diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
index 0a2fdd12db1..14cd40a4ca3 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/source/pipeline.c
@@ -1839,26 +1839,30 @@ void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Scene *scene, int sfra, int efra)
 {
 	bMovieHandle *mh= BKE_get_movie_handle(scene->r.imtype);
 	int cfrao= scene->r.cfra;
+	int movie_init= 0;
 	
 	/* ugly global still... is to prevent renderwin events and signal subsurfs etc to make full resol */
 	/* is also set by caller renderwin.c */
 	G.rendering= 1;
 	
-	/* confusing... scene->r or re->r? make a decision once! */
 	if(BKE_imtype_is_movie(scene->r.imtype))
-		mh->start_movie(&scene->r, re->rectx, re->recty);
-
+		movie_init= 1;
+	
 	if (mh->get_next_frame) {
 		while (!(G.afbreek == 1)) {
 			int nf = mh->get_next_frame();
 			if (nf >= 0 && nf >= scene->r.sfra && nf <= scene->r.efra) {
 				scene->r.cfra = nf;
-				re->r.cfra= scene->r.cfra; /* weak.... */
 		
 				/* on each frame initialize, this for py scripts that define renderdata settings */
 				if(!render_initialize_from_scene(re, scene))
 					break;
 				
+				if(movie_init) {	/* only now the rectx/recty is set */
+					mh->start_movie(&re->r, re->rectx, re->recty);
+					movie_init= 0;
+				}
+				
 				do_render_all_options(re);
 
 				if(re->test_break() == 0) {
@@ -1875,6 +1879,11 @@ void RE_BlenderAnim(Render *re, Scene *scene, int sfra, int efra)
 			if(!render_initialize_from_scene(re, scene))
 				break;
 			
+			if(movie_init) {	/* only now the rectx/recty is set */
+				mh->start_movie(&re->r, re->rectx, re->recty);
+				movie_init= 0;
+			}
+			
 			do_render_all_options(re);
 
 			if(re->test_break() == 0) {