diff --git a/frame_side_data.go b/frame_side_data.go
index 0328e99..6343f6c 100644
--- a/frame_side_data.go
+++ b/frame_side_data.go
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ func (d *frameSideDataRegionsOfInterest) Add(rois []RegionOfInterest) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d *frameSideDataRegionsOfInterest) Get() ([]RegionOfInterest, error) {
+func (d *frameSideDataRegionsOfInterest) Get() ([]RegionOfInterest, bool) {
 	sd := C.av_frame_side_data_get(*d.d.sd, *d.d.size, C.AV_FRAME_DATA_REGIONS_OF_INTEREST)
 	if sd == nil {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, false
 	}
 
 	crois := d.data(sd)
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@ func (d *frameSideDataRegionsOfInterest) Get() ([]RegionOfInterest, error) {
 			Top:                int(crois[i].top),
 		}
 	}
-	return rois, nil
+	return rois, true
 }
diff --git a/frame_side_data_test.go b/frame_side_data_test.go
index 0fe9968..86b18b8 100644
--- a/frame_side_data_test.go
+++ b/frame_side_data_test.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ func testFrameSideData(sd *FrameSideData, t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, sd.RegionsOfInterest().Add(rois1))
-	rois2, err := sd.RegionsOfInterest().Get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	rois2, ok := sd.RegionsOfInterest().Get()
+	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, rois1, rois2)
 }
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ func TestFrameSideData(t *testing.T) {
 	defer f.Free()
 	sd := f.SideData()
 
-	rois1, err := sd.RegionsOfInterest().Get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	rois1, ok := sd.RegionsOfInterest().Get()
+	require.False(t, ok)
 	require.Nil(t, rois1)
 	rois1 = []RegionOfInterest{
 		{
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestFrameSideData(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, sd.RegionsOfInterest().Add(rois1))
-	rois2, err := sd.RegionsOfInterest().Get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	rois2, ok := sd.RegionsOfInterest().Get()
+	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, rois1, rois2)
 }
diff --git a/packet_side_data.go b/packet_side_data.go
index 4604f56..ad9c9b6 100644
--- a/packet_side_data.go
+++ b/packet_side_data.go
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ func (d *packetSideDataDisplayMatrix) Add(m *DisplayMatrix) error {
 	return d.d.addBytes(C.AV_PKT_DATA_DISPLAYMATRIX, m.bytes())
 }
 
-func (d *packetSideDataDisplayMatrix) Get() (*DisplayMatrix, error) {
+func (d *packetSideDataDisplayMatrix) Get() (*DisplayMatrix, bool) {
 	b := d.d.getBytes(C.AV_PKT_DATA_DISPLAYMATRIX)
 	if len(b) == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, false
 	}
-	return newDisplayMatrixFromBytes(b)
+	m, err := newDisplayMatrixFromBytes(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return m, true
 }
 
 // https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/7.0/group__lavc__packet__side__data.html#gga9a80bfcacc586b483a973272800edb97a2093332d8086d25a04942ede61007f6a
@@ -63,12 +67,16 @@ func (d *packetSideDataSkipSamples) Add(ss *SkipSamples) error {
 	return d.d.addBytes(C.AV_PKT_DATA_SKIP_SAMPLES, ss.bytes())
 }
 
-func (d *packetSideDataSkipSamples) Get() (*SkipSamples, error) {
+func (d *packetSideDataSkipSamples) Get() (*SkipSamples, bool) {
 	b := d.d.getBytes(C.AV_PKT_DATA_SKIP_SAMPLES)
 	if len(b) == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, false
 	}
-	return newSkipSamplesFromBytes(b)
+	ss, err := newSkipSamplesFromBytes(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return ss, true
 }
 
 // https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/7.0/group__lavc__packet__side__data.html#gad208a666db035802403ea994912a83db
diff --git a/packet_side_data_test.go b/packet_side_data_test.go
index 74eb2be..be12f06 100644
--- a/packet_side_data_test.go
+++ b/packet_side_data_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 func testPacketSideData(sd *PacketSideData, t *testing.T) {
 	m1 := NewDisplayMatrixFromRotation(90)
 	require.NoError(t, sd.DisplayMatrix().Add(m1))
-	m2, err := sd.DisplayMatrix().Get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	m2, ok := sd.DisplayMatrix().Get()
+	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, m1.Rotation(), m2.Rotation())
 }
 
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ func TestPacketSideData(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cp.Free()
 	sd := cp.SideData()
 
-	m1, err := sd.DisplayMatrix().Get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	m1, ok := sd.DisplayMatrix().Get()
+	require.False(t, ok)
 	require.Nil(t, m1)
 	m1 = NewDisplayMatrixFromRotation(90)
 	require.NoError(t, sd.DisplayMatrix().Add(m1))
-	m2, err := sd.DisplayMatrix().Get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	m2, ok := sd.DisplayMatrix().Get()
+	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, m1.Rotation(), m2.Rotation())
 
-	ss1, err := sd.SkipSamples().Get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	ss1, ok := sd.SkipSamples().Get()
+	require.False(t, ok)
 	require.Nil(t, ss1)
 	ss1 = &SkipSamples{
 		ReasonEnd:   1,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestPacketSideData(t *testing.T) {
 		SkipStart:   4,
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, sd.SkipSamples().Add(ss1))
-	ss2, err := sd.SkipSamples().Get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	ss2, ok := sd.SkipSamples().Get()
+	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, ss1, ss2)
 }