diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.Designer.cs
index 0ef26326a5..8cc14d5813 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.Designer.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 			this.X = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
 			this.Y = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
 			this.Length = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
-			this.Color = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
+			this.DispColor = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
 			this.Message = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn();
 			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.SubGrid)).BeginInit();
 			this.SuspendLayout();
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
             this.X,
             this.Y,
             this.Length,
-            this.Color,
+            this.DispColor,
             this.Message});
 			this.SubGrid.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
 			this.SubGrid.Name = "SubGrid";
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 			this.Frame.HeaderText = "Frame";
 			this.Frame.MaxInputLength = 7;
 			this.Frame.Name = "Frame";
+			this.Frame.ToolTipText = "The first frame the subtitle will be displayed (integer)";
 			this.Frame.Width = 75;
 			// 
 			// X
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@
 			this.X.HeaderText = "X";
 			this.X.MaxInputLength = 3;
 			this.X.Name = "X";
+			this.X.ToolTipText = "Screen coordinate (absolute)";
 			this.X.Width = 30;
 			// 
 			// Y
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@
 			this.Y.HeaderText = "Y";
 			this.Y.MaxInputLength = 3;
 			this.Y.Name = "Y";
+			this.Y.ToolTipText = "Screen coordinate (absolute)";
 			this.Y.Width = 30;
 			// 
 			// Length
@@ -110,14 +113,16 @@
 			this.Length.HeaderText = "Length";
 			this.Length.MaxInputLength = 5;
 			this.Length.Name = "Length";
+			this.Length.ToolTipText = "How long subtitle will be displayed";
 			this.Length.Width = 50;
 			// 
-			// Color
+			// DispColor
 			// 
-			this.Color.HeaderText = "Color";
-			this.Color.MaxInputLength = 8;
-			this.Color.Name = "Color";
-			this.Color.Width = 60;
+			this.DispColor.HeaderText = "Color";
+			this.DispColor.MaxInputLength = 8;
+			this.DispColor.Name = "DispColor";
+			this.DispColor.ToolTipText = "Color of subtitle text";
+			this.DispColor.Width = 60;
 			// 
 			// Message
 			// 
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@
 			this.Message.MaxInputLength = 255;
 			this.Message.MinimumWidth = 25;
 			this.Message.Name = "Message";
+			this.Message.ToolTipText = "What will be displayed";
 			// 
 			// EditSubtitlesForm
 			// 
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn X;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn Y;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn Length;
-		private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn Color;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn DispColor;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxColumn Message;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.cs
index cd2352cafd..3673c2b11d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.cs
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		public bool ReadOnly;
 		private Movie selectedMovie = new Movie();
 
-		//TODO: Tooltips on cells explaining format
 		//TODO: Parse hex on color when saving
-		//TODO: try/catch on parsing int
-		//TODO: display color in hex when loading from movie
 		//TODO: color if color cell = value of color cell
 
 		public EditSubtitlesForm()
@@ -44,6 +41,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			this.Close();
 		}
 
+		private void ShowError(int row, int column)
+		{
+			DataGridViewCell c = SubGrid.Rows[row].Cells[column];
+			string error = "Unable to parse value: " + c.Value.ToString();
+			string caption = "Parse Error Row " + row.ToString() + " Column " + column.ToString();
+			MessageBox.Show(error, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+		}
+
 		private void OK_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			if (!ReadOnly)
@@ -52,18 +57,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				for (int x = 0; x < SubGrid.Rows.Count - 1; x++)
 				{
 					Subtitle s = new Subtitle();
+					
 					DataGridViewCell c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[0];
-					//TODO: try/catch parsing
-					s.Frame = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString());
+					try { s.Frame = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString()); }
+					catch { ShowError(x, 0); return; }
 					c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[1];
-					s.X = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString());
+					try { s.X = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString()); }
+					catch { ShowError(x, 1); return; }
 					c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[2];
-					s.Y = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString());
+					try { s.Y = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString()); }
+					catch { ShowError(x, 2); return; }
 					c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[3];
-					s.Duration = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString());
+					try { s.Duration = int.Parse(c.Value.ToString()); }
+					catch { ShowError(x, 3); return; }
 					c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[4];
-					s.Color = uint.Parse(c.Value.ToString());
-					c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[5];
+					try { s.Color = uint.Parse(c.Value.ToString()); }
+					catch { ShowError(x, 4); return; }
+					try { c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[5]; }
+					catch { ShowError(x, 5); return; }
 					s.Message = c.Value.ToString();
 					selectedMovie.Subtitles.AddSubtitle(s);
 				}
@@ -91,7 +102,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[3];
 				c.Value = s.Duration;
 				c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[4];
-				c.Value = s.Color; //TODO: view in hex
+				c.Value = String.Format("{0:X8}", s.Color);
+				c.Style.BackColor = Color.FromArgb((int)s.Color);
 				c = SubGrid.Rows[x].Cells[5];
 				c.Value = s.Message;
 			}
@@ -109,7 +121,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			c = SubGrid.Rows[index].Cells[3];
 			c.Value = s.Duration;
 			c = SubGrid.Rows[index].Cells[4];
-			c.Value = s.Color; //TODO: view in hex
+			c.Value = String.Format("{0:X8}", s.Color);
+			c.Style.BackColor = Color.FromArgb((int)s.Color);
 			c = SubGrid.Rows[index].Cells[5];
 			c.Value = s.Message;
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.resx b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.resx
index 2b04ed0989..8511bc658d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.resx
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/EditSubtitlesForm.resx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
   <metadata name="Length.UserAddedColumn" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
     <value>True</value>
   </metadata>
-  <metadata name="Color.UserAddedColumn" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
+  <metadata name="DispColor.UserAddedColumn" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
     <value>True</value>
   </metadata>
   <metadata name="Message.UserAddedColumn" type="System.Boolean, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/SubtitleMaker.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/SubtitleMaker.Designer.cs
index bd75981958..b0cd494ab1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/SubtitleMaker.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/SubtitleMaker.Designer.cs
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@
 			this.DurationNumeric.Name = "DurationNumeric";
 			this.DurationNumeric.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 20);
 			this.DurationNumeric.TabIndex = 30;
-			this.DurationNumeric.Value = new decimal(new int[] {
-            9999,
-            0,
-            0,
-            0});
 			// 
 			// label4
 			//