diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b8d71c9..ca5e67e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2018-01-12 GetAway1 <get-away@t-online.de>
+
+	ShowPicture: return boolean expression
+
 2017-11-02  Thilo Graf  <dbt@novatux.de>
 
 	version 0.2.0-generic-pc
diff --git a/azbox/video.cpp b/azbox/video.cpp
index a8061f8..51fa851 100644
--- a/azbox/video.cpp
+++ b/azbox/video.cpp
@@ -351,13 +351,14 @@ void cVideo::SetVideoMode(analog_mode_t mode)
 	proc_put("/proc/stb/avs/0/colorformat", m, strlen(m));
 }
 
-void cVideo::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
+bool cVideo::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 {
-	vdec->ShowPicture(fname);
+	return vdec->ShowPicture(fname);
 }
 
-void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
+bool VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 {
+	bool ret = false;
 	lt_debug("%s(%s)\n", __func__, fname);
 	char destname[512];
 	char cmd[512];
@@ -369,18 +370,18 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 	{
 		/* does not work and the driver does not seem to like it */
 		lt_info("%s: video_standby == true\n", __func__);
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	if (fd < 0)
 	{
-		lt_info("%s: decoder not opened?\n", __func__);
-		return;
+		lt_info("%s: decoder not opened\n", __func__);
+		return ret;
 	}
 	strcpy(destname, "/var/cache");
 	if (stat(fname, &st2))
 	{
 		lt_info("%s: could not stat %s (%m)\n", __func__, fname);
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	mkdir(destname, 0755);
 	/* the cache filename is (example for /share/tuxbox/neutrino/icons/radiomode.jpg):
@@ -430,10 +431,11 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 	read(mfd, iframe, st.st_size);
 	show_iframe(fd, iframe, st.st_size);
 	free(iframe);
+	ret = true;
  out:
 	close(mfd);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&stillp_mutex);
-	return;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void cVideo::StopPicture()
diff --git a/azbox/video_priv.h b/azbox/video_priv.h
index 5bcb638..a2fc569 100644
--- a/azbox/video_priv.h
+++ b/azbox/video_priv.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
 	int setBlank(int blank);
 	int SetStreamType(VIDEO_FORMAT type);
 	void SetSyncMode(AVSYNC_TYPE mode);
-	void ShowPicture(const char * fname);
+	bool ShowPicture(const char * fname);
 	void Standby(unsigned int bOn);
 	void Pig(int x, int y, int w, int h, int osd_w, int osd_h);
 
diff --git a/generic-pc/video.cpp b/generic-pc/video.cpp
index de42940..8a12d9d 100644
--- a/generic-pc/video.cpp
+++ b/generic-pc/video.cpp
@@ -282,16 +282,17 @@ void cVideo::SetVideoMode(analog_mode_t)
 {
 }
 
-void cVideo::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
+bool cVideo::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
 {
-	vdec->ShowPicture(fname);
+	return vdec->ShowPicture(fname);
 }
 
-void VDec::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
+bool VDec::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
 {
+	bool ret = false;
 	lt_info("%s(%s)\n", __func__, fname);
 	if (access(fname, R_OK))
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	still_m.lock();
 	stillpicture = true;
 	buf_num = 0;
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
 
 	if (avformat_open_input(&avfc, fname, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
 		lt_info("%s: Could not open file %s\n", __func__, fname);
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (avformat_find_stream_info(avfc, NULL) < 0) {
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
 				buf_num--;
 			}
 			buf_m.unlock();
+			ret = true;
 		}
 	}
 	av_packet_unref(&avpkt);
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
  out_close:
 	avformat_close_input(&avfc);
 	lt_debug("%s(%s) end\n", __func__, fname);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void cVideo::StopPicture()
diff --git a/generic-pc/video_priv.h b/generic-pc/video_priv.h
index 067d9b5..aaa8408 100644
--- a/generic-pc/video_priv.h
+++ b/generic-pc/video_priv.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class VDec : public OpenThreads::Thread
 		int Stop(bool blank = true);
 
 		int SetStreamType(VIDEO_FORMAT type);
-		void ShowPicture(const char * fname);
+		bool ShowPicture(const char * fname);
 		void Pig(int x, int y, int w, int h);
 		bool GetScreenImage(unsigned char * &data, int &xres, int &yres, bool get_video = true, bool get_osd = false, bool scale_to_video = false);
 		SWFramebuffer *getDecBuf(void);
diff --git a/include/video_hal.h b/include/video_hal.h
index efaed07..d15442f 100644
--- a/include/video_hal.h
+++ b/include/video_hal.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class cVideo
 		bool SetCECMode(VIDEO_HDMI_CEC_MODE) { return true; };
 		void SetCECAutoView(bool) { return; };
 		void SetCECAutoStandby(bool) { return; };
-		void ShowPicture(const char * fname);
+		bool ShowPicture(const char * fname);
 		void StopPicture();
 		void Standby(unsigned int bOn);
 		void Pig(int x, int y, int w, int h, int osd_w = 1064, int osd_h = 600);
diff --git a/libspark/video.cpp b/libspark/video.cpp
index 1e2b03e..15e0219 100644
--- a/libspark/video.cpp
+++ b/libspark/video.cpp
@@ -394,13 +394,14 @@ void cVideo::SetVideoMode(analog_mode_t mode)
 	proc_put("/proc/stb/avs/0/colorformat", m, strlen(m));
 }
 
