I have always had a problem with handles and how to use em. Anyone pse advise how I get a handle to a window (integer) to be used by an Image component. Not a bitmap. For example, Currently, I have an API handle for a panel, which displays information from a video capture card. To speed things up, I want to use that same handle for an image component. Is that possible, or am I missing the act? Can I do something along the lines of: var hdc:integer hdc:=GetDC(hwnd); {hwnd is the capture card window handle} Then use hdc directly for the image. Example? tks, Al+ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz