diff --git a/plugins/engine.h b/plugins/engine.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fac72f2fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/engine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+typedef enum uploadfmt_e
+{
+	TF_INVALID,
+	TF_RGBA32,
+	TF_BGRA32,
+	TF_RGBX32,
+	TF_BGRX32
+} uploadfmt_t;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	void *(*createdecoder)(char *name);	//needed
+	void *(*decodeframe)(void *ctx, qboolean nosound, enum uploadfmt_e *fmt, int *width, int *height);	//needed
+	void (*doneframe)(void *ctx, void *img);	//basically a free()
+	void (*shutdown)(void *ctx);	//probably needed...
+	void (*rewind)(void *ctx);
+
+	//these are any interactivity functions you might want...
+	void (*cursormove) (void *ctx, float posx, float posy);	//pos is 0-1
+	void (*key) (void *ctx, int code, int unicode, int event);	//key event! event=1=down
+	qboolean (*setsize) (void *ctx, int width, int height);	//updates the desired screen-space size
+	void (*getsize) (void *ctx, int *width, int *height);	//retrieves the screen-space size
+	void (*changestream) (void *ctx, char *streamname);	//can be used to accept commands from qc
+} media_decoder_funcs_t;