diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Util.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Util.cs
index ef41c4eb72..0c475239eb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Util.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Util.cs
@@ -638,6 +638,15 @@ namespace BizHawk
 				bptr[i] = (byte)val;
 		}
 
+		public static unsafe void memset32(void* ptr, int val, int len)
+		{
+			System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(len % 4 == 0);
+			int dwords = len / 4;
+			int* dwptr = (int*)ptr;
+			for (int i = 0; i < dwords; i++)
+				dwptr[i] = val;
+		}
+
 		public static byte[] ReadAllBytes(Stream stream)
 		{
 			const int BUFF_SIZE = 4096;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj b/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
index ffe2246277..e02ed1f455 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/BizHawk.MultiClient.csproj
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
     <Compile Include="config\SoundConfig.Designer.cs">
       <DependentUpon>SoundConfig.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="DisplayManager\DisplayManager.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DisplayManager\Filters\Hq2x.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Gameboy\Debugger.cs">
       <SubType>Form</SubType>
     </Compile>
@@ -772,6 +774,7 @@
       <Install>true</Install>
     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/DisplayManager/DisplayManager.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/DisplayManager/DisplayManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfffab7472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/DisplayManager/DisplayManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,688 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+
+namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
+{
+	public interface IDisplayFilter
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// describes how this filter will respond to an input format
+		/// </summary>
+		DisplayFilterAnalysisReport Analyze(Size sourceSize);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// runs the filter
+		/// </summary>
+		DisplaySurface Execute(DisplaySurface surface);
+	}
+
+	public class DisplayFilterAnalysisReport
+	{
+		public bool Success;
+		public Size OutputSize;
+	}
+
+	public class DisplaySurface : IDisposable
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// returns a Graphics object used to render to this surface. be sure to dispose it!
+		/// </summary>
+		public Graphics GetGraphics()
+		{
+			Unlock();
+			return Graphics.FromImage(bmp);
+		}
+		Bitmap bmp;
+		BitmapData bmpdata;
+
+		//TODO - lock and cache these
+		public unsafe int* PixelPtr { get { return (int*)bmpdata.Scan0.ToPointer(); } }
+		public IntPtr PixelIntPtr { get { return bmpdata.Scan0; } }
+		public int Stride { get { return bmpdata.Stride; } }
+		public int OffsetOf(int x, int y) { return y * Stride + x*4; }
+
+		public unsafe void Clear()
+		{
+			Lock();
+			Util.memset32(PixelPtr, 0, Stride * Height);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// returns a bitmap which you can use but not hold onto.
+		/// we may remove this later, as managing a Bitmap just for this may be a drag. (probably not though)
+		/// </summary>
+		public Bitmap PeekBitmap()
+		{
+			Unlock();
+			return bmp;
+		}
+
+		public DisplaySurface(int width, int height)
+		{
+			Width = width;
+			Height = height;
+			//can't create a bitmap with zero dimensions, so for now, just bump it up to one
+			if (width == 0) width = 1;
+			if (height == 0) height = 1;
+			bmp = new Bitmap(width, height, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+			Lock();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// returns a new surface 
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="xpad"></param>
+		/// <param name="ypad"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public unsafe DisplaySurface ToPaddedSurface(int xpad0, int ypad0, int xpad1, int ypad1)
+		{
+			Lock();
+			int new_width = Width + xpad0 + xpad1;
+			int new_height = Height + ypad0 + ypad1;
+			DisplaySurface ret = new DisplaySurface(new_width, new_height);
+			ret.Lock();
+			int* dptr = ret.PixelPtr;
+			int* sptr = PixelPtr;
+			int dstride = ret.Stride/4;
+			int sstride = Stride/4;
+			for (int y = 0; y < Height; y++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < Width; x++)
+				{
+					dptr[(y + ypad0) * dstride + x + xpad0] = sptr[y * sstride + x];
+				}
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		public int Width { get; private set; }
+		public int Height { get; private set; }
+
+		public void Dispose()
+		{
+			if (bmp != null)
+				bmp.Dispose();
+			bmp = null;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// copies out the buffer as an int array (hopefully you can do this with a pointer instead and save some time!)
+		/// </summary>
+		public unsafe int[] ToIntArray()
+		{
+			Lock();
+
+			int w = bmp.Width;
+			int h = bmp.Height;
+			var ret = new int[bmp.Width * bmp.Height];
+			int* pData = (int*)bmpdata.Scan0.ToPointer();
+			int stride = bmpdata.Stride / 4;
+			for (int y = 0, i = 0; y < h; y++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < w; x++)
+					ret[i++] = pData[y * stride + x];
+
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		public unsafe void SetFromIntArray(int[] pixels)
+		{
+			Lock();
+
+			if (Stride == Width * 4)
+			{
+				Marshal.Copy(pixels, 0, PixelIntPtr, Width * Height);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			int w = Width;
+			int h = Height;
+			int* pData = PixelPtr;
+			int stride = Stride / 4;
+			for (int y = 0, i = 0; y < h; y++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < w; x++)
+					pData[y * stride + x] = pixels[i++];
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// locks this surface so that it can be accessed by raw pointer
+		/// </summary>
+		public void Lock()
+		{
+			if (bmpdata != null) return;
+			var imageLockMode = ImageLockMode.ReadWrite;
+			bmpdata = bmp.LockBits(new Rectangle(0, 0, Width, Height), imageLockMode, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+		}
+
+		public bool IsLocked { get { return bmpdata != null; } }
+
+		public void Unlock()
+		{
+			if (bmpdata != null)
+				bmp.UnlockBits(bmpdata);
+			bmpdata = null;
+		}
+
+		public static unsafe DisplaySurface FromVideoProvider(IVideoProvider provider)
+		{
+			int w = provider.BufferWidth;
+			int h = provider.BufferHeight;
+			int[] buffer = provider.GetVideoBuffer();
+			var ret = new DisplaySurface(w,h);
+			int* pData = ret.PixelPtr;
+			int stride = ret.Stride / 4;
+			for (int y = 0, i=0; y < h; y++)
+				for (int x = 0; x < w; x++)
+					pData[y * stride + x] = buffer[i++];
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	public class OSDManager
+	{
+		public string FPS { get; set; }
+		public string MT { get; set; }
+		private Font MessageFont;
+		private Font AlertFont;
+		public void Dispose()
+		{
+			if (MessageFont != null)
+			{
+				MessageFont.Dispose();
+				MessageFont = null;
+			}
+			if (AlertFont != null)
+			{
+				AlertFont.Dispose();
+				AlertFont = null;
+			}
+		}
+		public OSDManager()
+		{
+			//MessageFont = new Font(Device, 16, 0, FontWeight.Bold, 1, false, CharacterSet.Default, Precision.Default, FontQuality.Default, PitchAndFamily.Default | PitchAndFamily.DontCare, "Courier");
+			//AlertFont = new Font(Device, 16, 0, FontWeight.ExtraBold, 1, true, CharacterSet.Default, Precision.Default, FontQuality.Default, PitchAndFamily.Default | PitchAndFamily.DontCare, "Courier");
+			MessageFont = new Font("Courier", 16, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
+			AlertFont = new Font("Courier", 16, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
+		}
+
+		private float GetX(Graphics g, int x, int anchor, Font font, string message)
+		{
+			var size = g.MeasureString(message, font);
+			//Rectangle rect = g.MeasureString(Sprite, message, new DrawTextFormat());
+			switch (anchor)
+			{
+				default:
+				case 0: //Top Left
+				case 2: //Bottom Left
+					return x;
+				case 1: //Top Right
+				case 3: //Bottom Right
+					return g.ClipBounds.Width - x - size.Width;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private float GetY(Graphics g, int y, int anchor, Font font, string message)
+		{
+			var size = g.MeasureString(message, font);
+			switch (anchor)
+			{
+				default:
+				case 0: //Top Left
+				case 1: //Top Right
+					return y;
+				case 2: //Bottom Left
+				case 3: //Bottom Right
+					return g.ClipBounds.Height - y - size.Height;
+			}
+		}
+
+
+
+		private string MakeFrameCounter()
+		{
+			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.FINISHED)
+			{
+				return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + "/" + Global.MovieSession.Movie.Length().ToString() + " (Finished)";
+			}
+			else if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.PLAY)
+			{
+				return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + "/" + Global.MovieSession.Movie.Length().ToString();
+			}
+			else if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.RECORD)
+				return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString();
+			else
+			{
+				return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString();
+			}
+		}
+
+		private string MakeLagCounter()
+		{
+			return Global.Emulator.LagCount.ToString();
+		}
+
+		private List<UIMessage> messages = new List<UIMessage>(5);
+		private List<UIDisplay> GUITextList = new List<UIDisplay>();
+
+		public void AddMessage(string message)
+		{
+			messages.Add(new UIMessage { Message = message, ExpireAt = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) });
+		}
+
+		public void AddGUIText(string message, int x, int y, bool alert, int anchor)
+		{
+			GUITextList.Add(new UIDisplay { Message = message, X = x, Y = y, Alert = alert, Anchor = anchor });
+		}
+
+		public void ClearGUIText()
+		{
+			GUITextList.Clear();
+		}
+
+
+		public void DrawMessages(Graphics g)
+		{
+			//todo - not so much brush object churn?
+
+			messages.RemoveAll(m => DateTime.Now > m.ExpireAt);
+			DrawScreenInfo(g);
+			int line = 1;
+			for (int i = messages.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--, line++)
+			{
+				float x = 3;
+				float y = g.ClipBounds.Height - (line * 18);
+				g.DrawString(messages[i].Message, MessageFont, Brushes.Black, x + 2, y + 2);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor)))
+					g.DrawString(messages[i].Message, MessageFont, brush, x, y);
+			}
+			for (int x = 0; x < GUITextList.Count; x++)
+			{
+
+				float posx = GetX(g, GUITextList[x].X, GUITextList[x].Anchor, MessageFont, GUITextList[x].Message);
+				float posy = GetY(g, GUITextList[x].Y, GUITextList[x].Anchor, MessageFont, GUITextList[x].Message);
