diff --git a/libavcore/avcore.h b/libavcore/avcore.h
index 98c86516fa..d11ae3866e 100644
--- a/libavcore/avcore.h
+++ b/libavcore/avcore.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCORE_VERSION_MAJOR  0
-#define LIBAVCORE_VERSION_MINOR  6
+#define LIBAVCORE_VERSION_MINOR  7
 #define LIBAVCORE_VERSION_MICRO  0
 
 #define LIBAVCORE_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCORE_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -55,4 +55,12 @@ const char *avcore_configuration(void);
  */
 const char *avcore_license(void);
 
+/**
+ * Those FF_API_* defines are not part of public API.
+ * They may change, break or disappear at any time.
+ */
+#ifndef FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
+#define FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES (LIBAVCORE_VERSION_MAJOR < 1)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* AVCORE_AVCORE_H */
diff --git a/libavcore/imgutils.c b/libavcore/imgutils.c
index 2131f0ac14..b75413eb67 100644
--- a/libavcore/imgutils.c
+++ b/libavcore/imgutils.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "imgutils.h"
 #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
 
-void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
+void av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
                                 const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc)
 {
     int i;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
     }
 }
 
-int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane)
+int av_image_get_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane)
 {
     const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = &av_pix_fmt_descriptors[pix_fmt];
     int max_step     [4];       /* max pixel step for each plane */
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane)
     if (desc->flags & PIX_FMT_BITSTREAM)
         return (width * (desc->comp[0].step_minus1+1) + 7) >> 3;
 
-    av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(max_step, max_step_comp, desc);
+    av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(max_step, max_step_comp, desc);
     s = (max_step_comp[plane] == 1 || max_step_comp[plane] == 2) ? desc->log2_chroma_w : 0;
     return max_step[plane] * (((width + (1 << s) - 1)) >> s);
 }
 
-int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width)
+int av_image_fill_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width)
 {
     int i;
     const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = &av_pix_fmt_descriptors[pix_fmt];
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int widt
         return 0;
     }
 
-    av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(max_step, max_step_comp, desc);
+    av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(max_step, max_step_comp, desc);
     for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
         int s = (max_step_comp[i] == 1 || max_step_comp[i] == 2) ? desc->log2_chroma_w : 0;
         linesizes[i] = max_step[i] * (((width + (1 << s) - 1)) >> s);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int widt
     return 0;
 }
 
-int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
+int av_image_fill_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
                            uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4])
 {
     int i, total_size, size[4], has_plane[4];
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ typedef struct ImgUtils {
 
 static const AVClass imgutils_class = { "IMGUTILS", av_default_item_name, NULL, LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT, offsetof(ImgUtils, log_offset), offsetof(ImgUtils, log_ctx) };
 
-int av_check_image_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx)
+int av_image_check_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx)
 {
     ImgUtils imgutils = { &imgutils_class, log_offset, log_ctx };
 
@@ -138,3 +138,32 @@ int av_check_image_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *lo
     av_log(&imgutils, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Picture size %ux%u is invalid\n", w, h);
     return AVERROR(EINVAL);
 }
+
+#if FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
+void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
+                                const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc)
+{
+    av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(max_pixsteps, max_pixstep_comps, pixdesc);
+}
+
+int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane)
+{
+    return av_image_get_linesize(pix_fmt, width, plane);
+}
+
+int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width)
+{
+    return av_image_fill_linesizes(linesizes, pix_fmt, width);
+}
+
+int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
+                           uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4])
+{
+    return av_image_fill_pointers(data, pix_fmt, height, ptr, linesizes);
+}
+
+int av_check_image_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx)
+{
+    return av_image_check_size(w, h, log_offset, log_ctx);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/libavcore/imgutils.h b/libavcore/imgutils.h
index f42ffb5144..291c872419 100644
--- a/libavcore/imgutils.h
+++ b/libavcore/imgutils.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * @param max_pixstep_comps an array which is filled with the component
  * for each plane which has the max pixel step. May be NULL.
  */
-void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
+void av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
                                 const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc);
 
 /**
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
  *
  * @return the computed size in bytes
  */
-int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane);
+int av_image_get_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane);
 
 /**
  * Fill plane linesizes for an image with pixel format pix_fmt and
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane);
  * @param linesizes array to be filled with the linesize for each plane
  * @return >= 0 in case of success, a negative error code otherwise
  */
-int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width);
+int av_image_fill_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width);
 
 /**
  * Fill plane data pointers for an image with pixel format pix_fmt and
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int widt
  * @return the size in bytes required for the image buffer, a negative
  * error code in case of failure
  */
-int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
+int av_image_fill_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
                            uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4]);
 
 /**
@@ -87,6 +87,25 @@ int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int heigh
  * @param log_ctx the parent logging context, it may be NULL
  * @return >= 0 if valid, a negative error code otherwise
  */
+int av_image_check_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx);
+
+#if FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
+attribute_deprecated
+void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
+                                const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc);
+
+attribute_deprecated
+int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane);
+
+attribute_deprecated
+int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width);
+
+attribute_deprecated
+int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
+                           uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4]);
+
+attribute_deprecated
 int av_check_image_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx);
+#endif
 
 #endif /* AVCORE_IMGUTILS_H */