diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4a72ee8b..9df13321 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CONFFILE,"${CONFFILE}",Where the config file is)
 rend_posix=true
 db_sqlite=false
 db_sqlite3=false
+use_ffmpeg=false;
 
 STATIC_LIBS=no
 CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -g -Wall"
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(gdbm,[  --enable-gdbm       Enable gdbm support],
                       use_gdbm=true;
                       CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DGDBM")
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(ffmpeg,[  --enable-ffmpeg     Enable ffmpeg transcode support],
+                      use_ffmpeg=true;)
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_REND_HOWL, test x$rend_howl = xtrue)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_REND_POSIX, test x$rend_posix = xtrue)
@@ -107,9 +110,11 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_MUSEPACK, test x$use_musepack = xtrue)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_SQLITE,test x$db_sqlite = xtrue)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_SQLITE3,test x$db_sqlite3 = xtrue)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_GDBM,test x$use_gdbm = xtrue)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_FFMPEG,test x$use_ffmpeg = xtrue)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_NEED_STRCASESTR,false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(COND_NEED_STRSEP,false)
 
+
 if test x$have_sql = xtrue; then
    CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DHAVE_SQL"
 fi
@@ -226,6 +231,22 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(sqlite3-libs,
 	fi
 ])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-includes,
+	[--with-ffmpeg-includes[[=DIR]]        use ffmpeg include files in DIR],[
+	if test "$withval" != "no" -a "$withval" != "yes"; then
+	 Z_DIR=$withval
+         CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I$withval"
+	fi
+])
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(ffmpeg-libs,
+	[--with-ffmpeg-libs[[=DIR]]        use ffmpeg lib files in DIR],[
+	if test "$withval" != "no" -a "$withval" != "yes"; then
+	 Z_DIR=$withval
+         LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -L$withval -R$withval"
+	fi
+])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH(id3tag,
 	[--with-id3tag[[=DIR]]           use id3tag in DIR],[
 	if test "$withval" != "no" -a "$withval" != "yes"; then
@@ -330,6 +351,18 @@ if test x$use_flac = xtrue; then
   fi
 fi
 
+if test x$use_ffmpeg = xtrue; then
+  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(avcodec.h,, [
+   AC_MSG_ERROR([avcodec.h not found... Must have ffmpeg installed])])
+dnl  AC_CHECK_LIB(avcodec,avcodec_find_decoder,,echo "Must have libavcodec";exit)
+
+  if test x"$STATIC_LIBS" != x"no"; then
+    LIBS="${LIBS} ${STATIC_LIBS}/libavcodec.a ${STATIC_LIBS}/libavformat.a ${STATIC_LIBS}/libavutil.a"
+  else
+    LIBS="${LIBS} -lavcodec -lavformat -lavutil"
+  fi
+fi
+
 if test x$use_musepack = xtrue; then
   AC_PATH_PROG(TAGLIB_CONFIG, taglib-config, no)
   AC_CHECK_HEADERS(taglib/tag_c.h,, [
diff --git a/src/plugins/Makefile.am b/src/plugins/Makefile.am
index 283acc19..bab27e79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 # $Id: $
 #
 rspdir = ${pkgdatadir}/plugins
+ssc_ffmpegdir = ${pkgdatadir}/plugins
 
 rsp_LTLIBRARIES=rsp.la
 rsp_la_LDFLAGS=-module -avoid-version
 rsp_la_SOURCES = compat.c rsp.c xml-rpc.c
 
-EXTRA_DIST = compat.h rsp.h mtd-plugins.h xml-rpc.h
+if COND_FFMPEG
+ssc_ffmpeg_LTLIBRARIES=ssc-ffmpeg.la
+ssc_ffmpeg_la_LDFLAGS=-module -avoid-version
+ssc_ffmpeg_la_SOURCES=ssc-ffmpeg.c
+endif
+
+EXTRA_DIST = compat.h rsp.h mtd-plugins.h xml-rpc.h ssc-ffmpeg.c
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -I..
