diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
index c1a6b68d5b..9b545427bc 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
@@ -417,12 +417,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 			if (Global.Config.DisplaySubtitles)
 			{
-				//TODO: read subtitle positioning, implement multiple subtitles at once feature
+				//TODO: implement multiple subtitles at once feature
 				Subtitle s = new Subtitle(Global.MainForm.UserMovie.Subtitles.GetSubtitle(Global.Emulator.Frame));
 				MessageFont.DrawString(null, s.Message, s.X + 1,
 							s.Y + 1, new Color4(Color.Black));
 				MessageFont.DrawString(null, s.Message, s.X,
-							s.Y, new Color4(Color.White));//Color.FromArgb((int)s.Color));
+							s.Y, Color.FromArgb((int)s.Color));
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.cs
index 940d6854bb..50be84df1f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Globalization;
 
 namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					try { s.Duration = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString()); }
 					catch { ShowError(x, 3); return; }
 					c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[4];
-					try { s.Color = uint.Parse(c.Value.ToString()); }
+					try { s.Color = uint.Parse(c.Value.ToString(), NumberStyles.HexNumber); }
 					catch { ShowError(x, 4); return; }
 					try { c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[5]; }
 					catch { ShowError(x, 5); return; }