diff --git a/examples/hvd_decoding_example.c b/examples/hvd_decoding_example.c
index cb086ed..bd5f8c1 100644
--- a/examples/hvd_decoding_example.c
+++ b/examples/hvd_decoding_example.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int process_user_input(int argc, char **argv, struct hvd_config *config)
 {
 	if(argc < 3)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <hardware> <codec> [device]\n\n", argv[0]);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <hardware> <codec> [device] [width] [height] [profile]\n\n", argv[0]);
 		fprintf(stderr, "examples: \n");
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s vaapi h264 \n", argv[0]);
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s vdpau h264 \n", argv[0]);
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ int process_user_input(int argc, char **argv, struct hvd_config *config)
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s dxva2 h264 \n", argv[0]);
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s d3d11va h264 \n", argv[0]);
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s videotoolbox h264 \n", argv[0]);
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s vaapi hevc /dev/dri/renderD128 848 480 1 \n", argv[0]);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ int process_user_input(int argc, char **argv, struct hvd_config *config)
 	config->codec = argv[2];
 	config->device = argv[3]; //NULL or device, both are ok
 
+	if(argc >= 5) config->width = atoi(argv[4]);
+	if(argc >= 6) config->height = atoi(argv[5]);
+	if(argc >= 7) config->profile = atoi(argv[6]);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hvd.c b/hvd.c
index e737e18..578978c 100644
--- a/hvd.c
+++ b/hvd.c
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ struct hvd *hvd_init(const struct hvd_config *config)
 		return hvd_close_and_return_null(h);
 	}
 
+	h->decoder_ctx->width = config->width;
+	h->decoder_ctx->height = config->height;
+
+	if(config->profile)
+		h->decoder_ctx->profile = config->profile;
+
 	//Set user data carried by AVContext, we need this to determine pixel format
 	//from within FFmpeg using our supplied function for decoder_ctx->get_format.
 	//This is MUCH easier in FFmpeg 4.0 with avcodec_get_hw_config but we want
diff --git a/hvd.h b/hvd.h
index a3d8efd..4e18e8b 100644
--- a/hvd.h
+++ b/hvd.h
@@ -80,6 +80,25 @@ struct hvd;
  * For pixel format explanation see:
  * <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/3.4/pixfmt_8h.html#a9a8e335cf3be472042bc9f0cf80cd4c5">FFmpeg pixel formats</a>
  *
+ * You typically don't have to specify width, height and profile (leave as 0) but some codecs need this information.
+ *
+ * For width and height the decoder may overwrite your values while parsing the data.
+ * It is not safe to assume that width/height of decoded frame matches what you supplied.
+ *
+ * For possible profiles see:
+ * <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/3.4/avcodec_8h.html#ab424d258655424e4b1690e2ab6fcfc66">FFmpeg profiles</a>
+ *
+ * For H.264 profile can typically be:
+ * - FF_PROFILE_H264_CONSTRAINED_BASELINE
+ * - FF_PROFILE_H264_MAIN
+ * - FF_PROFILE_H264_HIGH
+ * - ...
+ *
+ * For HEVC profile can typically be:
+ * - FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN
+ * - FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10 (10 bit channel precision)
+ * - ...
+ *
  * @see hvd_init
  */
 struct hvd_config
@@ -88,6 +107,9 @@ struct hvd_config
 	const char *codec; //!< codec name, e.g. "h264", "vp8"
 	const char *device; //!< NULL / "" or device, e.g. "/dev/dri/renderD128"
 	const char *pixel_format; //!< NULL / "" for default or format, e.g. "rgb0", "bgr0", "nv12", "yuv420p"
+	int width; //!< 0 to not specify, needed by some codecs
+	int height; //!< 0 to not specify, needed by some codecs
+	int profile; //!< 0 to leave as FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN or profile e.g. FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN, ...
 };
 
 /**