diff --git a/include/ncpp/Direct.hh b/include/ncpp/Direct.hh
index 1d93f5042..0bd30dd7a 100644
--- a/include/ncpp/Direct.hh
+++ b/include/ncpp/Direct.hh
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ namespace ncpp
 			return ncdirect_raster_frame (direct, faken, static_cast<ncalign_e>(align));
 		}
 
+		int streamfile (const char* filename, ncstreamcb streamer, struct ncvisual_options* vopts, void* curry) const NOEXCEPT_MAYBE
+		{
+			return error_guard (ncdirect_stream(direct, filename, streamer, vopts, curry), -1);
+		}
+
 		bool putstr (uint64_t channels, const char* utf8) const NOEXCEPT_MAYBE
 		{
 			return error_guard (ncdirect_putstr (direct, channels, utf8), -1);
diff --git a/src/lib/direct.c b/src/lib/direct.c
index ff7e65999..f252d36d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/direct.c
+++ b/src/lib/direct.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ ncdirect_dump_plane(ncdirect* n, const ncplane* np, int xoff){
     }
     return 0;
   }
-  fprintf(stderr, "rasterizing %dx%d+%d\n", dimy, dimx, xoff);
+//fprintf(stderr, "rasterizing %dx%d+%d\n", dimy, dimx, xoff);
   // save the existing style and colors
   const bool fgdefault = ncdirect_fg_default_p(n);
   const bool bgdefault = ncdirect_bg_default_p(n);
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ int ncdirect_stream(ncdirect* n, const char* filename, ncstreamcb streamer,
     }
     ncdirect_raster_frame(n, v, (vopts->flags & NCVISUAL_OPTION_HORALIGNED) ? vopts->x : 0);
     streamer(ncv, vopts, NULL, curry);
-  }while(ncvisual_decode(ncv));
+  }while(ncvisual_decode(ncv) == 0);
   ncvisual_destroy(ncv);
   return 0;
 }