diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..664be3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+
+        {
+            "name": "(gdb) Launch",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/miniwebcam",
+            "args": [],
+            "stopAtEntry": true,
+            "cwd": "${fileDirname}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "setupCommands": [
+                {
+                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                },
+                {
+                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
+                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05054c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "cppbuild",
+            "label": "C/C++: g++ build active file",
+            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
+            "args": [
+                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
+                "-g",
+                "${file}",
+                "-o",
+                "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+        }
+    ],
+    "version": "2.0.0"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/convert.cc b/convert.cc
index 62c2eb2..7d4eb51 100644
--- a/convert.cc
+++ b/convert.cc
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ std::string convert_from_pixelformat (uint32_t fmt) {
 
 uint32_t convert_to_pixelformat(std::string s) {
 	uint32_t u = 0;
+	int *p = 0;
+
+	if (s.length() < 4) return 0;
 
 	u = ((unsigned char) s[0]) + ((unsigned char) s[1] << 8) +
 		((unsigned char) s[2] << 16) + ((unsigned char) s[3] << 24);