+
+				g.DrawString(GUITextList[x].Message, MessageFont, Brushes.Black, posx + 2, posy + 2);
+				g.DrawString(GUITextList[x].Message, MessageFont, Brushes.Gray, posx + 1, posy + 1);
+
+				if (GUITextList[x].Alert)
+					using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.AlertMessageColor)))
+						g.DrawString(GUITextList[x].Message, MessageFont, brush, posx,posy);
+				else
+					using (var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor)))
+						g.DrawString(GUITextList[x].Message, MessageFont, brush, posx, posy);
+			}
+		}
+
+
+		public string MakeInputDisplay()
+		{
+			StringBuilder s;
+			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE || Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.FINISHED)
+				s = new StringBuilder(Global.GetOutputControllersAsMnemonic());
+			else
+				s = new StringBuilder(Global.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputFrame(Global.Emulator.Frame - 1));
+			s.Replace(".", " ");
+			s.Replace("|", "");
+			return s.ToString();
+		}
+
+		public string MakeRerecordCount()
+		{
+			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode != MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE)
+				return "Rerecord Count: " + Global.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords.ToString();
+			else
+				return "";
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Display all screen info objects like fps, frame counter, lag counter, and input display
+		/// </summary>
+		public void DrawScreenInfo(Graphics g)
+		{
+			if (Global.Config.DisplayFrameCounter)
+			{
+				string message = MakeFrameCounter();
+				float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispFrameCx, Global.Config.DispFrameanchor, MessageFont, message);
+				float y = GetY(g, Global.Config.DispFrameCy, Global.Config.DispFrameanchor, MessageFont, message);
+				g.DrawString(message, MessageFont, Brushes.Black, x + 1, y + 1);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor)))
+					g.DrawString(message, MessageFont, brush, x, y );
+			}
+			if (Global.Config.DisplayInput)
+			{
+				string input = MakeInputDisplay();
+				Color c;
+				float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispInpx, Global.Config.DispInpanchor, MessageFont, input);
+				float y = GetY(g, Global.Config.DispInpy, Global.Config.DispInpanchor, MessageFont, input);
+				if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.PLAY)
+				{
+					c = Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MovieInput);
+				}
+				else
+					c = Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor);
+
+				g.DrawString(input, MessageFont, Brushes.Black, x+1,y+1);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(c))
+					g.DrawString(input, MessageFont, brush, x,y);
+			}
+			if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive)
+			{
+				g.DrawString(MT, MessageFont, Brushes.Black,
+				Global.Config.DispFPSx + 1, //TODO: Multitrack position variables
+					Global.Config.DispFPSy + 1);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor)))
+					g.DrawString(MT, MessageFont, Brushes.Black,
+						Global.Config.DispFPSx, //TODO: Multitrack position variables
+						Global.Config.DispFPSy);
+			}
+			if (Global.Config.DisplayFPS && FPS != null)
+			{
+				float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispFPSx, Global.Config.DispFPSanchor, MessageFont, FPS);
+				float y = GetY(g, Global.Config.DispFPSy, Global.Config.DispFPSanchor, MessageFont, FPS);
+				g.DrawString(FPS, MessageFont, Brushes.Black, x + 1, y + 1);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor)))
+					g.DrawString(FPS, MessageFont, brush, x, y);
+			}
+
+			if (Global.Config.DisplayLagCounter)
+			{
+				string counter = MakeLagCounter();
+
+				if (Global.Emulator.IsLagFrame)
+				{
+					float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispLagx, Global.Config.DispLaganchor, AlertFont, counter);
+					float y = GetY(g, Global.Config.DispLagy, Global.Config.DispLaganchor, AlertFont, counter);
+					g.DrawString(MakeLagCounter(), AlertFont, Brushes.Black,
+					Global.Config.DispLagx + 1,
+						Global.Config.DispLagy + 1);
+					using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.AlertMessageColor)))
+						g.DrawString(MakeLagCounter(), AlertFont, brush,
+						Global.Config.DispLagx,
+							Global.Config.DispLagy);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispLagx, Global.Config.DispLaganchor, MessageFont, counter);
+					float y = GetY(g, Global.Config.DispLagy, Global.Config.DispLaganchor, MessageFont, counter);
+					g.DrawString(counter, MessageFont, Brushes.Black, x + 1, y + 1);
+					using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor)))
+						g.DrawString(counter, MessageFont, brush, x , y );
+				}
+
+			}
+			if (Global.Config.DisplayRerecordCount)
+			{
+				string rerec = MakeRerecordCount();
+				float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispRecx, Global.Config.DispRecanchor, MessageFont, rerec);
+				float y = GetY(g, Global.Config.DispRecy, Global.Config.DispRecanchor, MessageFont, rerec);
+				g.DrawString(rerec, MessageFont, Brushes.Black, x + 1, y + 1);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor)))
+				g.DrawString(rerec, MessageFont, brush, x , y);
+			}
+
+			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.PLAY)
+			{
+				g.DrawString("Play", MessageFont,Brushes.Black,
+					g.ClipBounds.Width-47,
+					0+1);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MovieColor)))
+					g.DrawString("Play", MessageFont, brush,
+						g.ClipBounds.Width-48,
+						0);
+			}
+			else if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.RECORD)
+			{
+				g.DrawString("Record",AlertFont, Brushes.Black,
+					g.ClipBounds.Width-65,
+					0+1);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MovieColor)))
+				g.DrawString("Record",AlertFont, brush,
+					g.ClipBounds.Width-64,
+					0);
+			}
+
+			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode != MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE && Global.Config.DisplaySubtitles)
+			{
+				//TODO: implement multiple subtitles at once feature
+				Subtitle s = Global.MovieSession.Movie.Subtitles.GetSubtitle(Global.Emulator.Frame);
+				g.DrawString(s.Message, MessageFont, Brushes.Black,
+					s.X + 1, s.Y + 1);
+				using(var brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb((int)s.Color)))
+					g.DrawString(s.Message, MessageFont, brush,
+										s.X , s.Y );
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	public class VideoProviderData : IVideoProvider
+	{
+		public int[] VideoBuffer;
+
+		public int BufferWidth { get; set; }
+		public int BufferHeight { get; set; }
+		public int BackgroundColor { get; set; }
+
+		public int[] GetVideoBuffer() { return VideoBuffer; }
+	}
+
+	public class DisplayManager : IDisposable
+	{
+		public DisplayManager()
+		{
+			//have at least something here at the start
+			luaNativeSurfacePreOSD = new DisplaySurface(1, 1); 
+			
+			wakeupEvent = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset);
+			suspendReplyEvent = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset);
+			displayThread = new Thread(ThreadProc);
+			displayThread.IsBackground = true;
+			displayThread.Start();
+		}
+
+		SwappableDisplaySurfaceSet sourceSurfaceSet = new SwappableDisplaySurfaceSet();
+		public void UpdateSource(IVideoProvider videoProvider)
+		{
+			var newPendingSurface = sourceSurfaceSet.AllocateSurface(videoProvider.BufferWidth, videoProvider.BufferHeight, false);
+			newPendingSurface.SetFromIntArray(videoProvider.GetVideoBuffer());
+			sourceSurfaceSet.SetPending(newPendingSurface);
+			wakeupEvent.Set();
+		}
+
+		public bool Disposed { get; private set; }
+
+		public void Dispose()
+		{
+			if (Disposed) return;
+			shutdownFlag = true;
+			while (shutdownFlag) Thread.Sleep(1);
+			wakeupEvent.Dispose();
+			Disposed = true;
+		}
+
+		DisplaySurface currentSourceSurface;
+
+		//the surface to use to render a lua layer at native resolution (under the OSD)
+		DisplaySurface luaNativeSurfacePreOSD;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// encapsulates thread-safe concept of pending/current display surfaces, reusing buffers where matching 
+		/// sizes are available and keeping them cleaned up when they dont seem like theyll need to be used anymore
+		/// </summary>
+		class SwappableDisplaySurfaceSet
+		{
+			DisplaySurface Pending, Current;
+			Queue<DisplaySurface> ReleasedSurfaces = new Queue<DisplaySurface>();
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// retrieves a surface with the specified size, reusing an old buffer if available and clearing if requested
+			/// </summary>
+			public DisplaySurface AllocateSurface(int width, int height, bool needsClear=true)
+			{
+				for(;;) 
+				{
+					DisplaySurface trial;
+					lock (this)
+					{
+						if (ReleasedSurfaces.Count == 0) break;
+						trial = ReleasedSurfaces.Dequeue();
+					}
+					if (trial.Width == width && trial.Height == height)
+					{
+						if(needsClear) trial.Clear();
+						return trial;
+					}
+					trial.Dispose();
+				}
+				return new DisplaySurface(width, height);
+			}
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// sets the provided buffer as pending. takes control of the supplied buffer
+			/// </summary>
+			public void SetPending(DisplaySurface newPending)
+			{
+				lock(this)
+				{
+					if (Pending != null) ReleasedSurfaces.Enqueue(Pending);
+					Pending = newPending;
+				}
+			}
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// returns the current buffer, making the most recent pending buffer (if there is such) as the new current first.
+			/// </summary>
+			public DisplaySurface GetCurrent()
+			{
+				lock(this)
+				{
+					if(Pending != null)
+					{
+						if (Current != null) ReleasedSurfaces.Enqueue(Current);
+						Current = Pending;
+						Pending = null;
+					}
+				}
+				return Current;
+			}
+		}
+
+		SwappableDisplaySurfaceSet luaNativeSurfaceSet = new SwappableDisplaySurfaceSet();
+		public void SetLuaSurfaceNativePreOSD(DisplaySurface surface) { luaNativeSurfaceSet.SetPending(surface); }
+		public DisplaySurface GetLuaSurfaceNative()
+		{
+			return luaNativeSurfaceSet.AllocateSurface(currNativeWidth, currNativeHeight);
+		}
+
+		int currNativeWidth, currNativeHeight;
+		EventWaitHandle wakeupEvent, suspendReplyEvent;
+		bool shutdownFlag, suspendFlag;
+		void ThreadProc()
+		{
+			for (; ; )
+			{
+				Display();
+
+				//wait until we receive something interesting, or just a little while anyway
+				wakeupEvent.WaitOne(10);
+
+				if (suspendFlag)
+				{
+					suspendFlag = false;
+					suspendReplyEvent.Set();
+					wakeupEvent.WaitOne();
+					suspendReplyEvent.Set();
+					wakeupEvent.WaitOne();
+					suspendReplyEvent.Set();
+				}
+
