diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
index bf435d06a..0be0e44c8 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
@@ -424,15 +424,32 @@ void VideoContext::JumpToFrame(int n) {
 
 	// Not threaded
 	else {
-		// Set frame number
-		frame_n = n;
-		GetFrameAsTexture(n);
+		try {
+			// Set frame number
+			frame_n = n;
+			GetFrameAsTexture(n);
 
-		// Display
-		UpdateDisplays(false);
+			// Display
+			UpdateDisplays(false);
 
-		// Update grid
-		if (!isPlaying && Options.AsBool(_T("Highlight subs in frame"))) grid->Refresh(false);
+			// Update grid
+			if (!isPlaying && Options.AsBool(_T("Highlight subs in frame"))) grid->Refresh(false);
+		}
+		catch (const wxChar *err) {
+			wxLogError(
+				_T("Failed seeking video. The video will be closed because of this.\n")
+				_T("If you get this error regardless of which video file you use, and also if you use dummy video, your OpenGL driver might not work with Aegisub.\n")
+				_T("Error message reported: %s"),
+				err);
+			Reset();
+		}
+		catch (...) {
+			wxLogError(
+				_T("Failed seeking video. The video will be closed because of this.\n")
+				_T("If you get this error regardless of which video file you use, and also if you use dummy video, your OpenGL driver might not work with Aegisub.\n")
+				_T("No further error message given."));
+			Reset();
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
index e9ede44f7..c0452fa43 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ void VideoDisplay::ShowCursor(bool show) {
 
 //////////
 // Render
-void VideoDisplay::Render() {
+void VideoDisplay::Render()
+// Yes it's legal C++ to replace the body of a function with one huge try..catch statement
+try {
+
 	// Is shown?
 	if (!IsShownOnScreen()) return;
 	if (!wxIsMainThread()) throw _T("Error: trying to render from non-primary thread");
@@ -307,6 +310,21 @@ void VideoDisplay::Render() {
 	//if (glGetError()) throw _T("Error finishing gl operation.");
 	SwapBuffers();
 }
+catch (const wxChar *err) {
+	wxLogError(
+		_T("An error occurred trying to render the video frame to screen.\n")
+		_T("If you get this error regardless of which video file you use, and also if you use dummy video, your OpenGL driver might not work with Aegisub.\n")
+		_T("Error message reported: %s"),
+		err);
+	VideoContext::Get()->Reset();
+}
+catch (...) {
+	wxLogError(
+		_T("An error occurred trying to render the video frame to screen.\n")
+		_T("If you get this error regardless of which video file you use, and also if you use dummy video, your OpenGL driver might not work with Aegisub.\n")
+		_T("No further error message given."));
+	VideoContext::Get()->Reset();
+}
 
 
 ///////////////////////////////////