diff --git a/source/ngc/gui/font.c b/source/ngc/gui/font.c
index 32a2b2b..e8151a8 100644
--- a/source/ngc/gui/font.c
+++ b/source/ngc/gui/font.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int FONT_Init(void)
   return 0;
 }
 
-static void DrawChar(unsigned char c, int xpos, int ypos, int size)
+static void DrawChar(unsigned char c, int xpos, int ypos, int size, GXColor color)
 {
   s32 width;
 
@@ -108,12 +108,16 @@ static void DrawChar(unsigned char c, int xpos, int ypos, int size)
   /* GX rendering */
   GX_Begin(GX_QUADS, GX_VTXFMT0, 4);
   GX_Position2s16(xpos, ypos - size);
+  GX_Color4u8(color.r, color.g, color.b, 0xff);
   GX_TexCoord2f32(0.0, 0.0);
   GX_Position2s16(xpos + width, ypos - size);
+  GX_Color4u8(color.r, color.g, color.b, 0xff);
   GX_TexCoord2f32(1.0, 0.0);
   GX_Position2s16(xpos + width, ypos);
+  GX_Color4u8(color.r, color.g, color.b, 0xff);
   GX_TexCoord2f32(1.0, 1.0);
   GX_Position2s16(xpos, ypos);
+  GX_Color4u8(color.r, color.g, color.b, 0xff);
   GX_TexCoord2f32(0.0, 1.0);
   GX_End ();
   GX_DrawDone();
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ void write_font(int x, int y, char *string)
   int ox = x;
   while (*string && (x < (ox + back_framewidth)))
   {
-    DrawChar(*string, x -(vmode->fbWidth/2), y-(vmode->efbHeight/2),fontHeader->cell_height);
+    DrawChar(*string, x -(vmode->fbWidth/2), y-(vmode->efbHeight/2),fontHeader->cell_height,(GXColor)WHITE);
     x += font_size[(u8)*string];
     string++;
   }
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ void FONT_alignLeft(char *string, int size, int x, int y)
 
   while (*string)
   {
-    DrawChar(*string, x, y, size);
+    DrawChar(*string, x, y, size,(GXColor)WHITE);
     x += (font_size[(u8)*string++] * size) / fheight;
   }
 }
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ void FONT_alignRight(char *string, int size, int x, int y)
 
   while (*string)
   {
-    DrawChar(*string, x, y, size);
+    DrawChar(*string, x, y, size,(GXColor)WHITE);
     x += (font_size[(u8)*string++] * size) / fheight;
   }
 }
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ void FONT_writeCenter(char *string, int size, int x1, int x2, int y)
 
   while (*string)
   {
-    DrawChar(*string, x1, y, size);
+    DrawChar(*string, x1, y, size,(GXColor)WHITE);
     x1 += (font_size[(u8)*string++] * size) / fheight;
   }
 }
@@ -453,12 +457,16 @@ void DrawTexture(png_texture *texture, int x, int y, int w, int h)
     /* Draw textured quad */
     GX_Begin(GX_QUADS, GX_VTXFMT0, 4);
     GX_Position2s16(x,y+h);
+    GX_Color4u8(0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff);
     GX_TexCoord2f32(0.0, 1.0);
     GX_Position2s16(x+w,y+h);
+    GX_Color4u8(0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff);
     GX_TexCoord2f32(1.0, 1.0);
     GX_Position2s16(x+w,y);
+    GX_Color4u8(0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff);
     GX_TexCoord2f32(1.0, 0.0);
     GX_Position2s16(x,y);
+    GX_Color4u8(0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff);
     GX_TexCoord2f32(0.0, 0.0);
     GX_End ();
     GX_DrawDone();
diff --git a/source/ngc/gui/font.h b/source/ngc/gui/font.h
index 4b7a930..3576f68 100644
--- a/source/ngc/gui/font.h
+++ b/source/ngc/gui/font.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #ifndef _FONT_H
 #define _FONT_H
 
-#define BLACK {0,0,0,255}
-#define WHITE {255,255,255,255}
+#define BLACK {0,0,0,0xff}
+#define WHITE {0xff,0xff,0xff,0xff}
 
 typedef struct
 {
diff --git a/source/ngc/gui/menu.c b/source/ngc/gui/menu.c
index a865598..4326872 100644
--- a/source/ngc/gui/menu.c
+++ b/source/ngc/gui/menu.c
@@ -663,6 +663,11 @@ static void menu_draw(gui_menu *menu)
   /* clear EFB */
   ClearScreen ((GXColor)BLACK);
 
