diff --git a/caca/driver_raw.c b/caca/driver_raw.c
index 92e5082..67828f2 100644
--- a/caca/driver_raw.c
+++ b/caca/driver_raw.c
@@ -53,30 +53,13 @@ static unsigned int raw_get_window_height(caca_display_t *dp)
 
 static void raw_display(caca_display_t *dp)
 {
-    uint32_t *attr = dp->cv->attr;
-    uint32_t *chars = dp->cv->chars;
-    uint32_t w, h;
-    unsigned int n;
+    cucul_buffer_t *buffer;
 
-    w = dp->cv->width;
-    h = dp->cv->height;
-
-    fprintf(stdout, "CACA%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c",
-                    (w >> 24), (w >> 16) & 0xff, (w >> 8) & 0xff, w & 0xff,
-                    (h >> 24), (h >> 16) & 0xff, (h >> 8) & 0xff, h & 0xff);
-
-    for(n = dp->cv->height * dp->cv->width; n--; )
-    {
-        uint32_t ch = *chars++;
-        uint32_t a = *attr++;
-
-        fprintf(stdout, "%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c",
-                (ch >> 24), (ch >> 16) & 0xff, (ch >> 8) & 0xff, ch & 0xff,
-                (a >> 24), (a >> 16) & 0xff, (a >> 8) & 0xff, a & 0xff);
-    }
-
-    fprintf(stdout, "ACAC");
+    buffer = cucul_create_export(dp->cv, "caca");
+    fwrite(cucul_get_buffer_data(buffer),
+           cucul_get_buffer_size(buffer), 1, stdout);
     fflush(stdout);
+    cucul_free_buffer(buffer);
 }
 
 static void raw_handle_resize(caca_display_t *dp)
diff --git a/cucul/cucul.c b/cucul/cucul.c
index 548dd9b..6963488 100644
--- a/cucul/cucul.c
+++ b/cucul/cucul.c
@@ -87,25 +87,24 @@ cucul_canvas_t *cucul_load_canvas(void *data, unsigned int size)
     uint8_t *buf = (uint8_t *)data;
     unsigned int width, height, n;
 
-    if(size < 12)
+    if(size < 16)
         return NULL;
 
     if(buf[0] != 'C' || buf[1] != 'A' || buf[2] != 'C' || buf[3] != 'A')
         return NULL;
 
-    width = ((uint32_t)buf[4] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[5] << 16)
-          | ((uint32_t)buf[6] << 8) | (uint32_t)buf[7];
-    height = ((uint32_t)buf[8] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[9] << 16)
+    if(buf[4] != 'C' || buf[5] != 'A' || buf[6] != 'N' || buf[7] != 'V')
+        return NULL;
+
+    width = ((uint32_t)buf[8] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[9] << 16)
            | ((uint32_t)buf[10] << 8) | (uint32_t)buf[11];
+    height = ((uint32_t)buf[12] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[13] << 16)
+            | ((uint32_t)buf[14] << 8) | (uint32_t)buf[15];
 
     if(!width || !height)
         return NULL;
 
-    if(size != 12 + width * height * 8 + 4)
-        return NULL;
-
-    if(buf[size - 4] != 'A' || buf[size - 3] != 'C'
-        || buf[size - 2] != 'A' || buf[size - 1] != 'C')
+    if(size != 16 + width * height * 8)
         return NULL;
 
     cv = cucul_create_canvas(width, height);
@@ -115,14 +114,14 @@ cucul_canvas_t *cucul_load_canvas(void *data, unsigned int size)
 
     for(n = height * width; n--; )
     {
-        cv->chars[n] = ((uint32_t)buf[12 + 8 * n] << 24)
-                     | ((uint32_t)buf[13 + 8 * n] << 16)
-                     | ((uint32_t)buf[14 + 8 * n] << 8)
-                     | (uint32_t)buf[15 + 8 * n];
-        cv->attr[n] = ((uint32_t)buf[16 + 8 * n] << 24)
-                    | ((uint32_t)buf[17 + 8 * n] << 16)
-                    | ((uint32_t)buf[18 + 8 * n] << 8)
-                    | (uint32_t)buf[19 + 8 * n];
+        cv->chars[n] = ((uint32_t)buf[16 + 0 + 8 * n] << 24)
+                     | ((uint32_t)buf[16 + 1 + 8 * n] << 16)
+                     | ((uint32_t)buf[16 + 2 + 8 * n] << 8)
+                     | (uint32_t)buf[16 + 3 + 8 * n];
+        cv->attr[n] = ((uint32_t)buf[16 + 4 + 8 * n] << 24)
+                    | ((uint32_t)buf[16 + 5 + 8 * n] << 16)
+                    | ((uint32_t)buf[16 + 6 + 8 * n] << 8)
+                    | (uint32_t)buf[16 + 7 + 8 * n];
     }
 
     return cv;
diff --git a/cucul/export.c b/cucul/export.c
index 50334ae..d6cdc5c 100644
--- a/cucul/export.c
+++ b/cucul/export.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "cucul.h"
 #include "cucul_internals.h"
 
+static void export_caca(cucul_canvas_t *, cucul_buffer_t *);
 static void export_ansi(cucul_canvas_t *, cucul_buffer_t *);
 static void export_html(cucul_canvas_t *, cucul_buffer_t *);
 static void export_html3(cucul_canvas_t *, cucul_buffer_t *);
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ static void export_tga(cucul_canvas_t *, cucul_buffer_t *);
  *
  *  Valid values for \e format are:
  *
+ *  \li \e "caca": export native libcaca files.
+ *
  *  \li \e "ansi": export ANSI art (CP437 charset with ANSI colour codes).
  *
  *  \li \e "html": export an HTML page with CSS information.
@@ -70,7 +73,9 @@ cucul_buffer_t * cucul_create_export(cucul_canvas_t *cv, char const *format)
     ex->size = 0;
     ex->data = NULL;
 
