diff --git a/libswscale/rgb2rgb.c b/libswscale/rgb2rgb.c
index 9080ead463..983944de22 100644
--- a/libswscale/rgb2rgb.c
+++ b/libswscale/rgb2rgb.c
@@ -207,31 +207,15 @@ void sws_rgb2rgb_init(int flags)
         rgb2rgb_init_C();
 }
 
-/**
- * Convert the palette to the same packet 32-bit format as the palette
- */
+#if LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR < 1
 void palette8topacked32(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette)
 {
-    long i;
-
-    for (i=0; i<num_pixels; i++)
-        ((uint32_t *) dst)[i] = ((const uint32_t *) palette)[src[i]];
+    sws_convertPalette8ToPacked32(src, dst, num_pixels, palette);
 }
 
-/**
- * Palette format: ABCD -> dst format: ABC
- */
 void palette8topacked24(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette)
 {
-    long i;
-
-    for (i=0; i<num_pixels; i++) {
-        //FIXME slow?
-        dst[0]= palette[src[i]*4+0];
-        dst[1]= palette[src[i]*4+1];
-        dst[2]= palette[src[i]*4+2];
-        dst+= 3;
-    }
+    sws_convertPalette8ToPacked24(src, dst, num_pixels, palette);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -249,6 +233,7 @@ void palette8tobgr16(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const ui
     for (i=0; i<num_pixels; i++)
         ((uint16_t *)dst)[i] = bswap_16(((const uint16_t *)palette)[src[i]]);
 }
+#endif
 
 void rgb32to24(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size)
 {
diff --git a/libswscale/rgb2rgb.h b/libswscale/rgb2rgb.h
index 1d9f761785..2e182dd163 100644
--- a/libswscale/rgb2rgb.h
+++ b/libswscale/rgb2rgb.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *               Software YUV to YUV converter
  *               Software YUV to RGB converter
  *  Written by Nick Kurshev.
- *  palette & YUV & runtime CPU stuff by Michael (michaelni@gmx.at)
+ *  YUV & runtime CPU stuff by Michael (michaelni@gmx.at)
  *
  * This file is part of FFmpeg.
  *
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+#include "libswscale/swscale.h"
+#include "libavutil/avutil.h"
+
 /* A full collection of RGB to RGB(BGR) converters */
 extern void (*rgb24tobgr32)(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size);
 extern void (*rgb24tobgr16)(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size);
@@ -66,10 +69,15 @@ void shuffle_bytes_2103(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size);
 void shuffle_bytes_3012(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size);
 void shuffle_bytes_3210(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long src_size);
 
-void palette8topacked32(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
-void palette8topacked24(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
-void palette8torgb16(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
-void palette8tobgr16(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
+#if LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR < 1
+/* deprecated, use the public versions in swscale.h */
+attribute_deprecated void palette8topacked32(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
+attribute_deprecated void palette8topacked24(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
+
+/* totally deprecated, please fix code that uses this */
+attribute_deprecated void palette8torgb16(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
+attribute_deprecated void palette8tobgr16(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Height should be a multiple of 2 and width should be a multiple of 16.
diff --git a/libswscale/swscale.c b/libswscale/swscale.c
index 8868f5b1be..a64c09b334 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale.c
@@ -1419,12 +1419,12 @@ static int palToRgbWrapper(SwsContext *c, const uint8_t* src[], int srcStride[],
 
     if (usePal(srcFormat)) {
         switch (dstFormat) {
-        case PIX_FMT_RGB32  : conv = palette8topacked32; break;
-        case PIX_FMT_BGR32  : conv = palette8topacked32; break;
-        case PIX_FMT_BGR32_1: conv = palette8topacked32; break;
-        case PIX_FMT_RGB32_1: conv = palette8topacked32; break;
-        case PIX_FMT_RGB24  : conv = palette8topacked24; break;
-        case PIX_FMT_BGR24  : conv = palette8topacked24; break;
+        case PIX_FMT_RGB32  : conv = sws_convertPalette8ToPacked32; break;
+        case PIX_FMT_BGR32  : conv = sws_convertPalette8ToPacked32; break;
+        case PIX_FMT_BGR32_1: conv = sws_convertPalette8ToPacked32; break;
+        case PIX_FMT_RGB32_1: conv = sws_convertPalette8ToPacked32; break;
+        case PIX_FMT_RGB24  : conv = sws_convertPalette8ToPacked24; break;
+        case PIX_FMT_BGR24  : conv = sws_convertPalette8ToPacked24; break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1957,3 +1957,26 @@ int sws_scale_ordered(SwsContext *c, const uint8_t* const src[], int srcStride[]
     return sws_scale(c, src, srcStride, srcSliceY, srcSliceH, dst, dstStride);
 }
 #endif
+
+/* Convert the palette to the same packed 32-bit format as the palette */
+void sws_convertPalette8ToPacked32(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette)
+{
+    long i;
+
+    for (i=0; i<num_pixels; i++)
+        ((uint32_t *) dst)[i] = ((const uint32_t *) palette)[src[i]];
+}
+
+/* Palette format: ABCD -> dst format: ABC */
+void sws_convertPalette8ToPacked24(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette)
+{
+    long i;
+
+    for (i=0; i<num_pixels; i++) {
+        //FIXME slow?
+        dst[0]= palette[src[i]*4+0];
+        dst[1]= palette[src[i]*4+1];
+        dst[2]= palette[src[i]*4+2];
+        dst+= 3;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libswscale/swscale.h b/libswscale/swscale.h
index f6e0ccfd48..5a9f97c5fe 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale.h
+++ b/libswscale/swscale.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
 
 #define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR 0
-#define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MINOR 10
+#define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MINOR 11
 #define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MICRO 0
 
 #define LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBSWSCALE_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -303,4 +303,29 @@ struct SwsContext *sws_getCachedContext(struct SwsContext *context,
                                         int flags, SwsFilter *srcFilter,
                                         SwsFilter *dstFilter, const double *param);
 
+/**
+ * Converts an 8bit paletted frame into a frame with a color depth of 32-bits.
+ *
+ * The output frame will have the same packed format as the palette.
+ *
+ * @param src        source frame buffer
+ * @param dst        destination frame buffer
+ * @param num_pixels number of pixels to convert
+ * @param palette    array with [256] entries, which must match color arrangement (RGB or BGR) of src
+ */
+void sws_convertPalette8ToPacked32(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
+
+/**
+ * Converts an 8bit paletted frame into a frame with a color depth of 24 bits.
+ *
+ * With the palette format "ABCD", the destination frame ends up with the format "ABC".
+ *
+ * @param src        source frame buffer
+ * @param dst        destination frame buffer
+ * @param num_pixels number of pixels to convert
+ * @param palette    array with [256] entries, which must match color arrangement (RGB or BGR) of src
+ */
+void sws_convertPalette8ToPacked24(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst, long num_pixels, const uint8_t *palette);
+
+
 #endif /* SWSCALE_SWSCALE_H */