diff --git a/src/output/context.rs b/src/output/context.rs
index 9cbbf00..e529587 100644
--- a/src/output/context.rs
+++ b/src/output/context.rs
@@ -14,38 +14,28 @@ use obs_sys::{
 
 use crate::hotkey::HotkeyCallbacks;
 use crate::media::{audio::AudioRef, video::VideoRef};
+use crate::string::TryIntoObsString;
 use crate::{hotkey::Hotkey, prelude::DataObj, string::ObsString, wrapper::PtrWrapper};
+use crate::{Error, Result};
+
+#[deprecated = "use `OutputRef` instead"]
+pub type OutputContext = OutputRef;
 
 /// Context wrapping an OBS output - video / audio elements which are displayed
 /// to the screen.
 ///
 /// See [OBS documentation](https://obsproject.com/docs/reference-outputs.html#c.obs_output_t)
-pub struct OutputContext {
+pub struct OutputRef {
     pub(crate) inner: *mut obs_output_t,
 }
 
-impl OutputContext {
-    /// # Safety
-    ///
-    /// Pointer must be valid.
-    pub unsafe fn from_raw(output: *mut obs_output_t) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            inner: obs_output_get_ref(output),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Clone for OutputContext {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        unsafe { Self::from_raw(self.inner) }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for OutputContext {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe { obs_output_release(self.inner) }
-    }
-}
+impl_ptr_wrapper!(
+    @ptr: inner,
+    OutputRef,
+    obs_output_t,
+    obs_output_get_ref,
+    obs_output_release
+);
 
 extern "C" fn enum_proc(params: *mut std::ffi::c_void, output: *mut obs_output_t) -> bool {
     let mut v = unsafe { Box::<Vec<*mut obs_output_t>>::from_raw(params as *mut _) };
@@ -54,8 +44,8 @@ extern "C" fn enum_proc(params: *mut std::ffi::c_void, output: *mut obs_output_t
     true
 }
 
-impl OutputContext {
-    pub fn new(id: ObsString, name: ObsString, settings: Option<DataObj<'_>>) -> Self {
+impl OutputRef {
+    pub fn new(id: ObsString, name: ObsString, settings: Option<DataObj<'_>>) -> Result<Self> {
         let settings = match settings {
             Some(data) => unsafe { data.as_ptr_mut() },
             None => std::ptr::null_mut(),
@@ -64,18 +54,19 @@ impl OutputContext {
             obs_output_create(id.as_ptr(), name.as_ptr(), settings, std::ptr::null_mut())
         };
 
-        unsafe { Self::from_raw(output) }
+        unsafe { Self::from_raw_unchecked(output) }.ok_or(Error::NulPointer("obs_output_cretae"))
     }
     pub fn all_outputs() -> Vec<Self> {
         let outputs = Vec::<*mut obs_output_t>::new();
         let params = Box::into_raw(Box::new(outputs));
         unsafe {
+            // `obs_enum_outputs` would return `weak_ref`, so `get_ref` needed
             obs_enum_outputs(Some(enum_proc), params as *mut _);
         }
         let outputs = unsafe { Box::from_raw(params) };
         outputs
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|i| unsafe { OutputContext::from_raw(i) })
+            .filter_map(OutputRef::from_raw)
             .collect()
     }
     pub fn all_types() -> Vec<String> {
@@ -96,26 +87,12 @@ impl OutputContext {
         types
     }
 
-    pub fn output_id(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        unsafe {
-            let ptr = obs_output_get_id(self.inner);
-            if ptr.is_null() {
-                None
-            } else {
-                Some(CStr::from_ptr(ptr).to_str().unwrap())
-            }
-        }
+    pub fn output_id(&self) -> Result<ObsString> {
+        unsafe { obs_output_get_id(self.inner) }.try_into_obs_string()
     }
 
-    pub fn name(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        unsafe {
-            let ptr = obs_output_get_name(self.inner);
-            if ptr.is_null() {
-                None
-            } else {
-                Some(CStr::from_ptr(ptr).to_str().unwrap())
-            }
-        }
+    pub fn name(&self) -> Result<ObsString> {
+        unsafe { obs_output_get_name(self.inner) }.try_into_obs_string()
     }
 
     pub fn start(&mut self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/output/ffi.rs b/src/output/ffi.rs
index 0b674ce..84ae395 100644
--- a/src/output/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/output/ffi.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{traits::*, CreatableOutputContext, OutputContext};
+use super::{traits::*, CreatableOutputContext, OutputRef};
 use crate::hotkey::{Hotkey, HotkeyCallbacks};
 use crate::{data::DataObj, wrapper::PtrWrapper};
 use obs_sys::{
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn create<D: Outputable>(
     settings: *mut obs_data_t,
     output: *mut obs_output_t,
 ) -> *mut c_void {
-    let settings = DataObj::from_raw(settings).unwrap();
+    // this is later forgotten
+    let settings = DataObj::from_raw_unchecked(settings).unwrap();
     let mut context = CreatableOutputContext::from_raw(settings);
-    let output_context = OutputContext::from_raw(output);
+    let output_context = OutputRef::from_raw(output).expect("create");
 
     let data = D::create(&mut context, output_context);
     let wrapper = Box::new(DataWrapper::from(data));
@@ -129,13 +130,15 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn encoded_packet<D: EncodedPacketOutput>(
 
