diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5037bbd8b..ee2ea8681 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Flash viewer - subtract blend mode
 - [#1712], [#1857] JPEG images errors fixer
 - Ignore missing font on DefineEditText
-- GFX: Drawing missing DefineExternalImage/2 as red instead of throwing exception
+- GFX: Drawing missing DefineExternalImage/2, DefineSubImage as red instead of throwing exception
 - GFX: DefineExternalImage2 properly saving characterId
 - Hex view refreshing after selecting Unknown tag
 
diff --git a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineExternalImage.java b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineExternalImage.java
index ec7f3e440..80ea67c98 100644
--- a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineExternalImage.java
+++ b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineExternalImage.java
@@ -104,30 +104,38 @@ public class DefineExternalImage extends ImageTag {
 
         if (bitmapFormat == BITMAP_FORMAT_TGA) {
             serImage = new SerializableImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB_PRE);
-            Graphics g =serImage.getGraphics();
+            Graphics g = serImage.getGraphics();
             g.setColor(Color.red);
-            g.fillRect(0,0, targetWidth, targetHeight);
+            g.fillRect(0, 0, targetWidth, targetHeight);
             return;
         }
 
         Path imagePath = sis.getSwf().getFile() == null ? null : Paths.get(sis.getSwf().getFile()).getParent().resolve(Paths.get(fileName));
         if (imagePath != null && imagePath.toFile().exists()) {
-            byte[] imageData = Files.readAllBytes(imagePath);
-            int[] pixels = DDSReader.read(imageData, DDSReader.ARGB, 0);
-            BufferedImage bufImage = new BufferedImage(DDSReader.getWidth(imageData), DDSReader.getHeight(imageData), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
-            bufImage.getRaster().setDataElements(0, 0, bufImage.getWidth(), bufImage.getHeight(), pixels);
-            Image scaled = bufImage.getScaledInstance(targetWidth, targetHeight, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT);
-            bufImage = new BufferedImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
-            bufImage.getGraphics().drawImage(scaled, 0, 0, null);
-            serImage = new SerializableImage(bufImage);
+            try {
+                byte[] imageData = Files.readAllBytes(imagePath);
+                int[] pixels = DDSReader.read(imageData, DDSReader.ARGB, 0);
+                BufferedImage bufImage = new BufferedImage(DDSReader.getWidth(imageData), DDSReader.getHeight(imageData), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+                bufImage.getRaster().setDataElements(0, 0, bufImage.getWidth(), bufImage.getHeight(), pixels);
+                Image scaled = bufImage.getScaledInstance(targetWidth, targetHeight, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT);
+                bufImage = new BufferedImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+                bufImage.getGraphics().drawImage(scaled, 0, 0, null);
+                serImage = new SerializableImage(bufImage);
+            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                createFailedImage();
+            }
         } else {
-            serImage = new SerializableImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB_PRE);
-            Graphics g =serImage.getGraphics();
-            g.setColor(Color.red);
-            g.fillRect(0,0, targetWidth, targetHeight);
+            createFailedImage();
         }
     }
 
+    private void createFailedImage() {
+        serImage = new SerializableImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB_PRE);
+        Graphics g = serImage.getGraphics();
+        g.setColor(Color.red);
+        g.fillRect(0, 0, targetWidth, targetHeight);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setImage(byte[] data) throws IOException {
         serImage = new SerializableImage(ImageHelper.read(data));
diff --git a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineExternalImage2.java b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineExternalImage2.java
index 1ef93eb3e..012d3102e 100644
--- a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineExternalImage2.java
+++ b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineExternalImage2.java
@@ -123,22 +123,30 @@ public class DefineExternalImage2 extends ImageTag {
 
