diff --git a/juce_amalgamated.cpp b/juce_amalgamated.cpp
index 6e37d7b289..619e7722ae 100644
--- a/juce_amalgamated.cpp
+++ b/juce_amalgamated.cpp
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
  #include <dshowasf.h>
 #endif
 
-#if JUCE_MEDIAFOUNDATION && JUCE_BUILD_NATIVE
+#if JUCE_DIRECTSHOW && JUCE_MEDIAFOUNDATION && JUCE_BUILD_NATIVE
  #include <evr.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -88166,11 +88166,17 @@ public:
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					SoftwareRendererClasses::ClipRegionBase::Ptr c (new SoftwareRendererClasses::ClipRegion_EdgeTable (Rectangle<int> (tx, ty, sourceImage.getWidth(), sourceImage.getHeight()).getIntersection (image.getBounds())));
-					c = clip->applyClipTo (c);
+					Rectangle<int> area (tx, ty, sourceImage.getWidth(), sourceImage.getHeight());
+					area = area.getIntersection (image.getBounds());
 
-					if (c != nullptr)
-						c->renderImageUntransformed (destData, srcData, alpha, tx, ty, false);
+					if (! area.isEmpty())
+					{
+						SoftwareRendererClasses::ClipRegionBase::Ptr c (new SoftwareRendererClasses::ClipRegion_EdgeTable (area));
+						c = clip->applyClipTo (c);
+
+						if (c != nullptr)
+							c->renderImageUntransformed (destData, srcData, alpha, tx, ty, false);
+					}
 				}
 
 				return;
@@ -252879,7 +252885,7 @@ void QuickTimeMovieComponent::setBoundsWithCorrectAspectRatio (const Rectangle<i
 
 
 /*** Start of inlined file: juce_win32_DirectShowComponent.cpp ***/
-#if JUCE_INCLUDED_FILE
+#if JUCE_INCLUDED_FILE && JUCE_DIRECTSHOW
 
 namespace DirectShowHelpers
 {
@@ -283463,10 +283469,16 @@ public:
 				commandManager->invoke (info, true);
 			}
 
-			currentModel->menuItemSelected (commandId, topLevelIndex);
+			(new AsyncCommandInvoker (commandId, topLevelIndex))->post();
 		}
 	}
 
+	void invokeDirectly (const int commandId, const int topLevelIndex)
+	{
+		if (currentModel != nullptr)
+			currentModel->menuItemSelected (commandId, topLevelIndex);
+	}
+
 	void addMenuItem (PopupMenu::MenuItemIterator& iter, NSMenu* menuToAddTo,
 					  const int topLevelMenuId, const int topLevelIndex)
 	{
@@ -283649,6 +283661,25 @@ private:
 	private:
 		JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (AsyncMenuUpdater);
 	};
+
+	class AsyncCommandInvoker  : public CallbackMessage
+	{
+	public:
+		AsyncCommandInvoker (const int commandId_, const int topLevelIndex_)
+			: commandId (commandId_), topLevelIndex (topLevelIndex_)
+		{}
+
+		void messageCallback()
+		{
+			if (JuceMainMenuHandler::instance != nullptr)
+				JuceMainMenuHandler::instance->invokeDirectly (commandId, topLevelIndex);
+		}
+
+	private:
+		const int commandId, topLevelIndex;
+
+		JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (AsyncCommandInvoker);
+	};
 };
 
 JuceMainMenuHandler* JuceMainMenuHandler::instance = nullptr;
diff --git a/juce_amalgamated.h b/juce_amalgamated.h
index 1a8daf0f7e..b685d84153 100644
--- a/juce_amalgamated.h
+++ b/juce_amalgamated.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace JuceDummyNamespace {}
 */
 #define JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION	  1
 #define JUCE_MINOR_VERSION	  53
-#define JUCE_BUILDNUMBER	102
+#define JUCE_BUILDNUMBER	103
 
 /** Current Juce version number.
 