-    if(!strcasecmp("ansi", format))
+    if(!strcasecmp("caca", format))
+        export_caca(cv, ex);
+    else if(!strcasecmp("ansi", format))
         export_ansi(cv, ex);
     else if(!strcasecmp("html", format))
         export_html(cv, ex);
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ char const * const * cucul_get_export_list(void)
 {
     static char const * const list[] =
     {
+        "caca", "native libcaca format",
         "ansi", "ANSI",
         "html", "HTML",
         "html3", "backwards-compatible HTML",
@@ -124,6 +130,45 @@ char const * const * cucul_get_export_list(void)
  * XXX: the following functions are local.
  */
 
+/* Generate a native libcaca canvas file. */
+static void export_caca(cucul_canvas_t *cv, cucul_buffer_t *ex)
+{
+    uint32_t *attr = cv->attr;
+    uint32_t *chars = cv->chars;
+    char *cur;
+    uint32_t w, h;
+    unsigned int n;
+
+    /* 16 bytes for the canvas, 8 bytes for each character cell. */
+    ex->size = 16 + 8 * cv->width * cv->height;
+    ex->data = malloc(ex->size);
+
+    cur = ex->data;
+
+    w = cv->width;
+    h = cv->height;
+
+    cur += sprintf(cur, "CACACANV%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c",
+                   (w >> 24), (w >> 16) & 0xff, (w >> 8) & 0xff, w & 0xff,
+                   (h >> 24), (h >> 16) & 0xff, (h >> 8) & 0xff, h & 0xff);
+
+    for(n = cv->height * cv->width; n--; )
+    {
+        uint32_t ch = *chars++;
+        uint32_t a = *attr++;
+
+        *cur++ = ch >> 24;
+        *cur++ = (ch >> 16) & 0xff;
+        *cur++ = (ch >> 8) & 0xff;
+        *cur++ = ch & 0xff;
+
+        *cur++ = a >> 24;
+        *cur++ = (a >> 16) & 0xff;
+        *cur++ = (a >> 8) & 0xff;
+        *cur++ = a & 0xff;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Generate ANSI representation of current canvas. */
 static void export_ansi(cucul_canvas_t *cv, cucul_buffer_t *ex)
 {
diff --git a/src/cacaserver.c b/src/cacaserver.c
index 145942e..c917e6b 100644
--- a/src/cacaserver.c
+++ b/src/cacaserver.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int main(void)
 #endif
     server = malloc(sizeof(struct server));
 
-    server->input = malloc(12);
+    server->input = malloc(16);
     server->read = 0;
 
     server->client_count = 0;
@@ -205,22 +205,22 @@ int main(void)
         manage_connections(server);
 
         /* Read data from stdin */
-        read(0, buf, 12);
+        read(0, buf, 16);
 
-        while(buf[0] != 'C' && buf[1] != 'A' && buf[2] != 'C' && buf[3] != 'A')
+        while(buf[0] != 'C' || buf[1] != 'A' || buf[2] != 'C' || buf[3] != 'A')
         {
-            memmove(buf, buf + 1, 11);
-            read(0, buf + 11, 1);
+            memmove(buf, buf + 1, 15);
+            read(0, buf + 15, 1);
         }
 
-        width = ((uint32_t)buf[4] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[5] << 16)
-              | ((uint32_t)buf[6] << 8) | (uint32_t)buf[7];
-        height = ((uint32_t)buf[8] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[9] << 16)
+        width = ((uint32_t)buf[8] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[9] << 16)
                | ((uint32_t)buf[10] << 8) | (uint32_t)buf[11];
+        height = ((uint32_t)buf[12] << 24) | ((uint32_t)buf[13] << 16)
+                | ((uint32_t)buf[14] << 8) | (uint32_t)buf[15];
 
-        size = 12 + width * height * 8 + 4;
+        size = 16 + width * height * 8;
         buf = server->input = realloc(server->input, size);
-        read(0, buf + 12, size - 12);
+        read(0, buf + 16, size - 16);
 
         /* Free the previous canvas, if any */
         if(server->canvas)
@@ -239,9 +239,11 @@ int main(void)
         }
 
         /* Get ANSI representation of the image and skip the end-of buffer
-         * linefeed ("\r\n\0", 3 bytes) */
+         * linefeed ("\r\n", 2 bytes) */
         server->buffer = cucul_create_export(server->canvas, "ansi");
-        server->buflen -= 3;
+        server->bufdata = cucul_get_buffer_data(server->buffer);
+        server->buflen = cucul_get_buffer_size(server->buffer);
+        server->buflen -= 2;
 
         for(i = 0; i < server->client_count; i++)
         {
@@ -410,7 +412,11 @@ static int send_data(struct server *server, struct client *c)
             if(errno == EAGAIN)
                 ret = 0;
             else
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "client %i failed (%s)\n",
+                        c->fd, strerror(errno));
                 return -1;
+            }
         }
 
         if(ret == c->stop - c->start)
@@ -458,7 +464,10 @@ static int send_data(struct server *server, struct client *c)
         if(errno == EAGAIN)
             ret = 0;
         else
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "client %i failed (%s)\n", c->fd, strerror(errno));
             return -1;
+        }
     }
 
     if(ret < (ssize_t)strlen(ANSI_PREFIX))
@@ -487,7 +496,10 @@ static int send_data(struct server *server, struct client *c)
         if(errno == EAGAIN)
             ret = 0;
         else
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "client %i failed (%s)\n", c->fd, strerror(errno));
             return -1;
+        }
     }
 
     if(ret < (int)server->buflen)