diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/scene.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/scene.c
index c18dadcbd0f..44de11db7bb 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/scene.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/scene.c
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ Scene *add_scene(char *name)
 	sce->r.freqplay= 60;
 	sce->r.depth= 32;
 
+	if (sce->r.avicodecdata) {
+printf("this is not good\n");
+	}
+//	sce->r.imtype= R_TARGA;
+
 	sce->r.stereomode = 1;  // no stereo
 
 	strcpy(sce->r.backbuf, "//backbuf");
diff --git a/source/blender/include/BIF_writeavicodec.h b/source/blender/include/BIF_writeavicodec.h
index 98f7281644f..ff347fe494c 100644
--- a/source/blender/include/BIF_writeavicodec.h
+++ b/source/blender/include/BIF_writeavicodec.h
@@ -40,7 +40,5 @@ void append_avi_codec(int frame);
 void end_avi_codec(void);
 int get_avicodec_settings(void);
 
-extern int have_avicodec;
-extern char avicdname[128];
 #endif
 
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
index c0e4c06295c..afe0d5f5ab8 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ typedef struct AviCodecData {
 	unsigned int	dwFlags;            /* flags... see below */
 	unsigned int	dwInterleaveEvery;  /* for non-video streams only */
 	unsigned int	pad;
+
+	char			avicodecname[128];
 } AviCodecData;
 
 typedef struct RenderData {
diff --git a/source/blender/src/buttons.c b/source/blender/src/buttons.c
index 577450a5b32..c491ecf61b2 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/buttons.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/buttons.c
@@ -6600,10 +6600,10 @@ void renderbuts(void)
 #endif /* WITH_QUICKTIME */
 		} else {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-			if(!have_avicodec)
+			if(G.scene->r.avicodecdata->avicodecname[0] == NULL)
 				uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, "Codec: not set.",  892,yofs+42,225,20, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");
 			else
-				uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, avicdname,  892,yofs+42,225,20, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");
+				uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, G.scene->r.avicodecdata->avicodecname,  892,yofs+42,225,20, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");
 #endif
 			uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SELECTCODEC, "Set codec",  892,yofs,112,20, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Set codec settings for AVI");
 		}
diff --git a/source/blender/src/filesel.c b/source/blender/src/filesel.c
index f78e686ac91..9dc16f56455 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/filesel.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/filesel.c
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ void test_flags_file(SpaceFile *sfile)
 			if(BLI_testextensie(file->relname, ".py")) {
 				file->flags |= PYSCRIPTFILE;			
 			} else if( BLI_testextensie(file->relname, ".ttf")
+					|| BLI_testextensie(file->relname, ".ttc")
 					|| BLI_testextensie(file->relname, ".pfb")
+					|| BLI_testextensie(file->relname, ".otf")
 					|| BLI_testextensie(file->relname, ".otc")) {
 				file->flags |= FTFONTFILE;			
 			} else if (G.have_quicktime){
diff --git a/source/blender/src/headerbuttons.c b/source/blender/src/headerbuttons.c
index b4a3116459b..62a7a186c81 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/headerbuttons.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/headerbuttons.c
@@ -2111,7 +2111,6 @@ Scene *copy_scene(Scene *sce, int level)
 		scen->r.avicodecdata->lpFormat = MEM_dupallocN(scen->r.avicodecdata->lpFormat);
 
 		scen->r.avicodecdata->lpParms = MEM_dupallocN(scen->r.avicodecdata->lpParms);
-
 	}
 
 	return scen;
@@ -2204,6 +2203,13 @@ void do_info_buttons(unsigned short event)
 			if(nr==1) {
 				sce= add_scene(G.scene->id.name+2);
 				sce->r= G.scene->r;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+				if (sce->r.avicodecdata) {
+					sce->r.avicodecdata = MEM_dupallocN(G.scene->r.avicodecdata);
+					sce->r.avicodecdata->lpFormat = MEM_dupallocN(G.scene->r.avicodecdata->lpFormat);
+					sce->r.avicodecdata->lpParms = MEM_dupallocN(G.scene->r.avicodecdata->lpParms);
+				}
+#endif
 			}
 			else sce= copy_scene(G.scene, nr-2);
 			
diff --git a/source/blender/src/writeavicodec.c b/source/blender/src/writeavicodec.c
index 95d69daaafb..1a72caae39a 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/writeavicodec.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/writeavicodec.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@
 // the output video stream
 
 AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS opts;
-char avicdname[128];
-int have_avicodec= 0;
 
 static int sframe;
 static PAVIFILE pfile = NULL;
@@ -510,6 +508,9 @@ static void init_bmi(BITMAPINFOHEADER *bmi)
 
 static void opts_to_acd(AviCodecData *acd)
 {
+	HIC hic;
+	ICINFO icinfo;
+
 	acd->fccType = opts.fccType;
 	acd->fccHandler = opts.fccHandler;
 	acd->dwKeyFrameEvery = opts.dwKeyFrameEvery;
@@ -529,6 +530,18 @@ static void opts_to_acd(AviCodecData *acd)
 		acd->lpParms = MEM_mallocN(opts.cbParms, "avi.lpParms");
 		memcpy(acd->lpParms, opts.lpParms, opts.cbParms);
 	}
+
+	if ((hic=ICOpen(ICTYPE_VIDEO,acd->fccHandler,ICMODE_QUERY))!=NULL) {
+		icinfo.dwSize=sizeof(ICINFO);
+		if (ICGetInfo(hic,&icinfo,sizeof(ICINFO))) {
+			WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP,0,icinfo.szDescription,-1,acd->avicodecname,128,NULL,NULL);
+		} else
+			sprintf(acd->avicodecname, "undefined");
+		if (ICClose(hic)!=ICERR_OK)
+;//			return 0;
+	} else {
+		sprintf(acd->avicodecname, "Full Frames (Uncompressed)");	//heh, nasty
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -769,8 +782,6 @@ int get_avicodec_settings(void)
 	AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS *aopts[1] = {&opts};
 	AviCodecData *acd = G.scene->r.avicodecdata;
 	static PAVISTREAM psdummy;
-	HIC hic;
-	ICINFO icinfo;
 
 	acd_to_opts(G.scene->r.avicodecdata);
 
@@ -788,20 +799,6 @@ int get_avicodec_settings(void)
 		{
 			ret_val = 1;
 		} else {
-			have_avicodec = 1;
-
-			if ((hic=ICOpen(ICTYPE_VIDEO,opts.fccHandler,ICMODE_QUERY))!=NULL) {
-				icinfo.dwSize=sizeof(ICINFO);
-				if (ICGetInfo(hic,&icinfo,sizeof(ICINFO))) {
-					WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP,0,icinfo.szDescription,-1,avicdname,128,NULL,NULL);
-				} else
-					sprintf(avicdname, "undefined");
-				if (ICClose(hic)!=ICERR_OK)
-					return 0;
-			} else {
-				sprintf(avicdname, "Full Frames (Uncompressed)");	//heh, nasty
-			}
-	
 			if (acd) {
 				free_avicodecdata(acd);
 			} else {