--- a/libsdl1.2-1.2.14/src/video/x11/SDL_x11yuv.c	2009-10-13 01:07:15.000000000 +0200
+++ a/libsdl1.2-1.2.14/src/video/x11/SDL_x11yuv.c	2011-12-29 20:02:29.705555433 +0100
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "../Xext/extensions/Xvlib.h"
 
+#include <X11/extensions/Xvlib.h>
 #include "SDL_x11yuv_c.h"
 #include "../SDL_yuvfuncs.h"
 
@@ -220,7 +221,26 @@
 					if ( (Uint32)formats[j].id == format ) {
 						for ( k=0; k < ainfo[i].num_ports; ++k ) {
 							if ( Success == SDL_NAME(XvGrabPort)(GFX_Display, ainfo[i].base_id+k, CurrentTime) ) {
+                                                                int n;
+                                                                unsigned int nencode, nadaptors;
+                                                                SDL_NAME(XvEncodingInfo) *encodings;
+
 								xv_port = ainfo[i].base_id+k;
+
+                                                                SDL_NAME(XvQueryEncodings)(GFX_Display, xv_port, &nencode, &encodings);
+                                                                for(n = 0; n < nencode; n++) {
+                                                                    if(!strncmp(encodings[n].name, "XV_IMAG", sizeof("XV_IMAG"))) {
+                                                                            if(width > encodings[n].width || height > encodings[n].height)
+                                                                                    XFree(formats);
+                                                                                    SDL_NAME(XvFreeAdaptorInfo)(ainfo);
+                                                                                    SDL_NAME(XvFreeEncodingInfo)(encodings);
+                                                                                    SDL_NAME(XvUngrabPort)(GFX_Display, xv_port, CurrentTime);
+                                                                                    return(NULL);
+                                                                            else
+                                                                                break;
+                                                                    }
+                                                                }
+
 								break;
 							}
 						}