diff --git a/src/core/juce_StandardHeader.h b/src/core/juce_StandardHeader.h
index a501ada35a..a0bfd50664 100644
--- a/src/core/juce_StandardHeader.h
+++ b/src/core/juce_StandardHeader.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 */
 #define JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION      1
 #define JUCE_MINOR_VERSION      53
-#define JUCE_BUILDNUMBER        102
+#define JUCE_BUILDNUMBER        103
 
 /** Current Juce version number.
 
diff --git a/src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_LowLevelGraphicsSoftwareRenderer.cpp b/src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_LowLevelGraphicsSoftwareRenderer.cpp
index 9da1dff4c6..8c32c2e71a 100644
--- a/src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_LowLevelGraphicsSoftwareRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_LowLevelGraphicsSoftwareRenderer.cpp
@@ -2144,11 +2144,17 @@ public:
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    SoftwareRendererClasses::ClipRegionBase::Ptr c (new SoftwareRendererClasses::ClipRegion_EdgeTable (Rectangle<int> (tx, ty, sourceImage.getWidth(), sourceImage.getHeight()).getIntersection (image.getBounds())));
-                    c = clip->applyClipTo (c);
+                    Rectangle<int> area (tx, ty, sourceImage.getWidth(), sourceImage.getHeight());
+                    area = area.getIntersection (image.getBounds());
 
-                    if (c != nullptr)
-                        c->renderImageUntransformed (destData, srcData, alpha, tx, ty, false);
+                    if (! area.isEmpty())
+                    {
+                        SoftwareRendererClasses::ClipRegionBase::Ptr c (new SoftwareRendererClasses::ClipRegion_EdgeTable (area));
+                        c = clip->applyClipTo (c);
+
+                        if (c != nullptr)
+                            c->renderImageUntransformed (destData, srcData, alpha, tx, ty, false);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return;
diff --git a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
index f24e14090f..14646f4387 100644
--- a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
+++ b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_MainMenu.mm
@@ -184,10 +184,16 @@ public:
                 commandManager->invoke (info, true);
             }
 
-            currentModel->menuItemSelected (commandId, topLevelIndex);
+            (new AsyncCommandInvoker (commandId, topLevelIndex))->post();
         }
     }
 
+    void invokeDirectly (const int commandId, const int topLevelIndex)
+    {
+        if (currentModel != nullptr)
+            currentModel->menuItemSelected (commandId, topLevelIndex);
+    }
+
     void addMenuItem (PopupMenu::MenuItemIterator& iter, NSMenu* menuToAddTo,
                       const int topLevelMenuId, const int topLevelIndex)
     {
@@ -370,6 +376,25 @@ private:
     private:
         JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (AsyncMenuUpdater);
     };
+
+    class AsyncCommandInvoker  : public CallbackMessage
+    {
+    public:
+        AsyncCommandInvoker (const int commandId_, const int topLevelIndex_)
+            : commandId (commandId_), topLevelIndex (topLevelIndex_)
+        {}
+
+        void messageCallback()
+        {
+            if (JuceMainMenuHandler::instance != nullptr)
+                JuceMainMenuHandler::instance->invokeDirectly (commandId, topLevelIndex);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        const int commandId, topLevelIndex;
+
+        JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (AsyncCommandInvoker);
+    };
 };
 
 JuceMainMenuHandler* JuceMainMenuHandler::instance = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_DirectShowComponent.cpp b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_DirectShowComponent.cpp
index 096e026cd8..416a1cdb5c 100644
--- a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_DirectShowComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_DirectShowComponent.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   ==============================================================================
 */
 
-#if JUCE_INCLUDED_FILE
+#if JUCE_INCLUDED_FILE && JUCE_DIRECTSHOW
 
 
 //======================================================================
diff --git a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_NativeIncludes.h b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_NativeIncludes.h
index 681f91773c..475c3a9a0d 100644
--- a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_NativeIncludes.h
+++ b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_NativeIncludes.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
  #include <dshowasf.h>
 #endif
 
-#if JUCE_MEDIAFOUNDATION && JUCE_BUILD_NATIVE
+#if JUCE_DIRECTSHOW && JUCE_MEDIAFOUNDATION && JUCE_BUILD_NATIVE
  #include <evr.h>
 #endif