diff --git a/libavcodec/dvdsub.c b/libavcodec/dvdsub.c
index af5d9aca02..3300d0d629 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dvdsub.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dvdsub.c
@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ static int decode_dvd_subtitles(AVSubtitle *sub_header,
     int cmd_pos, pos, cmd, x1, y1, x2, y2, offset1, offset2, next_cmd_pos;
     uint8_t palette[4], alpha[4];
     int date;
+    int i;
     
     if (buf_size < 4)
         return -1;
-    sub_header->bitmap = NULL;
-    sub_header->rgba_palette = NULL;
+    sub_header->rects = NULL;
+    sub_header->num_rects = 0;
     sub_header->start_display_time = 0;
     sub_header->end_display_time = 0;
 
@@ -230,30 +231,39 @@ static int decode_dvd_subtitles(AVSubtitle *sub_header,
             if (h < 0)
                 h = 0;
             if (w > 0 && h > 0) {
-                av_freep(&sub_header->bitmap);
-                av_freep(&sub_header->rgba_palette);
+                if (sub_header->rects != NULL) {
+                    for (i = 0; i < sub_header->num_rects; i++) {
+                        av_free(sub_header->rects[i].bitmap);
+                        av_free(sub_header->rects[i].rgba_palette);
+                    }
+                    av_freep(&sub_header->rects);
+                    sub_header->num_rects = 0;
+                }
+
                 bitmap = av_malloc(w * h);
-                sub_header->rgba_palette = av_malloc(4 * 4);
+                sub_header->rects = av_mallocz(sizeof(AVSubtitleRect));
+                sub_header->num_rects = 1;
+                sub_header->rects[0].rgba_palette = av_malloc(4 * 4);
                 decode_rle(bitmap, w * 2, w, h / 2,
                            buf, offset1 * 2, buf_size);
                 decode_rle(bitmap + w, w * 2, w, h / 2,
                            buf, offset2 * 2, buf_size);
-                guess_palette(sub_header->rgba_palette, 
+                guess_palette(sub_header->rects[0].rgba_palette,
                               palette, alpha, 0xffff00);
-                sub_header->x = x1;
-                sub_header->y = y1;
-                sub_header->w = w;
-                sub_header->h = h;
-                sub_header->nb_colors = 4;
-                sub_header->linesize = w;
-                sub_header->bitmap = bitmap;
+                sub_header->rects[0].x = x1;
+                sub_header->rects[0].y = y1;
+                sub_header->rects[0].w = w;
+                sub_header->rects[0].h = h;
+                sub_header->rects[0].nb_colors = 4;
+                sub_header->rects[0].linesize = w;
+                sub_header->rects[0].bitmap = bitmap;
             }
         }
         if (next_cmd_pos == cmd_pos)
             break;
         cmd_pos = next_cmd_pos;
     }
-    if (sub_header->bitmap)
+    if (sub_header->num_rects > 0)
         return 0;
  fail:
     return -1;
@@ -278,34 +288,34 @@ static int find_smallest_bouding_rectangle(AVSubtitle *s)
     int y1, y2, x1, x2, y, w, h, i;
     uint8_t *bitmap;
 
-    if (s->w <= 0 || s->h <= 0)
+    if (s->num_rects == 0 || s->rects == NULL || s->rects[0].w <= 0 || s->rects[0].h <= 0)
         return 0;
 
     memset(transp_color, 0, 256);
-    for(i = 0; i < s->nb_colors; i++) {
-        if ((s->rgba_palette[i] >> 24) == 0)
+    for(i = 0; i < s->rects[0].nb_colors; i++) {
+        if ((s->rects[0].rgba_palette[i] >> 24) == 0)
             transp_color[i] = 1;
     }
     y1 = 0;
-    while (y1 < s->h && is_transp(s->bitmap + y1 * s->linesize, 1, s->w, 
-                                  transp_color))
+    while (y1 < s->rects[0].h && is_transp(s->rects[0].bitmap + y1 * s->rects[0].linesize,
+                                  1, s->rects[0].w, transp_color))
         y1++;
-    if (y1 == s->h) {
-        av_freep(&s->bitmap);
-        s->w = s->h = 0;
+    if (y1 == s->rects[0].h) {
+        av_freep(&s->rects[0].bitmap);
+        s->rects[0].w = s->rects[0].h = 0;
         return 0;
     }
 
-    y2 = s->h - 1;
-    while (y2 > 0 && is_transp(s->bitmap + y2 * s->linesize, 1, s->w, 
-                               transp_color))
+    y2 = s->rects[0].h - 1;
+    while (y2 > 0 && is_transp(s->rects[0].bitmap + y2 * s->rects[0].linesize, 1,
+                               s->rects[0].w, transp_color))
         y2--;
     x1 = 0;
-    while (x1 < (s->w - 1) && is_transp(s->bitmap + x1, s->linesize, s->h, 
-                                        transp_color))
+    while (x1 < (s->rects[0].w - 1) && is_transp(s->rects[0].bitmap + x1, s->rects[0].linesize,
+                                        s->rects[0].h, transp_color))
         x1++;
-    x2 = s->w - 1;
-    while (x2 > 0 && is_transp(s->bitmap + x2, s->linesize, s->h, 
+    x2 = s->rects[0].w - 1;
+    while (x2 > 0 && is_transp(s->rects[0].bitmap + x2, s->rects[0].linesize, s->rects[0].h,
                                   transp_color))
         x2--;
     w = x2 - x1 + 1;
@@ -314,15 +324,15 @@ static int find_smallest_bouding_rectangle(AVSubtitle *s)
     if (!bitmap)
         return 1;
     for(y = 0; y < h; y++) {
-        memcpy(bitmap + w * y, s->bitmap + x1 + (y1 + y) * s->linesize, w);
+        memcpy(bitmap + w * y, s->rects[0].bitmap + x1 + (y1 + y) * s->rects[0].linesize, w);
     }
-    av_freep(&s->bitmap);
-    s->bitmap = bitmap;
-    s->linesize = w;
-    s->w = w;
-    s->h = h;
-    s->x += x1;
-    s->y += y1;
+    av_freep(&s->rects[0].bitmap);
+    s->rects[0].bitmap = bitmap;
+    s->rects[0].linesize = w;
+    s->rects[0].w = w;
+    s->rects[0].h = h;
+    s->rects[0].x += x1;
+    s->rects[0].y += y1;
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -379,8 +389,8 @@ static int dvdsub_decode(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_INFO, "start=%d ms end =%d ms\n", 
            sub->start_display_time,
            sub->end_display_time);
-    ppm_save("/tmp/a.ppm", sub->bitmap, 
-             sub->w, sub->h, sub->rgba_palette);
+    ppm_save("/tmp/a.ppm", sub->rects[0].bitmap,
+             sub->rects[0].w, sub->rects[0].h, sub->rects[0].rgba_palette);
 #endif
 
     *data_size = 1;