diff --git a/app/ModulesHandle.cpp b/app/ModulesHandle.cpp
index d3aaf63..c6798b7 100644
--- a/app/ModulesHandle.cpp
+++ b/app/ModulesHandle.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ Void ModulesHandle::applyAllModuleIf( PlaYUVerAppModuleIf *pcCurrModuleIf )
     if( !pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcModuleStream )
     {
       UInt Width = 0, Height = 0, FrameRate = 30;
-      Int BitsPixel, Endianness, InputFormat = -1;
+      Int BitsPixel, InputFormat = -1;
 
       QString supported = tr( "Supported Files (" );
       QStringList formatsList;
@@ -531,11 +531,10 @@ Void ModulesHandle::applyAllModuleIf( PlaYUVerAppModuleIf *pcCurrModuleIf )
       Height = pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcProcessedFrame->getHeight();
       InputFormat = pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcProcessedFrame->getPelFormat();
       BitsPixel = pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcProcessedFrame->getBitsPel();
-      Endianness = pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcProcessedFrame->getEndianness();
       FrameRate = pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcSubWindow[0]->getInputStream()->getFrameRate();
 
       pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcModuleStream = new PlaYUVerStream;
-      if( !pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcModuleStream->open( fileName.toStdString(), Width, Height, InputFormat, BitsPixel, Endianness, FrameRate, false ) )
+      if( !pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcModuleStream->open( fileName.toStdString(), Width, Height, InputFormat, BitsPixel, PLAYUVER_LITTLE_ENDIAN, FrameRate, false ) )
       {
         delete pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcModuleStream;
         pcCurrModuleIf->m_pcModuleStream = NULL;
diff --git a/app/VideoHandle.cpp b/app/VideoHandle.cpp
index 9b9738e..098e5db 100644
--- a/app/VideoHandle.cpp
+++ b/app/VideoHandle.cpp
@@ -319,8 +319,19 @@ Void VideoHandle::update()
     if( pcFrame )
     {
       resolution.append( QString( " %1 bpp" ).arg( pcFrame->getBitsPel() ) );
-      m_pcResolutionLabel->setText( resolution );
     }
+    if( pcStream && pcFrame->getBitsPel() > 8 )
+    {
+      if( pcStream->getEndianess() == PLAYUVER_BIG_ENDIAN )
+      {
+        resolution.append( QStringLiteral( " (BE)" ) );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        resolution.append( QStringLiteral( " (LE)" ) );
+      }
+    }
+    m_pcResolutionLabel->setText( resolution );
 
     m_pcFramePropertiesSideBar->setFrame( pcFrame );
 
diff --git a/lib/PlaYUVerFrame.cpp b/lib/PlaYUVerFrame.cpp
index 9d0a6a6..dfa487c 100644
--- a/lib/PlaYUVerFrame.cpp
+++ b/lib/PlaYUVerFrame.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct PlaYUVerFramePrivate
   Int m_iPixelFormat;  //!< Pixel format number (it follows the list of supported pixel formats)
   Int m_iNumberChannels;  //!< Number of channels
   UInt m_uiBitsPel;  //!< Bits per pixel/channel
-  Int m_iEndianness;  //!< Endiannes of bytes
+//   Int m_iEndianness;  //!< Endiannes of bytes
   UInt m_uiHalfPelValue;  //!< Bits per pixel/channel
 
   Pel*** m_pppcInputPel;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ struct PlaYUVerFramePrivate
    * @param pel_format pixel format index (always use PixelFormats enum)
    *
    */
-  Void init( UInt width, UInt height, Int pel_format, Int bitsPixel, Int endianness )
+  Void init( UInt width, UInt height, Int pel_format, Int bitsPixel )
   {
     m_bInit = false;
     m_pppcInputPel = NULL;
@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@ struct PlaYUVerFramePrivate
     m_iPixelFormat = pel_format;
     m_iNumberChannels = 3;
     m_uiBitsPel = bitsPixel > 8 ? bitsPixel : 8;
-    m_iEndianness = endianness;
-    if( m_uiBitsPel > 8 && m_iEndianness == -1 )
-    {
-      throw PlaYUVerFailure( "PlaYUVerFrame", "Invalid endianness type for Bits per Pixel greater than 8" );
-    }
     m_uiHalfPelValue = 1 << ( m_uiBitsPel - 1 );
 
     if( m_uiWidth == 0 || m_uiHeight == 0 || m_iPixelFormat == -1 || bitsPixel > 16 )
@@ -220,16 +215,16 @@ struct PlaYUVerFramePrivate
  * \brief Constructors
  */
 