         Path imagePath = sis.getSwf().getFile() == null ? null : Paths.get(sis.getSwf().getFile()).getParent().resolve(Paths.get(fileName));
         if (imagePath != null && imagePath.toFile().exists()) {
-            byte[] imageData = Files.readAllBytes(imagePath);
-            int[] pixels = DDSReader.read(imageData, DDSReader.ARGB, 0);
-            BufferedImage bufImage = new BufferedImage(DDSReader.getWidth(imageData), DDSReader.getHeight(imageData), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
-            bufImage.getRaster().setDataElements(0, 0, bufImage.getWidth(), bufImage.getHeight(), pixels);
-            Image scaled = bufImage.getScaledInstance(targetWidth, targetHeight, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT);
-            bufImage = new BufferedImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
-            bufImage.getGraphics().drawImage(scaled, 0, 0, null);
-            serImage = new SerializableImage(bufImage);
+            try {
+                byte[] imageData = Files.readAllBytes(imagePath);
+                int[] pixels = DDSReader.read(imageData, DDSReader.ARGB, 0);
+                BufferedImage bufImage = new BufferedImage(DDSReader.getWidth(imageData), DDSReader.getHeight(imageData), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+                bufImage.getRaster().setDataElements(0, 0, bufImage.getWidth(), bufImage.getHeight(), pixels);
+                Image scaled = bufImage.getScaledInstance(targetWidth, targetHeight, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT);
+                bufImage = new BufferedImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+                bufImage.getGraphics().drawImage(scaled, 0, 0, null);
+                serImage = new SerializableImage(bufImage);
+            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                createFailedImage();
+            }
         } else {
-            serImage = new SerializableImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB_PRE);
-            Graphics g = serImage.getGraphics();
-            g.setColor(Color.red);
-            g.fillRect(0, 0, targetWidth, targetHeight);
+            createFailedImage();
         }
     }
 
+    private void createFailedImage() {
+        serImage = new SerializableImage(targetWidth, targetHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB_PRE);
+        Graphics g = serImage.getGraphics();
+        g.setColor(Color.red);
+        g.fillRect(0, 0, targetWidth, targetHeight);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setImage(byte[] data) throws IOException {
         serImage = new SerializableImage(ImageHelper.read(data));
diff --git a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineSubImage.java b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineSubImage.java
index 838a6257a..7645db804 100644
--- a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineSubImage.java
+++ b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/gfx/DefineSubImage.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.tags.enums.ImageFormat;
 import com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.types.annotations.HideInRawEdit;
 import com.jpexs.helpers.ByteArrayRange;
 import com.jpexs.helpers.SerializableImage;
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
 import java.awt.Image;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -123,24 +125,34 @@ public class DefineSubImage extends ImageTag {
         if (serImage == null) {
             DefineExternalImage2 image = (DefineExternalImage2) swf.getImage(imageCharacterId | 0x8000);
 
-            Path imagePath = Paths.get(image.getSwf().getFile()).getParent().resolve(Paths.get(image.fileName));
-            byte[] imageData;
-            try {
-                imageData = Files.readAllBytes(imagePath);
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                return null;
+            Path imagePath = image.getSwf().getFile() == null ? null : Paths.get(image.getSwf().getFile()).getParent().resolve(Paths.get(image.fileName));
+            if (imagePath != null && imagePath.toFile().exists()) {
+                try {
+                    byte[] imageData = Files.readAllBytes(imagePath);
+                    int[] pixels = DDSReader.read(imageData, DDSReader.ARGB, 0);
+                    BufferedImage bufImage = new BufferedImage(DDSReader.getWidth(imageData), DDSReader.getHeight(imageData), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+                    bufImage.getRaster().setDataElements(0, 0, bufImage.getWidth(), bufImage.getHeight(), pixels);
+                    Image scaled = bufImage.getScaledInstance(image.targetWidth, image.targetHeight, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT);
+                    bufImage = new BufferedImage(x2 - x1, y2 - y1, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+                    bufImage.getGraphics().drawImage(scaled, -x1, -y1, null);
+                    serImage = new SerializableImage(bufImage);
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    createFailedImage();
+                }               
+            } else {
+                createFailedImage();
             }
-            int[] pixels = DDSReader.read(imageData, DDSReader.ARGB, 0);
-            BufferedImage bufImage = new BufferedImage(DDSReader.getWidth(imageData), DDSReader.getHeight(imageData), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
-            bufImage.getRaster().setDataElements(0, 0, bufImage.getWidth(), bufImage.getHeight(), pixels);
-            Image scaled = bufImage.getScaledInstance(image.targetWidth, image.targetHeight, Image.SCALE_DEFAULT);
-            bufImage = new BufferedImage(x2 - x1, y2 - y1, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
-            bufImage.getGraphics().drawImage(scaled, -x1, -y1, null);
-            serImage = new SerializableImage(bufImage);
         }
         return serImage;
     }
 
+    private void createFailedImage() {
+        serImage = new SerializableImage(x2 - x1, y2 - y1, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB_PRE);
+        Graphics g = serImage.getGraphics();
+        g.setColor(Color.red);
+        g.fillRect(0, 0, x2 - x1, y2 - y1);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Dimension getImageDimension() {
         return new Dimension(x2 - x1, y2 - y1);