diff -ruN libass-0.9.5/libass/ass.c libass-0.9.5-patched/libass/ass.c
--- libass/libass/ass.c	2008-05-22 20:01:18.000000000 +0200
+++ libass-0.9.5-patched/libass/ass.c	2008-08-08 23:59:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -846,16 +846,22 @@
 		char* ip;
 		char* op;
 		size_t rc;
+                int clear = 0;
 		
-		outbuf = malloc(size);
+		outbuf = malloc(osize);
 		ip = data;
 		op = outbuf;
 		
-		while (ileft) {
+		while (1) {
+                        if(ileft)
 			rc = iconv(icdsc, &ip, &ileft, &op, &oleft);
+                        else {// clear the conversion state and leave
+                            clear = 1;
+                            rc = iconv(icdsc, NULL, NULL, &op, &oleft);
+                        }
 			if (rc == (size_t)(-1)) {
 				if (errno == E2BIG) {
-					int offset = op - outbuf;
+					size_t offset = op - outbuf;
 					outbuf = (char*)realloc(outbuf, osize + size);
 					op = outbuf + offset;
 					osize += size;
@@ -864,7 +870,9 @@
 					mp_msg(MSGT_ASS, MSGL_WARN, MSGTR_LIBASS_ErrorRecodingFile);
 					return NULL;
 				}
-			}
+			} else
+                            if( clear )
+                                break;
 		}
 		outbuf[osize - oleft - 1] = 0;
 	}
diff -ruN libass-0.9.5/libass/ass_bitmap.c libass-0.9.5-patched/libass/ass_bitmap.c
--- libass/libass/ass_bitmap.c	2008-05-22 20:01:18.000000000 +0200
+++ libass-0.9.5-patched/libass/ass_bitmap.c	2008-08-09 00:04:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -274,9 +274,10 @@
 	resize_tmp(priv, (*bm_g)->w, (*bm_g)->h);
 	
 	if (be) {
-		blur((*bm_g)->buffer, priv->tmp, (*bm_g)->w, (*bm_g)->h, (*bm_g)->w, (int*)priv->gt2, priv->g_r, priv->g_w);
 		if (*bm_o)
 			blur((*bm_o)->buffer, priv->tmp, (*bm_o)->w, (*bm_o)->h, (*bm_o)->w, (int*)priv->gt2, priv->g_r, priv->g_w);
+		else
+			blur((*bm_g)->buffer, priv->tmp, (*bm_g)->w, (*bm_g)->h, (*bm_g)->w, (int*)priv->gt2, priv->g_r, priv->g_w);
 	}
 
 	if (*bm_o)
diff -ruN libass-0.9.5/libass/ass_fontconfig.c libass-0.9.5-patched/libass/ass_fontconfig.c
--- libass/libass/ass_fontconfig.c	2008-05-22 20:01:18.000000000 +0200
+++ libass-0.9.5-patched/libass/ass_fontconfig.c	2008-08-08 23:59:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
 		goto error;
 
 	fset = FcFontSort(priv->config, pat, FcTrue, NULL, &result);
+        if(!fset)
+            goto error;
 
 	for (curf = 0; curf < fset->nfont; ++curf) {
 		FcPattern* curp = fset->fonts[curf];
@@ -351,12 +353,15 @@
 	FcPattern* pattern;
 	FcFontSet* fset;
 	FcBool res;
+        int face_index, num_faces = 1;
 
-	rc = FT_New_Memory_Face(ftlibrary, (unsigned char*)data, data_size, 0, &face);
+	for (face_index = 0; face_index < num_faces; ++face_index) {
+        rc = FT_New_Memory_Face(ftlibrary, (unsigned char*)data, data_size, 0, &face);
 	if (rc) {
 		mp_msg(MSGT_ASS, MSGL_WARN, MSGTR_LIBASS_ErrorOpeningMemoryFont, name);
 		return;
 	}
+        num_faces = face->num_faces;
 
 	pattern = FcFreeTypeQueryFace(face, (unsigned char*)name, 0, FcConfigGetBlanks(priv->config));
 	if (!pattern) {
@@ -380,6 +385,7 @@
 	}
 
 	FT_Done_Face(face);
+        }
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -419,7 +425,8 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < library->num_fontdata; ++i)
 		process_fontdata(priv, library, ftlibrary, i);
 
-	if (FcDirCacheValid((const FcChar8 *)dir) == FcFalse)
+	if(dir) {
+        if (FcDirCacheValid((const FcChar8 *)dir) == FcFalse)
 	{
 		mp_msg(MSGT_ASS, MSGL_INFO, MSGTR_LIBASS_UpdatingFontCache);
 		if (FcGetVersion() >= 20390 && FcGetVersion() < 20400)
@@ -457,6 +464,7 @@
 	if (!rc) {
 		mp_msg(MSGT_ASS, MSGL_WARN, MSGTR_LIBASS_FcConfigAppFontAddDirFailed);
 	}
+        }
 
 	priv->family_default = family ? strdup(family) : 0;
 	priv->path_default = path ? strdup(path) : 0;
diff -ruN libass-0.9.5/libass/ass_render.c libass-0.9.5-patched/libass/ass_render.c
--- libass/libass/ass_render.c	2008-05-22 20:01:18.000000000 +0200
+++ libass-0.9.5-patched/libass/ass_render.c	2008-08-09 00:04:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@
 		EVENT_HSCROLL, // "Banner" transition effect, text_width is unlimited
 		EVENT_VSCROLL // "Scroll up", "Scroll down" transition effects
 		} evt_type;
-	int pos_x, pos_y; // position
-	int org_x, org_y; // origin
+	double pos_x, pos_y; // position
+	double org_x, org_y; // origin
 	char have_origin; // origin is explicitly defined; if 0, get_base_point() is used
 	double scale_x, scale_y;
 	double hspacing; // distance between letters, in pixels
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 	uint32_t fade; // alpha from \fad
 	char be; // blur edges
 	int shadow;
+	int drawing_mode; // not implemented; when != 0 text is discarded, except for style override tags
 
