--- vf_rectangle.c	2006-10-23 00:32:24.000000000 +0200
+++ ../../MPlayer-1.0rc1new/libmpcodecs/vf_rectangle.c	2006-11-28 14:42:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -82,11 +82,15 @@
 		   mpi->w>>mpi->chroma_x_shift, mpi->h>>mpi->chroma_y_shift,
 	           dmpi->stride[2],mpi->stride[2]);
     }
-
+    
     /* Draw the rectangle */
-
     mp_msg(MSGT_VFILTER,MSGL_INFO, "rectangle: -vf rectangle=%d:%d:%d:%d \n", vf->priv->w, vf->priv->h, vf->priv->x, vf->priv->y);
 
+    //dont draw rectangle if height or width is 0
+    if (vf->priv->h == 0 || vf->priv->w == 0) {   
+        return vf_next_put_image(vf, dmpi, pts);
+    }
+
     if (vf->priv->x < 0)
 	x = 0;
     else if (dmpi->width < vf->priv->x)