &(t->in_h), &(t->in_fmt), &compr_len, &strides[0],&strides[1],&strides[2]) == 0 ) {
+				error = 1;
+			}
+			
+			if(!error) {
+				int need_rlock = 0;
+				if( compr_len <= 0 )
+					need_rlock = 1;
+
+				if( need_rlock ) {
+					lock(t);
+				}
+
+				if( t->bufsize < (t->in_w * t->in_h * 3) || t->buf == NULL ) {
+					t->bufsize = t->in_w * t->in_h * 3;
+					t->buf = (uint8_t*) realloc( t->buf, RUP8(t->bufsize));
+				}
+
+				ret = vj_client_read_frame_data( v, compr_len, strides[0], strides[1], strides[2], t->buf );
+				if( ret == 2 ) {
+					if(!need_rlock) {
+						lock(t);
+						vj_client_decompress_frame_data( v, t->buf, t->in_fmt, t->in_w, t->in_h, compr_len, strides[0],strides[1],strides[2] );
+						unlock(t);
+					}
+				}
+
+				if( need_rlock ) {
+					unlock(t);
+				}
+			}
+
+		//	lock(t);
+			//t->buf = vj_client_read_i( v, t->buf,&(t->bufsize), &ret );
 			if(ret && t->buf) {
 				t->have_frame = 1;
-				t->in_fmt = v->in_fmt;
-				t->in_w   = v->in_width;
-				t->in_h   = v->in_height;
+                    	        t->in_fmt = v->in_fmt;
+                     	        t->in_w   = v->in_width;
+                    	        t->in_h   = v->in_height;
 				retrieve = 0;
 			}
 			if( ret <= 0 || t->buf == NULL ) {
@@ -163,7 +199,7 @@ void	*reader_thread(void *data)
 					error = 1;
 				}
 			}
-			unlock(t);
+		//	unlock(t);
 		}
 NETTHREADRETRY:
 
@@ -259,43 +295,25 @@ int	net_thread_get_frame( vj_tag *tag, uint8_t *buffer[3] )
 	have_frame = t->have_frame;
 	state = t->state;
 
-	if( state == 0 || have_frame == 0 || t->bufsize == 0 || t->buf == NULL ) {
+	if( state == 0 || t->bufsize == 0 || t->buf == NULL ) {
 		unlock(t);
 		return 1; // not active or no frame
-	}
+	}	// just continue when t->have_frame == 0
 
 	//@ color space convert frame	
-	int len = t->w * t->h;
 	int b_len = t->in_w * t->in_h;
 	int buvlen = b_len;
 
-	if( (b_len*3) > tag->socket_len ) {
-		tag->socket_frame =
-			(uint8_t*) realloc( tag->socket_frame, RUP8(b_len*3) );
-		tag->socket_len = b_len*3;
-	}
-
-	if( t->in_fmt == PIX_FMT_RGB24 || t->in_fmt == PIX_FMT_BGR24 || t->in_fmt == PIX_FMT_RGBA || t->in_fmt == PIX_FMT_RGB32_1 ) {
-
-		if(t->a == NULL )
-			t->a = yuv_rgb_template( tag->socket_frame, t->in_w, t->in_w, t->in_fmt );
+	if( PIX_FMT_YUV420P == t->in_fmt || PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P == t->in_fmt )
+		buvlen = b_len/4;
+	else
+		buvlen = b_len/2;
 	
-	} else {
+	if( t->a == NULL )
+		t->a = yuv_yuv_template( t->buf, t->buf + b_len, t->buf+ b_len+ buvlen,t->in_w,t->in_h, t->in_fmt);
 	