-void cVideo::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
+bool cVideo::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 {
-	vdec->ShowPicture(fname);
+	return vdec->ShowPicture(fname);
 }
 
-void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
+bool VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 {
+	bool ret = false;
 	lt_debug("%s(%s)\n", __func__, fname);
 	char destname[512];
 	char cmd[512];
@@ -411,13 +412,19 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 	{
 		/* does not work and the driver does not seem to like it */
 		lt_info("%s: video_standby == true\n", __func__);
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
+	if (fd == -1)
+	{
+		lt_info("%s: decoder not opened\n", __func__);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	strcpy(destname, "/var/cache");
 	if (stat(fname, &st2))
 	{
 		lt_info("%s: could not stat %s (%m)\n", __func__, fname);
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	mkdir(destname, 0755);
 	/* the cache filename is (example for /share/tuxbox/neutrino/icons/radiomode.jpg):
@@ -470,10 +477,11 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 		video_still_picture sp = { iframe, st.st_size };
 		fop(ioctl, VIDEO_STILLPICTURE, &sp);
 		free(iframe);
+		ret = true;
 	}
  out:
 	close(mfd);
-	return;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void cVideo::StopPicture()
diff --git a/libspark/video_priv.h b/libspark/video_priv.h
index 2e5cde1..43e11d8 100644
--- a/libspark/video_priv.h
+++ b/libspark/video_priv.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
 	int Stop(bool blank = true);
 	int SetStreamType(VIDEO_FORMAT type);
 	void SetSyncMode(AVSYNC_TYPE mode);
-	void ShowPicture(const char * fname);
+	bool ShowPicture(const char * fname);
 	void Standby(unsigned int bOn);
 
 	/* used internally by dmx */
diff --git a/libtriple/video_priv.h b/libtriple/video_priv.h
index 4d36bf5..d5b3e56 100644
--- a/libtriple/video_priv.h
+++ b/libtriple/video_priv.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 	/* set video_system */
 	int SetVideoSystem(int video_system, bool remember = true);
-	void ShowPicture(const char * fname);
+	bool ShowPicture(const char * fname);
 	void StopPicture();
 	void Standby(unsigned int bOn);
 	void Pig(int x, int y, int w, int h);
diff --git a/libtriple/video_td.cpp b/libtriple/video_td.cpp
index d6f9010..ad9d0ac 100644
--- a/libtriple/video_td.cpp
+++ b/libtriple/video_td.cpp
@@ -469,13 +469,14 @@ void VDec::SetVideoMode(analog_mode_t mode)
 	fop(ioctl, MPEG_VID_SET_OUTFMT, outputformat);
 }
 
-void cVideo::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
+bool cVideo::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 {
-	_vdec->ShowPicture(fname);
+	return _vdec->ShowPicture(fname);
 }
 
-void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
+bool VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 {
+	bool ret = false;
 	lt_debug("%s(%s)\n", __FUNCTION__, fname);
 	char destname[512];
 	char cmd[512];
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 	if (stat(fname, &st2))
 	{
 		lt_info("%s: could not stat %s (%m)\n", __func__, fname);
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	mkdir(destname, 0755);
 	/* the cache filename is (example for /share/tuxbox/neutrino/icons/radiomode.jpg):
@@ -542,13 +543,14 @@ void VDec::ShowPicture(const char * fname)
 			/* writing twice seems to be more reliable */
 			fop(ioctl, MPEG_VID_STILLP_WRITE, &buf);
 			fop(ioctl, MPEG_VID_STILLP_WRITE, &buf);
+			ret = true;
 		}
 		free(data);
 	}
 	close(mfd);
  out:
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&stillp_mutex);
-	return;
+	return ret;
 #if 0
 	/* DirectFB based picviewer: works, but is slow and the infobar
 	   draws in the same plane */
diff --git a/raspi/video.cpp b/raspi/video.cpp
index 696b34c..e904dc8 100644
--- a/raspi/video.cpp
+++ b/raspi/video.cpp
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ void cVideo::SetVideoMode(analog_mode_t)
 {
 }
 
-void cVideo::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
+bool cVideo::ShowPicture(const char *fname)
 {
 	lt_info("%s(%s)\n", __func__, fname);
 	if (access(fname, R_OK))
-		return;
+		return true;
 }
 
 void cVideo::StopPicture()