diff --git a/encoder/src/main/java/com/pedro/encoder/video/VideoEncoder.java b/encoder/src/main/java/com/pedro/encoder/video/VideoEncoder.java
index 9313970d7..e2c0cde44 100644
--- a/encoder/src/main/java/com/pedro/encoder/video/VideoEncoder.java
+++ b/encoder/src/main/java/com/pedro/encoder/video/VideoEncoder.java
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ public boolean prepareVideoEncoder(int width, int height, int fps, int bitRate,
       int level) {
     if (prepared) stop();
 
+    if (width % 2 != 0) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid width: " + width + ", must be an even value");
+    }
+    if (height % 2 != 0) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid height: " + height + ", must be an even value");
+    }
+    if (fps <= 0) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid fps: " + fps + ", must be higher than 0");
+    }
     this.width = width;
     this.height = height;
     this.fps = fps;