diff --git a/server/Cargo.lock b/server/Cargo.lock
index 41dd1da..3ce6baf 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.lock
+++ b/server/Cargo.lock
@@ -296,29 +296,28 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "60b1af1c220855b6ceac025d3f6ecdd2b7c4894bfe9cd9bda4fbb4bc7c0d4cf0"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "ffmpeg-sys-the-third"
-version = "2.0.0+ffmpeg-7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a82bfdb0a7925996707f0a7dc37b2f3251ff5a15d26e78c586adb60c240dedc5"
+name = "ffmpeg-next"
+version = "7.0.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/hgaiser/rust-ffmpeg?branch=codec-context-settable#d0619becf37f3ac463d344002dd353f8aed2a21f"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "ffmpeg-sys-next",
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ffmpeg-sys-next"
+version = "7.0.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/hgaiser/rust-ffmpeg-sys?branch=cuda#c684bec7a322d7531648d7fc3b559970a7673806"
 dependencies = [
  "bindgen",
  "cc",
  "libc",
+ "num_cpus",
  "pkg-config",
  "vcpkg",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ffmpeg-the-third"
-version = "2.0.1+ffmpeg-7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c4aa99eb55979d5c1db3b0b7a807a5e50dda07f5f6c2dbc6e9b50c205f611646"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "ffmpeg-sys-the-third",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
 version = "1.0.33"
@@ -700,6 +699,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "minimal-lexical",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num_cpus"
+version = "1.16.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4161fcb6d602d4d2081af7c3a45852d875a03dd337a6bfdd6e06407b61342a43"
+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "object"
 version = "0.36.4"
@@ -1308,7 +1317,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
- "ffmpeg-the-third",
+ "ffmpeg-next",
  "futures",
  "futures-util",
  "rand",
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 9fd7cfd..f0384b0 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ futures = "0.3"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["sink", "std"] }
 
 # ffmpeg
-ffmpeg-the-third = "2.0.1"
+ffmpeg = { version = "7.0.0", package = "ffmpeg-next" }
 
 # misc stuff
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = "1.0.209"
 serde_json = "1.0.128"
+
+
+[patch.crates-io]
+ffmpeg = { version = "7.0.0", package = "ffmpeg-next", git = "https://github.com/hgaiser/rust-ffmpeg", branch = "codec-context-settable" }
+ffmpeg-sys-next = { version = "7.0.0", git = "https://github.com/hgaiser/rust-ffmpeg-sys", branch = "cuda" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 506ff37..2e13ff7 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                         // make a new frame for the encoder
                         {
                             let mut lk_frame = frame_clone.lock().expect("Couldn't lock frame");
-                            *lk_frame = Some(ffmpeg_the_third::frame::Video::new(
-                                ffmpeg_the_third::format::Pixel::BGRA,
+                            *lk_frame = Some(ffmpeg::frame::Video::new(
+                                ffmpeg::format::Pixel::BGRA,
                                 size.clone().width,
                                 size.clone().height,
                             ));
diff --git a/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs b/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
index 4eea0a4..b1ef301 100644
--- a/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
+++ b/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ pub enum EncodeThreadOutput {
 }
 
 #[inline]
-fn set_frame_flags(frame: &mut ffmpeg_the_third::Frame, force_keyframe: bool) {
+fn set_frame_flags(frame: &mut ffmpeg::Frame, force_keyframe: bool) {
     unsafe {
         if force_keyframe {
             (*frame.as_mut_ptr()).pict_type = ffmpeg::sys::AVPictureType::AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
-            (*frame.as_mut_ptr()).flags = ffmpeg_the_third::sys::AV_FRAME_FLAG_KEY;
+            (*frame.as_mut_ptr()).flags = ffmpeg::sys::AV_FRAME_FLAG_KEY;
             (*frame.as_mut_ptr()).key_frame = 1;
         } else {
             (*frame.as_mut_ptr()).pict_type = ffmpeg::sys::AVPictureType::AV_PICTURE_TYPE_NONE;
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ fn encoder_thread_main(
 ) {
     let mut packet = ffmpeg::Packet::empty();
 
-
     let mut encoder: Option<H264Encoder> = None;
     let mut sws = None;
 
@@ -59,17 +58,17 @@ fn encoder_thread_main(
                         force_keyframe = false;
                     }
 
-                    yuv_frame = Some(ffmpeg_the_third::frame::Video::new(
-                        ffmpeg_the_third::format::Pixel::YUV420P,
+                    yuv_frame = Some(ffmpeg::frame::Video::new(
+                        ffmpeg::format::Pixel::YUV420P,
                         size.clone().width,
                         size.clone().height,
                     ));
 
                     sws = Some(
-                        ffmpeg_the_third::software::converter(
+                        ffmpeg::software::converter(
                             size.clone().into(),
-                            ffmpeg_the_third::format::Pixel::BGRA,
-                            ffmpeg_the_third::format::Pixel::YUV420P,
+                            ffmpeg::format::Pixel::BGRA,
+                            ffmpeg::format::Pixel::YUV420P,
                         )
                         .expect("Failed to create SWS conversion context"),
                     );
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ fn encoder_thread_main(
 }
 
 pub fn encoder_thread_spawn(
-    frame: &Arc<Mutex<Option<ffmpeg_the_third::frame::Video>>>,
+    frame: &Arc<Mutex<Option<ffmpeg::frame::Video>>>,
 ) -> (
     mpsc::Receiver<EncodeThreadOutput>,
     mpsc::Sender<EncodeThreadInput>,
diff --git a/server/src/video/mod.rs b/server/src/video/mod.rs
index ed0e4ad..dc337b9 100644
--- a/server/src/video/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/video/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod h264_encoder;
 //pub mod lc_muxer;
 
 /// Re-export of `ffmpeg_the_third` crate in an infinitely less obtuse name.
-pub use ffmpeg_the_third as ffmpeg;
+pub use ffmpeg as ffmpeg;
+
 
 pub use encoder_thread::*;