diff --git a/modules/FilterComponent.cpp b/modules/FilterComponent.cpp
index 4030fa8..8340384 100644
--- a/modules/FilterComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/FilterComponent.cpp
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@
 namespace plaYUVer
 {
 
-FilterComponent::FilterComponent()
+FilterComponentModule::FilterComponentModule()
 {
   m_pcFilteredFrame = NULL;
 }
 
-Void FilterComponent::createFilter( UInt uiWidth, UInt uiHeight )
+Void FilterComponentModule::createFilter( UInt uiWidth, UInt uiHeight )
 {
   m_pcFilteredFrame = NULL;
   m_pcFilteredFrame = new PlaYUVerFrame( uiWidth, uiHeight, PlaYUVerFrame::GRAY );
 }
 
-PlaYUVerFrame* FilterComponent::filterComponent( PlaYUVerFrame* InputFrame, Int Component )
+PlaYUVerFrame* FilterComponentModule::filterComponent( PlaYUVerFrame* InputFrame, Int Component )
 {
   Pel*** pppOutputPelYUV = m_pcFilteredFrame->getPelBufferYUV();
   Pel*** pppInputPelYUV = InputFrame->getPelBufferYUV();
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ PlaYUVerFrame* FilterComponent::filterComponent( PlaYUVerFrame* InputFrame, Int
   return m_pcFilteredFrame;
 }
 
-Void FilterComponent::destroy()
+Void FilterComponentModule::destroy()
 {
   if( m_pcFilteredFrame )
     delete m_pcFilteredFrame;
diff --git a/modules/FilterComponent.h b/modules/FilterComponent.h
index b8182c3..cc625ed 100644
--- a/modules/FilterComponent.h
+++ b/modules/FilterComponent.h
@@ -30,21 +30,24 @@
 namespace plaYUVer
 {
 
-class FilterComponent
+class FilterComponentModule: public PlaYUVerModuleIf
 {
 private:
   PlaYUVerFrame* m_pcFilteredFrame;
 public:
-  FilterComponent();
-  virtual ~FilterComponent()
+  FilterComponentModule();
+  virtual ~FilterComponentModule()
   {
   }
+  Void create( PlaYUVerFrame* ) = 0;
+  PlaYUVerFrame* process( PlaYUVerFrame* ) = 0;
+  Void destroy();
+
   Void createFilter( UInt uiWidth, UInt uiHeight );
   PlaYUVerFrame* filterComponent( PlaYUVerFrame* InputFrame,  Int Component );
-  Void destroy();
 };
 
-class FilterComponentLuma: public FilterComponent, public PlaYUVerModuleIf
+class FilterComponentLuma: public FilterComponentModule
 {
   REGISTER_CLASS_FACTORY( FilterComponentLuma )
 public:
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ public:
   PlaYUVerFrame* process( PlaYUVerFrame* InputFrame );
 };
 
-class FilterComponentChromaU: public FilterComponent, public PlaYUVerModuleIf
+class FilterComponentChromaU: public FilterComponentModule
 {
   REGISTER_CLASS_FACTORY( FilterComponentChromaU )
 public:
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ public:
   PlaYUVerFrame* process( PlaYUVerFrame* InputFrame );
 };
 
-class FilterComponentChromaV: public FilterComponent, public PlaYUVerModuleIf
+class FilterComponentChromaV: public FilterComponentModule
 {
   REGISTER_CLASS_FACTORY( FilterComponentChromaV )
 public:
diff --git a/modules/PlaYUVerModuleIf.h b/modules/PlaYUVerModuleIf.h
index ddc2722..fdf732d 100644
--- a/modules/PlaYUVerModuleIf.h
+++ b/modules/PlaYUVerModuleIf.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
   virtual Double          measure( PlaYUVerFrame*, PlaYUVerFrame* ) { return 0; }
   virtual Double          measure( PlaYUVerFrame*, PlaYUVerFrame*, PlaYUVerFrame* ) { return 0; }
 
-  virtual Void destroy() { }
+  virtual Void destroy() = 0;
 
 };