-PlaYUVerFrame::PlaYUVerFrame( UInt width, UInt height, Int pelFormat, Int bitsPixel, Int endianness ) :
+PlaYUVerFrame::PlaYUVerFrame( UInt width, UInt height, Int pelFormat, Int bitsPixel ) :
         d( new PlaYUVerFramePrivate )
 {
-  d->init( width, height, pelFormat, bitsPixel, endianness );
+  d->init( width, height, pelFormat, bitsPixel );
 }
 
 PlaYUVerFrame::PlaYUVerFrame( const PlaYUVerFrame& other ) :
 d( new PlaYUVerFramePrivate )
 {
-  d->init( other.getWidth(), other.getHeight(), other.getPelFormat(), other.getBitsPel(), other.getEndianness() );
+  d->init( other.getWidth(), other.getHeight(), other.getPelFormat(), other.getBitsPel() );
   copyFrom( &other );
 }
 
@@ -239,7 +234,7 @@ PlaYUVerFrame::PlaYUVerFrame( const PlaYUVerFrame *other ) :
 {
   if( other )
   {
-    d->init( other->getWidth(), other->getHeight(), other->getPelFormat(), other->getBitsPel(), other->getEndianness() );
+    d->init( other->getWidth(), other->getHeight(), other->getPelFormat(), other->getBitsPel() );
     copyFrom( other );
   }
 }
@@ -265,7 +260,7 @@ PlaYUVerFrame::PlaYUVerFrame( const PlaYUVerFrame& other, UInt x, UInt y, UInt w
       height++;
   }
 
-  d->init( width, height, other.getPelFormat(), other.getBitsPel(), other.getEndianness() );
+  d->init( width, height, other.getPelFormat(), other.getBitsPel() );
   copyFrom( other, x, y );
 }
 
@@ -293,7 +288,7 @@ PlaYUVerFrame::PlaYUVerFrame( const PlaYUVerFrame *other, UInt posX, UInt posY,
       areaHeight++;
   }
 
-  d->init( areaWidth, areaHeight, other->getPelFormat(), other->getBitsPel(), other->getEndianness() );
+  d->init( areaWidth, areaHeight, other->getPelFormat(), other->getBitsPel() );
   copyFrom( other, posX, posY );
 }
 
@@ -410,10 +405,6 @@ UInt PlaYUVerFrame::getBitsPel() const
 {
   return d->m_uiBitsPel;
 }
-Int PlaYUVerFrame::getEndianness() const
-{
-  return d->m_iEndianness;
-}
 
 UInt64 PlaYUVerFrame::getBytesPerFrame()
 {
@@ -556,15 +547,15 @@ Void PlaYUVerFrame::copyFrom( const PlaYUVerFrame* other, UInt x, UInt y )
     copyFrom( *other, x, y );
 }
 
-Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameFromBuffer( Byte *Buff, UInt64 uiBuffSize )
+Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameFromBuffer( Byte *Buff, Int iEndianness, UInt64 uiBuffSize )
 {
   if( uiBuffSize != getBytesPerFrame() )
     return;
 
-  frameFromBuffer( Buff );
+  frameFromBuffer( Buff, iEndianness );
 }
 
-Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameFromBuffer( Byte *Buff )
+Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameFromBuffer( Byte *Buff, Int iEndianness )
 {
   Byte* ppBuff[MAX_NUMBER_PLANES];
   Byte* pTmpBuff;
@@ -578,7 +569,7 @@ Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameFromBuffer( Byte *Buff )
   Int b;
   Int maxval = pow(2, d->m_uiBitsPel) - 1;
 
