diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index f0677c102..5c9d628da 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -1302,13 +1302,13 @@ typedef struct ncvisual_implementation {
   // AVFrame* 'frame' according to their own data, which is assumed to
   // have been prepared already in 'ncv'.
   void (*visual_details_seed)(struct ncvisual* ncv);
-  void (*visual_details_destroy)(struct ncvisual_details* deets);
   int (*visual_decode)(struct ncvisual* nc);
   int (*visual_decode_loop)(struct ncvisual* nc);
   int (*visual_stream)(notcurses* nc, struct ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
                        streamcb streamer, const struct ncvisual_options* vopts, void* curry);
   char* (*visual_subtitle)(const struct ncvisual* ncv);
   int (*visual_resize)(struct ncvisual* ncv, int rows, int cols);
+  void (*visual_destroy)(struct ncvisual* ncv);
   bool canopen_images;
   bool canopen_videos;
 } ncvisual_implementation;
diff --git a/src/lib/visual-details.h b/src/lib/visual-details.h
index 3db24a87d..2bfb526ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual-details.h
+++ b/src/lib/visual-details.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ scale_visual(const ncvisual* ncv, int* disprows, int* dispcols){
   *dispcols = xratio * (ncv->cols);
 }
 
-void ncvisual_destroy(struct ncvisual* ncv);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/visual.c b/src/lib/visual.c
index 36ff88e52..7b9897c22 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.c
+++ b/src/lib/visual.c
@@ -613,19 +613,9 @@ ncvisual* ncvisual_from_plane(const ncplane* n, ncblitter_e blit, int begy, int
   return ncv;
 }
 
-void ncvisual_details_destroy(struct ncvisual_details* deets){
-  if(visual_implementation){
-    visual_implementation->visual_details_destroy(deets);
-  }
-}
-
 void ncvisual_destroy(ncvisual* ncv){
-  if(ncv){
-    ncvisual_details_destroy(ncv->details);
-    if(ncv->owndata){
-      free(ncv->data);
-    }
-    free(ncv);
+  if(visual_implementation){
+    visual_implementation->visual_destroy(ncv);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp b/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
index 4d89397fc..a3b4a44c4 100644
--- a/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -598,6 +598,16 @@ auto ffmpeg_details_destroy(ncvisual_details* deets) -> void {
   free(deets);
 }
 
+auto ffmpeg_destroy(ncvisual* ncv) -> void {
+  if(ncv){
+    ffmpeg_details_destroy(ncv->details);
+    if(ncv->owndata){
+      delete ncv->data;
+    }
+    delete ncv;
+  }
+}
+
 static const ncvisual_implementation ffmpeg_impl = {
   .visual_init = ffmpeg_init,
   .visual_printbanner = ffmpeg_printbanner,
@@ -605,12 +615,12 @@ static const ncvisual_implementation ffmpeg_impl = {
   .visual_create = ffmpeg_create,
   .visual_from_file = ffmpeg_from_file,
   .visual_details_seed = ffmpeg_details_seed,
-  .visual_details_destroy = ffmpeg_details_destroy,
   .visual_decode = ffmpeg_decode,
   .visual_decode_loop = ffmpeg_decode_loop,
   .visual_stream = ffmpeg_stream,
   .visual_subtitle = ffmpeg_subtitle,
   .visual_resize = ffmpeg_resize,
+  .visual_destroy = ffmpeg_destroy,
   .canopen_images = true,
   .canopen_videos = true,
 };
diff --git a/src/media/none.c b/src/media/none.cpp
similarity index 95%
rename from src/media/none.c
rename to src/media/none.cpp
index 65c8b80f8..113d7744c 100644
--- a/src/media/none.c
+++ b/src/media/none.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 #include "visual-details.h"
 
 ncvisual* none_create(){
-  return malloc(sizeof(ncvisual));
+  return new ncvisual{};
+}
+
+void none_destroy(ncvisual* ncv){
+  delete ncv;
 }
 