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn update<D: UpdateOutput>(data: *mut c_void, settings: *mut obs_data_t) {
     let data: &mut DataWrapper<D> = &mut *(data as *mut DataWrapper<D>);
-    let mut settings = DataObj::from_raw(settings).unwrap();
+    // this is later forgotten
+    let mut settings = DataObj::from_raw_unchecked(settings).unwrap();
     D::update(&mut data.data, &mut settings);
     forget(settings);
 }
 
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn get_defaults<D: GetDefaultsOutput>(settings: *mut obs_data_t) {
-    let mut settings = DataObj::from_raw(settings).unwrap();
+    // this is later forgotten
+    let mut settings = DataObj::from_raw_unchecked(settings).unwrap();
     D::get_defaults(&mut settings);
     forget(settings);
 }
diff --git a/src/output/traits.rs b/src/output/traits.rs
index 4382833..1d0ef93 100644
--- a/src/output/traits.rs
+++ b/src/output/traits.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use obs_sys::{audio_data, encoder_packet, video_data};
 
 use crate::{prelude::DataObj, properties::Properties, string::ObsString};
 
-use super::{CreatableOutputContext, OutputContext};
+use super::{CreatableOutputContext, OutputRef};
 
 pub trait Outputable: Sized {
     fn get_id() -> ObsString;
-    fn create(context: &mut CreatableOutputContext<'_, Self>, output: OutputContext) -> Self;
+    fn create(context: &mut CreatableOutputContext<'_, Self>, output: OutputRef) -> Self;
 
     fn start(&mut self) -> bool {
         true
diff --git a/src/source/ffi.rs b/src/source/ffi.rs
index 0df4cb2..1e148e7 100644
--- a/src/source/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/source/ffi.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn create<D: Sourceable>(
     source: *mut obs_source_t,
 ) -> *mut c_void {
     let mut global = GlobalContext;
-    let settings = DataObj::from_raw(settings).unwrap();
+    // this is later forgotten
+    let settings = DataObj::from_raw_unchecked(settings).unwrap();
     let mut context = CreatableSourceContext::from_raw(settings, &mut global);
     let source_context = SourceRef::from_raw(source).expect("create");
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn destroy<D>(data: *mut c_void) {
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn update<D: UpdateSource>(data: *mut c_void, settings: *mut obs_data_t) {
     let mut global = GlobalContext;
     let data: &mut DataWrapper<D> = &mut *(data as *mut DataWrapper<D>);
-    let mut settings = DataObj::from_raw(settings).unwrap();
+    let mut settings = DataObj::from_raw_unchecked(settings).unwrap();
     D::update(&mut data.data, &mut settings, &mut global);
     forget(settings);
 }
@@ -252,7 +253,8 @@ impl_media!(
 );
 
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn get_defaults<D: GetDefaultsSource>(settings: *mut obs_data_t) {
-    let mut settings = DataObj::from_raw(settings).unwrap();
+    // this is later forgotten
+    let mut settings = DataObj::from_raw_unchecked(settings).unwrap();
     D::get_defaults(&mut settings);
     forget(settings);
 }
diff --git a/src/source/mod.rs b/src/source/mod.rs
index bdf14a7..40f02dd 100644
--- a/src/source/mod.rs
+++ b/src/source/mod.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ impl SourceRef {
     pub fn do_with_target<F: FnOnce(&mut SourceRef)>(&mut self, func: F) {
         unsafe {
             if let Ok(SourceType::Filter) = SourceType::from_raw(obs_source_get_type(self.inner)) {
+                // doc says "Does not increment the reference."
                 let target = obs_filter_get_target(self.inner);
                 if let Some(mut context) = SourceRef::from_raw(target) {
                     func(&mut context);
diff --git a/src/wrapper.rs b/src/wrapper.rs
index 2348188..098afe4 100644
--- a/src/wrapper.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ pub trait PtrWrapperInternal: PtrWrapper {
     unsafe fn new_internal(ptr: *mut Self::Pointer) -> Self;
     /// # Safety
     ///
-    /// This function should not be called directly, use `from_raw` and
-    /// `from_raw_unchecked` instead.
+    /// This function should not be called directly, use `as_ptr`,
+    /// `as_ptr_mut` and `into_raw` instead.
     unsafe fn get_internal(&self) -> *mut Self::Pointer;
 }