diff --git a/include/Frame.h b/include/Frame.h
index f4ff54d4..9d2e881b 100644
--- a/include/Frame.h
+++ b/include/Frame.h
@@ -26,11 +26,18 @@
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * along with OpenShot Library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
+ */  
 
 #ifndef OPENSHOT_FRAME_H
 #define OPENSHOT_FRAME_H
 
+
+#define int64 opencv_broken_int
+#define uint64 opencv_broken_uint
+#include <opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp>
+#undef uint64
+#undef int64
+
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <queue>
@@ -107,6 +114,7 @@ namespace openshot
 	{
 	private:
 		std::shared_ptr<QImage> image;
+		cv::Mat imagecv;
 		std::shared_ptr<QImage> wave_image;
 		std::shared_ptr<juce::AudioSampleBuffer> audio;
 		std::shared_ptr<QApplication> previewApp;
@@ -157,7 +165,7 @@ namespace openshot
 
 		/// Add (or replace) pixel data to the frame
 		void AddImage(int new_width, int new_height, int bytes_per_pixel, QImage::Format type, const unsigned char *pixels_);
-
+ 
 		/// Add (or replace) pixel data to the frame
 		void AddImage(std::shared_ptr<QImage> new_image);
 
@@ -226,6 +234,9 @@ namespace openshot
 		/// Get pointer to Qt QImage image object
 		std::shared_ptr<QImage> GetImage();
 
+		/// Get pointer to OpenCV Mat image object
+		cv::Mat GetImageCV();
+
 #ifdef USE_IMAGEMAGICK
 		/// Get pointer to ImageMagick image object
 		std::shared_ptr<Magick::Image> GetMagickImage();
@@ -286,6 +297,9 @@ namespace openshot
 
 		/// Play audio samples for this frame
 		void Play();
+		
+		/// Convert Qimage to Mat
+		cv::Mat Qimage2mat( std::shared_ptr<QImage>& qimage);
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Frame.cpp b/src/Frame.cpp
index 764b9651..2fb6d48d 100644
--- a/src/Frame.cpp
+++ b/src/Frame.cpp
@@ -925,6 +925,31 @@ std::shared_ptr<QImage> Frame::GetImage()
 	return image;
 }
 
+// Convert Qimage to Mat
+cv::Mat Frame::Qimage2mat( std::shared_ptr<QImage>& qimage) {
+
+    cv::Mat mat = cv::Mat(qimage->height(), qimage->width(), CV_8UC4, (uchar*)qimage->bits(), qimage->bytesPerLine());
+    cv::Mat mat2 = cv::Mat(mat.rows, mat.cols, CV_8UC3 );
+    int from_to[] = { 0,0,  1,1,  2,2 };
+    cv::mixChannels( &mat, 1, &mat2, 1, from_to, 3 );
+    return mat2;
+};
+
+// Get pointer to OpenCV image object
+cv::Mat Frame::GetImageCV()
+{
+	// Check for blank image
+	if (!image)
+		// Fill with black
+		AddColor(width, height, color);
+	
+	if (imagecv.empty())
+		// Convert Qimage to Mat
+		imagecv = Qimage2mat(image);
+
+	return imagecv;
+}
+
 #ifdef USE_IMAGEMAGICK
 // Get pointer to ImageMagick image object
 std::shared_ptr<Magick::Image> Frame::GetMagickImage()
diff --git a/src/examples/Example_opencv.cpp b/src/examples/Example_opencv.cpp
index 69b44d03..daec0053 100644
--- a/src/examples/Example_opencv.cpp
+++ b/src/examples/Example_opencv.cpp
@@ -42,16 +42,6 @@ using namespace openshot;
 using namespace cv;
 
 
-cv::Mat qimage2mat( std::shared_ptr<QImage>& qimage) {
-
-    cv::Mat mat = cv::Mat(qimage->height(), qimage->width(), CV_8UC4, (uchar*)qimage->bits(), qimage->bytesPerLine());
-    cv::Mat mat2 = cv::Mat(mat.rows, mat.cols, CV_8UC3 );
-    int from_to[] = { 0,0,  1,1,  2,2 };
-    cv::mixChannels( &mat, 1, &mat2, 1, from_to, 3 );
-    return mat2.clone();
-};
-
-
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     openshot::Settings *s = openshot::Settings::Instance();
@@ -95,17 +85,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         //int frame_number = (rand() % 750) + 1;
         int frame_number = frame;
         std::shared_ptr<openshot::Frame> f = r9.GetFrame(frame_number);
-
-        std::shared_ptr<QImage> qimage = f->GetImage();
-        // qimage->convertToFormat(QImage::Format_RGB888);
         
         // convert to opencv image
-        cv::Mat cvimage = qimage2mat(qimage);
+        cv::Mat cvimage = f->GetImageCV();
         cvtColor(cvimage, cvimage, CV_RGB2BGR);
 
 
         if(!trackerInit){
-            // Rect2d bbox(287, 23, 86, 320);
             Rect2d bbox = selectROI("Display Image", cvimage);
 
             kcfTracker.initTracker(bbox, cvimage);
@@ -113,18 +99,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         }
         else{
             trackerInit = kcfTracker.trackFrame(cvimage);
-
-        }
-
-
-        // opencv code
-        if ( !cvimage.data )
-        {
-            std::cout << "No image data \n";
         }
         
         cv::imshow("Display Image", cvimage);
-
         cv::waitKey(30);