Video frame reconstruction

Systems and methods may provide for a video encoder that reconstructs a video frame. A number of initial reconstructed macro block lines may be generated by encoding initial reconstructed macro block lines from a first buffer holding a current frame. The initial reconstructed macro block lines maybe placed in a FIFO buffer sized to hold the initial reconstructed macro block lines. An additional reconstructed macro block line can be generated by encoding the next line in the current frame using at least one reconstructed macro block line in the FIFO buffer. A reconstructed macro block line pulled from the tail of the FIFO buffer may be placed sequentially in a reference buffer. After all the number of lines in the current frame have been processed, the additional reconstructed macro block lines may be pushed onto the head of the FIFO buffer.