diff --git a/sdk/plugins/format.cpp b/sdk/plugins/format.cpp
index 6bfb772..ed5ed3d 100644
--- a/sdk/plugins/format.cpp
+++ b/sdk/plugins/format.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class videoFormat : public Format
 public:
     Template read() const
     {
+        //if (file.exists()) {
         VideoCapture videoSource(file.name.toStdString());
         videoSource.open(file.name.toStdString() );
         
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         return frames;
+        //}
     }
 
     void write(const Template &t) const
diff --git a/sdk/plugins/pbd.cpp b/sdk/plugins/pbd.cpp
index 94fc40f..f9e8b86 100644
--- a/sdk/plugins/pbd.cpp
+++ b/sdk/plugins/pbd.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ class PBDInitializer : public Initializer
 
     void initialize() const
     {
-        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromEyes","RectFromLandmarks([9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25],10,6.0)");
-        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromNose","RectFromLandmarks([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8],10)");
-        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromBrow","RectFromLandmarks([15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30],10)");
-        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromMouth","RectFromLandmarks([31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50],10)");
-        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromJaw","RectFromLandmarks([51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67],10)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromPBDEyes","RectFromLandmarks([9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25],10,6.0)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromPBDNose","RectFromLandmarks([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8],10)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromPBDBrow","RectFromLandmarks([15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30],10)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromPBDMouth","RectFromLandmarks([31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50],10)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromPBDJaw","RectFromLandmarks([51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67],10)");
     }
 
     void finalize() const
diff --git a/sdk/plugins/stasm.cpp b/sdk/plugins/stasm.cpp
index 4a306ab..b0379fa 100644
--- a/sdk/plugins/stasm.cpp
+++ b/sdk/plugins/stasm.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,43 @@
+#include <QProcess>
+
+#include <stasm/stasm_dll.hpp>
+
+#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
+
 #include <openbr_plugin.h>
 
+using namespace cv;
+
 namespace br
 {
 
 /*!
+ * \ingroup initializers
+ * \brief Initialize Stasm
+ * \author Scott Klum \cite sklum
+ */
+class StasmInitializer : public Initializer
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    void initialize() const
+    {
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromStasmEyes","RectFromLandmarks([27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36],10)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromStasmJaw","RectFromLandmarks([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14],10)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromStasmBrow","RectFromLandmarks([15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26],10)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromStasmNose","RectFromLandmarks([37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47],10)");
+        Globals->abbreviations.insert("RectFromStasmMouth","RectFromLandmarks([48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66],10)");
+    }
+
+    void finalize() const
+    {
+
+    }
+};
+
+BR_REGISTER(Initializer, StasmInitializer)
+
+/*!
  * \ingroup transforms
  * \brief Wraps STASM key point detector
  * \author Scott Klum \cite sklum
@@ -20,7 +54,19 @@ class StasmTransform : public UntrainableTransform
 
     void project(const Template &src, Template &dst) const
     {
+        int nlandmarks;
+        int landmarks[500];
+
+        AsmSearchDll(&nlandmarks, landmarks,
+                     src.file.name.toStdString().c_str(), reinterpret_cast<char*>(src.m().data), src.m().cols, src.m().rows,
+                     src.m(), (src.m().channels() == 3), NULL, NULL);
+
+        if (nlandmarks == 0) qFatal("Unable to detect Stasm landmarks");
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < nlandmarks; i++)
+            dst.file.appendLandmark(QPointF(landmarks[2 * i], landmarks[2 * i + 1]));
 
+        dst.m() = src.m().clone();
     }
 };