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/ssc-ffmpeg.c b/src/plugins/ssc-ffmpeg.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51f324b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/ssc-ffmpeg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,479 @@
+/*
+ * $Id: $
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <avcodec.h>
+#include <avformat.h>
+
+#include "ff-plugins.h"
+
+#ifndef TRUE
+# define TRUE 1
+# define FALSE 0
+#endif
+
+#define BUFFER_SIZE (AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE * 3)/2
+
+typedef struct tag_ssc_handle {
+    AVCodec *pCodec;
+    AVCodecContext *pCodecCtx;
+    AVFormatContext *pFmtCtx;
+    AVFrame *pFrame;
+    AVPacket packet;
+    AVInputFormat *pFormat;
+
+    uint8_t *packet_data;
+    int packet_size;
+    int audio_stream;
+
+    char buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
+
+    char *buf_remainder;
+    int buf_remainder_len;
+    int first_frame;
+
+    int total_decoded;
+    int total_written;
+
+    int errno;
+    int swab;
+
+    char *error;
+
+    int raw;
+    FILE *fin;
+    char file_buffer[256];
+    char *file_buffer_ptr;
+    int file_bytes_read;
+
+    char wav_header[44];
+    int wav_offset;
+} SSCHANDLE;
+
+#define SSC_FFMPEG_E_SUCCESS      0
+#define SSC_FFMPEG_E_BADCODEC     1
+#define SSC_FFMPEG_E_CODECOPEN    2
+#define SSC_FFMPEG_E_FILEOPEN     3
+#define SSC_FFMPEG_E_NOSTREAM     4
+#define SSC_FFMPEG_E_NOAUDIO      5
+#define SSC_FFMPEG_E_BADFORMAT    6
+
+
+/* Forwards */
+void *ssc_ffmpeg_init(void);
+void ssc_ffmpeg_deinit(void *pv);
+int ssc_ffmpeg_open(void *pv, char *file, char *codec);
+int ssc_ffmpeg_close(void *pv);
+int ssc_ffmpeg_read(void *pv, char *buffer, int len);
+
+PLUGIN_INFO *plugin_info(void);
+
+#define infn ((PLUGIN_INPUT_FN *)(_pi.pi))
+
+/* Globals */
+PLUGIN_TRANSCODE_FN _ptfn = {
+    ssc_ffmpeg_init,
+    ssc_ffmpeg_deinit,
+    ssc_ffmpeg_open,
+    ssc_ffmpeg_close,
+    ssc_ffmpeg_read
+};
+
+PLUGIN_INFO _pi = {
+    PLUGIN_VERSION,        /* version */
+    PLUGIN_TRANSCODE,      /* type */
+    "ssc-ffmpeg/" VERSION, /* server */
+    NULL,                  /* url */
+    NULL,                  /* output fns */
+    NULL,                  /* event fns */
+    &_ptfn,                /* fns */
+    NULL,                  /* functions exported by ff */
+    NULL,                  /* rend info */
+    "flac,alac,ogg,wma"    /* codeclist */
+};
+
+PLUGIN_INFO *plugin_info(void) {
+    av_register_all();
+
+    return &_pi;
+}
+
+void *ssc_ffmpeg_init(void) {
+    SSCHANDLE *handle;
+
+    handle=(SSCHANDLE *)malloc(sizeof(SSCHANDLE));
+    if(handle) {
+        memset(handle,0,sizeof(SSCHANDLE));
+    }
+
+    return (void*)handle;
+}
+
+void ssc_ffmpeg_deinit(void *vp) {
+    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE *)vp;
+    ssc_ffmpeg_close(handle);
+    if(handle) {
+        free(handle);
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+
+int ssc_ffmpeg_open(void *vp, char *file, char *codec) {
+    int i;
+    enum CodecID id=CODEC_ID_FLAC;
+    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE*)vp;
+
+    if(!handle)
+        return FALSE;
+
+    handle->first_frame = 1;
+    handle->raw=0;
+
+    infn->log(E_DBG,"opening %s\n",file);
+
+    if(strcasecmp(codec,"flac") == 0) {
+        handle->raw=1;
+        id=CODEC_ID_FLAC;
+    }
+
+    if(handle->raw) {
+        handle->pCodec = avcodec_find_decoder(id);
+        if(!handle->pCodec) {
+            handle->errno = SSC_FFMPEG_E_BADCODEC;
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        handle->pCodecCtx = avcodec_alloc_context();
+        if(avcodec_open(handle->pCodecCtx,handle->pCodec) < 0) {
+            handle->errno = SSC_FFMPEG_E_CODECOPEN;
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        handle->fin = fopen(file,"rb");
+        if(!handle->fin) {
+            handle->errno = SSC_FFMPEG_E_FILEOPEN;
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    if(av_open_input_file(&handle->pFmtCtx,file,handle->pFormat,0,NULL) < 0) {
+        handle->errno = SSC_FFMPEG_E_FILEOPEN;
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* find the streams */
+    if(av_find_stream_info(handle->pFmtCtx) < 0) {
+        handle->errno = SSC_FFMPEG_E_NOSTREAM;
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    dump_format(handle->pFmtCtx,0,file,FALSE);
+
+    handle->audio_stream = -1;
+    for(i=0; i < handle->pFmtCtx->nb_streams; i++) {
+        if(handle->pFmtCtx->streams[i]->codec->codec_type==CODEC_TYPE_AUDIO) {
+            handle->audio_stream = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(handle->audio_stream == -1) {
+        handle->errno = SSC_FFMPEG_E_NOAUDIO;
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+     
