diff --git a/build/windows/make.sh b/build/windows/make.sh
index add9a5d4e..b640744fc 100755
--- a/build/windows/make.sh
+++ b/build/windows/make.sh
@@ -203,11 +203,27 @@ cd ../..
 
 CLASSPATH="..\\..\\build\\windows\\work\\lib\\core.jar;..\\..\\build\\windows\\work\\java\\lib\\rt.jar"
 
+
 cd ../../lib/serial
 ../../build/windows/work/jikes +D -classpath "RXTXcomm.jar;$CLASSPATH" -d . *.java 
-#../../build/windows/work/jikes +D -classpath "comm.jar;$CLASSPATH" -d . *.java 
 zip -r0q serial.jar processing
 rm -rf processing
-
 cp serial.jar "C:\\Documents and Settings\\fry\\My Documents\\sketchbook\\rxtx_work\\code"
 
+
+QTJAVA="$WINDIR\\system32\\QTJava.zip"
+if test -f "${QTJAVA}"
+then
+  echo "Found Quicktime at $QTJAVA"
+else 
+  echo "could not find qtjava.zip in"
+  echo "${WINDIR}\\system32\\qtjava.zip"
+  echo "quicktime for java must be installed before building."
+  exit 1;
+fi
+cd ../../lib/video
+../../build/windows/work/jikes +D -classpath "$QTJAVA;$CLASSPATH" -d . PCamera.java 
+zip -r0q video.jar processing
+rm -rf processing
+cp video.jar "C:\\Documents and Settings\\fry\\My Documents\\sketchbook\\new_camera_action\\code"
+
diff --git a/core/PImage.java b/core/PImage.java
index 2ed466c62..793170784 100644
--- a/core/PImage.java
+++ b/core/PImage.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
   boolean smooth = false;
 
   // for gl subclass / hardware accel
-  int cacheIndex;
+  public int cacheIndex;
 
   // private fields
   private int fracU, ifU, fracV, ifV, u1, u2, v1, v2, sX, sY, iw, iw1, ih1;
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
    * alpha is zero, it will be transparent.
    */
   public PImage(int width, int height) {
-    this(new int[width * height], width, height, RGBA);
+    setup(width, height, RGBA);
+    //this(new int[width * height], width, height, RGBA);
     // toxi: is it maybe better to init the image with max alpha enabled?
     //for(int i=0; i<pixels.length; i++) pixels[i]=0xffffffff;
     // fry: i'm opting for the full transparent image, which is how
@@ -125,6 +126,18 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
   }
 
 
+  /**
+   * Function to be used by subclasses to setup their own bidness.
+   */
+  public void setup(int width, int height, int format) {
+    this.width = width;
+    this.height = height;
+    this.pixels = new int[width*height];
+    this.format = format;
+    this.cacheIndex = -1;
+  }
+
+
   /** 
    * Construct a new PImage from a java.awt.Image
    *
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 61c6949b4..b9d9d608d 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -257,6 +257,16 @@ X   COM1 19200 for phone
 X add "available" function to PSerial
 
 040709 evening
+X working on video library, get camera working again
+
+_ getCameras() or getPorts() or list() ?
+_ figure out how polling works
+_   is it possible to check if new frames are available?
+_   properly synchronize() the pixels
+_   may need to always copy to a new array? (or does it already?)
+_ provide a useful error message when winvdig not installed (for capture)
+_   also be able to set one in particular
+_ make sure it's possible to use multiple cameras
 
 _ error in System.err stream coming from running external
 _   dies after a while or goes weird