+				if (shutdownFlag) break;
+			}
+			shutdownFlag = false;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// suspends the display manager so that tricky things can be changed without the display thread going in and getting all confused and hating
+		/// </summary>
+		public void Suspend()
+		{
+			suspendFlag = true;
+			wakeupEvent.Set();
+			suspendReplyEvent.WaitOne();
+			wakeupEvent.Set();
+			suspendReplyEvent.WaitOne();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// resumes the display manager after a suspend
+		/// </summary>
+		public void Resume()
+		{
+			wakeupEvent.Set();
+			suspendReplyEvent.WaitOne();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// internal display worker proc; runs through the multiply layered display pipeline 
+		/// </summary>
+		void Display()
+		{
+			var renderPanel = Global.RenderPanel;
+			if (renderPanel == null) return;
+
+			currNativeWidth = Global.RenderPanel.NativeSize.Width;
+			currNativeHeight = Global.RenderPanel.NativeSize.Height;
+
+			//if we're configured to use a scaling filter, apply it now
+			//SHOULD THIS BE RUN REPEATEDLY?
+			//some filters may need to run repeatedly (temporal interpolation, ntsc scanline field alternating)
+			//but its sort of wasted work.
+			//IDisplayFilter filter = new Hq2xBase_Super2xSai();
+			//var tempSurface = filter.Execute(currentSourceSurface);
+			//currentSourceSurface.Dispose();
+			//currentSourceSurface = tempSurface;
+
+			currentSourceSurface = sourceSurfaceSet.GetCurrent();
+
+			if (currentSourceSurface == null) return;
+
+			int w = currNativeWidth;
+			int h = currNativeHeight;
+			using (var nativeBmp = new DisplaySurface(w,h))
+			{
+				using (var g = Graphics.FromImage(nativeBmp.PeekBitmap()))
+				{
+					//scale the source bitmap to the desired size of the render panel
+					g.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighSpeed;
+					g.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.NearestNeighbor;
+					g.CompositingMode = CompositingMode.SourceCopy;
+					g.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.HighSpeed;
+					g.DrawImage(currentSourceSurface.PeekBitmap(), 0, 0, w, h);
+					g.Clip = new Region(new Rectangle(0, 0, nativeBmp.Width, nativeBmp.Height));
+
+					//switch to fancier composition for OSD overlays and such
+					g.CompositingMode = CompositingMode.SourceOver;
+
+					//apply a lua layer
+					var luaSurface = luaNativeSurfaceSet.GetCurrent();
+					if (luaSurface != null) g.DrawImageUnscaled(luaSurface.PeekBitmap(), 0, 0);
+					//although we may want to change this if we want to fade out messages or have some other fancy alpha faded gui stuff
+
+					//draw the OSD at native resolution
+					Global.OSD.DrawScreenInfo(g);
+					Global.OSD.DrawMessages(g);
+					g.Clip.Dispose();
+				}
+
+				//send the native resolution image to the render panel
+				Global.RenderPanel.Render(nativeBmp);
+			}
+		}
+
+		Thread displayThread;
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/DisplayManager/Filters/Hq2x.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/DisplayManager/Filters/Hq2x.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5711f6fa2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/DisplayManager/Filters/Hq2x.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,535 @@
+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+
+//what license is this?? who knows??
+//ref: http://vba-rerecording.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/2xsai.cpp
+
+namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
+{
+
+	class Hq2xBase_2xSai : Hq2xBase {}
+	class Hq2xBase_Super2xSai : Hq2xBase { }
+	class Hq2xBase_SuperEagle : Hq2xBase { }
+
+	public abstract class Hq2xBase : IDisplayFilter
+	{
+		public DisplayFilterAnalysisReport Analyze(Size sourceSize)
+		{
+			var ret = new DisplayFilterAnalysisReport();
+			ret.Success = true;
+			ret.OutputSize = new Size(sourceSize.Width * 2, sourceSize.Height * 2);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		public unsafe DisplaySurface Execute(DisplaySurface surface)
+		{
+			int w = surface.Width;
+			int h = surface.Height;
+			var ret = new DisplaySurface(w * 2, h * 2);
+			using (var padded = surface.ToPaddedSurface(1, 1, 2, 2))
+			{
+				if(this is Hq2xBase_2xSai) _2xSaI32((byte*)padded.PixelPtr + padded.OffsetOf(1, 1), (uint)(padded.Stride), null, (byte*)ret.PixelPtr, (uint)(ret.Stride), (uint)w, (uint)h);
+				if (this is Hq2xBase_Super2xSai) Super2xSaI32((byte*)padded.PixelPtr + padded.OffsetOf(1, 1), (uint)(padded.Stride), null, (byte*)ret.PixelPtr, (uint)(ret.Stride), (uint)w, (uint)h);
+				if (this is Hq2xBase_SuperEagle) SuperEagle32((byte*)padded.PixelPtr + padded.OffsetOf(1, 1), (uint)(padded.Stride), null, (byte*)ret.PixelPtr, (uint)(ret.Stride), (uint)w, (uint)h);
+			}
+			return ret;
+		}
+		
+		static int GetResult1 (uint A, uint B, uint C, uint D, uint E )
+		{
+				int x = 0;
+				int y = 0;
+				int r = 0;
+
+				if (A == C)
+					x += 1;
+				else if (B == C)
+					y += 1;
+				if (A == D)
+					x += 1;
+				else if (B == D)
+					y += 1;
+				if (x <= 1)
+					r += 1;
+				if (y <= 1)
+					r -= 1;
+				return r;
+		}
+
+
+		static int GetResult2 (uint A, uint B, uint C, uint D, uint E )
+		{
+			int x = 0;
+			int y = 0;
+			int r = 0;
+
+			if (A == C)
+				x += 1;
+			else if (B == C)
+				y += 1;
+			if (A == D)
+				x += 1;
+			else if (B == D)
+				y += 1;
+			if (x <= 1)
+				r -= 1;
+			if (y <= 1)
+				r += 1;
+			return r;
+		}
+
+		static int GetResult (uint A, uint B, uint C, uint D)
+		{
+			int x = 0;
+			int y = 0;
+			int r = 0;
+
+			if (A == C)
+				x += 1;
+			else if (B == C)
+				y += 1;
+			if (A == D)
+				x += 1;
+			else if (B == D)
+				y += 1;
+			if (x <= 1)
+				r += 1;
+			if (y <= 1)
+				r -= 1;
+			return r;
+		}
+
+		const uint colorMask = 0xfefefe;
+		const uint lowPixelMask = 0x010101;
+		const uint qcolorMask = 0xfcfcfc;
+		const uint qlowpixelMask = 0x030303;
+		const uint redblueMask = 0xF81F;
+		const uint greenMask = 0x7E0;
+
+static uint INTERPOLATE (uint A, uint B)
+{
+  if (A != B) {
+    return (((A & colorMask) >> 1) + ((B & colorMask) >> 1) +
+            (A & B & lowPixelMask));
+  } else
+    return A;
+}
+
+static uint Q_INTERPOLATE(uint A, uint B, uint C, uint D)
+{
+  uint x = ((A & qcolorMask) >> 2) +
+    ((B & qcolorMask) >> 2) +
+    ((C & qcolorMask) >> 2) + ((D & qcolorMask) >> 2);
+  uint y = (A & qlowpixelMask) +
+    (B & qlowpixelMask) + (C & qlowpixelMask) + (D & qlowpixelMask);
+
+  y = (y >> 2) & qlowpixelMask;
+  return x + y;
+}
+
+
+unsafe static void _2xSaI32 (byte *srcPtr, uint srcPitch, byte * deltaPtr ,
+               byte *dstPtr, uint dstPitch, uint width, uint height)
+{
+  uint *dP;
+  uint  *bP;
+  uint inc_bP = 1;
+
+  uint Nextline = srcPitch >> 2;
+
+  for (; height!=0; height--) {
+    bP = (uint *) srcPtr;
+    dP = (uint *) dstPtr;
+
+    for (uint finish = width; finish!=0; finish -= inc_bP) {
+      uint colorA, colorB;
+      uint colorC, colorD,
+        colorE, colorF, colorG, colorH,
+        colorI, colorJ, colorK, colorL,
+
+        colorM, colorN, colorO, colorP;
+      uint product, product1, product2;
+
+      //---------------------------------------
+      // Map of the pixels:                    I|E F|J
+      //                                       G|A B|K
+      //                                       H|C D|L
+      //                                       M|N O|P
+      colorI = *(bP - Nextline - 1);
+      colorE = *(bP - Nextline);
+      colorF = *(bP - Nextline + 1);
+      colorJ = *(bP - Nextline + 2);
+
+      colorG = *(bP - 1);
+      colorA = *(bP);
+      colorB = *(bP + 1);
+      colorK = *(bP + 2);
+
+      colorH = *(bP + Nextline - 1);
+      colorC = *(bP + Nextline);
+      colorD = *(bP + Nextline + 1);
+      colorL = *(bP + Nextline + 2);
+
+      colorM = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline - 1);
+      colorN = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline);
+      colorO = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline + 1);
+      colorP = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline + 2);
+
+      if ((colorA == colorD) && (colorB != colorC)) {
+        if (((colorA == colorE) && (colorB == colorL)) ||
+            ((colorA == colorC) && (colorA == colorF)
+             && (colorB != colorE) && (colorB == colorJ))) {
+          product = colorA;
+        } else {
+          product = INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorB);
+        }
+
+        if (((colorA == colorG) && (colorC == colorO)) ||
+            ((colorA == colorB) && (colorA == colorH)
+             && (colorG != colorC) && (colorC == colorM))) {
+          product1 = colorA;
+        } else {
+          product1 = INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorC);
+        }
+        product2 = colorA;
+      } else if ((colorB == colorC) && (colorA != colorD)) {
+        if (((colorB == colorF) && (colorA == colorH)) ||
+            ((colorB == colorE) && (colorB == colorD)
+             && (colorA != colorF) && (colorA == colorI))) {
+          product = colorB;
+        } else {
+          product = INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorB);
+        }
+
+        if (((colorC == colorH) && (colorA == colorF)) ||
+            ((colorC == colorG) && (colorC == colorD)
+             && (colorA != colorH) && (colorA == colorI))) {
+          product1 = colorC;
+        } else {
+          product1 = INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorC);
+        }
+        product2 = colorB;
+      } else if ((colorA == colorD) && (colorB == colorC)) {
+        if (colorA == colorB) {
+          product = colorA;
+          product1 = colorA;
+          product2 = colorA;
+        } else {
+          int r = 0;
+
+          product1 = INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorC);
+          product = INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorB);
+
+          r += GetResult1 (colorA, colorB, colorG, colorE, colorI);
+          r += GetResult2 (colorB, colorA, colorK, colorF, colorJ);
+          r += GetResult2 (colorB, colorA, colorH, colorN, colorM);
+          r += GetResult1 (colorA, colorB, colorL, colorO, colorP);
+
+          if (r > 0)
+            product2 = colorA;
+          else if (r < 0)
+            product2 = colorB;
+          else {
+            product2 = Q_INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorB, colorC, colorD);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        product2 = Q_INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorB, colorC, colorD);
+
+        if ((colorA == colorC) && (colorA == colorF)
+            && (colorB != colorE) && (colorB == colorJ)) {
+          product = colorA;
