static cOsd *CreateOsd(int Left, int Top, int Width, int Height) {
    cOsd *osd = cOsdProvider::NewOsd(Left, Top);
    if (osd) {
        tArea Area = { 0, 0, Width, Height,  32 };
        if (osd->SetAreas(&Area, 1) == oeOk) {  
            return osd;
        }
    }
    return NULL;
}

static void DrawBlendedBackground(cPixmap *pixmap, tColor color, tColor colorBlending, bool fromTop) {
    int width = pixmap->ViewPort().Width();
    int height = pixmap->ViewPort().Height();
    pixmap->Fill(color);
    int numSteps = 16;
    int alphaStep = 0x0F;
    int alpha = 0x00;
    int step, begin, end;
    bool cont = true;
    if (fromTop) {
        step = 1;
        begin = 0;
        end = numSteps;
    } else {
        step = -1;
        begin = height;
        end = height - numSteps;
    }
    tColor clr;
    for (int i = begin; cont; i = i + step) {
        clr = AlphaBlend(color, colorBlending, alpha);
        pixmap->DrawRectangle(cRect(0,i,width,1), clr);
        alpha += alphaStep;
        if (i == end) 
            cont = false;
    }
}

static int Minimum(int a, int b, int c, int d, int e) {
    int min = a;
    if (b < min) min = b;
    if (c < min) min = c;
    if (d < min) min = d;
    if (e < min) min = e;
    return min;
}