diff --git a/video2x/decoder.py b/video2x/decoder.py
index 5c90c6f..03709a5 100755
--- a/video2x/decoder.py
+++ b/video2x/decoder.py
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ Date Created: June 17, 2021
 Last Modified: April 9, 2022
 """
 
+import contextlib
 import os
 import pathlib
 import signal
 import subprocess
+from multiprocessing import Queue
+from queue import Full
+from threading import Thread
 
 import ffmpeg
 from PIL import Image
@@ -117,15 +121,13 @@ class VideoDecoder:
             # return this frame
             yield frame
 
-    def __del__(self):
+        # automatically self-join and clean up after iterations are done
+        self.join()
 
-        # flush the remaining data in STDOUT and STDERR
-        self.decoder.stdout.flush()
-        self.decoder.stderr.flush()
+    def kill(self):
+        self.decoder.send_signal(signal.SIGKILL)
 
-        # send SIGINT (2) to FFmpeg
-        # this instructs it to finalize and exit
-        self.decoder.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
+    def join(self):
 
         # close PIPEs to prevent process from getting stuck
         self.decoder.stdout.close()
@@ -137,3 +139,39 @@ class VideoDecoder:
         # wait for PIPE printer to exit
         self.pipe_printer.stop()
         self.pipe_printer.join()
+
+
+class VideoDecoderThread(Thread):
+    def __init__(
+        self, tasks_queue: Queue, decoder: VideoDecoder, processing_settings: tuple
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.tasks_queue = tasks_queue
+        self.decoder = decoder
+        self.processing_settings = processing_settings
+        self.running = False
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.running = True
+        previous_frame = None
+        for frame_index, frame in enumerate(self.decoder):
+
+            while True:
+
+                # check for the stop signal
+                if self.running is False:
+                    self.decoder.join()
+                    return
+
+                with contextlib.suppress(Full):
+                    self.tasks_queue.put(
+                        (frame_index, previous_frame, frame, self.processing_settings),
+                        timeout=0.1,
+                    )
+                    break
+
+            previous_frame = frame
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.running = False