--- xv-3.10a/xvimage.c.orig	2006-10-18 23:40:36.303520000 +0200
+++ xv-3.10a/xvimage.c	2006-10-18 23:50:53.622100250 +0200
@@ -1721,14 +1721,14 @@
   case 12:
   case 15:
   case 16: {
-    unsigned short  *imagedata, *ip;
+    unsigned char   *imagedata, *ip;
     byte  *pp;
 
-    imagedata = (unsigned short *) malloc((size_t) (2*wide*high));
+    imagedata = (unsigned char *) malloc((size_t) (2*wide*high));
     if (!imagedata) FatalError("couldn't malloc imagedata");
 
     xim = XCreateImage(theDisp,theVisual,dispDEEP,ZPixmap,0,
-		       (char *) imagedata,  wide,  high, 16, 0);
+		       imagedata,  wide,  high, 16, 0);
     if (!xim) FatalError("couldn't create xim!");
 
     if (dispDEEP == 12 && xim->bits_per_pixel != 16) {
@@ -1747,8 +1747,8 @@
 	if (dithpic) xcol = ((*pp) ? white : black) & 0xffff;
 		else xcol = xcolors[*pp] & 0xffff;
 
-	*((unsigned char *)ip)++ = (xcol>>8) & 0xff;
-	*((unsigned char *)ip)++ = (xcol) & 0xff;
+	*ip++ = (xcol>>8) & 0xff;
+	*ip++ = (xcol) & 0xff;
       }
     }
     else {   /* LSBFirst */
@@ -1758,8 +1758,8 @@
 	if (dithpic) xcol = ((*pp) ? white : black) & 0xffff;
 	        else xcol = xcolors[*pp];
 
-	*((unsigned char *)ip)++ = (xcol) & 0xff;
-	*((unsigned char *)ip)++ = (xcol>>8) & 0xff;
+	*ip++ = (xcol) & 0xff;
+	*ip++ = (xcol>>8) & 0xff;
       }
     }
   }