diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index c4cababc01..4c38ac24fd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -280,13 +280,13 @@ void SPUThread::ProcessCmd(u32 cmd, u32 tag, u32 lsa, u64 ea, u32 size)
 	{
 	case MFC_PUT_CMD:
 	{
-		memcpy(vm::get_ptr<void>((u32)ea), vm::get_ptr<void>(ls_offset + lsa), size);
+		memcpy(vm::get_ptr(vm::cast(ea)), vm::get_ptr(ls_offset + lsa), size);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	case MFC_GET_CMD:
 	{
-		memcpy(vm::get_ptr<void>(ls_offset + lsa), vm::get_ptr<void>((u32)ea), size);
+		memcpy(vm::get_ptr(ls_offset + lsa), vm::get_ptr(vm::cast(ea)), size);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -470,13 +470,17 @@ void SPUThread::EnqMfcCmd(MFCReg& MFCArgs)
 		{
 			vm::reservation_op(ea, 128, [this, tag, lsa, ea]()
 			{
-				ProcessCmd(MFC_PUT_CMD, tag, lsa, ea, 128);
+				memcpy(vm::get_priv_ptr(vm::cast(ea)), vm::get_ptr(ls_offset + lsa), 128);
 			});
 
 			if (op == MFC_PUTLLUC_CMD)
 			{
 				MFCArgs.AtomicStat.PushUncond(MFC_PUTLLUC_SUCCESS);
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				// tag may be used here
+			}
 		}
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
index 8f64343edc..45ab4e068d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -2229,8 +2229,8 @@ void RSXThread::DoCmd(const u32 fcmd, const u32 cmd, const u32 args_addr, const
 
 			temp.reset(new u8[out_bpp * out_w * out_h]);
 
-			AVPixelFormat in_format = m_color_format == 4 ? AV_PIX_FMT_RGB565BE : AV_PIX_FMT_BGRA; // ???
-			AVPixelFormat out_format = m_color_conv_fmt == 7 ? AV_PIX_FMT_RGB565BE : AV_PIX_FMT_BGRA; // ???
+			AVPixelFormat in_format = m_color_format == 4 ? AV_PIX_FMT_RGB565BE : AV_PIX_FMT_ARGB; // ???
+			AVPixelFormat out_format = m_color_conv_fmt == 7 ? AV_PIX_FMT_RGB565BE : AV_PIX_FMT_ARGB; // ???
 
 			std::unique_ptr<SwsContext, void(*)(SwsContext*)> sws(sws_getContext(width, height, in_format, out_w, out_h, out_format, inter ? SWS_FAST_BILINEAR : SWS_POINT, NULL, NULL, NULL), sws_freeContext);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.cpp
index f0ff6628fb..651e131eea 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void LogBase::LogOutput(LogType type, const std::string& text) const
 	case LogWarning: LOG_WARNING(HLE, GetName() + ": " + text); break;
 	case LogError: LOG_ERROR(HLE, GetName() + " error: " + text); break;
 	case LogTodo: LOG_ERROR(HLE, GetName() + " TODO: " + text); break;
+	case LogFatal: throw GetName() + " error: " + text;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.h b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.h
index 82e569e808..880f5333c4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class LogBase
 		LogSuccess,
 		LogWarning,
 		LogError,
+		LogFatal,
 		LogTodo,
 	};
 
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ public:
 		LogPrepare(LogError, fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...);
 	}
 
+	template<typename... Targs>
+	__forceinline void Fatal(const char* fmt, Targs... args) const
+	{
+		LogPrepare(LogFatal, fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...);
+	}
+
 	template<typename... Targs>
 	__forceinline void Todo(const char* fmt, Targs... args) const
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellAdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
index 75a8763003..08cdef858c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellAdec.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,11 @@ int cellAdecGetPcm(u32 handle, vm::ptr<float> outBuffer)
 		return CELL_ADEC_ERROR_EMPTY;
 	}
 
