diff --git a/examples/jpeg-decode.rs b/examples/jpeg-decode.rs
index 9fd921a..36235eb 100644
--- a/examples/jpeg-decode.rs
+++ b/examples/jpeg-decode.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ use std::{num::NonZeroU32, rc::Rc, time::Instant};
 
 use anyhow::bail;
 use fev::{
+    buffer::{Buffer, BufferType},
+    config::Config,
+    context::Context,
     display::Display,
     image::{Image, ImageFormat},
     jpeg::{JpegDecodeSession, JpegInfo},
-    surface::ExportSurfaceFlags,
-    PixelFormat,
+    surface::{ExportSurfaceFlags, Surface},
+    vpp::{ColorProperties, ColorStandardType, ProcPipelineParameterBuffer, SourceRange},
+    Entrypoint, PixelFormat, Profile,
 };
 use winit::{
     dpi::PhysicalSize,
@@ -53,24 +57,31 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let graphics_context = softbuffer::Context::new(win.clone()).unwrap();
     let mut surface = softbuffer::Surface::new(&graphics_context, win.clone()).unwrap();
-    let PhysicalSize { width, height } = win.inner_size();
-    log::info!("window size: {width}x{height}");
+    let s = win.inner_size();
+    log::info!("window size: {}x{}", s.width, s.height);
+
+    let jpeg_info = JpegInfo::new(&jpeg)?;
+    let (width, height) = (jpeg_info.width(), jpeg_info.height());
     surface
         .resize(
-            NonZeroU32::new(info.width.into()).unwrap(),
-            NonZeroU32::new(info.height.into()).unwrap(),
+            NonZeroU32::new(width.into()).unwrap(),
+            NonZeroU32::new(height.into()).unwrap(),
         )
         .unwrap();
 
     let display = Display::new(win.clone())?;
 
-    let jpeg_info = JpegInfo::new(&jpeg)?;
-    let mut context = JpegDecodeSession::new(&display, jpeg_info.width(), jpeg_info.height())?;
+    let mut context = JpegDecodeSession::new(&display, width, height)?;
     let prime = context
         .surface()
         .export_prime(ExportSurfaceFlags::SEPARATE_LAYERS | ExportSurfaceFlags::READ)?;
     log::debug!("PRIME export: {prime:#?}");
 
+    let config = Config::new(&display, Profile::None, Entrypoint::VideoProc)?;
+    let mut vpp_context = Context::new(&config, width.into(), height.into())?;
+    let mut vpp_surface =
+        Surface::with_pixel_format(&display, width.into(), height.into(), PixelFormat::RGBA)?;
+
     let mut image = Image::new(
         &display,
         ImageFormat::new(PixelFormat::RGBA),
@@ -80,9 +91,32 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     log::debug!("<decode>");
     let start = Instant::now();
-    let surf = context.decode_and_convert(&jpeg)?;
+    let surf = context.decode(&jpeg)?;
     log::debug!("</decode> took {:?}", start.elapsed());
-    surf.copy_to_image(&mut image)?;
+
+    // Use VPP to convert the surface to RGBA.
+    let mut pppbuf = ProcPipelineParameterBuffer::new(surf);
+
+    // The input color space is the JPEG color space
+    let input_props = ColorProperties::new().with_color_range(SourceRange::FULL);
+    pppbuf.set_input_color_properties(input_props);
+    pppbuf.set_input_color_standard(ColorStandardType::BT601);
+    // The output color space is 8-bit non-linear sRGB
+    let output_props = ColorProperties::new().with_color_range(SourceRange::FULL);
+    pppbuf.set_output_color_properties(output_props);
+    pppbuf.set_output_color_standard(ColorStandardType::SRGB);
+    // NB: not all implementations support converting color standards (eg. Mesa).
+    // such implementations  will typically output an image that is brighter than the reference data.
+
+    let mut pppbuf = Buffer::new_param(&vpp_context, BufferType::ProcPipelineParameter, pppbuf)?;
+
+    let mut picture = vpp_context.begin_picture(&mut vpp_surface)?;
+    picture.render_picture(&mut pppbuf)?;
+    unsafe { picture.end_picture()? }
+
+    drop(pppbuf);
+
+    vpp_surface.copy_to_image(&mut image)?;
     let mapping = image.map()?;
 
