diff --git a/panda/src/movies/ffmpegVideoCursor.cxx b/panda/src/movies/ffmpegVideoCursor.cxx
index dd4a3f3b8f..79a4847ec3 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/ffmpegVideoCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/movies/ffmpegVideoCursor.cxx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "config_movies.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "avformat.h"
+#include "pStatCollector.h"
+#include "pStatTimer.h"
 
 // Earlier versions of ffmpeg didn't define this symbol.
 #ifndef PIX_FMT_BGRA
@@ -162,16 +164,18 @@ cleanup() {
 //  Description: Exports the contents of the frame buffer into the
 //               user's target buffer.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static PStatCollector export_frame_collector("*:FFMPEG Convert Video to BGR");
 void FfmpegVideoCursor::
-export_frame(unsigned char *data, bool bgra) {
+export_frame(unsigned char *data, bool bgra, int bufx) {
+  PStatTimer timer(export_frame_collector);
   if (bgra) {
-    _frame_out->data[0] = data + ((_size_y - 1) * _size_x * 4);
-    _frame_out->linesize[0] = _size_x * -4;
+    _frame_out->data[0] = data + ((_size_y - 1) * bufx * 4);
+    _frame_out->linesize[0] = bufx * -4;
     img_convert((AVPicture *)_frame_out, PIX_FMT_BGRA, 
                 (AVPicture *)_frame, _video_ctx->pix_fmt, _size_x, _size_y);
   } else {
-    _frame_out->data[0] = data + ((_size_y - 1) * _size_x * 3);
-    _frame_out->linesize[0] = _size_x * -3;
+    _frame_out->data[0] = data + ((_size_y - 1) * bufx * 3);
+    _frame_out->linesize[0] = bufx * -3;
     img_convert((AVPicture *)_frame_out, PIX_FMT_BGR24, 
                 (AVPicture *)_frame, _video_ctx->pix_fmt, _size_x, _size_y);
   }
@@ -261,23 +265,13 @@ seek(double t) {
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: FfmpegVideoCursor::fetch_into_buffer
+//     Function: FfmpegVideoCursor::fetch_time
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
-//  Description: See MovieVideoCursor::fetch_into_buffer.
+//  Description: Advance until the specified time is in the 
+//               export buffer.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void FfmpegVideoCursor::
-fetch_into_buffer(double time, unsigned char *data, bool bgra) {
-  
-  // If there was an error at any point, synthesize black.
-  if (_format_ctx==0) {
-    if (data) {
-      memset(data,0,size_x()*size_y()*(bgra?4:3));
-    }
-    _last_start = time;
-    _next_start = time + 1.0;
-    return;
-  }
-  
+fetch_time(double time) {
   if (time < _last_start) {
     // Time is in the past.
     seek(time);
@@ -309,7 +303,64 @@ fetch_into_buffer(double time, unsigned char *data, bool bgra) {
       fetch_frame();
     }
   }
-  export_frame(data, bgra);
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: FfmpegVideoCursor::fetch_into_texture
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: See MovieVideoCursor::fetch_into_texture.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static PStatCollector fetch_into_texture_pcollector("*:FFMPEG Video Decoding");
+void FfmpegVideoCursor::
+fetch_into_texture(double time, Texture *t, int page) {
+  PStatTimer timer(fetch_into_texture_pcollector);
+  
+  nassertv(t->get_x_size() >= size_x());
+  nassertv(t->get_y_size() >= size_y());
+  nassertv((t->get_num_components() == 3) || (t->get_num_components() == 4));
+  nassertv(t->get_component_width() == 1);
+  nassertv(page < t->get_z_size());
+  
+  PTA_uchar img = t->modify_ram_image();
+  
+  unsigned char *data = img.p() + page * t->get_expected_ram_page_size();
+  
+  // If there was an error at any point, synthesize black.
+  if (_format_ctx==0) {
+    if (data) {
+      memset(data,0,t->get_x_size() * t->get_y_size() * t->get_num_components());
+    }
+    _last_start = time;
+    _next_start = time + 1.0;
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  fetch_time(time);
+  export_frame(data, (t->get_num_components()==4), t->get_x_size());
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: FfmpegVideoCursor::fetch_into_buffer
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: See MovieVideoCursor::fetch_into_buffer.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static PStatCollector fetch_into_buffer_pcollector("*:FFMPEG Video Decoding");
+void FfmpegVideoCursor::
+fetch_into_buffer(double time, unsigned char *data, bool bgra) {
+  PStatTimer timer(fetch_into_buffer_pcollector);
+  
+  // If there was an error at any point, synthesize black.
+  if (_format_ctx==0) {
+    if (data) {
+      memset(data,0,size_x()*size_y()*(bgra?4:3));
+    }
+    _last_start = time;
+    _next_start = time + 1.0;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  fetch_time(time);
+  export_frame(data, bgra, _size_x);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/ffmpegVideoCursor.h b/panda/src/movies/ffmpegVideoCursor.h
index 07fcca275d..164d9c0208 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/ffmpegVideoCursor.h
+++ b/panda/src/movies/ffmpegVideoCursor.h
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@ class EXPCL_PANDA_MOVIES FfmpegVideoCursor : public MovieVideoCursor {
   virtual ~FfmpegVideoCursor();
   