+  if ((menu == &menu_main) && genromsize)
+  {
+    ogc_video_caption(128);
+  }
+
   /* draw background image */
   image = menu->background;
   if (image) DrawTexture(image->texture,image->x,image->y,image->w,image->h);
@@ -742,6 +747,93 @@ static void menu_draw(gui_menu *menu)
   SetScreen ();
 }
 
+static void menu_fade(gui_menu *menu, u8 speed, u8 out)
+{
+  int offset;
+  int yfinal[3];
+  gui_image *image[3];
+
+  menu_initialize(menu);
+
+  offset = 0;
+  yfinal[0] = 0;
+  yfinal[1] = 0;
+  yfinal[2] = 0;
+
+  /* logo (top or bottom) */
+  image[2] = menu->logo;
+
+  /* Top banner */
+  image[0] = menu->frames[0];
+  if (image[0])
+  {
+    /* intial offset */
+    offset = image[0]->y + image[0]->h;
+
+    /* final ypos */
+    yfinal[0] = out ? (-image[0]->h) : (image[0]->y);
+    if (image[2] && !image[1]) yfinal[2] = out ? (image[2]->y - offset) : image[2]->y;
+  }
+
+  /* Bottom banner */
+  image[1] = menu->frames[1];
+  if (image[1])
+  {
+    if ((480 + image[1]->h - image[1]->y) > offset)
+    {
+      /* intial offset */
+      offset = 480 - image[1]->y;
+
+      /* final ypos */
+      yfinal[1] = out ? 480 : (image[1]->y);
+      if (image[2] && !image[0]) yfinal[2] = out ? (image[2]->y + offset) : image[2]->y;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* alpha step */
+  u16 alpha = out ? 128 : 255;
+  int alpha_step = out ? (128/offset) : -(128/offset);
+
+
+  /* loop until final position is reeached */
+  while (offset > 0)
+  {
+    /* clear EFB */
+    ClearScreen ((GXColor)BLACK);
+
+    if ((menu == &menu_main) && genromsize)
+    {
+      ogc_video_caption(alpha);
+    }
+
+    /* draw top banner + logo */
+    if (image[out])
+    {
+      DrawTexture(image[out]->texture,image[out]->x,yfinal[out]-offset,image[out]->w,image[out]->h);
+      if (image[2] && !image[out^1]) DrawTexture(image[2]->texture,image[2]->x,yfinal[2]-offset,image[2]->w,image[2]->h);
+    }
+    /*  draw bottom banner + logo */
+    if (image[out^1])
+    {
+      DrawTexture(image[out^1]->texture,image[out^1]->x,yfinal[out^1]+offset,image[out^1]->w,image[out^1]->h);
+      if (image[2] && !image[out]) DrawTexture(image[2]->texture,image[2]->x,image[2]->y+offset,image[2]->w,image[2]->h);
+    }
+
+    /* update offset */
+    offset -= speed;
+
+    /* update alpha */
+    alpha += alpha_step;
+    if (alpha > 255) alpha = 255;
+
+    /* copy EFB to XFB */
+    SetScreen ();
+  }
+
+  if (!out) menu_draw(menu);
+  menu_delete(menu);
+}
+
 static int menu_callback(gui_menu *menu)
 {
   u16 p;
@@ -2030,6 +2122,9 @@ void MainMenu (u32 fps)
 
   VIDEO_SetPostRetraceCallback(menu_updateInputs);
 
+  /* basic fade-in effect */
+  menu_fade(m,10,0);
+
   while (quit == 0)
   {
 /*  crccheck = crc32 (0, &sram.sram[0], 0x10000);
@@ -2045,7 +2140,12 @@ void MainMenu (u32 fps)
     {
       case -1: /*** Button B ***/
       case 0:  /*** Play Game ***/
-        if (genromsize) quit = 1;
+        if (genromsize)
+        {
+          /* basic fade-out effect */
+          menu_fade(m,10,1);
+          quit = 1;
+        }
         break;
 
