diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/formats.h b/include/libcamera/internal/formats.h
index f59ac8f..dc19492 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/formats.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/formats.h
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@ public:
 
 	static const PixelFormatInfo &info(const PixelFormat &format);
 
-	/* \todo Add support for non-contiguous memory planes */
 	const char *name;
 	PixelFormat format;
 	V4L2PixelFormat v4l2Format;
 	unsigned int bitsPerPixel;
 	enum ColourEncoding colourEncoding;
 	bool packed;
+
+	unsigned int bytesPerGroup;
+	unsigned int pixelsPerGroup;
 };
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/formats.cpp b/src/libcamera/formats.cpp
index d3b722c..8076c39 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/formats.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/formats.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,26 @@ const std::map<unsigned int, std::vector<SizeRange>> &ImageFormats::data() const
  * bytes. For instance, 12-bit Bayer data with two pixels stored in three bytes
  * is packed, while the same data stored with 4 bits of padding in two bytes
  * per pixel is not packed.
+ *
+ * \var PixelFormatInfo::bytesPerGroup
+ * \brief The number of bytes that a pixel group consumes
+ *
+ * \sa pixelsPerGroup
+ *
+ * \var PixelFormatInfo::pixelsPerGroup
+ * \brief The number of pixels in a pixel group
+ *
+ * The minimum number of pixels (including padding) necessary in a row
+ * when the frame has only one column of effective pixels
+ *
+ * A pixel group is defined as the minimum number of pixels (including padding)
+ * necessary in a row when the image has only one column of effective pixels.
+ * pixelsPerGroup refers to this value. bytesPerGroup, then, refers to the
+ * number of bytes that a pixel group consumes. This definition of a pixel
+ * group allows simple calculation of stride, as
+ * ceil(width / pixelsPerGroup) * bytesPerGroup. These values are determined
+ * only in terms of a row, and include bytes that are used in all planes (for
+ * multiplanar formats).
  */
 
 /**
@@ -179,6 +199,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 24,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRGB,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 	{ formats::RGB888, {
 		.name = "RGB888",
@@ -187,6 +209,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 24,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRGB,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 	{ formats::ABGR8888, {
 		.name = "ABGR8888",
@@ -195,6 +219,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 32,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRGB,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 	{ formats::ARGB8888, {
 		.name = "ARGB8888",
@@ -203,6 +229,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 32,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRGB,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 	{ formats::BGRA8888, {
 		.name = "BGRA8888",
@@ -211,6 +239,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 32,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRGB,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 	{ formats::RGBA8888, {
 		.name = "RGBA8888",
@@ -219,6 +249,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 32,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRGB,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 
 	/* YUV packed formats. */
@@ -229,6 +261,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 16,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::YVYU, {
 		.name = "YVYU",
@@ -237,6 +271,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 16,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::UYVY, {
 		.name = "UYVY",
@@ -245,6 +281,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 16,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::VYUY, {
 		.name = "VYUY",
@@ -253,6 +291,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 16,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 
 	/* YUV planar formats. */
@@ -263,6 +303,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::NV21, {
 		.name = "NV21",
@@ -271,6 +313,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::NV16, {
 		.name = "NV16",
@@ -279,6 +323,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 16,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::NV61, {
 		.name = "NV61",
@@ -287,6 +333,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 16,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::NV24, {
 		.name = "NV24",
@@ -295,6 +343,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 24,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 	{ formats::NV42, {
 		.name = "NV42",
@@ -303,6 +353,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 24,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 	{ formats::YUV420, {
 		.name = "YUV420",
@@ -311,6 +363,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::YUV422, {
 		.name = "YUV422",
@@ -319,6 +373,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 16,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 
 	/* Greyscale formats. */
@@ -329,6 +385,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 8,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 1,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 1,
 	} },
 
 	/* Bayer formats. */
@@ -339,6 +397,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 8,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 2,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGBRG8, {
 		.name = "SGBRG8",
@@ -347,6 +407,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 8,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 2,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGRBG8, {
 		.name = "SGRBG8",
@@ -355,6 +417,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 8,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 2,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SRGGB8, {
 		.name = "SRGGB8",
@@ -363,6 +427,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 8,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 2,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SBGGR10, {
 		.name = "SBGGR10",
@@ -371,6 +437,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGBRG10, {
 		.name = "SGBRG10",
@@ -379,6 +447,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGRBG10, {
 		.name = "SGRBG10",
@@ -387,6 +457,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SRGGB10, {
 		.name = "SRGGB10",
@@ -395,6 +467,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SBGGR10_CSI2P, {
 		.name = "SBGGR10_CSI2P",
@@ -403,6 +477,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 5,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 4,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGBRG10_CSI2P, {
 		.name = "SGBRG10_CSI2P",
@@ -411,6 +487,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 5,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 4,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGRBG10_CSI2P, {
 		.name = "SGRBG10_CSI2P",
@@ -419,6 +497,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 5,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 4,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SRGGB10_CSI2P, {
 		.name = "SRGGB10_CSI2P",
@@ -427,6 +507,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 5,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 4,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SBGGR12, {
 		.name = "SBGGR12",
@@ -435,6 +517,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGBRG12, {
 		.name = "SGBRG12",
@@ -443,6 +527,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGRBG12, {
 		.name = "SGRBG12",
@@ -451,6 +537,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SRGGB12, {
 		.name = "SRGGB12",
@@ -459,6 +547,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SBGGR12_CSI2P, {
 		.name = "SBGGR12_CSI2P",
@@ -467,6 +557,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGBRG12_CSI2P, {
 		.name = "SGBRG12_CSI2P",
@@ -475,6 +567,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGRBG12_CSI2P, {
 		.name = "SGRBG12_CSI2P",
@@ -483,6 +577,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SRGGB12_CSI2P, {
 		.name = "SRGGB12_CSI2P",
@@ -491,6 +587,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 12,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 3,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SBGGR10_IPU3, {
 		.name = "SBGGR10_IPU3",
@@ -499,6 +597,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 64,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 50,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGBRG10_IPU3, {
 		.name = "SGBRG10_IPU3",
@@ -507,6 +607,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 64,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 50,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SGRBG10_IPU3, {
 		.name = "SGRBG10_IPU3",
@@ -515,6 +617,8 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 64,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 50,
 	} },
 	{ formats::SRGGB10_IPU3, {
 		.name = "SRGGB10_IPU3",
@@ -523,16 +627,21 @@ const std::map<PixelFormat, PixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo{
 		.bitsPerPixel = 10,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingRAW,
 		.packed = true,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 64,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 50,
 	} },
 
 	/* Compressed formats. */
+	/* \todo Allow pipeline handlers to fill in parameters of formats. */
 	{ formats::MJPEG, {
 		.name = "MJPEG",
 		.format = formats::MJPEG,
 		.v4l2Format = V4L2PixelFormat(V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG),
-		.bitsPerPixel = 0,
+		.bitsPerPixel = 16,
 		.colourEncoding = PixelFormatInfo::ColourEncodingYUV,
 		.packed = false,
+		.bytesPerGroup = 4,
+		.pixelsPerGroup = 2,
 	} },
 };