  public:
+  virtual void fetch_into_texture(double time, Texture *t, int page);
   virtual void fetch_into_buffer(double time, unsigned char *block, bool rgba);
 
  protected:
   void fetch_packet(double default_time);
   void fetch_frame();
   void seek(double t);
-  void export_frame(unsigned char *data, bool bgra);
+  void fetch_time(double time);
+  void export_frame(unsigned char *data, bool bgra, int bufx);
   void cleanup();
   
   Filename _filename;
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/movieVideoCursor.cxx b/panda/src/movies/movieVideoCursor.cxx
index 6ab40981c0..93312c807d 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/movieVideoCursor.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/movies/movieVideoCursor.cxx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "movieVideoCursor.h"
 #include "config_movies.h"
+#include "pStatCollector.h"
+#include "pStatTimer.h"
 
 TypeHandle MovieVideoCursor::_type_handle;
 
@@ -71,6 +73,26 @@ allocate_conversion_buffer() {
   }
 }
   
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: MovieVideoCursor::setup_texture
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Set up the specified Texture object to contain
+//               content from this movie.  This should be called
+//               once, not every frame.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void MovieVideoCursor::
+setup_texture(Texture *tex) const {
+  int fullx = size_x();
+  int fully = size_y();
+  if (textures_power_2) {
+    fullx = Texture::up_to_power_2(fullx);
+    fully = Texture::up_to_power_2(fully);
+  }
+  Texture::Format fmt = (get_num_components() == 4) ? Texture::F_rgba : Texture::F_rgb;
+  tex->setup_texture(Texture::TT_2d_texture, fullx, fully, 1, Texture::T_unsigned_byte, fmt);
+  tex->set_pad_size(fullx - size_x(), fully - size_y());
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: MovieVideoCursor::fetch_into_bitbucket
 //       Access: Published, Virtual
@@ -100,8 +122,10 @@ fetch_into_bitbucket(double time) {
 //
 //               See fetch_into_buffer for more details.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static PStatCollector fetch_into_texture_collector("*:Decode Video into Texture");
 void MovieVideoCursor::
 fetch_into_texture(double time, Texture *t, int page) {
+  PStatTimer timer(fetch_into_texture_collector);
 
   // This generic implementation is layered on fetch_into_buffer.
   // It will work for any derived class, so it is never necessary to
diff --git a/panda/src/movies/movieVideoCursor.h b/panda/src/movies/movieVideoCursor.h
index b18b1cb510..943882e3a8 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/movieVideoCursor.h
+++ b/panda/src/movies/movieVideoCursor.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class EXPCL_PANDA_MOVIES MovieVideoCursor : public TypedWritableReferenceCount {
   INLINE bool aborted() const;
   INLINE double last_start() const;
   INLINE double next_start() const;
+  void setup_texture(Texture *tex) const;
   virtual void fetch_into_bitbucket(double time);
   virtual void fetch_into_texture(double time, Texture *t, int page);
   virtual void fetch_into_texture_rgb(double time, Texture *t, int page);