--- branches/dev-api-3/vfw/src/2pass.c	2002/12/14 05:37:07	713
+++ branches/dev-api-3/vfw/src/2pass.c	2002/12/14 05:39:54	714
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
 	double total2 = 0.0;
 	double dbytes, dbytes2;
 
+	/* ensure free() is called safely */
+	codec->twopass.hintstream = NULL;
+	twopass->nns1_array = NULL;
+	twopass->nns2_array = NULL;
+
 	if (codec->config.hinted_me)
 	{
 		codec->twopass.hintstream = malloc(100000);