 	effect_t effect_type;
 	int effect_timing;
@@ -456,19 +457,19 @@
 /**
  * \brief Mapping between script and screen coordinates
  */
-static int x2scr(int x) {
+static int x2scr(double x) {
 	return x*frame_context.orig_width_nocrop / frame_context.track->PlayResX +
 		FFMAX(global_settings->left_margin, 0);
 }
 /**
  * \brief Mapping between script and screen coordinates
  */
-static int y2scr(int y) {
+static int y2scr(double y) {
 	return y * frame_context.orig_height_nocrop / frame_context.track->PlayResY +
 		FFMAX(global_settings->top_margin, 0);
 }
 // the same for toptitles
-static int y2scr_top(int y) {
+static int y2scr_top(double y) {
 	if (global_settings->use_margins)
 		return y * frame_context.orig_height_nocrop / frame_context.track->PlayResY;
 	else
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@
 			FFMAX(global_settings->top_margin, 0);
 }
 // the same for subtitles
-static int y2scr_sub(int y) {
+static int y2scr_sub(double y) {
 	if (global_settings->use_margins)
 		return y * frame_context.orig_height_nocrop / frame_context.track->PlayResY +
 			FFMAX(global_settings->top_margin, 0) +
@@ -679,11 +680,11 @@
  * \param pwr multiplier for some tag effects (comes from \t tags)
  */
 static char* parse_tag(char* p, double pwr) {
-#define skip_all(x) if (*p == (x)) ++p; else { \
-	while ((*p != (x)) && (*p != '}') && (*p != 0)) {++p;} }
+#define skip_to(x) while ((*p != (x)) && (*p != '}') && (*p != 0)) { ++p;}
 #define skip(x) if (*p == (x)) ++p; else { return p; }
 	
-	skip_all('\\');
+	skip_to('\\');
+	skip('\\');
 	if ((*p == '}') || (*p == 0))
 		return p;
 
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@
 	} else if (mystrcmp(&p, "move")) {
 		int x1, x2, y1, y2;
 		long long t1, t2, delta_t, t;
-		int x, y;
+		double x, y;
 		double k;
 		skip('(');
 		x1 = strtol(p, &p, 10);
@@ -787,7 +788,7 @@
 	} else if (mystrcmp(&p, "fn")) {
 		char* start = p;
 		char* family;
-		skip_all('\\');
+		skip_to('\\');
 		if (p > start) {
 			family = malloc(p - start + 1);
 			strncpy(family, start, p - start);
@@ -888,6 +889,7 @@
 		render_context.org_x = v1;
 		render_context.org_y = v2;
 		render_context.have_origin = 1;
+		render_context.detect_collisions = 0;
 	} else if (mystrcmp(&p, "t")) {
 		double v[3];
 		int v1, v2;
@@ -928,7 +930,8 @@
 		}
 		while (*p == '\\')
 			p = parse_tag(p, k); // maybe k*pwr ? no, specs forbid nested \t's 
-		skip_all(')'); // FIXME: better skip(')'), but much more tags support required
+		skip_to(')'); // in case there is some unknown tag or a comment
+		skip(')');
 	} else if (mystrcmp(&p, "clip")) {
 		int x0, y0, x1, y1;
 		int res = 1;
@@ -1026,12 +1029,19 @@
 			render_context.shadow = val;
 		else
 			render_context.shadow = render_context.style->Shadow;
+	} else if (mystrcmp(&p, "pbo")) {
+		(void)strtol(p, &p, 10); // ignored
+	} else if (mystrcmp(&p, "p")) {
+		int val;
+		if (!mystrtoi(&p, 10, &val))
+			val = 0;
+		render_context.drawing_mode = !!val;
 	}
 
 	return p;
 
 #undef skip
-#undef skip_all
+#undef skip_to
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1071,7 +1081,7 @@
 			p += 2;
 			*str = p;
 			return '\n';
-		} else if (*(p+1) == 'n') {
+		} else if ((*(p+1) == 'n') || (*(p+1) == 'h')) {
 			p += 2;
 			*str = p;
 			return ' ';
@@ -1201,6 +1211,7 @@
 	render_context.clip_y1 = frame_context.track->PlayResY;
 	render_context.detect_collisions = 1;
 	render_context.fade = 0;
+	render_context.drawing_mode = 0;
 	render_context.effect_type = EF_NONE;
 	render_context.effect_timing = 0;
 	render_context.effect_skip_timing = 0;
@@ -1748,7 +1759,9 @@
 	while (1) {
 		// get next char, executing style override
 		// this affects render_context
-		code = get_next_char(&p);
+		do {
+			code = get_next_char(&p);
+		} while (code && render_context.drawing_mode); // skip everything in drawing mode
 		
 		// face could have been changed in get_next_char
 		if (!render_context.font) {
@@ -1934,7 +1947,7 @@
 	if (render_context.evt_type == EVENT_POSITIONED) {
 		int base_x = 0;
 		int base_y = 0;
-		mp_msg(MSGT_ASS, MSGL_DBG2, "positioned event at %d, %d\n", render_context.pos_x, render_context.pos_y);
+		mp_msg(MSGT_ASS, MSGL_DBG2, "positioned event at %f, %f\n", render_context.pos_x, render_context.pos_y);
 		get_base_point(bbox, alignment, &base_x, &base_y);
 		device_x = x2scr(render_context.pos_x) - base_x;
 		device_y = y2scr(render_context.pos_y) - base_y;