diff --git a/include/FFmpegReader.h b/include/FFmpegReader.h
index b92daffa..71b6750a 100644
--- a/include/FFmpegReader.h
+++ b/include/FFmpegReader.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "Magick++.h"
 #include "Cache.h"
 #include "Exceptions.h"
+#include "Sleep.h"
 
 
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/include/FFmpegWriter.h b/include/FFmpegWriter.h
index d3ea5f62..628d24e3 100644
--- a/include/FFmpegWriter.h
+++ b/include/FFmpegWriter.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "Magick++.h"
 #include "Cache.h"
 #include "Exceptions.h"
+#include "Sleep.h"
 
 
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/include/Frame.h b/include/Frame.h
index acd3a4fa..6daa8c69 100644
--- a/include/Frame.h
+++ b/include/Frame.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "AudioBufferSource.h"
 #include "AudioResampler.h"
 #include "Fraction.h"
+#include "Sleep.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/include/OpenShot.h b/include/OpenShot.h
index 743cc314..f3a49679 100644
--- a/include/OpenShot.h
+++ b/include/OpenShot.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "KeyFrame.h"
 #include "Player.h"
 #include "Point.h"
+#include "Sleep.h"
 #include "TextReader.h"
 #include "Timeline.h"
 
diff --git a/include/Sleep.h b/include/Sleep.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf886e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/Sleep.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef OPENSHOT_SLEEP_H
+#define OPENSHOT_SLEEP_H
+
+	#ifdef _WINDOWS
+		#include <windows.h>
+	#else
+		#include <unistd.h>
+		#define Sleep(x) usleep((x)*1000)
+	#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/FFmpegReader.cpp b/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
index c5c5cc54..7f3764a2 100644
--- a/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
+++ b/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ tr1::shared_ptr<Frame> FFmpegReader::ReadStream(int requested_frame)
 
 				// Wait if too many frames are being processed
 				while (processing_video_frames.size() + processing_audio_frames.size() >= minimum_packets)
-					usleep(1000 * 1);
+					Sleep(1);
 
 				// Get the next packet (if any)
 				if (packet_error < 0)
diff --git a/src/FFmpegWriter.cpp b/src/FFmpegWriter.cpp
index 91b2affe..310df6d2 100644
--- a/src/FFmpegWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/FFmpegWriter.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void FFmpegWriter::WriteFrame(tr1::shared_ptr<Frame> frame)
 		{
 			// YES, WRITING... so wait until it finishes, before writing again
 			while (is_writing)
-				usleep(250 * 1000); // sleep for 250 milliseconds
+				Sleep(1); // sleep for 250 milliseconds
 
 			// Write frames to video file
 			write_queued_frames();
diff --git a/src/Frame.cpp b/src/Frame.cpp
index dc79383f..5f8ccdf8 100644
--- a/src/Frame.cpp
+++ b/src/Frame.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ void Frame::Play()
 	while (transport1.isPlaying())
 	{
 		cout << "playing" << endl;
-		sleep(1);
+		Sleep(1);
 	}
 
 	cout << "DONE!!!" << endl;