diff --git a/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindow_impl.cxx b/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindow_impl.cxx
index 299c8f87d7d2..062710c8affb 100644
--- a/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindow_impl.cxx
+++ b/avmedia/source/viewer/mediawindow_impl.cxx
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void MediaWindowImpl::Resize()
     if( xPlayerWindow.is() )
         xPlayerWindow->setPosSize( 0, 0, aPlayerWindowSize.Width(), aPlayerWindowSize.Height(), 0 );
 
-    maChildWindow.SetPosSizePixel( Point( nOffset, nOffset ), aPlayerWindowSize );
+    maChildWindow.SetPosSizePixel( Point( 0, 0 ), aPlayerWindowSize );
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void MediaWindowImpl::Paint( const Rectangle& )
     if( pLogo && !pLogo->IsEmpty() && ( aVideoRect.GetWidth() > 0 ) && ( aVideoRect.GetHeight() > 0 ) )
     {
         Size        aLogoSize( pLogo->GetSizePixel() );
-        const Color aBackgroundColor( 0, 0, 0 );
+        const Color aBackgroundColor( 67, 67, 67 );
 
         SetLineColor( aBackgroundColor );
         SetFillColor( aBackgroundColor );
diff --git a/avmedia/source/vlc/vlcplayer.cxx b/avmedia/source/vlc/vlcplayer.cxx
index be863335bd98..a1fef95d8613 100644
--- a/avmedia/source/vlc/vlcplayer.cxx
+++ b/avmedia/source/vlc/vlcplayer.cxx
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ namespace
 void SAL_CALL VLCPlayer::setWindowID( const intptr_t windowID )
 {
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
-    mPrevWinID = windowID;
     mPlayer.stop();
     mPlayer.setWindow( windowID );
 }
@@ -206,14 +205,21 @@ uno::Reference< css::media::XPlayerWindow > SAL_CALL VLCPlayer::createPlayerWind
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
 
     const intptr_t winID = GetWindowID( aArguments );
-    VLCWindow * const window = new VLCWindow( *this, mPrevWinID );
+    VLCWindow * window;
+    if ( mPrevWinID == 0 )
+    {
+        mPrevWinID = winID;
+        window = new VLCWindow( *this, 0 );
+    }
+    else
+        window = new VLCWindow( *this, mPrevWinID );
 
     if ( winID != -1 )
     {
         setWindowID( winID );
     }
 
-    return uno::Reference< css::media::XPlayerWindow >( window );
+    return ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< css::media::XPlayerWindow >( window );
 }
 
 uno::Reference< css::media::XFrameGrabber > SAL_CALL VLCPlayer::createFrameGrabber()
diff --git a/avmedia/source/vlc/vlcwindow.cxx b/avmedia/source/vlc/vlcwindow.cxx
index cded4db20ed3..02fa74f46976 100644
--- a/avmedia/source/vlc/vlcwindow.cxx
+++ b/avmedia/source/vlc/vlcwindow.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ VLCWindow::VLCWindow( VLCPlayer& player, const intptr_t prevWinID )
 
 VLCWindow::~VLCWindow()
 {
-    mPlayer.setWindowID( mPrevWinID );
+    if ( mPrevWinID != 0 )
+        mPlayer.setWindowID( mPrevWinID );
 }
 
 void SAL_CALL VLCWindow::update() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)