diff --git a/3rdparty/ffmpeg b/3rdparty/ffmpeg
index ec6367d3ba..49c364cdc7 160000
--- a/3rdparty/ffmpeg
+++ b/3rdparty/ffmpeg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ec6367d3ba9d0d57b9d22d4b87da8144acaf428f
+Subproject commit 49c364cdc7a0188cd7db30283559869624b713e5
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellAtracXdec.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellAtracXdec.cpp
index 36228d8a5e..955727b05b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellAtracXdec.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellAtracXdec.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,42 @@ void AtracXdecDecoder::alloc_avcodec()
 
 	ensure(!(codec->capabilities & AV_CODEC_CAP_SUBFRAMES));
 
+	packet = av_packet_alloc();
+	if (!packet)
+	{
+		fmt::throw_exception("av_packet_alloc() failed");
+	}
+
+	frame = av_frame_alloc();
+	if (!frame)
+	{
+		fmt::throw_exception("av_frame_alloc() failed");
+	}
+}
+
+void AtracXdecDecoder::free_avcodec()
+{
+	if (packet)
+	{
+		av_packet_free(&packet);
+	}
+	if (frame)
+	{
+		av_frame_free(&frame);
+	}
+	if (ctx)
+	{
+		avcodec_free_context(&ctx);
+	}
+}
+
+void AtracXdecDecoder::init_avcodec()
+{
+	if (ctx)
+	{
+		avcodec_free_context(&ctx);
+	}
+
 	ctx = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec);
 	if (!ctx)
 	{
@@ -133,34 +169,6 @@ void AtracXdecDecoder::alloc_avcodec()
 		frame->buf[0] = av_buffer_create(frame->data[0], ATXDEC_SAMPLES_PER_FRAME * sizeof(f32) * frame->ch_layout.nb_channels, [](void*, uint8_t*){}, nullptr, 0);
 		return 0;
 	};
-
-	packet = av_packet_alloc();
-	if (!packet)
-	{
-		fmt::throw_exception("av_packet_alloc() failed");
-	}
-
-	frame = av_frame_alloc();
-	if (!frame)
-	{
-		fmt::throw_exception("av_frame_alloc() failed");
-	}
-}
-
-void AtracXdecDecoder::free_avcodec()
-{
-	av_packet_free(&packet);
-	av_frame_free(&frame);
-	avcodec_free_context(&ctx);
-}
-
-void AtracXdecDecoder::init_avcodec()
-{
-	if (int err = avcodec_close(ctx); err)
-	{
-		fmt::throw_exception("avcodec_close() failed (err=0x%x='%s')", err, utils::av_error_to_string(err));
-	}
-
 	ctx->block_align = nbytes;
 	ctx->ch_layout.nb_channels = nch_in;
 	ctx->sample_rate = sampling_freq;
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/media_utils.cpp b/rpcs3/util/media_utils.cpp
index 73bc86ef46..b25415617e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/media_utils.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/media_utils.cpp
@@ -347,9 +347,22 @@ namespace utils
 	{
 		if (!codec) return false;
 
-		for (const AVSampleFormat* p = codec->sample_fmts; p && *p != AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE; p++)
+		const void* sample_formats = nullptr;
+		int num = 0;
+
+		if (const int err = avcodec_get_supported_config(nullptr, codec, AVCodecConfig::AV_CODEC_CONFIG_SAMPLE_FORMAT, 0, &sample_formats, &num))
 		{
-			if (*p == sample_fmt)
+			media_log.error("check_sample_fmt: avcodec_get_supported_config error: %d='%s'", err, av_error_to_string(err));
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (!sample_formats)
+			return true; // All supported
+
+		int i = 0;
+		for (const AVSampleFormat* fmt = static_cast<const AVSampleFormat*>(sample_formats); fmt && *fmt != AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE && i < num; fmt++, i++)
+		{
+			if (*fmt == sample_fmt)
 			{
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -360,18 +373,33 @@ namespace utils
 	// just pick the highest supported samplerate
 	static int select_sample_rate(const AVCodec* codec)
 	{
-		if (!codec || !codec->supported_samplerates)
-			return 48000;
+		constexpr int default_sample_rate = 48000;
 
-		int best_samplerate = 0;
-		for (const int* samplerate = codec->supported_samplerates; samplerate && *samplerate != 0; samplerate++)
+		if (!codec)
+			return default_sample_rate;
+
+		const void* sample_rates = nullptr;
+		int num = 0;
+
+		if (const int err = avcodec_get_supported_config(nullptr, codec, AVCodecConfig::AV_CODEC_CONFIG_SAMPLE_RATE, 0, &sample_rates, &num))
 		{
-			if (!best_samplerate || abs(48000 - *samplerate) < abs(48000 - best_samplerate))
+			media_log.error("select_sample_rate: avcodec_get_supported_config error: %d='%s'", err, av_error_to_string(err));
+			return default_sample_rate;
+		}
+
+		if (!sample_rates)
+			return default_sample_rate;
+
+		int i = 0;
+		int best_sample_rate = 0;
+		for (const int* sample_rate = static_cast<const int*>(sample_rates); sample_rate && *sample_rate != 0 && i < num; sample_rate++, i++)
+		{
+			if (!best_sample_rate || abs(default_sample_rate - *sample_rate) < abs(default_sample_rate - best_sample_rate))
 			{
-				best_samplerate = *samplerate;
+				best_sample_rate = *sample_rate;
 			}
 		}
-		return best_samplerate;
+		return best_sample_rate;
 	}
 
 	AVChannelLayout get_preferred_channel_layout(int channels)
@@ -397,12 +425,25 @@ namespace utils
 	{
 		if (!codec) return nullptr;
 
+		const void* ch_layouts = nullptr;
+		int num = 0;
+
+		if (const int err = avcodec_get_supported_config(nullptr, codec, AVCodecConfig::AV_CODEC_CONFIG_CHANNEL_LAYOUT, 0, &ch_layouts, &num))
+		{
+			media_log.error("select_channel_layout: avcodec_get_supported_config error: %d='%s'", err, av_error_to_string(err));
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		if (!ch_layouts)
+			return nullptr;
+
 		const AVChannelLayout preferred_ch_layout = get_preferred_channel_layout(channels);
 		const AVChannelLayout* found_ch_layout = nullptr;
 
-		for (const AVChannelLayout* ch_layout = codec->ch_layouts;
-			 ch_layout && memcmp(ch_layout, &empty_ch_layout, sizeof(AVChannelLayout)) != 0;
-			 ch_layout++)
+		int i = 0;
+		for (const AVChannelLayout* ch_layout = static_cast<const AVChannelLayout*>(ch_layouts);
+			 i < num && ch_layout && memcmp(ch_layout, &empty_ch_layout, sizeof(AVChannelLayout)) != 0;
+			 ch_layout++, i++)
 		{
 			media_log.notice("select_channel_layout: listing channel layout '%s' with %d channels", channel_layout_name(*ch_layout), ch_layout->nb_channels);