diff --git a/lib/dtsc.h b/lib/dtsc.h
index c775e732..8988e7bc 100644
--- a/lib/dtsc.h
+++ b/lib/dtsc.h
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ namespace DTSC {
         return vod || live;
       }
       void reinit(const DTSC::Packet & source);
-      void update(DTSC::Packet & pack, unsigned long segment_size = 5000);
+      void update(const DTSC::Packet & pack, unsigned long segment_size = 5000);
       void updatePosOverride(DTSC::Packet & pack, uint64_t bpos);
       void update(JSON::Value & pack, unsigned long segment_size = 5000);
       /*LTS
diff --git a/lib/dtscmeta.cpp b/lib/dtscmeta.cpp
index 051c5081..25db5b04 100644
--- a/lib/dtscmeta.cpp
+++ b/lib/dtscmeta.cpp
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ namespace DTSC {
   }
 
   ///\brief Updates a meta object given a DTSC::Packet
-  void Meta::update(DTSC::Packet & pack, unsigned long segment_size) {
+  void Meta::update(const DTSC::Packet & pack, unsigned long segment_size) {
     char * data;
     unsigned int dataLen;
     pack.getString("data", data, dataLen);
diff --git a/lib/util.cpp b/lib/util.cpp
index a69e6afd..f6ea07be 100644
--- a/lib/util.cpp
+++ b/lib/util.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <direct.h> // _mkdir
 #endif
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define RECORD_POINTER p + getOffset() + (getRecordPosition(recordNo) * getRSize()) + fd.offset
 #define RAXHDR_FIELDOFFSET p[1]
@@ -148,6 +149,46 @@ namespace Util{
     return fseeko(stream, offset, whence);
   }
 
+  ResizeablePointer::ResizeablePointer(){
+    currSize = 0;
+    ptr = 0;
+    maxSize = 0;
+  }
+
+  ResizeablePointer::~ResizeablePointer(){
+    if (ptr){free(ptr);}
+    currSize = 0;
+    ptr = 0;
+    maxSize = 0;
+  }
+
+  bool ResizeablePointer::assign(void * p, uint32_t l){
+    if (!allocate(l)){return false;}
+    memcpy(ptr, p, l);
+    currSize = l;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  bool ResizeablePointer::append(void * p, uint32_t l){
+    if (!allocate(l+currSize)){return false;}
+    memcpy(((char*)ptr)+currSize, p, l);
+    currSize += l;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  bool ResizeablePointer::allocate(uint32_t l){
+    if (l > maxSize){
+      void *tmp = realloc(ptr, l);
+      if (!tmp){
+        FAIL_MSG("Could not allocate %lu bytes of memory", l);
+        return false;
+      }
+      ptr = tmp;
+      maxSize = l;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
   /// If waitReady is true (default), waits for isReady() to return true in 50ms sleep increments.
   RelAccX::RelAccX(char *data, bool waitReady){
     if (!data){
diff --git a/lib/util.h b/lib/util.h
index fb3019de..b62e7d18 100644
--- a/lib/util.h
+++ b/lib/util.h
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ namespace Util{
   uint64_t ftell(FILE *stream);
   uint64_t fseek(FILE *stream, uint64_t offset, int whence);
 
+  /// Helper class that maintains a resizeable pointer and will free it upon deletion of the class.
+  class ResizeablePointer{
+    public:
+      ResizeablePointer();
+      ~ResizeablePointer();
+      inline uint32_t& size(){return currSize;}
+      bool assign(void * p, uint32_t l);
+      bool append(void * p, uint32_t l);
+      bool allocate(uint32_t l);
+      inline operator char*(){return (char*)ptr;}
+      inline operator void*(){return ptr;}
+    private:
+      void * ptr;
+      uint32_t currSize;
+      uint32_t maxSize;
+
+  };
+
   /// Holds type, size and offset for RelAccX class internal data fields.
   class RelAccXFieldData{
   public:
diff --git a/src/input/input.cpp b/src/input/input.cpp
index a956d58d..d09ff4e6 100644
--- a/src/input/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input.cpp
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ namespace Mist {
     }
     bufferFinalize(track);
     bufferTimer = Util::bootMS() - bufferTimer;
-    DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DEVEL, "Done buffering page %d (%llu packets, %llu bytes) for track %d in %llums", keyNum, packCounter, byteCounter, track, bufferTimer);
+    DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_DEVEL, "Done buffering page %d (%llu packets, %llu bytes) for track %d (%s) in %llums", keyNum, packCounter, byteCounter, track, myMeta.tracks[track].codec.c_str(), bufferTimer);
     pageCounter[track][keyNum] = 15;
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/src/io.cpp b/src/io.cpp
index 247f695b..9aa541af 100644
--- a/src/io.cpp
+++ b/src/io.cpp
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ namespace Mist {
 
   ///Buffers the next packet on the currently opened page
   ///\param pack The packet to buffer
-  void InOutBase::bufferNext(DTSC::Packet & pack) {
+  void InOutBase::bufferNext(const DTSC::Packet & pack) {
     nProxy.bufferNext(pack, myMeta);
   }
 
-  void negotiationProxy::bufferNext(DTSC::Packet & pack, DTSC::Meta & myMeta) {
+  void negotiationProxy::bufferNext(const DTSC::Packet & pack, DTSC::Meta & myMeta) {
     static bool multiWrong = false;
     //Save the trackid of the track for easier access
     unsigned long tid = pack.getTrackId();
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@ namespace Mist {
   ///
   ///Initiates/continues negotiation with the buffer as well
   ///\param packet The packet to buffer
-  void InOutBase::bufferLivePacket(DTSC::Packet & packet){
+  void InOutBase::bufferLivePacket(const DTSC::Packet & packet){
     nProxy.bufferLivePacket(packet, myMeta);
   }
 
