diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index 5de0536b0..31459bb6d 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -1074,7 +1074,11 @@ typedef struct ncvisual_implementation {
   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);
   bool canopen_images;
   bool canopen_videos;
 } ncvisual_implementation;
diff --git a/src/lib/visual.cpp b/src/lib/visual.cpp
index ed78888c8..349e85a05 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/visual.cpp
@@ -647,20 +647,19 @@ auto notcurses_canopen_videos(const notcurses* nc __attribute__ ((unused))) -> b
 }
 
 auto ncvisual_decode_loop(ncvisual* nc) -> int {
-  (void)nc;
-  return -1;
+  if(!visual_implementation){
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return visual_implementation->visual_decode_loop(nc);
 }
 
 auto ncvisual_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
                      streamcb streamer, const ncvisual_options* vopts,
                      void* curry) -> int {
-  (void)nc;
-  (void)ncv;
-  (void)timescale;
-  (void)streamer;
-  (void)vopts;
-  (void)curry;
-  return -1;
+  if(!visual_implementation){
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return ncvisual_stream(nc, ncv, timescale, streamer, vopts, curry);
 }
 
 auto ncvisual_subtitle(const ncvisual* ncv) -> char* {
@@ -671,11 +670,8 @@ auto ncvisual_subtitle(const ncvisual* ncv) -> char* {
 }
 
 auto ncvisual_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) -> int {
-  // we'd need to verify that it's RGBA as well, except that if we've got no
-  // multimedia engine, we've only got memory-assembled ncvisuals, which are
-  // RGBA-native. so we ought be good, but this is undeniably sloppy...
-  if(nc->rows == rows && nc->cols == cols){
-    return 0;
+  if(!visual_implementation){
+    return -1;
   }
-  return -1;
+  return visual_implementation->visual_resize(nc, rows, cols);
 }
diff --git a/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp b/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
index 8f3822056..da792e29f 100644
--- a/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int ffmpeg_decode(ncvisual* nc){
 }
 
 // resize frame to oframe, converting to RGBA (if necessary) along the way
-int ncvisual_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) {
+int ffmpeg_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) {
   const int targformat = AV_PIX_FMT_RGBA;
   AVFrame* inf = nc->details->oframe ? nc->details->oframe : nc->details->frame;
 //fprintf(stderr, "got format: %d (%d/%d) want format: %d (%d/%d)\n", inf->format, nc->rows, nc->cols, targformat, rows, cols);
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ err:
 // frames carry a presentation time relative to the beginning, so we get an
 // initial timestamp, and check each frame against the elapsed time to sync
 // up playback.
-int ncvisual_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
-                    streamcb streamer, const struct ncvisual_options* vopts,
-                    void* curry) {
+int ffmpeg_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
+                  streamcb streamer, const struct ncvisual_options* vopts,
+                  void* curry) {
   int frame = 1;
   struct timespec begin; // time we started
   clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &begin);
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ int ncvisual_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
   return ncerr;
 }
 
-int ncvisual_decode_loop(ncvisual* ncv){
+int ffmpeg_decode_loop(ncvisual* ncv){
   int r = ffmpeg_decode(ncv);
   if(r == 1){
     if(av_seek_frame(ncv->details->fmtctx, ncv->details->stream_index, 0, AVSEEK_FLAG_FRAME) < 0){
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ auto ffmpeg_init(int loglevel) -> int {
   return 0;
 }
 
-void ncvisual_printbanner(const notcurses* nc __attribute__ ((unused))){
+void ffmpeg_printbanner(const notcurses* nc __attribute__ ((unused))){
   printf("  avformat %u.%u.%u avutil %u.%u.%u swscale %u.%u.%u\n",
          LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR, LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR, LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO,
          LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR, LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO,
@@ -587,14 +587,17 @@ auto ffmpeg_details_destroy(ncvisual_details* deets) -> void {
 
 static const ncvisual_implementation ffmpeg_impl = {
   .visual_init = ffmpeg_init,
-  .visual_printbanner = ncvisual_printbanner,
+  .visual_printbanner = ffmpeg_printbanner,
   .visual_blit = ffmpeg_blit,
   .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,
   .canopen_images = true,
   .canopen_videos = true,
 };
diff --git a/src/media/none.cpp b/src/media/none.cpp
index e953b08f4..c583ad107 100644
--- a/src/media/none.cpp
+++ b/src/media/none.cpp
@@ -18,16 +18,19 @@ ncvisual* none_from_file(const char* filename) {
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-int ncvisual_decode_loop(ncvisual* ncv){
+int none_decode_loop(ncvisual* ncv){
   (void)ncv;
   return -1;
 }
 
