Index: branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncGOP.cpp
===================================================================
--- branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncGOP.cpp	(revision 1363)
+++ branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncGOP.cpp	(revision 1366)
@@ -1926,5 +1926,5 @@
 #endif
     m_pcEncTop->selectReferencePictureSet(pcSlice, pocCurr, iGOPid);
-    pcSlice->getRPS()->setNumberOfLongtermPictures(0);
+//    pcSlice->getRPS()->setNumberOfLongtermPictures(0);
     if (!m_pcCfg->getEfficientFieldIRAPEnabled())
     {
@@ -3544,9 +3544,11 @@
 Void TEncGOP::arrangeLongtermPicturesInRPS(TComSlice *pcSlice, TComList<TComPic*>& rcListPic)
 {
-  TComReferencePictureSet *rps = pcSlice->getRPS();
-  if(!rps->getNumberOfLongtermPictures())
+  if(pcSlice->getRPS()->getNumberOfLongtermPictures() == 0)
   {
     return;
   }
+  // we can only modify the local RPS!
+  assert (pcSlice->getRPSidx()==-1);
+  TComReferencePictureSet *rps = pcSlice->getLocalRPS();
 
   // Arrange long-term reference pictures in the correct order of LSB and MSB,
@@ -4013,5 +4015,5 @@
             {
               TComSlice *dpbPicSlice = dpbPic->getSlice( i );
-              TComReferencePictureSet *dpbPicRps = dpbPicSlice->getRPS();
+              TComReferencePictureSet *dpbPicRps = dpbPicSlice->getLocalRPS();
 
               // Decrement POC of slice
@@ -4023,4 +4025,6 @@
                 dpbPicRps->setPOC( j, dpbPicRps->getPOC(j) - deltaPocVal );
               }
+              
+              dpbPicSlice->setRPS(dpbPicRps);
 
               // Decrement value of refPOC
Index: branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncTop.cpp
===================================================================
--- branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncTop.cpp	(revision 1363)
+++ branches/SHM-dev/source/Lib/TLibEncoder/TEncTop.cpp	(revision 1366)
@@ -1512,8 +1512,6 @@
   }
 
-  TComReferencePictureSet *rps=slice->getLocalRPS();
-  (*rps) = *(slice->getSPS()->getRPSList()->getReferencePictureSet(slice->getRPSidx()));
+  const TComReferencePictureSet *rps = (slice->getSPS()->getRPSList()->getReferencePictureSet(slice->getRPSidx()));
   slice->setRPS(rps);
-  slice->getRPS()->setNumberOfPictures(slice->getRPS()->getNumberOfNegativePictures()+slice->getRPS()->getNumberOfPositivePictures());
 }