-  if( d->m_iEndianness == 0 )
+  if( iEndianness == 0 )
   {
     startByte = bytesPixel - 1;
     endByte = -1;
@@ -622,7 +613,7 @@ Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameFromBuffer( Byte *Buff )
   d->m_bHasHistogram = false;
 }
 
-Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameToBuffer( Byte *output_buffer )
+Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameToBuffer( Byte *output_buffer, Int iEndianness )
 {
   UInt bytesPixel = ( d->m_uiBitsPel - 1 ) / 8 + 1;
   Byte* ppBuff[MAX_NUMBER_PLANES];
@@ -635,7 +626,7 @@ Void PlaYUVerFrame::frameToBuffer( Byte *output_buffer )
   Int incByte = 1;
   Int b;
 
-  if( d->m_iEndianness == 0 )
+  if( iEndianness == 0 )
   {
     startByte = bytesPixel - 1;
     endByte = -1;
@@ -1225,7 +1216,7 @@ Bool PlaYUVerFrame::fromMat( cv::Mat& cvMat )
         return false;
       }
     }
-    d->init( cvMat.cols, cvMat.rows, d->m_iPixelFormat, 8, -1 );
+    d->init( cvMat.cols, cvMat.rows, d->m_iPixelFormat, 8 );
   }
 
   d->m_bHasRGBPel = false;
diff --git a/lib/PlaYUVerFrame.h b/lib/PlaYUVerFrame.h
index 654d3ac..ced24be 100644
--- a/lib/PlaYUVerFrame.h
+++ b/lib/PlaYUVerFrame.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
    *
    * @note this function might misbehave if the pixel format enum is not correct
    */
-  PlaYUVerFrame( UInt width, UInt height, Int pelFormat, Int bitsPixel = 8, Int endianness = -1 );
+  PlaYUVerFrame( UInt width, UInt height, Int pelFormat, Int bitsPixel = 8 );
 
   /**
    * Copy contructor
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ public:
   UInt getChromaSize() const;
 
   UInt getBitsPel() const;
-  Int getEndianness() const;
 
   /**
    * Get number of bytes per frame of an existing frame
@@ -213,9 +212,9 @@ public:
   Void copyFrom( const PlaYUVerFrame&, UInt, UInt );
   Void copyFrom( const PlaYUVerFrame*, UInt, UInt );
 
-  Void frameFromBuffer( Byte*, UInt64 );
-  Void frameFromBuffer( Byte* );
-  Void frameToBuffer( Byte* );
+  Void frameFromBuffer( Byte*, Int, UInt64 );
+  Void frameFromBuffer( Byte*, Int );
+  Void frameToBuffer( Byte*, Int );
 
   Void fillRGBBuffer();
 
diff --git a/lib/PlaYUVerStream.cpp b/lib/PlaYUVerStream.cpp
index 7b71812..ff26c03 100644
--- a/lib/PlaYUVerStream.cpp
+++ b/lib/PlaYUVerStream.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ Bool PlaYUVerStream::open( String filename, UInt width, UInt height, Int input_f
   {
     try
     {
-      m_ppcFrameBuffer[i] = new PlaYUVerFrame( m_pcHandler->m_uiWidth, m_pcHandler->m_uiHeight, m_pcHandler->m_iPixelFormat, m_pcHandler->m_uiBitsPerPixel,
-          m_pcHandler->m_iEndianness );
+      m_ppcFrameBuffer[i] = new PlaYUVerFrame( m_pcHandler->m_uiWidth, m_pcHandler->m_uiHeight, m_pcHandler->m_iPixelFormat, m_pcHandler->m_uiBitsPerPixel );
     }
     catch( PlaYUVerFailure& e )
     {
@@ -349,6 +348,10 @@ UInt PlaYUVerStream::getHeight() const
 {
   return m_pcHandler->m_uiHeight;
 }
+Int PlaYUVerStream::getEndianess() const
+{
+  return m_pcHandler->m_iEndianness;
+}
 Double PlaYUVerStream::getFrameRate()
 {
   return m_pcHandler->m_dFrameRate;
@@ -498,7 +501,7 @@ Bool PlaYUVerStream::saveFrame( const String& filename, PlaYUVerFrame *saveFrame
 {
   PlaYUVerStream auxSaveStream;
   if( !auxSaveStream.open( filename, saveFrame->getWidth(), saveFrame->getHeight(), saveFrame->getPelFormat(), saveFrame->getBitsPel(),
-      saveFrame->getEndianness(), 1, false ) )
+      PLAYUVER_LITTLE_ENDIAN, 1, false ) )
   {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/lib/PlaYUVerStream.h b/lib/PlaYUVerStream.h
index 32fc8c5..2be47e0 100644
--- a/lib/PlaYUVerStream.h
+++ b/lib/PlaYUVerStream.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public:
   UInt getFrameNum();
   UInt getWidth() const;
   UInt getHeight() const;
+  Int getEndianess() const;
   Int getCurrFrameNum();
   Double getFrameRate();
   Void getFormat( UInt& rWidth, UInt& rHeight, Int& rInputFormat, UInt& rBitsPerPel, Int& rEndianness, UInt& rFrameRate );
diff --git a/lib/StreamHandlerLibav.cpp b/lib/StreamHandlerLibav.cpp
index f0ff243..8afb14f 100644
--- a/lib/StreamHandlerLibav.cpp
+++ b/lib/StreamHandlerLibav.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Bool StreamHandlerLibav::read( PlaYUVerFrame* pcFrame )
     if( orig_pkt.size )
       av_free_packet( &orig_pkt );
 