-		if( t->b == NULL ) {
-			if( PIX_FMT_YUV420P == t->in_fmt || PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P == t->in_fmt )
-				buvlen = b_len/4;
-			else
-				buvlen = b_len/2;
-
-			t->a = yuv_yuv_template( t->buf, t->buf + b_len, t->buf+ b_len+ buvlen,t->in_w,t->in_h, t->in_fmt);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if( t->b == NULL ) {
+	if( t->b == NULL ) 
 		t->b = yuv_yuv_template( buffer[0],buffer[1], buffer[2],t->w,t->h,t->f);
-	}
-
 	
 	if( t->scaler == NULL ) {
 		sws_template sws_templ;
@@ -312,56 +330,6 @@ int	net_thread_get_frame( vj_tag *tag, uint8_t *buffer[3] )
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int	net_thread_get_frame_rgb( vj_tag *tag, uint8_t *buffer, int w, int h )
-{
-	threaded_t *t = (threaded_t*) tag->priv;
-	
-	int have_frame = 0;
-	int state = 0;
-
-	lock(t);
-	have_frame = t->have_frame;
-	state= t->state;
-	if( state == 0 || have_frame == 0 ) {
-		unlock(t);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	int len = t->w * t->h;
-	int uv_len = len;
-	int b_len = t->in_w * t->in_h;
-	int buvlen = b_len;
-
-
-	if( PIX_FMT_YUV420P == t->f || PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P == t->f )
-	    uv_len = len/4;
-	else
-	    uv_len = len/2;
-
-
-	if(t->have_frame )
-	{
-		if( PIX_FMT_YUV420P == t->in_fmt || PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P == t->in_fmt )
-			buvlen = b_len/4;
-		else
-			buvlen = b_len/2;
-
-		if( t->a == NULL ) {
-			t->a = yuv_yuv_template( tag->socket_frame, tag->socket_frame + b_len, tag->socket_frame+b_len+buvlen,t->in_w,t->in_h, t->in_fmt);
-		}
-		if( t->b == NULL ) {
-			t->b = yuv_rgb_template( buffer,w,h,PIX_FMT_RGB24);
-		}
-
-		yuv_convert_any_ac(t->a,t->b, t->a->format,t->b->format );
-	}	
-	
-	unlock(t);
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-
 int	net_thread_start(vj_tag *tag, int wid, int height, int pixelformat)
 {
 	if(tag->source_type == VJ_TAG_TYPE_MCAST ) {
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/vj-net.h b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/vj-net.h
index 5e17a14c..fe4c7831 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/vj-net.h
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libstream/vj-net.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ void	net_thread_stop(vj_tag *tag);
 int	net_thread_start(vj_tag *tag, int w, int h, int f);
 void	net_thread_remote(void *priv, void *p );
 int	net_thread_get_frame( vj_tag *tag, uint8_t *buffer[3]);
-int	net_thread_get_frame_rgb( vj_tag *tag, uint8_t *buffer, int w, int h);
 void	net_thread_exit(vj_tag *tag);
 void	*net_threader(VJFrame *frame);
 
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvjnet/vj-client.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvjnet/vj-client.c
index d6c06b71..45e77bab 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvjnet/vj-client.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvjnet/vj-client.c
@@ -232,14 +232,6 @@ static	long	vj_client_decompress( vj_client *t,uint8_t *in, uint8_t *out, int da
 	return total;
 }
 