+        } else if ((colorB == colorE) && (colorB == colorD)
+                   && (colorA != colorF) && (colorA == colorI)) {
+          product = colorB;
+        } else {
+          product = INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorB);
+        }
+
+        if ((colorA == colorB) && (colorA == colorH)
+            && (colorG != colorC) && (colorC == colorM)) {
+          product1 = colorA;
+        } else if ((colorC == colorG) && (colorC == colorD)
+                   && (colorA != colorH) && (colorA == colorI)) {
+          product1 = colorC;
+        } else {
+          product1 = INTERPOLATE (colorA, colorC);
+        }
+      }
+			*(dP) = colorA | 0xFF000000;
+			*(dP + 1) = product | 0xFF000000;
+			*(dP + (dstPitch >> 2)) = product1 | 0xFF000000;
+			*(dP + (dstPitch >> 2) + 1) = product2 | 0xFF000000;
+
+      bP += inc_bP;
+      dP += 2;
+    }                 // end of for ( finish= width etc..)
+
+    srcPtr += srcPitch;
+    dstPtr += dstPitch * 2;
+//    deltaPtr += srcPitch;
+  }                   // endof: for (height; height; height--)
+}
+
+		
+unsafe void SuperEagle32 (byte *srcPtr, uint srcPitch, byte * deltaPtr,
+									 byte* dstPtr, uint dstPitch, uint width, uint height)
+{
+  uint  *dP;
+  uint *bP;
+//  uint *xP;
+  uint inc_bP;
+
+  inc_bP = 1;
+
+  uint Nextline = srcPitch >> 2;
+
+  for (; height!=0; height--) {
+    bP = (uint *) srcPtr;
+//    xP = (uint *) deltaPtr;
+    dP = (uint *)dstPtr;
+    for (uint finish = width; finish!=0; finish -= inc_bP) {
+      uint color4, color5, color6;
+      uint color1, color2, color3;
+      uint colorA1, colorA2, colorB1, colorB2, colorS1, colorS2;
+      uint product1a, product1b, product2a, product2b;
+
+      colorB1 = *(bP - Nextline);
+      colorB2 = *(bP - Nextline + 1);
+
+      color4 = *(bP - 1);
+      color5 = *(bP);
+      color6 = *(bP + 1);
+      colorS2 = *(bP + 2);
+
+      color1 = *(bP + Nextline - 1);
+      color2 = *(bP + Nextline);
+      color3 = *(bP + Nextline + 1);
+      colorS1 = *(bP + Nextline + 2);
+
+      colorA1 = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline);
+      colorA2 = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline + 1);
+
+      // --------------------------------------
+      if (color2 == color6 && color5 != color3) {
+        product1b = product2a = color2;
+        if ((color1 == color2) || (color6 == colorB2)) {
+          product1a = INTERPOLATE (color2, color5);
+          product1a = INTERPOLATE (color2, product1a);
+          //                       product1a = color2;
+        } else {
+          product1a = INTERPOLATE (color5, color6);
+        }
+
+        if ((color6 == colorS2) || (color2 == colorA1)) {
+          product2b = INTERPOLATE (color2, color3);
+          product2b = INTERPOLATE (color2, product2b);
+          //                       product2b = color2;
+        } else {
+          product2b = INTERPOLATE (color2, color3);
+        }
+      } else if (color5 == color3 && color2 != color6) {
+        product2b = product1a = color5;
+
+        if ((colorB1 == color5) || (color3 == colorS1)) {
+          product1b = INTERPOLATE (color5, color6);
+          product1b = INTERPOLATE (color5, product1b);
+          //                       product1b = color5;
+        } else {
+          product1b = INTERPOLATE (color5, color6);
+        }
+
+        if ((color3 == colorA2) || (color4 == color5)) {
+          product2a = INTERPOLATE (color5, color2);
+          product2a = INTERPOLATE (color5, product2a);
+          //                       product2a = color5;
+        } else {
+          product2a = INTERPOLATE (color2, color3);
+        }
+
+      } else if (color5 == color3 && color2 == color6) {
+        int r = 0;
+
+        r += GetResult (color6, color5, color1, colorA1);
+        r += GetResult (color6, color5, color4, colorB1);
+        r += GetResult (color6, color5, colorA2, colorS1);
+        r += GetResult (color6, color5, colorB2, colorS2);
+
+        if (r > 0) {
+          product1b = product2a = color2;
+          product1a = product2b = INTERPOLATE (color5, color6);
+        } else if (r < 0) {
+          product2b = product1a = color5;
+          product1b = product2a = INTERPOLATE (color5, color6);
+        } else {
+          product2b = product1a = color5;
+          product1b = product2a = color2;
+        }
+      } else {
+        product2b = product1a = INTERPOLATE (color2, color6);
+        product2b =
+          Q_INTERPOLATE (color3, color3, color3, product2b);
+        product1a =
+          Q_INTERPOLATE (color5, color5, color5, product1a);
+
+        product2a = product1b = INTERPOLATE (color5, color3);
+        product2a =
+          Q_INTERPOLATE (color2, color2, color2, product2a);
+        product1b =
+          Q_INTERPOLATE (color6, color6, color6, product1b);
+
+        //                    product1a = color5;
+        //                    product1b = color6;
+        //                    product2a = color2;
+        //                    product2b = color3;
+      }
+      *(dP) = product1a | 0xFF000000;
+      *(dP+1) = product1b | 0xFF000000;
+      *(dP + (dstPitch >> 2)) = product2a | 0xFF000000;
+      *(dP + (dstPitch >> 2) +1) = product2b | 0xFF000000;
+//      *xP = color5;
+
+      bP += inc_bP;
+//      xP += inc_bP;
+      dP += 2;
+    }                 // end of for ( finish= width etc..)
+
+    srcPtr += srcPitch;
+    dstPtr += dstPitch * 2;
+//    deltaPtr += srcPitch;
+  }                   // endof: for (height; height; height--)
+}
+
+		
+unsafe void Super2xSaI32 (byte *srcPtr, uint srcPitch,
+                   byte * deltaPtr , byte *dstPtr, uint dstPitch,
+                   uint width, uint height)
+{
+  uint *bP;
+  uint *dP;
+  uint inc_bP;
+  uint Nextline = srcPitch >> 2;
+  inc_bP = 1;
+
+  for (; height!=0; height--) {
+    bP = (uint *) srcPtr;
+    dP = (uint *) dstPtr;
+
+    for (uint finish = width; finish!=0; finish -= inc_bP) {
+      uint color4, color5, color6;
+      uint color1, color2, color3;
+      uint colorA0, colorA1, colorA2, colorA3,
+        colorB0, colorB1, colorB2, colorB3, colorS1, colorS2;
+      uint product1a, product1b, product2a, product2b;
+
+      //---------------------------------------    B1 B2
+      //                                         4  5  6 S2
+      //                                         1  2  3 S1
+      //                                           A1 A2
+
+      colorB0 = *(bP - Nextline - 1);
+      colorB1 = *(bP - Nextline);
+      colorB2 = *(bP - Nextline + 1);
+      colorB3 = *(bP - Nextline + 2);
+
+      color4 = *(bP - 1);
+      color5 = *(bP);
+      color6 = *(bP + 1);
+      colorS2 = *(bP + 2);
+
+      color1 = *(bP + Nextline - 1);
+      color2 = *(bP + Nextline);
+      color3 = *(bP + Nextline + 1);
+      colorS1 = *(bP + Nextline + 2);
+
+      colorA0 = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline - 1);
+      colorA1 = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline);
+      colorA2 = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline + 1);
+      colorA3 = *(bP + Nextline + Nextline + 2);
+
+      //--------------------------------------
+      if (color2 == color6 && color5 != color3) {
+        product2b = product1b = color2;
+      } else if (color5 == color3 && color2 != color6) {
+        product2b = product1b = color5;
+      } else if (color5 == color3 && color2 == color6) {
+        int r = 0;
+
+        r += GetResult (color6, color5, color1, colorA1);
+        r += GetResult (color6, color5, color4, colorB1);
+        r += GetResult (color6, color5, colorA2, colorS1);
+        r += GetResult (color6, color5, colorB2, colorS2);
+
+        if (r > 0)
+          product2b = product1b = color6;
+        else if (r < 0)
+          product2b = product1b = color5;
+        else {
+          product2b = product1b = INTERPOLATE (color5, color6);
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (color6 == color3 && color3 == colorA1
+            && color2 != colorA2 && color3 != colorA0)
+          product2b =
+            Q_INTERPOLATE (color3, color3, color3, color2);
+        else if (color5 == color2 && color2 == colorA2
+                 && colorA1 != color3 && color2 != colorA3)
+          product2b =
+            Q_INTERPOLATE (color2, color2, color2, color3);
+        else
+          product2b = INTERPOLATE (color2, color3);
+
+        if (color6 == color3 && color6 == colorB1
+            && color5 != colorB2 && color6 != colorB0)
+          product1b =
+            Q_INTERPOLATE (color6, color6, color6, color5);
+        else if (color5 == color2 && color5 == colorB2
+                 && colorB1 != color6 && color5 != colorB3)
+          product1b =
+            Q_INTERPOLATE (color6, color5, color5, color5);
+        else
+          product1b = INTERPOLATE (color5, color6);
+      }
+
+      if (color5 == color3 && color2 != color6 && color4 == color5
+          && color5 != colorA2)
+        product2a = INTERPOLATE (color2, color5);
+      else
+        if (color5 == color1 && color6 == color5
+            && color4 != color2 && color5 != colorA0)
+          product2a = INTERPOLATE (color2, color5);
+        else
+          product2a = color2;
+
+      if (color2 == color6 && color5 != color3 && color1 == color2
+          && color2 != colorB2)
+        product1a = INTERPOLATE (color2, color5);
+      else
+        if (color4 == color2 && color3 == color2
+            && color1 != color5 && color2 != colorB0)
+          product1a = INTERPOLATE (color2, color5);
+        else
+          product1a = color5;
+			*(dP) = product1a | 0xFF000000;
+			*(dP + 1) = product1b | 0xFF000000;
+			*(dP + (dstPitch >> 2)) = product2a | 0xFF000000;
+			*(dP + (dstPitch >> 2) + 1) = product2b | 0xFF000000;
+
+      bP += inc_bP;
+      dP += 2;
+    }                       // end of for ( finish= width etc..)
+
+    srcPtr   += srcPitch;
+    dstPtr   += dstPitch * 2;
+//        deltaPtr += srcPitch;
+  }                 // endof: for (; height; height--)
+}
+
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
index 23b6639c5d..0a7cd72436 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Global.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 #endif
 		public static Sound Sound;
 		public static IRenderer RenderPanel;
+		public static OSDManager OSD = new OSDManager();
+		public static DisplayManager DisplayManager = new DisplayManager();
 		public static Config Config;
 		public static IEmulator Emulator;
 		public static CoreInputComm CoreInputComm;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
index 85446bbdf8..3d1caff173 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			"text",
 			"alert",
-            "cleartext",
+			"cleartext",
+			"drawNew",
+			"drawRectangle",
+			"drawFinish",
 		};
 