-    pcFrame->frameFromBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer );
+    pcFrame->frameFromBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer, m_iEndianness );
 
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/lib/StreamHandlerPortableMap.cpp b/lib/StreamHandlerPortableMap.cpp
index df8460d..2e47cf8 100644
--- a/lib/StreamHandlerPortableMap.cpp
+++ b/lib/StreamHandlerPortableMap.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Bool StreamHandlerPortableMap::read( PlaYUVerFrame* pcFrame )
   UInt64 processed_bytes = fread( m_pStreamBuffer, sizeof(Byte), m_uiNBytesPerFrame, m_pFile );
   if( processed_bytes != m_uiNBytesPerFrame )
     return false;
-  pcFrame->frameFromBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer );
+  pcFrame->frameFromBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer, PLAYUVER_BIG_ENDIAN );
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Bool StreamHandlerPortableMap::write( PlaYUVerFrame* pcFrame )
   {
     fprintf( m_pFile, "%d\n", m_iMaxValue );
   }
-  pcFrame->frameToBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer );
+  pcFrame->frameToBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer, PLAYUVER_BIG_ENDIAN );
   UInt64 processed_bytes = fwrite( m_pStreamBuffer, sizeof(Byte), m_uiNBytesPerFrame, m_pFile );
   if( processed_bytes != m_uiNBytesPerFrame )
     return false;
diff --git a/lib/StreamHandlerRaw.cpp b/lib/StreamHandlerRaw.cpp
index 02f5d87..1128840 100644
--- a/lib/StreamHandlerRaw.cpp
+++ b/lib/StreamHandlerRaw.cpp
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ Bool StreamHandlerRaw::read( PlaYUVerFrame* pcFrame )
   UInt64 processed_bytes = fread( m_pStreamBuffer, sizeof(Byte), m_uiNBytesPerFrame, m_pFile );
   if( processed_bytes != m_uiNBytesPerFrame )
     return false;
-  pcFrame->frameFromBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer );
+  pcFrame->frameFromBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer, m_iEndianness );
   return true;
 }
 
 Bool StreamHandlerRaw::write( PlaYUVerFrame* pcFrame )
 {
-  pcFrame->frameToBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer );
+  pcFrame->frameToBuffer( m_pStreamBuffer, m_iEndianness );
   UInt64 processed_bytes = fwrite( m_pStreamBuffer, sizeof(Byte), m_uiNBytesPerFrame, m_pFile );
   if( processed_bytes != m_uiNBytesPerFrame )
     return false;
diff --git a/modules/FilterComponent.cpp b/modules/FilterComponent.cpp
index fb6a586..c0378f5 100644
--- a/modules/FilterComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/FilterComponent.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ FilterComponentModule::FilterComponentModule()
   m_pcFilteredFrame = NULL;
 }
 