-static	uint32_t	getint(uint8_t *in, int len ) {
-	char *ptr, *word = strndup( in, len+1 );
-	word[len] = '\0';
-	long v = strtol( word, &ptr, 10 );
-	free(word);
-	return (uint32_t) v;
-}
-
 /* packet negotation.
  * read a small portion (44 bytes for veejay, its veejay's full header size) 
  * and try to identify which software is sending frames
@@ -288,6 +280,111 @@ static	int	vj_client_packet_negotiate( vj_client *v, int *tokens )
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int	vj_client_read_frame_header( vj_client *v, int *w, int *h, int *fmt, int *compr_len, int *stride1,int *stride2, int *stride3 )
+{
+	uint8_t line[128];
+	uint32_t p[4] = {0, 0,0,0 };
+	uint32_t strides[4] = { 0,0,0,0 };
+
+	int	tokens[16];
+
+	memset( tokens,0,sizeof(tokens));
+
+	int result = vj_client_packet_negotiate( v, tokens );
+	if( result == 0 ) { 
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if( tokens[0] <= 0 || tokens[1] <= 0 ) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	*w = tokens[0];
+	*h = tokens[1];
+	*fmt=tokens[2];
+	*compr_len=tokens[3];
+	*stride1=tokens[4];
+	*stride2=tokens[5];
+	*stride3=tokens[6];
+	v->in_width = *w;
+	v->in_height = *h;
+	v->in_fmt = *fmt;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int vj_client_read_frame_data( vj_client *v, int compr_len, int stride1,int stride2, int stride3, uint8_t *dst )
+{
+	int datalen = (compr_len > 0 ? compr_len : stride1+stride2+stride3);
+	if( (compr_len > 0) && ( v->space == NULL || v->space_len < compr_len) ) {
+		if( v->space ) {
+			free(v->space);
+			v->space = NULL;
+		}
+		v->space_len = RUP8( compr_len );
+		v->space = vj_calloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * v->space_len );
+		if(!v->space) {
+			veejay_msg(0,"Could not allocate memory for network stream.");
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if( compr_len > 0 )  {
+		int n = sock_t_recv( v->fd[0],v->space,datalen );
+		if( n <= 0 ) {
+			if( n == -1 ) {
+				veejay_msg(VEEJAY_MSG_ERROR, "Error '%s' while reading socket", strerror(errno));
+			} else {
+				veejay_msg(VEEJAY_MSG_DEBUG,"Remote closed connection");
+			}
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if( n != compr_len && n > 0 )
+		{
+			veejay_msg(VEEJAY_MSG_ERROR, "Broken video packet , got %d out of %d bytes",n, compr_len );	
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		return 2;
+	}
+	else {
+		int n = sock_t_recv( v->fd[0], dst, datalen );
+		if( n != (stride1 + stride2 + stride3)  )
+		{
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void vj_client_decompress_frame_data( vj_client *v, uint8_t *dst, int fmt, int w, int h, int compr_len, int stride1, int stride2, int stride3  )
+{
+	int y_len = w * h;
+	int uv_len = 0;
+	switch(fmt) //@ veejay is sending compressed YUV data, calculate UV size
+	{
+		case PIX_FMT_YUV422P:
+		case PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P:
+			uv_len = y_len / 2; 
+			break;
+		case PIX_FMT_YUV420P:
+		case PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P:
+			uv_len = y_len / 4;
+			break;
+		default:
+			uv_len = y_len;
+			break;
+	}
+	
+
+	//@ decompress YUV buffer
+	vj_client_decompress( v, v->space, dst, compr_len, y_len, uv_len ,0, stride1,stride2,stride3);
+}
+
+
 
 uint8_t *vj_client_read_i( vj_client *v, uint8_t *dst, ssize_t *dstlen, int *ret )
 {
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvjnet/vj-client.h b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvjnet/vj-client.h
index 59d1ee21..fefa4be4 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvjnet/vj-client.h
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/libvjnet/vj-client.h
@@ -78,5 +78,12 @@ int	vj_client_window_sizes( int socket_fd, int *r, int *s );
 
 int vj_client_connect_dat(vj_client *v, char *host, int port_id  );
 
+
+void vj_client_decompress_frame_data( vj_client *v, uint8_t *dst, int fmt, int w, int h, int compr_len, int stride1, int stride2, int stride3  );
+
+int vj_client_read_frame_data( vj_client *v, int compr_len, int stride1,int stride2, int stride3, uint8_t *dst );
+
+int	vj_client_read_frame_header( vj_client *v, int *w, int *h, int *fmt, int *compr_len, int *stride1,int *stride2, int *stride3 );
+
 #endif