-  void negotiationProxy::bufferLivePacket(DTSC::Packet & packet, DTSC::Meta & myMeta){
+  void negotiationProxy::bufferLivePacket(const DTSC::Packet & packet, DTSC::Meta & myMeta){
     myMeta.vod = false;
     myMeta.live = true;
     //Store the trackid for easier access
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ namespace Mist {
     }
   }
 
-  void negotiationProxy::bufferSinglePacket(DTSC::Packet & packet, DTSC::Meta & myMeta){
+  void negotiationProxy::bufferSinglePacket(const DTSC::Packet & packet, DTSC::Meta & myMeta){
     //Store the trackid for easier access
     unsigned long tid = packet.getTrackId();
     //This update needs to happen whether the track is accepted or not.
diff --git a/src/io.h b/src/io.h
index 02733ca6..77523fa8 100644
--- a/src/io.h
+++ b/src/io.h
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ namespace Mist {
       void clear();
       void initiateEncryption();//LTS
       bool bufferStart(unsigned long tid, unsigned long pageNumber, DTSC::Meta & myMeta);
-      void bufferNext(DTSC::Packet & pack, DTSC::Meta & myMeta);
+      void bufferNext(const DTSC::Packet & pack, DTSC::Meta & myMeta);
       void bufferFinalize(unsigned long tid, DTSC::Meta &myMeta);
-      void bufferLivePacket(DTSC::Packet & packet, DTSC::Meta & myMeta);
-      void bufferSinglePacket(DTSC::Packet & packet, DTSC::Meta & myMeta);
+      void bufferLivePacket(const DTSC::Packet & packet, DTSC::Meta & myMeta);
+      void bufferSinglePacket(const DTSC::Packet & packet, DTSC::Meta & myMeta);
       bool isBuffered(unsigned long tid, unsigned long keyNum);
       unsigned long bufferedOnPage(unsigned long tid, unsigned long keyNum);
 
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ namespace Mist {
     public:
       void initiateMeta();
       bool bufferStart(unsigned long tid, unsigned long pageNumber);
-      void bufferNext(DTSC::Packet & pack);
+      void bufferNext(const DTSC::Packet & pack);
       void bufferFinalize(unsigned long tid);
       void bufferRemove(unsigned long tid, unsigned long pageNumber);
-      virtual void bufferLivePacket(DTSC::Packet & packet);
+      virtual void bufferLivePacket(const DTSC::Packet & packet);
     protected:
       void continueNegotiate(unsigned long tid, bool quickNegotiate = false);
       void continueNegotiate();
diff --git a/src/output/output.cpp b/src/output/output.cpp
index 9532de92..ef2788c5 100644
--- a/src/output/output.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Mist{
     cfg->addOption("noinput", option);
   }
   
-  void Output::bufferLivePacket(DTSC::Packet & packet){
+  void Output::bufferLivePacket(const DTSC::Packet & packet){
     if (!pushIsOngoing){
       waitForStreamPushReady();
     }
diff --git a/src/output/output.h b/src/output/output.h
index 235cc1dd..daf1310f 100644
--- a/src/output/output.h
+++ b/src/output/output.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace Mist {
       bool allowPush(const std::string & passwd);
       void waitForStreamPushReady();
       bool pushIsOngoing;
-      void bufferLivePacket(DTSC::Packet & packet);
+      void bufferLivePacket(const DTSC::Packet & packet);
       uint64_t firstPacketTime;
       uint64_t lastPacketTime;
   };
diff --git a/src/output/output_rtmp.cpp b/src/output/output_rtmp.cpp
index 09ec277e..f6160eb0 100644
--- a/src/output/output_rtmp.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_rtmp.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <mist/stream.h>
 #include <mist/triggers.h>
 #include <mist/encode.h>
+#include <mist/util.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdlib>
@@ -293,8 +294,7 @@ namespace Mist{
                          0, 0, 0, 0}; //bytes 12-15 = extended timestamp
     char dataheader[] ={0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
     unsigned int dheader_len = 1;
-    static char * swappyPointer = 0;
-    static uint32_t swappySize = 0;
+    static Util::ResizeablePointer swappy;
     char * tmpData = 0;//pointer to raw media data
     unsigned int data_len = 0;//length of processed media data
     thisPacket.getString("data", tmpData, data_len);
@@ -346,21 +346,12 @@ namespace Mist{
         dataheader[0] |= 0x10;
       }
       if (track.codec == "PCM"){
-        if (track.size == 16){
-          if (swappySize < data_len){
-            char * tmp = (char*)realloc(swappyPointer, data_len);
-            if (!tmp){
-              FAIL_MSG("Could not allocate data for PCM endianness swap!");
-              return;
-            }
-            swappyPointer = tmp;
-            swappySize = data_len;
-          }
+        if (track.size == 16 && swappy.allocate(data_len)){
           for (uint32_t i = 0; i < data_len; i+=2){
-            swappyPointer[i] = tmpData[i+1];
-            swappyPointer[i+1] = tmpData[i];
+            swappy[i] = tmpData[i+1];
+            swappy[i+1] = tmpData[i];
           }
-          tmpData = swappyPointer;
+          tmpData = swappy;
         }
         dataheader[0] |= 0x30;
       }