-Bool FilterComponentModule::createFilter( UInt uiWidth, UInt uiHeight, UInt bitsPixel, UInt uiEndianness )
+Bool FilterComponentModule::createFilter( UInt uiWidth, UInt uiHeight, UInt bitsPixel )
 {
   m_pcFilteredFrame = NULL;
-  m_pcFilteredFrame = new PlaYUVerFrame( uiWidth, uiHeight, PlaYUVerFrame::GRAY, bitsPixel, uiEndianness );
+  m_pcFilteredFrame = new PlaYUVerFrame( uiWidth, uiHeight, PlaYUVerFrame::GRAY, bitsPixel );
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ FilterComponentLuma::FilterComponentLuma()
 
 Bool FilterComponentLuma::create( std::vector<PlaYUVerFrame*> apcFrameList )
 {
-  return createFilter( apcFrameList[0]->getWidth(), apcFrameList[0]->getHeight(), apcFrameList[0]->getBitsPel(),
-      apcFrameList[0]->getEndianness() );
+  return createFilter( apcFrameList[0]->getWidth(), apcFrameList[0]->getHeight(), apcFrameList[0]->getBitsPel() );
 }
 
 PlaYUVerFrame* FilterComponentLuma::process( std::vector<PlaYUVerFrame*> apcFrameList )
@@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ Bool FilterComponentChromaU::create( std::vector<PlaYUVerFrame*> apcFrameList )
 {
   if( apcFrameList[0]->getNumberChannels() > 1 )
   {
-    return createFilter( apcFrameList[0]->getChromaWidth(), apcFrameList[0]->getChromaHeight(), apcFrameList[0]->getBitsPel(),
-        apcFrameList[0]->getEndianness() );
+    return createFilter( apcFrameList[0]->getChromaWidth(), apcFrameList[0]->getChromaHeight(), apcFrameList[0]->getBitsPel() );
   }
   return false;
 }
@@ -121,8 +119,7 @@ Bool FilterComponentChromaV::create( std::vector<PlaYUVerFrame*> apcFrameList )
 {
   if( apcFrameList[0]->getNumberChannels() > 1 )
   {
-    return createFilter( apcFrameList[0]->getChromaWidth(), apcFrameList[0]->getChromaHeight(), apcFrameList[0]->getBitsPel(),
-        apcFrameList[0]->getEndianness() );
+    return createFilter( apcFrameList[0]->getChromaWidth(), apcFrameList[0]->getChromaHeight(), apcFrameList[0]->getBitsPel() );
   }
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/modules/FilterComponent.h b/modules/FilterComponent.h
index cfefc87..4744763 100644
--- a/modules/FilterComponent.h
+++ b/modules/FilterComponent.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ private:
   PlaYUVerFrame* process( std::vector<PlaYUVerFrame*> apcFrameList ) = 0;
   Void destroy();
 
-  Bool createFilter( UInt uiWidth, UInt uiHeight, UInt bitsPixel, UInt uiEndianness );
+  Bool createFilter( UInt uiWidth, UInt uiHeight, UInt bitsPixel );
   PlaYUVerFrame* filterComponent( PlaYUVerFrame* InputFrame, Int Component );
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/PlaYUVerTools.cpp b/tools/PlaYUVerTools.cpp
index 2741819..c0e3e02 100644
--- a/tools/PlaYUVerTools.cpp
+++ b/tools/PlaYUVerTools.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Int PlaYUVerTools::Open( Int argc, Char *argv[] )
         PlaYUVerStream* pcModStream = new PlaYUVerStream;
         try
         {
-          pcModStream->open( outputFileNames[0], pcModFrame->getWidth(), pcModFrame->getHeight(), pcModFrame->getPelFormat(), pcModFrame->getBitsPel(), pcModFrame->getEndianness(), 1, false );
+          pcModStream->open( outputFileNames[0], pcModFrame->getWidth(), pcModFrame->getHeight(), pcModFrame->getPelFormat(), pcModFrame->getBitsPel(), PLAYUVER_LITTLE_ENDIAN, 1, false );
         }
         catch( const char *msg )
         {