diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/MicroDVDReader.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/MicroDVDReader.java
index 573b9870..502c2c1c 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/MicroDVDReader.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/MicroDVDReader.java
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public class MicroDVDReader extends SubtitleReader {
 		int endFrame = Integer.parseInt(properties.get(1));
 		String text = line.substring(from).trim();
 		
+		// cancel format markers
+		text = text.replaceAll("\\{[^\\}]*\\}", "");
+		
 		if (startFrame == 1 && endFrame == 1) {
 			// override fps
 			fps = Double.parseDouble(text);
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/SubViewerReader.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/SubViewerReader.java
index 8a0b9b73..a22b5a04 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/SubViewerReader.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/SubViewerReader.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import static java.util.regex.Pattern.*;
 import static net.sourceforge.tuned.StringUtilities.*;
 
 import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.util.InputMismatchException;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ public class SubViewerReader extends SubtitleReader {
 			String[] lines = newline.split(scanner.nextLine());
 			
 			return new SubtitleElement(t1, t2, join(lines, "\n"));
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+			// can't parse interval, ignore line
+			return null;
 		} catch (InputMismatchException e) {
 			// can't parse interval, ignore line
 			return null;
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/SubtitleReader.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/SubtitleReader.java
index 7dab25fe..ff6b1c0b 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/SubtitleReader.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/subtitle/SubtitleReader.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public abstract class SubtitleReader implements Iterator<SubtitleElement>, Close
 				current = readNext();
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				// log and ignore
-				Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName()).log(Level.WARNING, e.toString(), e);
+				Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName()).log(Level.WARNING, "Illegal input: " + e.getMessage());
 			}
 		}