+    handle->pCodecCtx = handle->pFmtCtx->streams[handle->audio_stream]->codec;
+
+    handle->pCodec = avcodec_find_decoder(handle->pCodecCtx->codec_id);
+    if(!handle->pCodec) {
+        handle->errno = SSC_FFMPEG_E_BADCODEC;
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if(handle->pCodec->capabilities & CODEC_CAP_TRUNCATED)
+        handle->pCodecCtx->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_TRUNCATED;
+
+    if(avcodec_open(handle->pCodecCtx, handle->pCodec) < 0) {
+        handle->errno = SSC_FFMPEG_E_CODECOPEN;
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    handle->pFrame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+int ssc_ffmpeg_close(void *vp) {
+    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE *)vp;
+
+    if(!handle)
+        return TRUE;
+
+    if(handle->fin) 
+        fclose(handle->fin);
+
+    if(handle->pFrame)
+        av_free(handle->pFrame);
+
+    if(handle->pCodecCtx)
+        avcodec_close(handle->pCodecCtx);
+
+    if(handle->pFmtCtx) 
+        av_close_input_file(handle->pFmtCtx);
+    
+    memset(handle,0,sizeof(SSCHANDLE));
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+int _ssc_ffmpeg_read_frame(void *vp, char *buffer, int len) {
+    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE *)vp;
+    int data_size;
+    int len1;
+    int out_size;
+
+    if(handle->raw) {
+        while(1) {
+            if(!handle->file_bytes_read) {
+                /* need to grab a new chunk */
+                handle->file_buffer_ptr = handle->file_buffer;
+                handle->file_bytes_read = fread(handle->file_buffer,
+                                                1, sizeof(handle->file_buffer),
+                                                handle->fin);
+                handle->file_buffer_ptr = handle->file_buffer;
+            }
+            
+            if(!handle->file_bytes_read)
+                return 0;
+            
+            len1 = avcodec_decode_audio(handle->pCodecCtx,(short*)buffer,
+                                        &out_size,
+                                        (uint8_t*)handle->file_buffer_ptr,
+                                        handle->file_bytes_read);
+            
+            if(len1 < 0) /* FIXME: Decode Error */
+                return 0;
+            
+            handle->file_bytes_read -= len1;
+            handle->file_buffer_ptr += len1;
+
+            if(out_size > 0) {
+                return out_size;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    if(handle->first_frame) {
+        handle->first_frame = 0;
+        handle->packet.data = NULL;
+    }
+
+    while(1) {
+        while(handle->packet_size > 0) {
+            len1=avcodec_decode_audio(handle->pCodecCtx,
+                                      (int16_t*)buffer,
+                                      &data_size,
+                                      handle->packet_data,
+                                      handle->packet_size);
+            
+            if(len1 < 0) {
+                /* skip frame */
+                handle->packet_size=0;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            handle->packet_data += len1;
+            handle->packet_size -= len1;
+            
+            if(data_size <= 0)
+                continue;
+
+            handle->total_decoded += data_size;
+            return data_size;
+        }
+
+        do {
+            if(handle->packet.data) 
+                av_free_packet(&handle->packet);
+            
+            if(av_read_packet(handle->pFmtCtx, &handle->packet) < 0)
+                return -1;
+        } while(handle->packet.stream_index != handle->audio_stream);
+        
+        handle->packet_size = handle->packet.size;
+        handle->packet_data = handle->packet.data;
+    }
+}
+
+void _ssc_ffmpeg_swab(char *buffer, int bytes_returned) {
+    int blocks = bytes_returned / 2;
+    int index;
+    char tmp;
+
+    for(index = 0; index < blocks; index++) {
+        tmp = buffer[index*2];
+        buffer[index*2] = buffer[index*2 + 1];
+        buffer[index*2 + 1] = tmp;
+    }
+}
+
+void _ssc_ffmpeg_le32(char *dst, int value) {
+    dst[0] = value & 0xFF;
+    dst[1] = (value >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    dst[2] = (value >> 16) & 0xFF;
+    dst[3] = (value >> 24) & 0xFF;
+}
+
+void _ssc_ffmpeg_le16(char *dst, int value) {
+    dst[0] = value & 0xFF;
+    dst[1] = (value >> 8) & 0xFF;
+}
+
+int ssc_ffmpeg_read(void *vp, char *buffer, int len) {
+    SSCHANDLE *handle = (SSCHANDLE *)vp;
+    int bytes_returned = 0;
+    int bytes_to_copy;
+    int size;
+
+    int channels;
+    int sample_rate;
+    int bits_per_sample;
+    int byte_rate;
+    int duration = 180000; /* in ms -- 3 min */
+    int data_len;
+    int block_align;
+    uint16_t test1 = 0xaabb;
