diff --git a/luma_core/src/lib.rs b/luma_core/src/lib.rs
index 962b0b4..dbcaa54 100644
--- a/luma_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/luma_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,98 @@ impl fmt::Write for DolphinHle {
 macro_rules! println {
     ($($arg:tt)*) => {{
         use luma_core::DolphinHle;
+        use core::fmt::Write;
         write!(DolphinHle, $($arg)*).unwrap();
     }};
 }
+
+pub mod framebuffer {
+    use crate::vi::Xfb;
+    extern crate alloc;
+
+    #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+    pub struct Rgba {
+        pub r: u8,
+        pub g: u8,
+        pub b: u8,
+        pub a: u8,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+    #[repr(align(4))]
+    pub struct Yuv444 {
+        y: u8,
+        u: i8,
+        v: i8,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+    pub struct Yuv422 {
+        pub y: u8,
+        pub uv: u8,
+    }
+
+    impl Yuv422 {
+        pub fn as_u16(&self) -> u16 {
+            u16::from(self.y) << 8 | u16::from(self.uv)
+        }
+        pub fn into_u16(self) -> u16 {
+            u16::from(self.y) << 8 | u16::from(self.uv)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn rgba_to_yuv444(rgba: Rgba) -> Yuv444 {
+        let r = f64::from(rgba.r);
+        let g = f64::from(rgba.g);
+        let b = f64::from(rgba.b);
+
+        let y_f64 = (0.299 * r) + (0.587 * g) + (0.114 * b);
+        let u_f64 = -(0.168736 * r) - (0.331264 * g) + (0.5 * b);
+        let v_f64 = (0.5 * r) - (0.418688 * g) - (0.081312 * b);
+
+        Yuv444 {
+            y: y_f64 as u8,
+            u: u_f64 as i8,
+            v: v_f64 as i8,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn rgba_to_xfb(xfb: &mut Xfb, rgba_framebuf: &mut [Rgba]) {
+        const XFB_MAX_WIDTH: usize = 640;
+        let width = xfb.width();
+        let height = xfb.height();
+
+        let mut scanline = [Yuv444::default(); XFB_MAX_WIDTH];
+        let mut packed_scanline = [Yuv422::default(); XFB_MAX_WIDTH];
+        for y in 0..height {
+            let rgba_scanline = &rgba_framebuf[y * width..(y + 1) * width];
+
+            for (scl, rgba) in scanline.iter_mut().zip(rgba_scanline) {
+                *scl = rgba_to_yuv444(*rgba);
+            }
+
+            for (pcked_scl_pair, scl_triple) in packed_scanline
+                .chunks_exact_mut(2)
+                .zip(scanline.windows(3).step_by(2))
+            {
+                pcked_scl_pair[0].y = 16u8.saturating_add(scl_triple[1].y);
+                pcked_scl_pair[0].uv = (128f64
+                    + (0.25 * f64::from(scl_triple[0].u))
+                    + (0.5 * f64::from(scl_triple[1].u))
+                    + (0.25 * f64::from(scl_triple[2].u)))
+                    as u8;
+
+                pcked_scl_pair[1].y = 16u8.saturating_add(scanline[1].y);
+                pcked_scl_pair[1].uv = (128f64
+                    + (0.25 * f64::from(scl_triple[0].v))
+                    + (0.5 * f64::from(scl_triple[1].v))
+                    + (0.25 * f64::from(scl_triple[2].v)))
+                    as u8;
+            }
+            if let Some(yuv) = xfb.iter_mut().nth(y) {
+                let len = yuv.len();
+                yuv[..].copy_from_slice(&packed_scanline.map(Yuv422::into_u16)[..len]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/luma_runtime/src/lib.rs b/luma_runtime/src/lib.rs
index a593f93..abc705e 100644
--- a/luma_runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/luma_runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Termination for () {}
 
 /// This function is called on panic.
 #[cfg_attr(not(test), panic_handler)]
-#[no_mangle]
+//#[no_mangle]
 fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
     println!("{}", info);
     loop {}
@@ -77,5 +77,5 @@ fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
 
 /// Error handler personality language item (current no-op, to satisfy clippy).
 #[cfg_attr(not(test), lang = "eh_personality")]
-#[no_mangle]
+//#[no_mangle]
 extern "C" fn rust_eh_personality() {}
diff --git a/src/bin/vi-draw.rs b/src/bin/vi-draw.rs
index 2ec2666..093b49d 100644
--- a/src/bin/vi-draw.rs
+++ b/src/bin/vi-draw.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 extern crate luma_core;
 extern crate luma_runtime;
 
-use luma_core::vi::{Vi, Xfb};
+use luma_core::{
+    framebuffer::{rgba_to_xfb, Rgba},
+    vi::{Vi, Xfb},
+};
 
 // Constants used for the YUV conversion.
 const YR: i32 = (0.299 * (1 << 16) as f64) as i32;
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ fn paint_pixels(xfb: &mut Xfb, padding: i32, time: i32) {
     }
 }
 
+extern crate alloc;
 fn main() {
     // Setup the video interface.
     let xfb = Xfb::allocate(640, 480);
@@ -82,11 +86,12 @@ fn main() {
 
     // First fill the XFB with white.
     let xfb = vi.xfb();
-    for row in xfb.iter_mut() {
-        row.fill(0xff80);
-    }
-
-    // Then draw to it as fast as we can.
+    let mut rgba = alloc::vec![Rgba { r: 255, g: 255, b: 255, a: 255}; xfb.width() * xfb.height()];
+    rgba_to_xfb(xfb, &mut rgba);
+    luma_core::println!("GOT PAST RGBA");
+    // for row in xfb.iter_mut() {
+    //     row.fill(0xff80);
+    // }
     let mut i = 0;
     loop {
         paint_pixels(xfb, 20, i);