     log::debug!("{} byte output", mapping.len());
diff --git a/src/jpeg.rs b/src/jpeg.rs
index 748ce9c..9a4116f 100644
--- a/src/jpeg.rs
+++ b/src/jpeg.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
     error::Error,
     raw::{Rectangle, VA_PADDING_LOW, VA_PADDING_MEDIUM},
     surface::{RTFormat, Surface},
-    vpp::{ColorProperties, ColorStandardType, ProcPipelineParameterBuffer, SourceRange},
-    Entrypoint, PixelFormat, Profile, Result, Rotation, SliceParameterBufferBase,
+    Entrypoint, Profile, Result, Rotation, SliceParameterBufferBase,
 };
 
 use self::parser::{JpegParser, SegmentKind, SofMarker};
@@ -420,12 +419,8 @@ impl JpegInfo {
 pub struct JpegDecodeSession {
     width: u32,
     height: u32,
-
     jpeg_surface: Surface,
-    vpp_surface: Surface,
-
     jpeg_context: Context,
-    vpp_context: Context,
 }
 
 impl JpegDecodeSession {
@@ -444,19 +439,13 @@ impl JpegDecodeSession {
 
         let config = Config::new(&display, Profile::JPEGBaseline, Entrypoint::VLD)?;
         let jpeg_context = Context::new(&config, width, height)?;
-        let config = Config::new(&display, Profile::None, Entrypoint::VideoProc)?;
-        let vpp_context = Context::new(&config, width, height)?;
-
         let jpeg_surface = Surface::new(&display, width, height, RTFormat::YUV420)?;
-        let vpp_surface = Surface::with_pixel_format(&display, width, height, PixelFormat::RGBA)?;
 
         Ok(Self {
             width,
             height,
             jpeg_surface,
-            vpp_surface,
             jpeg_context,
-            vpp_context,
         })
     }
 
@@ -614,29 +603,4 @@ impl JpegDecodeSession {
 
         Ok(&mut self.jpeg_surface)
     }
-
-    pub fn decode_and_convert(&mut self, jpeg: &[u8]) -> Result<&mut Surface> {
-        self.decode(jpeg)?;
-
-        let mut pppbuf = ProcPipelineParameterBuffer::new(&self.jpeg_surface);
-        // The input color space is the JPEG color space
-        let input_props = ColorProperties::new().with_color_range(SourceRange::FULL);
-        pppbuf.set_input_color_properties(input_props);
-        pppbuf.set_input_color_standard(ColorStandardType::BT601);
-        // The output color space is 8-bit non-linear sRGB
-        let output_props = ColorProperties::new().with_color_range(SourceRange::FULL);
-        pppbuf.set_output_color_properties(output_props);
-        pppbuf.set_output_color_standard(ColorStandardType::SRGB);
-
-        let mut pppbuf =
-            Buffer::new_param(&self.vpp_context, BufferType::ProcPipelineParameter, pppbuf)?;
-
-        let mut picture = self.vpp_context.begin_picture(&mut self.vpp_surface)?;
-        picture.render_picture(&mut pppbuf)?;
-        unsafe { picture.end_picture()? }
-
-        drop(pppbuf);
-
-        Ok(&mut self.vpp_surface)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/surface.rs b/src/surface.rs
index 79226a1..bce700e 100644
--- a/src/surface.rs
+++ b/src/surface.rs
@@ -485,6 +485,12 @@ impl Surface {
     /// [`VAError::ERROR_OPERATION_FAILED`] if it's not supported. In that case, the caller should
     /// fall back to creating an [`Image`] manually and using [`Surface::copy_to_image`]. The
     /// [`SurfaceWithImage`] type encapsulates that pattern and should be used for this if possible.
+    ///
+    /// # Bugs
+    ///
+    /// - Mesa has a bug in its implementation of `vaDeriveImage` where the resulting [`Image`]
+    ///   won't be mapped correctly and appear completely blank if this method is called before a
+    ///   decode operation is submitted.
     pub fn derive_image(&mut self) -> Result<Image> {
         unsafe {
             let mut image = MaybeUninit::uninit();