diff --git a/source/InputStream.cpp b/source/InputStream.cpp
index 9e7c478..be94925 100755
--- a/source/InputStream.cpp
+++ b/source/InputStream.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Bool InputStream::writeFrame( const QString& filename )
   return true;
 }
 
-Void InputStream::getFrame( QImage *qimage )
+QImage* InputStream::getFrame( QImage *qimage )
 {
   Pel*** bufferRGB = m_cCurrFrame->getPelBufferRGB();
 
@@ -267,6 +267,18 @@ Void InputStream::getFrame( QImage *qimage )
   {
     Q_ASSERT( 0 );
   }
+  return qimage;
+}
+
+PlaYUVerFrame* InputStream::getFrame( PlaYUVerFrame *pyuv_image )
+{
+  Pel*** bufferRGB = m_cCurrFrame->getPelBufferRGB();
+
+  if( pyuv_image == NULL )
+    pyuv_image = new PlaYUVerFrame( m_cCurrFrame->getWidth(), m_cCurrFrame->getHeight(), m_cCurrFrame->getPelFormat() );
+
+  pyuv_image->CopyFrom(m_cCurrFrame);
+  return pyuv_image;
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_OPENCV
diff --git a/source/InputStream.h b/source/InputStream.h
index 7935d41..cda8c39 100755
--- a/source/InputStream.h
+++ b/source/InputStream.h
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public:
 
   Bool writeFrame( const QString& filename );
 
-  Void getFrame( QImage *qimage );
+  QImage* getFrame( QImage *qimage );
+  PlaYUVerFrame* getFrame( PlaYUVerFrame *qimage );
 #ifdef USE_OPENCV
   cv::Mat getFrameCvMat();
 #endif