 int none_decode(ncvisual* nc){
@@ -86,12 +90,12 @@ static const ncvisual_implementation none_impl = {
   .visual_create = none_create,
   .visual_from_file = none_from_file,
   .visual_details_seed = none_details_seed,
-  .visual_details_destroy = none_details_destroy,
   .visual_decode = none_decode,
   .visual_decode_loop = none_decode_loop,
   .visual_stream = none_stream,
   .visual_subtitle = none_subtitle,
   .visual_resize = none_resize,
+  .visual_destroy = none_destroy,
   .canopen_images = false,
   .canopen_videos = false,
 };
diff --git a/src/media/oiio-indep.c b/src/media/oiio-indep.c
index 0802f7db0..f0e2488b5 100644
--- a/src/media/oiio-indep.c
+++ b/src/media/oiio-indep.c
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ static const ncvisual_implementation oiio_impl = {
   .visual_create = oiio_create,
   .visual_from_file = oiio_from_file,
   .visual_details_seed = oiio_details_seed,
-  .visual_details_destroy = oiio_details_destroy,
   .visual_decode = oiio_decode,
   .visual_decode_loop = oiio_decode_loop,
   .visual_stream = oiio_stream,
   .visual_subtitle = oiio_subtitle,
   .visual_resize = oiio_resize,
+  .visual_destroy = oiio_destroy,
   .canopen_images = true,
   .canopen_videos = false,
 };
diff --git a/src/media/oiio.cpp b/src/media/oiio.cpp
index 4aa55dd4f..628d72e71 100644
--- a/src/media/oiio.cpp
+++ b/src/media/oiio.cpp
@@ -16,14 +16,7 @@ typedef struct ncvisual_details {
 } ncvisual_details;
 
 auto oiio_details_init(void) -> ncvisual_details* {
-  auto deets = static_cast<ncvisual_details*>(malloc(sizeof(ncvisual_details)));
-  if(deets){
-    deets->image = nullptr;
-    deets->frame = nullptr;
-    deets->ibuf = nullptr;
-    deets->framenum = 0;
-  }
-  return deets;
+  return new ncvisual_details{};
 }
 
 auto oiio_details_destroy(ncvisual_details* deets) -> void {
@@ -34,13 +27,10 @@ auto oiio_details_destroy(ncvisual_details* deets) -> void {
 }
 
 auto oiio_create() -> ncvisual* {
-  auto nc = static_cast<ncvisual*>(malloc(sizeof(ncvisual)));
-  if(nc){
-    memset(nc, 0, sizeof(*nc));
-    if((nc->details = oiio_details_init()) == nullptr){
-      free(nc);
-      return nullptr;
-    }
+  auto nc = new ncvisual{};
+  if((nc->details = oiio_details_init()) == nullptr){
+    delete nc;
+    return nullptr;
   }
   return nc;
 }
@@ -197,6 +187,16 @@ auto ncvisual_rotate(ncvisual* ncv, double rads) -> int {
 }
 */
 
+auto oiio_destroy(ncvisual* ncv) -> void {
+  if(ncv){
+    oiio_details_destroy(ncv->details);
+    if(ncv->owndata){
+      delete ncv->data;
+    }
+    delete ncv;
+  }
+}
+
 // FIXME would be nice to have OIIO::attributes("libraries") in here
 void oiio_printbanner(const struct notcurses* nc __attribute__ ((unused))){
   printf("  openimageio %s\n", OIIO_VERSION_STRING);
diff --git a/src/media/oiio.h b/src/media/oiio.h
index 29b013723..15b449b23 100644
--- a/src/media/oiio.h
+++ b/src/media/oiio.h
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-int oiio_decode(struct ncvisual* nc);
+int oiio_decode(ncvisual* nc);
 struct ncvisual_details* oiio_details_init(void);
 void oiio_printbanner(const struct notcurses* nc);
-int oiio_blit(struct ncvisual* ncv, int rows, int cols,
+int oiio_blit(ncvisual* ncv, int rows, int cols,
               struct ncplane* n, const struct blitset* bset,
               int begy, int begx, int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs);
 ncvisual* oiio_from_file(const char* filename);
-void oiio_details_destroy(struct ncvisual_details* deets);
 int oiio_decode_loop(ncvisual* ncv);
 int oiio_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols);
-struct ncvisual* oiio_create(void);
+ncvisual* oiio_create(void);
+void oiio_destroy(ncvisual* ncv);
 int oiio_blit_dispatch(struct ncplane* nc, const struct blitset* bset,
                        int linesize, const void* data, int begy, int begx,
                        int leny, int lenx, const blitterargs* bargs);