diff --git a/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp b/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
index c14614d25..4d89397fc 100644
--- a/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/media/ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -269,19 +269,23 @@ int ffmpeg_resize(ncvisual* nc, int rows, int cols) {
 }
 
 auto ffmpeg_details_init(void) -> ncvisual_details* {
-  auto deets = new ncvisual_details{};
-  deets->stream_index = -1;
-  deets->sub_stream_index = -1;
-  if((deets->frame = av_frame_alloc()) == nullptr){
-    delete deets;
-    return nullptr;
+  auto deets = static_cast<ncvisual_details*>(malloc(sizeof(ncvisual_details)));
+  if(deets){
+    memset(deets, 0, sizeof(*deets));
+    deets->stream_index = -1;
+    deets->sub_stream_index = -1;
+    if((deets->frame = av_frame_alloc()) == nullptr){
+      free(deets);
+      return nullptr;
+    }
   }
   return deets;
 }
 
 auto ffmpeg_create() -> ncvisual* {
-  ncvisual* nc = static_cast<ncvisual*>(malloc(sizeof(*nc)));
+  auto nc = static_cast<ncvisual*>(malloc(sizeof(ncvisual)));
   if(nc){
+    memset(nc, 0, sizeof(*nc));
     if((nc->details = ffmpeg_details_init()) == nullptr){
       free(nc);
       return nullptr;
@@ -591,7 +595,7 @@ auto ffmpeg_details_destroy(ncvisual_details* deets) -> void {
   av_packet_free(&deets->packet);
   avformat_close_input(&deets->fmtctx);
   avsubtitle_free(&deets->subtitle);
-  delete deets;
+  free(deets);
 }
 
 static const ncvisual_implementation ffmpeg_impl = {
diff --git a/src/media/oiio.cpp b/src/media/oiio.cpp
index ee6f6640e..801c57275 100644
--- a/src/media/oiio.cpp
+++ b/src/media/oiio.cpp
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@ typedef struct ncvisual_details {
 } ncvisual_details;
 
 auto oiio_details_init(void) -> ncvisual_details* {
-  auto deets = new 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;
+    memset(deets, 0, sizeof(*deets));
   }
   return deets;
 }
@@ -34,8 +31,9 @@ auto oiio_details_destroy(ncvisual_details* deets) -> void {
 }
 
 auto oiio_create() -> ncvisual* {
-  ncvisual* nc = static_cast<ncvisual*>(malloc(sizeof(*nc)));
+  auto nc = static_cast<ncvisual*>(malloc(sizeof(*nc)));
   if(nc){
+    memset(nc, 0, sizeof(*nc));
     if((nc->details = oiio_details_init()) == nullptr){
       free(nc);
       return nullptr;