diff -ur vdr-1.3.13_orig/dvbspu.c vdr-1.3.13/dvbspu.c
--- vdr-1.3.13_orig/dvbspu.c	Sun Oct 17 18:39:51 2004
+++ vdr-1.3.13/dvbspu.c	Thu Oct 21 22:06:05 2004
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
     spu = NULL;
     osd = NULL;
     spubmp = NULL;
+    allowedShow = false;
 }
 
 cDvbSpuDecoder::~cDvbSpuDecoder()
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@
     delete osd;
 }
 
-void cDvbSpuDecoder::processSPU(uint32_t pts, uint8_t * buf)
+void cDvbSpuDecoder::processSPU(uint32_t pts, uint8_t * buf, bool AllowedShow)
 {
     setTime(pts);
 
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@
     prev_DCSQ_offset = 0;
 
     clean = true;
+    allowedShow = AllowedShow;
 }
 
 void cDvbSpuDecoder::setScaleMode(cSpuDecoder::eScaleMode ScaleMode)
@@ -319,25 +321,43 @@
         return value;
 }
 
-void cDvbSpuDecoder::DrawBmp(sDvbSpuRect & size, cBitmap * bmp)
-{
-    int x2 = size.x2;
-    while ((x2 - size.x1 + 1) & 0x03)
-          x2++;
-    tArea Area = { size.x1, size.y1, x2, size.y2, 2 };
-    osd->SetAreas(&Area, 1);
-    if (x2 > size.x2)
-       osd->DrawRectangle(size.x2 + 1, size.y1, x2, size.y2, clrTransparent);
-    osd->DrawBitmap(size.x1, size.y1, *bmp);
-    delete bmp;
+sDvbSpuRect cDvbSpuDecoder::CalcAreaSize(sDvbSpuRect fgsize, cBitmap *fgbmp, sDvbSpuRect bgsize, cBitmap *bgbmp) {
+    sDvbSpuRect size;
+    if (fgbmp && bgbmp) {
+       size.x1 = min(fgsize.x1, bgsize.x1);
+       size.y1 = min(fgsize.y1, bgsize.y1);
+       size.x2 = max(fgsize.x2, bgsize.x2);
+       size.y2 = max(fgsize.y2, bgsize.y2);
+       }
+    else if (fgbmp) {
+       size.x1 = fgsize.x1;
+       size.y1 = fgsize.y1;
+       size.x2 = fgsize.x2;
+       size.y2 = fgsize.y2;
+       }
+    else if (bgbmp) {
+       size.x1 = bgsize.x1;
+       size.y1 = bgsize.y1;
+       size.x2 = bgsize.x2;
+       size.y2 = bgsize.y2;
+       }
+    else {
+       size.x1 = 0;
+       size.y1 = 0;
+       size.x2 = 0;
+       size.y2 = 0;
+       }
+    return size;
 }
 
 void cDvbSpuDecoder::Draw(void)
 {
-    Hide();
+//    Hide();
 
-    if (!spubmp)
+    if (!spubmp) {
+    Hide();
         return;
+    }
 
     cBitmap *fg = NULL;
     cBitmap *bg = NULL;
@@ -362,22 +382,33 @@
         }
     }
 
+    sDvbSpuRect areaSize = CalcAreaSize(hlsize, fg, bgsize, bg);
+    
+    if(!fg || !bg || !osd) {
+        Hide();
+    }
+
     if (bg || fg) {
-        if (osd == NULL)
+        if (osd == NULL) {
             if ((osd = cOsdProvider::NewOsd(0, 0)) == NULL) {
+                delete fg;
+                delete bg;
                 dsyslog("NewOsd failed\n");
                 return;
             }
+            int x2 = areaSize.x2;
+            while ((x2 - areaSize.x1 + 1) & 0x03)
+                x2++;
+            tArea Area = { areaSize.x1, areaSize.y1, x2, areaSize.y2, (fg && bg) ? 4 : 2 };
+            osd->SetAreas(&Area, 1);
+        }
 
-        if (fg)
-            DrawBmp(hlsize, fg);
-
-        if (bg)
-            DrawBmp(bgsize, bg);
-
+        if (bg) osd->DrawBitmap(bgsize.x1, bgsize.y1, *bg);
+        if (fg) osd->DrawBitmap(hlsize.x1, hlsize.y1, *fg);
+        delete fg;
+        delete bg;
         osd->Flush();
     }
-
     clean = true;
 }
 
@@ -503,7 +534,7 @@
         } else if (!clean)
             state = spSHOW;
 
-        if (state == spSHOW || state == spMENU)
+        if ((state == spSHOW && allowedShow) || state == spMENU)
             Draw();
 
         if (state == spHIDE)
diff -ur vdr-1.3.13_orig/dvbspu.h vdr-1.3.13/dvbspu.h
--- vdr-1.3.13_orig/dvbspu.h	Sun Oct 17 18:39:51 2004
+++ vdr-1.3.13/dvbspu.h	Thu Oct 21 22:06:17 2004
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
     uint16_t prev_DCSQ_offset;
 
     cDvbSpuBitmap *spubmp;
+    bool allowedShow;
   private:
     int cmdOffs(void) {
         return ((spu[2] << 8) | spu[3]);
@@ -130,8 +131,7 @@
 
     int ScaleYcoord(int value);
     int ScaleYres(int value);
-    void DrawBmp(sDvbSpuRect & size, cBitmap * bmp);
-
+    sDvbSpuRect CalcAreaSize(sDvbSpuRect fgsize, cBitmap *fgbmp, sDvbSpuRect bgsize, cBitmap *bgbmp);
   public:
     cDvbSpuDecoder();
     ~cDvbSpuDecoder();
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     void Hide(void);
     void Draw(void);
     bool IsVisible(void) { return osd != NULL; }
-    void processSPU(uint32_t pts, uint8_t * buf);
+    void processSPU(uint32_t pts, uint8_t * buf, bool AllowedShow);
 };
 
 // --- cDvbSpuPalette -------------------------------------------
diff -ur vdr-1.3.13_orig/spu.h vdr-1.3.13/spu.h
--- vdr-1.3.13_orig/spu.h	Sun Oct 17 18:39:51 2004
+++ vdr-1.3.13/spu.h	Thu Oct 21 22:06:27 2004
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     virtual void Hide(void) = 0;
     virtual void Draw(void) = 0;
     virtual bool IsVisible(void) = 0;
-    virtual void processSPU(uint32_t pts, uint8_t * buf) = 0;
+    virtual void processSPU(uint32_t pts, uint8_t * buf, bool AllowedShow) = 0;
 };
 
 #endif                          // __SPU_VDR_H