       case 1:  /*** Load ROM Menu ***/
diff --git a/source/ngc/ogc_video.c b/source/ngc/ogc_video.c
index 7806436..fe9b589 100644
--- a/source/ngc/ogc_video.c
+++ b/source/ngc/ogc_video.c
@@ -338,13 +338,8 @@ static void gxStart(void)
   GX_SetPixelFmt(GX_PF_RGB8_Z24, GX_ZC_LINEAR);
   GX_SetCullMode(GX_CULL_NONE);
   GX_SetDispCopyGamma(GX_GM_1_0);
-  GX_SetBlendMode(GX_BM_BLEND,GX_BL_SRCALPHA,GX_BL_INVSRCALPHA,GX_LO_CLEAR);
   GX_SetZMode(GX_FALSE, GX_ALWAYS, GX_TRUE);
   GX_SetColorUpdate(GX_TRUE);
-  GX_SetTevOp(GX_TEVSTAGE0, GX_REPLACE);
-  GX_SetTevOrder(GX_TEVSTAGE0, GX_TEXCOORD0, GX_TEXMAP0, GX_COLORNULL);
-  GX_SetNumTexGens(1);
-  GX_SetNumChans(0);
 
   /* Modelview */
   Mtx view;
@@ -358,31 +353,49 @@ static void gxStart(void)
   memset (texturemem, 0, TEX_SIZE);
 }
 
-/* Reset GX vertex attributes */
-static void gxResetVtx(bool isMenu)
+/* Reset GX rendering */
+static void gxResetRendering(bool isMenu)
 {
   GX_ClearVtxDesc();
 
-  /* Set Position Params (quad aspect ratio) */
   if (isMenu)
   {
-    /* menu uses direct position */
+    /* GX menu (uses direct positionning, alpha blending & color channel) */
     GX_SetBlendMode(GX_BM_BLEND,GX_BL_SRCALPHA,GX_BL_INVSRCALPHA,GX_LO_CLEAR);
     GX_SetVtxAttrFmt(GX_VTXFMT0, GX_VA_POS, GX_POS_XY, GX_S16, 0);
+    GX_SetVtxAttrFmt(GX_VTXFMT0, GX_VA_CLR0, GX_CLR_RGBA, GX_RGBA8, 0);
+    GX_SetVtxAttrFmt(GX_VTXFMT0, GX_VA_TEX0, GX_TEX_ST, GX_F32, 0);
     GX_SetVtxDesc(GX_VA_POS, GX_DIRECT);
+    GX_SetVtxDesc(GX_VA_TEX0, GX_DIRECT);
+    GX_SetVtxDesc (GX_VA_CLR0, GX_DIRECT);
+    /* 
+       Color.out = Color.rasterized*Color.texture
+       Alpha.out = Alpha.rasterized*Alpha.texture 
+    */
+    GX_SetTevOp (GX_TEVSTAGE0, GX_MODULATE);
+    GX_SetTevOrder(GX_TEVSTAGE0, GX_TEXCOORD0, GX_TEXMAP0, GX_COLOR0A0);
+    GX_SetNumTexGens(1);
+    GX_SetNumChans(1);
   }
   else
   {
-    /* emulation uses an indexed array for easy control on aspect ratio */
+    /* video emulation (uses array positionning, no alpha blending, no color channel) */
     GX_SetBlendMode(GX_BM_NONE,GX_BL_SRCALPHA,GX_BL_INVSRCALPHA,GX_LO_CLEAR);
     GX_SetVtxAttrFmt(GX_VTXFMT0, GX_VA_POS, GX_POS_XYZ, GX_S16, 0);
+    GX_SetVtxAttrFmt(GX_VTXFMT0, GX_VA_TEX0, GX_TEX_ST, GX_F32, 0);
     GX_SetVtxDesc(GX_VA_POS, GX_INDEX8);
+    GX_SetVtxDesc(GX_VA_TEX0, GX_DIRECT);
     GX_SetArray(GX_VA_POS, square, 3 * sizeof (s16));
+    /* 
+       Color.out = Color.texture
+       Alpha.out = Alpha.texture 
+    */
+    GX_SetTevOp (GX_TEVSTAGE0, GX_REPLACE);
+    GX_SetTevOrder(GX_TEVSTAGE0, GX_TEXCOORD0, GX_TEXMAP0, GX_COLORNULL);
+    GX_SetNumTexGens(1);
+    GX_SetNumChans(0);
   }
 
-  /* Set Tex Coord Params */
-  GX_SetVtxAttrFmt(GX_VTXFMT0, GX_VA_TEX0, GX_TEX_ST, GX_F32, 0);
-  GX_SetVtxDesc(GX_VA_TEX0, GX_DIRECT);
   GX_Flush();
 }
 
@@ -551,7 +564,7 @@ void ogc_video__stop(void)
   VIDEO_WaitVSync();
 
   /* reset GX */
-  gxResetVtx(GX_TRUE);
+  gxResetRendering(GX_TRUE);
   gxResetView(vmode);
 }
 