 		public static string[] EmuFunctions = new string[]
@@ -414,7 +417,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					a = LuaInt(anchor);
 				}
 			}
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddGUIText(luaStr.ToString(), LuaInt(luaX), LuaInt(luaY), alert, a);
+			Global.OSD.AddGUIText(luaStr.ToString(), LuaInt(luaX), LuaInt(luaY), alert, a);
 		}
 
 		public void gui_text(object luaX, object luaY, object luaStr, object anchor = null)
@@ -427,10 +430,48 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			do_gui_text(luaX, luaY, luaStr, true, anchor);
 		}
 
-        public void gui_cleartext()
-        {
-            Global.RenderPanel.ClearGUIText();
-        }
+		public void gui_cleartext()
+		{
+			Global.OSD.ClearGUIText();
+		}
+
+		DisplaySurface luaSurface;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// sets the current drawing context to a new surface.
+		/// you COULD pass these back to lua to use as a target in rendering jobs, instead of setting it as current here.
+		/// could be more powerful.
+		/// performance test may reveal that repeatedly calling GetGraphics could be slow.
+		/// we may want to make a class here in LuaImplementation that wraps a DisplaySurface and a Graphics which would be created once
+		/// </summary>
+		public void gui_drawNew()
+		{
+			luaSurface = Global.DisplayManager.GetLuaSurfaceNative();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// finishes the current drawing and submits it to the display manager (at native [host] resolution pre-osd)
+		/// you would probably want some way to specify which surface to set it to, when there are other surfaces.
+		/// most notably, the client output [emulated] resolution 
+		/// </summary>
+		public void gui_drawFinish()
+		{
+			Global.DisplayManager.SetLuaSurfaceNativePreOSD(luaSurface);
+			luaSurface = null;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// draws a random rectangle for testing purposes
+		/// </summary>
+		public void gui_drawRectangle()
+		{
+			var r = new Random((int)DateTime.Now.Ticks);
+			using (var g = luaSurface.GetGraphics())
+			{
+				g.DrawRectangle(System.Drawing.Pens.Black, new System.Drawing.Rectangle(r.Next(100), r.Next(100), 100, 100));
+			}
+		}
+
 