-	AVFrame* frame = af.data;
+	std::unique_ptr<AVFrame, void(*)(AVFrame*)> frame(af.data, [](AVFrame* frame)
+	{
+		av_frame_unref(frame);
+		av_frame_free(&frame);
+	});
 
 	if (outBuffer)
 	{
@@ -766,13 +770,10 @@ int cellAdecGetPcm(u32 handle, vm::ptr<float> outBuffer)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			cellAdec->Error("cellAdecGetPcm(): unsupported frame format (channels=%d, format=%d)", frame->channels, frame->format);
-			Emu.Pause();
+			cellAdec->Fatal("cellAdecGetPcm(): unsupported frame format (channels=%d, format=%d)", frame->channels, frame->format);
 		}
 	}
 
-	av_frame_unref(af.data);
-	av_frame_free(&af.data);
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
index 518e4589bb..f2a0d62c40 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVdec.cpp
@@ -693,36 +693,35 @@ int cellVdecGetPicture(u32 handle, vm::ptr<const CellVdecPicFormat> format, vm::
 		return CELL_OK;
 	}
 
+	std::unique_ptr<AVFrame, void(*)(AVFrame*)> frame(vf.data, [](AVFrame* frame)
+	{
+		av_frame_unref(frame);
+		av_frame_free(&frame);
+	});
+
 	if (outBuff)
 	{
-		const u32 buf_size = align(av_image_get_buffer_size(vdec->ctx->pix_fmt, vdec->ctx->width, vdec->ctx->height, 1), 128);
-
 		if (format->formatType != CELL_VDEC_PICFMT_YUV420_PLANAR)
 		{
-			cellVdec->Todo("cellVdecGetPicture: unknown formatType(%d)", (u32)format->formatType);
-			return CELL_OK;
+			cellVdec->Fatal("cellVdecGetPicture: unknown formatType(%d)", format->formatType);
 		}
 
 		if (format->colorMatrixType != CELL_VDEC_COLOR_MATRIX_TYPE_BT709)
 		{
-			cellVdec->Todo("cellVdecGetPicture: unknown colorMatrixType(%d)", (u32)format->colorMatrixType);
-			return CELL_OK;
+			cellVdec->Fatal("cellVdecGetPicture: unknown colorMatrixType(%d)", format->colorMatrixType);
 		}
 
-		AVFrame& frame = *vf.data;
+		const u32 buf_size = align(av_image_get_buffer_size(vdec->ctx->pix_fmt, vdec->ctx->width, vdec->ctx->height, 1), 128);
 
 		// TODO: zero padding bytes
 
-		int err = av_image_copy_to_buffer(outBuff.get_ptr(), buf_size, frame.data, frame.linesize, vdec->ctx->pix_fmt, frame.width, frame.height, 1);
+		int err = av_image_copy_to_buffer(outBuff.get_ptr(), buf_size, frame->data, frame->linesize, vdec->ctx->pix_fmt, frame->width, frame->height, 1);
 		if (err < 0)
 		{
-			cellVdec->Error("cellVdecGetPicture: av_image_copy_to_buffer failed (err=0x%x)", err);
-			Emu.Pause();
+			cellVdec->Fatal("cellVdecGetPicture: av_image_copy_to_buffer failed (err=0x%x)", err);
 		}
 	}
 
-	av_frame_unref(vf.data);
-	av_frame_free(&vf.data);
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
@@ -863,8 +862,7 @@ int cellVdecGetPicItem(u32 handle, vm::ptr<u32> picItem_ptr)
 	{
 		auto mp2 = vm::ptr<CellVdecMpeg2Info>::make(info.addr() + sizeof(CellVdecPicItem));
 
-		cellVdec->Todo("cellVdecGetPicItem(MPEG2)");
-		Emu.Pause();
+		cellVdec->Fatal("cellVdecGetPicItem(MPEG2)");
 	}
 
 	*picItem_ptr = info.addr();
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVpost.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVpost.cpp
index 55b82a138b..fea5149548 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVpost.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellVpost.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int cellVpostExec(u32 handle, vm::ptr<const u8> inPicBuff, vm::ptr<const CellVpo
 	//u64 stamp0 = get_system_time();
 	std::unique_ptr<u8[]> pA(new u8[w*h]);
 
-	memset(pA.get(), (const u8)ctrlParam->outAlpha, w*h);
+	memset(pA.get(), ctrlParam->outAlpha, w*h);
 
 	//u64 stamp1 = get_system_time();