diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp.go b/rtmp/rtmp.go
index 37ff46df..38518c39 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ int end_session(RTMP* rtmp);
 import "C"
 
 import (
-	_"errors"
+	"errors"
 	_ "fmt"
-	_"log"
-	_"math"
+	"log"
+	"math"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ const (
 	debugMode = false
 )
 
+const (
+	byteSize	= 1
+	int32Size = 4
+	int64Size = 8
+)
+
 const (
 	RTMP_PACKET_SIZE_LARGE  = 0
 	RTMP_PACKET_SIZE_MEDIUM = 1
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ func AVC(str string) C.AVal {
 
 // av_setDataFrame is a static const global in rtmp.c
 var setDataFrame = AVC("@setDataFrame")
-/*
+
 // Session provides an interface for sending flv tags over rtmp.
 type Session interface {
 	Open() error
@@ -170,15 +176,15 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 			}
 
 			pkt.m_packetType = C.uchar(indxBytePtr(buf,0))
-			buf = incPtr(buf, 1)
+			buf = incBytePtr(buf, 1)
 			// TODO: port this
 			pkt.m_nBodySize = C.AMF_DecodeInt24((*C.char)(buf))
-			buf = incPtr(buf, 3)
+			buf = incBytePtr(buf, 3)
 			// TODO: replace with ported version
 			pkt.m_nTimeStamp = C.AMF_DecodeInt24((*C.char)(buf))
-			buf = incPtr(buf, 3)
+			buf = incBytePtr(buf, 3)
 			pkt.m_nTimeStamp |= C.uint(indxBytePtr(buf,0)) << 24
-			buf = incPtr(buf, 4)
+			buf = incBytePtr(buf, 4)
 			s2 -= 11
 
 			if ((pkt.m_packetType == RTMP_PACKET_TYPE_AUDIO ||
@@ -200,7 +206,7 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 			}
 
 			enc = unsafe.Pointer(pkt.m_body)
-			pend = incPtr(enc, int(pkt.m_nBodySize))
+			pend = incBytePtr(enc, int(pkt.m_nBodySize))
 
 			if pkt.m_packetType == RTMP_PACKET_TYPE_INFO {
 				// TODO: Port this
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 			}
 
 		} else {
-			enc = incPtr(unsafe.Pointer(pkt.m_body), int(pkt.m_nBytesRead))
+			enc = incBytePtr(unsafe.Pointer(pkt.m_body), int(pkt.m_nBytesRead))
 		}
 		num = int(pkt.m_nBodySize - pkt.m_nBytesRead)
 		if num > s2 {
@@ -221,7 +227,7 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 		//copy(ptrToSlice(enc, num), ptrToSlice(buf, num))
 		pkt.m_nBytesRead += C.uint(num)
 		s2 -= num
-		buf = incPtr(buf, num)
+		buf = incBytePtr(buf, num)
 		if pkt.m_nBytesRead == pkt.m_nBodySize {
 			// TODO: Port this
 			ret = int(C.RTMP_SendPacket(r, pkt, 0))
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 			if ret == 0 {
 				return -1
 			}
-			buf = incPtr(buf, 4)
+			buf = incBytePtr(buf, 4)
 			s2 -= 4
 			if s2 < 0 {
 				break
@@ -241,6 +247,7 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 	return size + s2
 }
 
+
 func sendPacket(r *C.RTMP, pkt *C.RTMPPacket, queue int) int {
 	var prevPacket *C.RTMPPacket
 	last := 0
@@ -485,7 +492,7 @@ func sendPacket(r *C.RTMP, pkt *C.RTMPPacket, queue int) int {
 	return 1
 }
 
-/*
+
 func writeN(r *C.RTMP, buffer unsafe.Pointer, n int) int {
 	ptr := buffer
 	for n > 0 {
@@ -527,9 +534,7 @@ func writeN(r *C.RTMP, buffer unsafe.Pointer, n int) int {
 
 	return n == 0
 }
-*/
 
-/*
 // TODO: port RTMP_METHOD
 func AV_queue(vals **C.RTMP_METHOD, num *int, av *AVal, txn int ) {
 	var tmp unsafe.Pointer
@@ -544,14 +549,53 @@ func AV_queue(vals **C.RTMP_METHOD, num *int, av *AVal, txn int ) {
 	indxPtr(tpm,av.av_len) = '\0'
 }
 
-*/
-
-
-
 // memmove copies n bytes from "from" to "to".
 //go:linkname memmove runtime.memmove
 func memmove(to, from unsafe.Pointer, n uintptr)
 
+// indxBytePtr returns a byte at the indx inc give a ptr
+func indxBytePtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc int) byte {
+	return *(*byte)(incPtr(ptr, inc, byteSize))
+}
+
+// indxInt32Ptr returns an int32 at the indx inc given a ptr
+func indxInt32Ptr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc int) int32 {
+	return *(*int32)(incPtr(ptr, inc, int32Size))
+}
+
+// indxInt64Ptr returns an int64 at the indx inc given a ptr
+func indxInt64Ptr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc int) int64 {
+	return *(*int64)(incPtr(ptr, inc, int64Size))
+}
+
+// incBytePtr returns an unsafe.Pointer to a byte that is inc positions
+// from the passed ptr
+func incBytePtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc int) unsafe.Pointer {
+	return incPtr(ptr,inc,byteSize)
+}
+
+// incInt32Ptr returns an unsafe.Pointer to an int32 that is inc positions from
+// the passed ptr
+func incInt32Ptr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc int) unsafe.Pointer {
+	return incPtr(ptr,inc,int32Size)
+}
+
+// incInt64Ptr returns an unsafe.Pointer to an int64 that is inc positions from
+// the passed ptr
+func incInt64Ptr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc int) unsafe.Pointer {
+	return incPtr(ptr,inc,int64Size)
+}
+
+// incPtr attempts to replicate C like pointer arithmatic functionality
+func incPtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc, typeSize int) unsafe.Pointer {
+	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) + uintptr(inc*typeSize))
+}
+
+// incPtr attempts to replicate C like pointer arithmatic functionality
+func decPtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, dec, typeSize int) unsafe.Pointer {
+	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) - uintptr(dec*typeSize))
+}
+
 // sliceToPtr get's the address of the first data element and returns as unsafe
 // pointer
 func sliceToPtr(data []byte) unsafe.Pointer {
@@ -569,16 +613,6 @@ func ptrToSlice(data unsafe.Pointer, size int) []byte {
 	return ret
 }
 
-// incPtr attempts to replicate C like pointer arithmatic functionality
-func incPtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc, typeSize int) unsafe.Pointer {
-	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) + uintptr(inc*typeSize))
-}
-
-// incPtr attempts to replicate C like pointer arithmatic functionality
-func decPtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, dec, typeSize int) unsafe.Pointer {
-	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) - uintptr(dec*typeSize))
-}
-
 var rtmpErrs = [...]string{
 	1: "rtmp: not connected",
 	2: "rtmp: write error",