 		//----------------------------------------------------
 		//Emu library
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Designer.cs
index 18b0262ce3..e766612990 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -7,18 +7,7 @@
         /// </summary>
         private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Clean up any resources being used.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
-        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
-        {
-            if (disposing && (components != null))
-            {
-                components.Dispose();
-            }
-            base.Dispose(disposing);
-        }
+
 
         #region Windows Form Designer generated code
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
index 4909507ffc..bb7c193b60 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		private void forceGDIPPresentationToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			Global.Config.DisplayGDI ^= true;
+			Global.DisplayManager.Suspend();
 			SyncPresentationMode();
 		}
 
@@ -1121,13 +1122,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		private void saveConfigToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			SaveConfig();
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Saved settings");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Saved settings");
 		}
 
 		private void loadConfigToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			Global.Config = ConfigService.Load<Config>(PathManager.DefaultIniPath, Global.Config);
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Saved loaded");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Saved loaded");
 		}
 
 		private void frameSkipToolStripMenuItem_DropDownOpened(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -1416,7 +1417,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			string path = PathManager.SaveStatePrefix(Global.Game) + "." + "QuickSave" + Global.Config.SaveSlot + ".State";
 			SwapBackupSavestate(path);
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Save slot " + Global.Config.SaveSlot.ToString() + " restored.");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Save slot " + Global.Config.SaveSlot.ToString() + " restored.");
 		}
 
 		private void FreezeStatus_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Movie.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Movie.cs
index 63e9527f23..e2630204fe 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.Movie.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				}
 				Global.MovieSession.Movie.StartPlayback();
 				SetMainformMovieInfo();
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Replaying movie file in read-only mode");
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("Replaying movie file in read-only mode");
 				Global.MainForm.ReadOnly = true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode != MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE)
 			{
 				Global.MovieSession.Movie.StopMovie();
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage(message);
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage(message);
 				SetMainformMovieInfo();
 				Global.MainForm.ReadOnly = true;
 			}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index 91b3d6b98a..b43c731005 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -255,6 +255,22 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Clean up any resources being used.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
+		protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+		{
+			if(Global.DisplayManager != null) Global.DisplayManager.Dispose();
+			Global.DisplayManager = null;
+
+			if (disposing && (components != null))
+			{
+				components.Dispose();
+			}
+			base.Dispose(disposing);
+		}
+
 		void SyncCoreInputComm()
 		{
 			Global.CoreInputComm.NES_BackdropColor = Global.Config.NESBackgroundColor;
@@ -271,6 +287,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		void SyncPresentationMode()
 		{
+			Global.DisplayManager.Suspend();
+
 #if WINDOWS
 			bool gdi = Global.Config.DisplayGDI;
 
