diff --git a/core/andres.txt b/core/andres.txt
index 8b53d0fac..1f1d54c3a 100644
--- a/core/andres.txt
+++ b/core/andres.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 X Make methods in PGL used by opengl protected, then remove gl from the public GL methods
 X Texture wrapping option in PGraphics: textureWrap(mode)
 
+0208 video 
+X Cleanup video API: 
+    http://forum.processing.org/topic/gsoc-2012-processing-video#25080000001473557
+    http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=1170
+X Have Capture.list() return all supported resolutions, and use the string as the argument 
+    for the capture object
+
 API changes/additions (for beta release)
-_ Cleanup video API: http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=1170
-_ Have Capture.list() return all supported resolutions, and use the string as the argument 
-_   for the capture object
 _ Add DISABLE_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTED_STROKE hint, remove DISABLE_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTED_LINES  
 _ Rename shader constants (FLAT, LIT, TEXTURED, etc), resetShader() w/out args?
 _ Back-buffer support in shaders: http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=1169
diff --git a/java/libraries/video/src/processing/video/Capture.java b/java/libraries/video/src/processing/video/Capture.java
index 28f15d514..57e1dce47 100644
--- a/java/libraries/video/src/processing/video/Capture.java
+++ b/java/libraries/video/src/processing/video/Capture.java
@@ -479,7 +479,13 @@ public class Capture extends PImage implements PConstants {
     testPipeline.addMany(source, sink);
     Element.linkMany(source, sink);      
     
+    // Play/pause sequence (with getState() calls to to make sure
+    // all async operations are done) to trigger the capture momentarily
+    // for the device and obtain its supported resolutions.
     testPipeline.play();
+    testPipeline.getState();
+    testPipeline.pause();
+    testPipeline.getState();
         
     ArrayList<String> resolutions = new ArrayList<String>(); 
     addResFromSource(resolutions, source);