diff --git mplayer/sub/subreader.c mplayer/sub/subreader.c

index f04140c..5f94cb3 100644

--- mplayer/sub/subreader.c

+++ mplayer/sub/subreader.c

@@ -1816,18 +1816,18 @@ char * strreplace( char * in,char * what,char * whereof )

 static void strcpy_trim(char *d, char *s)

 {

     // skip leading whitespace

-    while (*s && isspace(*s)) {

+	while (*s && isascii(*s) && !isalnum(*s)) {

 	s++;

     }

     for (;;) {

 	// copy word

-	while (*s && !isspace(*s)) {

-	    *d = tolower(*s);

+	while (*s && (!isascii(*s) || isalnum(*s))) {

+	    *d = *s;

 	    s++; d++;

 	}

 	if (*s == 0) break;

 	// trim excess whitespace

-	while (*s && isspace(*s)) {

+	while (*s && isascii(*s) && !isalnum(*s)) {

 	    s++;

 	}

 	if (*s == 0) break;