@@ -609,21 +622,42 @@ void ogc_video__start(void)
   /* apply changes on next video update */
   bitmap.viewport.changed = 1;
 
-  /* reset GX */
-  gxResetVtx(GX_FALSE);
+  /* reset GX rendering */
+  gxResetRendering(GX_FALSE);
 
 }
 
-static GXTexObj texobj;
+static u32 vwidth,vheight;
 
-void ogc_video_caption(void)
+void ogc_video_caption(u8 alpha)
 {
-  gxResetVtx(0);
+  GXTexObj texobj;
+  GX_InitTexObj(&texobj, texturemem, vwidth, vheight, GX_TF_RGB565, GX_CLAMP, GX_CLAMP, GX_FALSE);
   GX_LoadTexObj(&texobj, GX_TEXMAP0);
   GX_InvalidateTexAll();
-  draw_square();
+
+  /* reset Scaler (display screenshot in background) */
+  s32 x = config.overscan ? -352 : -320;
+  s32 y = config.overscan ? -240 : -224;
+  s32 w = config.overscan ? 704 : 640;
+  s32 h = config.overscan ? 480 : 448;
+
+  /* Draw textured quad */
+  GX_Begin(GX_QUADS, GX_VTXFMT0, 4);
+  GX_Position2s16(x,y+h);
+  GX_Color4u8(0xff,0xff,0xff,alpha);
+  GX_TexCoord2f32(0.0, 1.0);
+  GX_Position2s16(x+w,y+h);
+  GX_Color4u8(0xff,0xff,0xff,alpha);
+  GX_TexCoord2f32(1.0, 1.0);
+  GX_Position2s16(x+w,y);
+  GX_Color4u8(0xff,0xff,0xff,alpha);
+  GX_TexCoord2f32(1.0, 0.0);
+  GX_Position2s16(x,y);
+  GX_Color4u8(0xff,0xff,0xff,alpha);
+  GX_TexCoord2f32(0.0, 0.0);
+  GX_End ();
   GX_DrawDone();
-  gxResetVtx(1);
 }
 
 /* GX render update */
@@ -635,8 +669,8 @@ void ogc_video__update(void)
     bitmap.viewport.changed = 0;
 
     /* update texture size */
-    u32 vwidth  = bitmap.viewport.w + 2 * bitmap.viewport.x;
-    u32 vheight = bitmap.viewport.h + 2 * bitmap.viewport.y;
+    vwidth  = bitmap.viewport.w + 2 * bitmap.viewport.x;
+    vheight = bitmap.viewport.h + 2 * bitmap.viewport.y;
 
     /* special cases */
     if (config.render && interlaced) vheight = vheight << 1;
@@ -647,6 +681,7 @@ void ogc_video__update(void)
     vheight = (vheight >> 2) << 2;
 
     /* initialize texture object */
+    GXTexObj texobj;
     GX_InitTexObj(&texobj, texturemem, vwidth, vheight, GX_TF_RGB565, GX_CLAMP, GX_CLAMP, GX_FALSE);
 
     /* configure texture filtering */
@@ -736,12 +771,8 @@ void ogc_video__init(void)
       TV60hz_480i.viTVMode = VI_TVMODE_EURGB60_INT;
       config.tv_mode = 1;
 
-      /* display should be centered vertically (borders) */
+      /* use harwdare vertical scaling to fill screen */
       vmode = &TVPal574IntDfScale;
-      vmode->xfbHeight = 480;
-      vmode->viYOrigin = (VI_MAX_HEIGHT_PAL - 480)/2;
-      vmode->viHeight = 480;
-
       break;
     
     case VI_NTSC: /* 480 lines (NTSC 60hz) */
@@ -797,7 +828,7 @@ void ogc_video__init(void)
 
   /* Initialize GX */
   gxStart();
-  gxResetVtx(GX_TRUE);
+  gxResetRendering(GX_TRUE);
   gxResetView(vmode);
 
   /* Initialize Font */
diff --git a/source/ngc/ogc_video.h b/source/ngc/ogc_video.h
index 4a8bc2b..d584cfe 100644
--- a/source/ngc/ogc_video.h
+++ b/source/ngc/ogc_video.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern void ogc_video__init(void);
 extern void ogc_video__start(void);
 extern void ogc_video__stop(void);
 extern void ogc_video__update(void);
-extern void ogc_video_caption(void);
+extern void ogc_video_caption(u8 alpha);
 extern void gxResetCamera(f32 angle);