@@ -325,6 +343,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				}
 			}
 #endif
+
+			Global.DisplayManager.Resume();
 		}
 
 		void SyncThrottle()
@@ -346,14 +366,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			Global.Config.SpeedPercentAlternate = value;
 			SyncThrottle();
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Alternate Speed: " + value + "%");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Alternate Speed: " + value + "%");
 		}
 
 		void SetSpeedPercent(int value)
 		{
 			Global.Config.SpeedPercent = value;
 			SyncThrottle();
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Speed: " + value + "%");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Speed: " + value + "%");
 		}
 
 		public void ProgramRunLoop()
@@ -831,7 +851,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					MessageBox.Show(errorMsg, "Conversion error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
 				else
 					StartNewMovie(m, false);
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage(warningMsg);
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage(warningMsg);
 			}
 			else
 				LoadRom(filePaths[0]);
@@ -1240,12 +1260,16 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 				Text = DisplayNameForSystem(game.System) + " - " + game.Name;
 				ResetRewindBuffer();
-                if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.GetRecentFileByPosition(0) != file.CanonicalFullPath)
-                {
+
+				//restarts the lua console if a different rom is loaded.
+				//im not really a fan of how this is done..
+				if (Global.Config.RecentRoms.IsEmpty() || Global.Config.RecentRoms.GetRecentFileByPosition(0) != file.CanonicalFullPath)
+				{
 #if WINDOWS
-                    LuaConsole1.Restart();
+					LuaConsole1.Restart();
 #endif
-                }
+				}
+
 				Global.Config.RecentRoms.Add(file.CanonicalFullPath);
 				if (File.Exists(PathManager.SaveRamPath(game)))
 					LoadSaveRam();
@@ -1273,7 +1297,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				if (Global.Config.LoadCheatFileByGame)
 				{
 					if (Global.CheatList.AttemptLoadCheatFile())
-						Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Cheats file loaded");
+						Global.OSD.AddMessage("Cheats file loaded");
 				}
 
 				CurrentlyOpenRom = file.CanonicalFullPath;
@@ -1325,6 +1349,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				DumpStatus.Image = BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Hack;
 				annotation = "Hacked ROM";
 			}
+			else if (Global.Game.Status == RomStatus.Unknown)
+			{
+				DumpStatus.Image = BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Hack;
+				annotation = "Warning: ROM of Unknown Character";
+			}
 			else
 			{
 				DumpStatus.Image = BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.GreenCheck;
@@ -1506,7 +1535,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 				case "Unthrottle":
 					unthrottled ^= true;
-					Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Unthrottled: " + unthrottled);
+					Global.OSD.AddMessage("Unthrottled: " + unthrottled);
 					break;
 
 				case "Hard Reset":
@@ -1611,17 +1640,17 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 							Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive = !Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive;
 							if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive)
 							{
-								Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("MultiTrack Enabled");
-								Global.RenderPanel.MT = "Recording None";
+								Global.OSD.AddMessage("MultiTrack Enabled");
+								Global.OSD.MT = "Recording None";
 							}
 							else
-								Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("MultiTrack Disabled");
+								Global.OSD.AddMessage("MultiTrack Disabled");
 							Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.RecordAll = false;
 							Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 0;
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("MultiTrack cannot be enabled while not recording.");
+							Global.OSD.AddMessage("MultiTrack cannot be enabled while not recording.");
 						}
 						break;
 					}
@@ -1633,7 +1662,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 						{
 							Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 1;
 						}
-						Global.RenderPanel.MT = "Recording Player " + Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer.ToString();
+						Global.OSD.MT = "Recording Player " + Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer.ToString();
 						break;
 					}
 
@@ -1645,21 +1674,21 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 						{
 							Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 5;//TODO: Replace with console's maximum or current maximum players??!
 						}
-						Global.RenderPanel.MT = "Recording Player " + Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer.ToString();
+						Global.OSD.MT = "Recording Player " + Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer.ToString();
 						break;
 					}
 				case "Record All":
 					{
 						Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 0;
 						Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.RecordAll = true;
-						Global.RenderPanel.MT = "Recording All";
+						Global.OSD.MT = "Recording All";
 						break;
 					}
 				case "Record None":
 					{
 						Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 0;
 						Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.RecordAll = false;
-						Global.RenderPanel.MT = "Recording None";
+						Global.OSD.MT = "Recording None";
 						break;
 					}
 				case "Emulator Pause":
@@ -1748,7 +1777,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (runFrame)
 			{
 				//client input-related duties
-				Global.RenderPanel.ClearGUIText();
+				Global.OSD.ClearGUIText();
 #if WINDOWS
 				LuaConsole1.ResumeScripts(true);
 #endif
@@ -1770,9 +1799,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				{
 					string fps_string = runloop_last_fps + " fps";
 					if (ff) fps_string += " >>";
-					Global.RenderPanel.FPS = fps_string;
+					Global.OSD.FPS = fps_string;
 				}
 
+
 				if (!suppressCaptureRewind && Global.Config.RewindEnabled) CaptureRewindState();
 				if (!runloop_frameadvance) genSound = true;
 				else if (!Global.Config.MuteFrameAdvance)
@@ -1913,7 +1943,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			{
 				System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.SetImage(img);
 			}
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Screenshot saved to clipboard.");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Screenshot saved to clipboard.");
 		}
 
 		private void TakeScreenshot()
@@ -1938,7 +1968,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			{
 				img.Save(fi.FullName, ImageFormat.Png);
 			}
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage(fi.Name + " saved.");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage(fi.Name + " saved.");
 		}
 
 		public void SaveState(string name)
@@ -1979,7 +2009,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 			writer.Close();
 
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Saved state: " + name);
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Saved state: " + name);
 
 			if (!fromLua)
 			{
@@ -2029,10 +2059,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 				reader.Close();
 				UpdateTools();
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Loaded state: " + name);
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("Loaded state: " + name);
 			}
 			else
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Loadstate error!");
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("Loadstate error!");
 		}
 
 		public void LoadState(string name)
@@ -2067,7 +2097,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 		private void SaveSlotSelectedMessage()
 		{
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Slot " + Global.Config.SaveSlot + " selected.");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Slot " + Global.Config.SaveSlot + " selected.");
 		}
 
 		private void UpdateAutoLoadRecentRom()
@@ -2216,7 +2246,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				FrameBufferResized();
 			}
 
-			Global.RenderPanel.Render(Global.Emulator.VideoProvider);
+			Global.DisplayManager.UpdateSource(Global.Emulator.VideoProvider);
 		}
 
 		private void FrameBufferResized()
@@ -2491,13 +2521,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			{
 				ReadOnly ^= true;
 				if (ReadOnly)
-					Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Movie read-only mode");
+					Global.OSD.AddMessage("Movie read-only mode");
 				else
-					Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Movie read+write mode");
+					Global.OSD.AddMessage("Movie read+write mode");
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("No movie active");
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("No movie active");
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -2506,9 +2536,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			ReadOnly = read_only;
 			if (ReadOnly)
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Movie read-only mode");
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("Movie read-only mode");
 			else
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Movie read+write mode");
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("Movie read+write mode");
 		}
 
 		public void LoadRamWatch()
@@ -2541,7 +2571,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (Global.Config.SoundVolume > 100)
 				Global.Config.SoundVolume = 100;
 			Global.Sound.ChangeVolume(Global.Config.SoundVolume);
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Volume " + Global.Config.SoundVolume.ToString());
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Volume " + Global.Config.SoundVolume.ToString());
 		}
 
 		private void VolumeDown()
@@ -2550,7 +2580,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (Global.Config.SoundVolume < 0)
 				Global.Config.SoundVolume = 0;
 			Global.Sound.ChangeVolume(Global.Config.SoundVolume);
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Volume " + Global.Config.SoundVolume.ToString());
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Volume " + Global.Config.SoundVolume.ToString());
 		}
 