 // resize, converting to RGBA (if necessary) along the way
-int ncvisual_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) {
-  (void)nc;
-  (void)rows;
-  (void)cols;
+int none_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) {
+  // we'd need to verify that it's RGBA as well, except that if we've got no
+  // multimedia engine, we've only got memory-assembled ncvisuals, which are
+  // RGBA-native. so we ought be good, but this is undeniably sloppy...
+  if(nc->rows == rows && nc->cols == cols){
+    return 0;
+  }
   return -1;
 }
 
@@ -44,8 +47,8 @@ int none_blit(struct ncvisual* ncv, int rows, int cols,
   return -1;
 }
 
-auto ncvisual_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
-                     streamcb streamer, const struct ncvisual_options* vopts, void* curry) -> int {
+auto none_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
+                 streamcb streamer, const struct ncvisual_options* vopts, void* curry) -> int {
   (void)nc;
   (void)ncv;
   (void)timescale;
@@ -106,7 +109,10 @@ const static ncvisual_implementation none_impl = {
   .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,
   .canopen_images = false,
   .canopen_videos = false,
 };
diff --git a/src/media/oiio.cpp b/src/media/oiio.cpp
index 7ac0c12a2..c0d222dda 100644
--- a/src/media/oiio.cpp
+++ b/src/media/oiio.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ spec.width << "@" << spec.nchannels << " (" << spec.format << ")" << std::endl;*
   return ncv;
 }
 
-int ncvisual_decode_loop(ncvisual* ncv){
+int oiio_decode_loop(ncvisual* ncv){
   int r = oiio_decode(ncv);
   if(r == 1){
     OIIO::ImageSpec newspec;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int ncvisual_decode_loop(ncvisual* ncv){
 }
 
 // resize, converting to RGBA (if necessary) along the way
-int ncvisual_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) {
+int oiio_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) {
 //fprintf(stderr, "%d/%d -> %d/%d on the resize\n", ncv->rows, ncv->cols, rows, cols);
   auto ibuf = std::make_unique<OIIO::ImageBuf>();
   if(nc->details->ibuf && (nc->cols != cols || nc->rows != rows)){ // scale it
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ int oiio_blit(struct ncvisual* ncv, int rows, int cols,
   return 0;
 }
 
-auto ncvisual_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
-                     streamcb streamer, const struct ncvisual_options* vopts, void* curry) -> int {
+auto oiio_stream(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, float timescale,
+                 streamcb streamer, const struct ncvisual_options* vopts, void* curry) -> int {
   (void)timescale; // FIXME
   int frame = 1;
   struct timespec begin; // time we started
@@ -277,7 +277,10 @@ const static ncvisual_implementation oiio_impl = {
   .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,
   .canopen_images = true,
   .canopen_videos = false,
 };
diff --git a/tests/rotate.cpp b/tests/rotate.cpp
index c36101193..d2060e268 100644
--- a/tests/rotate.cpp
+++ b/tests/rotate.cpp
@@ -191,20 +191,22 @@ TEST_CASE("Rotate") {
       }
       free(c);
     }
-    opts.n = rendered;
-    // FIXME check pixels after all rotations
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
-    CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
-    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
-    CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
-    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
-    CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
-    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
-    CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
-    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+    if(notcurses_canopen_images(nc_)){
+      opts.n = rendered;
+      // FIXME check pixels after all rotations
+      CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
+      CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
+      CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+      CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
+      CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
+      CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+      CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
+      CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
+      CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+      CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, M_PI / 2));
+      CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
+      CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+    }
     ncvisual_destroy(ncv);
     ncplane_destroy(rendered);
     CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
@@ -242,20 +244,22 @@ TEST_CASE("Rotate") {
       }
       free(c);
     }
-    // FIXME check pixels after all rotations
-    opts.n = rendered;
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, -M_PI / 2));
-    CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
-    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, -M_PI / 2));
-    CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
-    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, -M_PI / 2));
-    CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
-    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
-    CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, -M_PI / 2));
-    CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
-    CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+    if(notcurses_canopen_images(nc_)){
+      // FIXME check pixels after all rotations
+      opts.n = rendered;
+      CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, -M_PI / 2));
+      CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
+      CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+      CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, -M_PI / 2));
+      CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
+      CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+      CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, -M_PI / 2));
+      CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
+      CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+      CHECK(0 == ncvisual_rotate(ncv, -M_PI / 2));
+      CHECK(ncvisual_render(nc_, ncv, &opts));
+      CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));
+    }
     ncvisual_destroy(ncv);
     ncplane_destroy(rendered);
     CHECK(0 == notcurses_render(nc_));