diff --git a/core/video_display.cpp b/core/video_display.cpp
index 426272375..0971004ab 100644
--- a/core/video_display.cpp
+++ b/core/video_display.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void VideoDisplay::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event) {
 
 	// Draw frame
 	dc.BeginDrawing();
-	dc.DrawBitmap(GetFrame(frame_n),0,0);
+	if (provider) dc.DrawBitmap(GetFrame(frame_n),0,0);
 	dc.EndDrawing();
 }
 
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ void VideoDisplay::DrawText( wxPoint Pos, wxString text ) {
 // Requests a new frame
 wxBitmap VideoDisplay::GetFrame(int n) {
 	frame_n = n;
-	
 	return provider->GetFrame(n);
 	RefreshVideo();
 }
diff --git a/core/video_provider_avs.cpp b/core/video_provider_avs.cpp
index 4d10b73c5..f96e723d1 100644
--- a/core/video_provider_avs.cpp
+++ b/core/video_provider_avs.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ PClip AvisynthVideoProvider::OpenVideo(wxString _filename, bool mpeg2dec3_priori
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::OpenVideo: Converted to RGB32"));
 
 	// Directshow
-	if (usedDirectshow) wxMessageBox(_T("Warning! The file is being opened using Avisynth's DirectShowSource, which has unreliable seeking. Frame numbers might not match the real number. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!"),_T("DirectShowSource warning"),wxICON_EXCLAMATION);
+	//if (usedDirectshow) wxMessageBox(_T("Warning! The file is being opened using Avisynth's DirectShowSource, which has unreliable seeking. Frame numbers might not match the real number. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!"),_T("DirectShowSource warning"),wxICON_EXCLAMATION);
 
 	// Cache
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::OpenVideo: Finished opening video, AVS mutex will be released now"));