Neil,
thanks for the reply. Sounds like what I've been looking for. I'll look at it.
John



>Try LeadTools from www.leadtools.com, this allows you to play back AVI files and is pretty robust. I've taken the following from their help file for AVI support:-
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>Load, Play, Step, Locate (by frame number or time index), Pause, and Save video files.
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>Control position, scaling, clipping, play-rate, and audio volume/balance of playback.
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>Copy frames to/from Windows clipboard.
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>Insert new frames and replace existing frames into AVI files.
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>Enumerate and select from available compressors - save as any available format.
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>Integrate with LEAD Image control for complete control over frame-by-frame image processing.
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>HTH
>Neil