diff --git a/src/gstducatimpeg4enc.c b/src/gstducatimpeg4enc.c
index 1efe880..266cb62 100644
--- a/src/gstducatimpeg4enc.c
+++ b/src/gstducatimpeg4enc.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ gst_ducati_mpeg4enc_configure (GstDucatiVidEnc * videnc)
   GstCaps *caps;
   const char *s;
   gboolean ret = TRUE;
+  IMPEG4ENC_Params* mpeg4enc_params;
 
   if (!GST_DUCATIVIDENC_CLASS (parent_class)->configure (videnc))
     return FALSE;
@@ -241,6 +242,25 @@ gst_ducati_mpeg4enc_configure (GstDucatiVidEnc * videnc)
   videnc->dynParams->mvAccuracy = IVIDENC2_MOTIONVECTOR_HALFPEL;
   videnc->dynParams->interFrameInterval = 0;
 
+  mpeg4enc_params = (IMPEG4ENC_Params*)videnc->params;
+  mpeg4enc_params->useDataPartitioning = 0;
+  mpeg4enc_params->useRvlc = 0;
+  mpeg4enc_params->useShortVideoHeader = 0;
+  mpeg4enc_params->vopTimeIncrementResolution = 60;
+  mpeg4enc_params->nonMultiple16RefPadMethod = IMPEG4_PAD_METHOD_MPEG4;
+  mpeg4enc_params->pixelRange = IMPEG4ENC_PR_0_255;
+  mpeg4enc_params->enableSceneChangeAlgo = IMPEG4ENC_SCDA_DISABLE;
+  mpeg4enc_params->useVOS = 0;
+  mpeg4enc_params->enableMONA = 0;
+  mpeg4enc_params->enableAnalyticinfo = -1;
+  mpeg4enc_params->debugTraceLevel = 0;
+  mpeg4enc_params->lastNFramesToLog = 0;
+
+  mpeg4enc_params->rateControlParams.rateControlParamsPreset = IMPEG4_RATECONTROLPARAMS_DEFAULT;
+  mpeg4enc_params->interCodingParams.interCodingPreset = IMPEG4_INTERCODING_DEFAULT;
+  mpeg4enc_params->intraCodingParams.intraCodingPreset = IMPEG4_INTRACODING_DEFAULT;
+  mpeg4enc_params->sliceCodingParams.sliceCodingPreset = IMPEG4_SLICECODING_DEFAULT;
+
   state = videnc->input_state;
   caps = gst_caps_new_simple ("video/mpeg",
       "mpegversion", G_TYPE_INT, 4,
@@ -264,7 +284,7 @@ gst_ducati_mpeg4enc_allocate_params (GstDucatiVidEnc *
     gint outargs_sz)
 {
   return GST_DUCATIVIDENC_CLASS (parent_class)->allocate_params (videnc,
-      sizeof (IVIDENC2_Params), sizeof (IVIDENC2_DynamicParams),
+      sizeof (IMPEG4ENC_Params), sizeof (IVIDENC2_DynamicParams),
       sizeof (IVIDENC2_Status), sizeof (IVIDENC2_InArgs),
       sizeof (IVIDENC2_OutArgs));
 }