Index: libvo/vo_direct3d.c
===================================================================
--- libvo/vo_direct3d.c	(revision 27999)
+++ libvo/vo_direct3d.c	(working copy)
@@ -303,12 +303,6 @@
         return VO_TRUE;
     }
 
-    /* If the previous if failed, we should draw a packed frame */
-    if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_BeginScene(priv->d3d_device))) {
-       mp_msg(MSGT_VO,MSGL_ERR,"<vo_direct3d>BeginScene failed\n");
-       return VO_ERROR;
-    }
-
     if (FAILED(IDirect3DSurface9_LockRect(priv->d3d_surface,
                                            &locked_rect, NULL, 0))) {
        mp_msg(MSGT_VO,MSGL_ERR,"<vo_direct3d>Surface lock failure\n");
@@ -323,6 +317,11 @@
         return VO_ERROR;
     }
 
+    if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_BeginScene(priv->d3d_device))) {
+       mp_msg(MSGT_VO,MSGL_ERR,"<vo_direct3d>BeginScene failed\n");
+       return VO_ERROR;
+    }
+
     if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_StretchRect(priv->d3d_device,
                                             priv->d3d_surface,
                                             &priv->fs_panscan_rect,
@@ -613,11 +612,6 @@
     char *Dst;      /**< Pointer to the destination image */
     int  UVstride;  /**< Stride of the U/V planes */
 
-    if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_BeginScene(priv->d3d_device))) {
-       mp_msg(MSGT_VO,MSGL_ERR,"<vo_direct3d>BeginScene failed\n");
-       return VO_ERROR;
-    }
-
     if (FAILED(IDirect3DSurface9_LockRect(priv->d3d_surface,
                                            &locked_rect, NULL, 0))) {
         mp_msg(MSGT_VO,MSGL_V,"<vo_direct3d>Surface lock failure\n");
@@ -672,10 +666,6 @@
         return VO_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (FAILED(IDirect3DDevice9_EndScene(priv->d3d_device))) {
-       mp_msg(MSGT_VO,MSGL_ERR,"<vo_direct3d>EndScene failed\n");
-       return VO_ERROR;
-    }
 
     return 0; /* Success */
 }