diff --git a/lib/CalypFrame.cpp b/lib/CalypFrame.cpp
index 910c7bc..947cf19 100644
--- a/lib/CalypFrame.cpp
+++ b/lib/CalypFrame.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ public:
   /** Numbers of histogram segments depending of image bytes depth*/
   unsigned int m_uiHistoSegments;
 
+  CalypFramePrivate()
+  {
+    m_bInit = false;
+    m_bHasRGBPel = false;
+    m_pppcInputPel = nullptr;
+    m_pcARGB32 = nullptr;
+    m_puiHistogram = nullptr;
+  }
+
   void init( unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int pel_format, unsigned bitsPixel )
   {
     init( width, height, pel_format, bitsPixel, false );
@@ -126,10 +135,6 @@ public:
 
   void init( unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int pel_format, unsigned bitsPixel, bool has_negative_values )
   {
-    m_bInit = false;
-    m_bHasRGBPel = false;
-    m_pppcInputPel = NULL;
-    m_pcARGB32 = NULL;
     m_uiWidth = width;
     m_uiHeight = height;
     m_iPixelFormat = pel_format;
@@ -258,6 +263,11 @@ public:
  * \brief Constructors
  */
 
+CalypFrame::CalypFrame()
+    : d( new CalypFramePrivate )
+{
+}
+
 CalypFrame::CalypFrame( unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int pelFormat, unsigned bitsPixel )
     : d( new CalypFramePrivate )
 {
@@ -270,6 +280,28 @@ CalypFrame::CalypFrame( unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int pelFormat,
   d->init( width, height, pelFormat, bitsPixel, has_negative_values );
 }
 
+CalypFrame::CalypFrame( CalypFrame&& other ) noexcept
+    : d( other.d )
+{
+  other.d = nullptr;  // we'll talk more about this line below
+}
+
+CalypFrame& CalypFrame::operator=( CalypFrame&& other ) noexcept
+{
+  // Self-assignment detection
+  if( &other == this )
+    return *this;
+
+  // Release any resource we're holding
+  delete d;
+
+  // Transfer ownership of a.m_ptr to m_ptr
+  d = other.d;
+  other.d = nullptr;
+
+  return *this;
+}
+
 CalypFrame::CalypFrame( const CalypFrame& other )
     : d( new CalypFramePrivate )
 {
@@ -287,6 +319,23 @@ CalypFrame::CalypFrame( const CalypFrame* other )
   }
 }
 
+CalypFrame& CalypFrame::operator=( const CalypFrame& other )
+{
+  // Self-assignment detection
+  if( &other == this )
+    return *this;
+
+  // Release any resource we're holding
+  delete d;
+
+  // Copy the resource
+  d = new CalypFramePrivate;
+  d->init( other.getWidth(), other.getHeight(), other.getPelFormat(), other.getBitsPel(), other.getHasNegativeValues() );
+  copyFrom( &other );
+
+  return *this;
+}
+
 CalypFrame::CalypFrame( const CalypFrame& other, unsigned int x, unsigned int y, unsigned int width, unsigned int height )
     : d( new CalypFramePrivate )
 {
diff --git a/lib/CalypFrame.h b/lib/CalypFrame.h
index f77cf86..6ddce11 100644
--- a/lib/CalypFrame.h
+++ b/lib/CalypFrame.h
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public:
   static int findPixelFormat( const ClpString& name );
   static int pelformatColorSpace( const int idx );
 
+  /**
+   * Default constructor. Frame is not valid
+   */
+  CalypFrame();
+
   /**
 	 * Creates a new frame using the following configuration
 	 *
@@ -124,6 +129,20 @@ public:
    */
   CalypFrame( unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int pelFormat, unsigned bitsPixel, bool has_negative_values );
 
+  /**
+   * Move contructor
+   *
+   * @param other existing frame to copy from
+   */
+  CalypFrame( CalypFrame&& other ) noexcept;
+
+  /**
+   * Move assignement contructor
+   *
+   * @param other existing frame to copy from
+   */
+  CalypFrame& operator=( CalypFrame&& other ) noexcept;
+
   /**
 	 * Copy contructor
 	 *
@@ -132,6 +151,13 @@ public:
   CalypFrame( const CalypFrame& other );
   CalypFrame( const CalypFrame* other );
 
+  /**
+   * Copy-assignement contructor
+   *
+   * @param other existing frame to copy from
+   */
+  CalypFrame& operator=( const CalypFrame& other );
+
   /**
 	 * Creates and new frame with the configuration of an existing one and copy
 	 * its contents. This function only copies a specific region from the existing