+    char test2[2] = { 0xaa, 0xbb };
+
+    /* if we have not yet sent the header, let's do that first */
+    if(handle->wav_offset != sizeof(handle->wav_header)) {
+        /* still have some to send */
+        if(!handle->wav_offset) {
+            /* generate the wav header */
+            if(handle->raw) {
+                channels = 2;
+                sample_rate = 44100;
+                bits_per_sample = 16;
+            } else {
+                channels = handle->pCodecCtx->channels;
+                sample_rate = handle->pCodecCtx->sample_rate;
+                switch(handle->pCodecCtx->sample_fmt) {
+                case SAMPLE_FMT_U8:
+                    bits_per_sample = 8;
+                    break;
+                case SAMPLE_FMT_S16:
+                    bits_per_sample = 16;
+                    break;
+                case SAMPLE_FMT_S24:
+                    /* BROKEN */
+                    bits_per_sample = 24;
+                    break;
+                case SAMPLE_FMT_S32:
+                    /* BROKEN */
+                    bits_per_sample = 32;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    bits_per_sample = 16;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            handle->swab = (bits_per_sample == 16) && 
+                (memcmp((void*)&test1,test2,2) == 0);
+
+            data_len = (bits_per_sample * sample_rate * channels * (duration/1000));
+            byte_rate = sample_rate * channels * bits_per_sample / 8;
+            block_align = channels * bits_per_sample / 8;
+
+            infn->log(E_DBG,"Channels.......: %d\n",channels);
+            infn->log(E_DBG,"Sample rate....: %d\n",sample_rate);
+            infn->log(E_DBG,"Bits/Sample....: %d\n",bits_per_sample);
+            infn->log(E_DBG,"Swab...........: %d\n",handle->swab);
+
+            memcpy(&handle->wav_header[0],"RIFF",4);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le32(&handle->wav_header[4],36 + data_len);
+            memcpy(&handle->wav_header[8],"WAVE",4);
+            memcpy(&handle->wav_header[12],"fmt ",4);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le32(&handle->wav_header[16],16);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le16(&handle->wav_header[20],1);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le16(&handle->wav_header[22],channels);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le32(&handle->wav_header[24],sample_rate);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le32(&handle->wav_header[28],byte_rate);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le16(&handle->wav_header[32],block_align);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le16(&handle->wav_header[34],bits_per_sample);
+            memcpy(&handle->wav_header[36],"data",4);
+            _ssc_ffmpeg_le32(&handle->wav_header[40],data_len);
+        }
+        
+        bytes_to_copy = sizeof(handle->wav_header) - handle->wav_offset;
+        if(len < bytes_to_copy)
+            bytes_to_copy = len;
+
+        memcpy(buffer,&handle->wav_header[handle->wav_offset],bytes_to_copy);
+        handle->wav_offset += bytes_to_copy;
+        return bytes_to_copy;
+    }            
+    
+    /* could test for good len here */
+
+    /* otherwise, start pumping out data */
+    if(handle->buf_remainder_len) {
+        /* dump remainder into the buffer */
+        bytes_to_copy = handle->buf_remainder_len;
+        if(handle->buf_remainder_len > len) {
+            bytes_to_copy = len;
+        }
+
+        memcpy(buffer,handle->buf_remainder,bytes_to_copy);
+        bytes_returned = bytes_to_copy;
+        handle->buf_remainder_len -= bytes_to_copy;
+        if(handle->buf_remainder_len) {
+            handle->buf_remainder += bytes_returned;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* keep reading until we have filled the output buffer */
+    while(bytes_returned < len) {
+        size = _ssc_ffmpeg_read_frame(handle,handle->buffer,BUFFER_SIZE);
+        if(size == 0) {
+            /* oops, we're done */
+            if(handle->swab)
+                _ssc_ffmpeg_swab(buffer,bytes_returned);
+            return bytes_returned;
+        }
+
+        if(size < 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        bytes_to_copy = len - bytes_returned;
+        if(size < bytes_to_copy) 
+            bytes_to_copy = size;
+
+        memcpy(buffer + bytes_returned, handle->buffer, bytes_to_copy);
+        bytes_returned += bytes_to_copy;
+
+        if(size > bytes_to_copy) {
+            handle->buf_remainder = handle->buffer + bytes_to_copy;
+            handle->buf_remainder_len = size - bytes_to_copy;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    if(handle->swab)
+        _ssc_ffmpeg_swab(buffer,bytes_returned);
+
+    return bytes_returned;
+}