 		private void SoftReset()
@@ -2637,13 +2667,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 				//commit the avi writing last, in case there were any errors earlier
 				CurrAviWriter = aw;
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("AVI capture started");
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("AVI capture started");
 				AVIStatusLabel.Image = BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.AVI;
 				AVIStatusLabel.ToolTipText = "AVI capture in progress";
 			}
 			catch
 			{
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("AVI capture failed!");
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("AVI capture failed!");
 				aw.Dispose();
 				throw;
 			}
@@ -2654,7 +2684,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			if (CurrAviWriter == null) return;
 			CurrAviWriter.CloseFile();
 			CurrAviWriter = null;
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("AVI capture stopped");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("AVI capture stopped");
 			AVIStatusLabel.Image = BizHawk.MultiClient.Properties.Resources.Blank;
 			AVIStatusLabel.ToolTipText = "";
 		}
@@ -2751,9 +2781,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				if (errorMsg.Length > 0)
 					MessageBox.Show(errorMsg, "Conversion error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
 				if (warningMsg.Length > 0)
-					Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage(warningMsg);
+					Global.OSD.AddMessage(warningMsg);
 				else
-					Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage(Path.GetFileName(fn) + " imported as ." + Global.Config.MovieExtension);
+					Global.OSD.AddMessage(Path.GetFileName(fn) + " imported as ." + Global.Config.MovieExtension);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2801,7 +2831,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				{
 					StepRunLoop_Core();
 					Global.Emulator.FrameAdvance(true); //Frame advance
-					Global.RenderPanel.Render(Global.Emulator.VideoProvider);
+					//Global.RenderPanel.Render(Global.Emulator.VideoProvider);
 
 					if (gifSpeed > 0)
 					{
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/NESGraphicsConfig.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/NESGraphicsConfig.cs
index 6e687f60aa..bb4ffb9e04 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/NESGraphicsConfig.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/NEStools/NESGraphicsConfig.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					{
 						Global.Config.NESPaletteFile = palette.Name;
 						nes.SetPalette(NES.Palettes.Load_FCEUX_Palette(HawkFile.ReadAllBytes(palette.Name)));
-						Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Palette file loaded: " + palette.Name);
+						Global.OSD.AddMessage("Palette file loaded: " + palette.Name);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			{
 				Global.Config.NESPaletteFile = "";
 				nes.SetPalette(NES.Palettes.FCEUX_Standard);
-				Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Standard Palette set");
+				Global.OSD.AddMessage("Standard Palette set");
 			}
 
 			Global.Config.NESTopLine = (int)FirstLineNumeric.Value;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Program.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Program.cs
index 0ebfe62b0e..eb5899a620 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Program.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Program.cs
@@ -45,18 +45,21 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				else
 				{
 #endif
-					var mf = new MainForm(args);
-					var title = mf.Text;
-					mf.Show();
-					mf.Text = title;
-					mf.ProgramRunLoop();
+					using (var mf = new MainForm(args))
+					{
+						var title = mf.Text;
+						mf.Show();
+						mf.Text = title;
+						mf.ProgramRunLoop();
+						int zzz = 9;
+					}
 #if WINDOWS
 				}
 #endif 
 			}
 			catch (Exception e)
 			{
-                MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
+				MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
 			}
 #if WINDOWS
 			finally
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
index c928e86c71..291adcc0a2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			GraphicsDevice = graphicsDevice;
 		}
 
-		public void SetImage(int[] data, int width, int height)
+		public unsafe void SetImage(DisplaySurface surface, int width, int height)
 		{
+			//this function fails if the width and height are zero
+			if (width == 0 || height == 0) return;
+
 			bool needsRecreating = false;
 			if (Texture == null)
 			{
@@ -72,13 +75,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				// Create a new texture instance.
 				Texture = new Texture(GraphicsDevice, textureWidth, textureHeight, 1, Usage.Dynamic, Format.X8R8G8B8, Pool.Default);
 			}
+
 			// Copy the image data to the texture.
+			surface.Lock();
 			using (var Data = Texture.LockRectangle(0, new Rectangle(0, 0, imageWidth, imageHeight), LockFlags.None).Data)
 			{
 				if (imageWidth == textureWidth)
 				{
 					// Widths are the same, just dump the data across (easy!)
-					Data.WriteRange(data, 0, imageWidth * imageHeight);
+					Data.WriteRange(surface.PixelIntPtr, imageWidth * imageHeight * 4);
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -86,7 +91,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					long RowSeekOffset = 4 * (textureWidth - imageWidth);
 					for (int r = 0, s = 0; r < imageHeight; ++r, s += imageWidth)
 					{
-						Data.WriteRange(data, s, imageWidth);
+						IntPtr src = new IntPtr(((byte*)surface.PixelPtr + r*surface.Stride));
+						Data.WriteRange(src,imageWidth * 4);
 						Data.Seek(RowSeekOffset, SeekOrigin.Current);
 					}
 				}
@@ -112,33 +118,29 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 	public interface IRenderer : IDisposable
 	{
-		void Render(IVideoProvider video);
+		void Render(DisplaySurface surface);
 		bool Resized { get; set; }
-		void AddMessage(string msg);
-		void AddGUIText(string msg, int x, int y, bool alert, int anchor);
-		void ClearGUIText();
-		string FPS { get; set; }
-		string MT { get; set; }
+		Size NativeSize { get; }
 	}
 
 	public class SysdrawingRenderPanel : IRenderer
 	{
 		public bool Resized { get; set; }
 		public void Dispose() { }
-		public string FPS { get; set; }
-		public string MT { get; set; }
-		public void Render(IVideoProvider video)
+		public void Render(DisplaySurface surface)
 		{
-			Color BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(video.BackgroundColor);
-			int[] data = video.GetVideoBuffer();
+			//Color BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(video.BackgroundColor);
+			//int[] data = video.GetVideoBuffer();
 
-			Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(video.BufferWidth, video.BufferHeight, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
-			BitmapData bmpdata = bmp.LockBits(new Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height), ImageLockMode.WriteOnly, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+			//Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(video.BufferWidth, video.BufferHeight, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+			//BitmapData bmpdata = bmp.LockBits(new Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height), ImageLockMode.WriteOnly, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
 
-			//TODO - this is not very intelligent. no handling of pitch, for instance
-			Marshal.Copy(data, 0, bmpdata.Scan0, bmp.Width * bmp.Height);
+			////TODO - this is not very intelligent. no handling of pitch, for instance
+			//Marshal.Copy(data, 0, bmpdata.Scan0, bmp.Width * bmp.Height);
 
-			bmp.UnlockBits(bmpdata);
+			//bmp.UnlockBits(bmpdata);
+
+			Bitmap bmp = (Bitmap)surface.PeekBitmap().Clone();
 
 			backingControl.SetBitmap(bmp);
 		}
@@ -147,9 +149,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			backingControl = control;
 		}
 		RetainedViewportPanel backingControl;
-		public void AddMessage(string msg) { }
-		public void AddGUIText(string msg, int x, int y, bool alert, int anchor) { }
-		public void ClearGUIText() { }
+		public Size NativeSize { get { return backingControl.ClientSize; } }
 	}
 
 #if WINDOWS
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		private Control backingControl;
 		public ImageTexture Texture;
 		private Sprite Sprite;
-		private Font MessageFont;
-		private Font AlertFont;
-		private bool Vsync;
 
+		private bool Vsync;
+		
+		public Size NativeSize { get { return backingControl.ClientSize; } }
 
 		public Direct3DRenderPanel(Direct3D direct3D, Control control)
 		{
@@ -195,16 +195,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				Sprite.Dispose();
 				Sprite = null;
 			}
-			if (MessageFont != null)
-			{
-				MessageFont.Dispose();
-				MessageFont = null;
-			}
-            if (AlertFont != null)
-            {
-                AlertFont.Dispose();
-                AlertFont = null;
-            }
+
 			if (Device != null)
 			{
 				Device.Dispose();
@@ -241,27 +232,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			Device = new Device(d3d, 0, DeviceType.Hardware, backingControl.Handle, flags, pp);
 			Sprite = new Sprite(Device);
 			Texture = new ImageTexture(Device);
-			MessageFont = new Font(Device, 16, 0, FontWeight.Bold, 1, false, CharacterSet.Default, Precision.Default, FontQuality.Default, PitchAndFamily.Default | PitchAndFamily.DontCare, "Courier");
-			AlertFont = new Font(Device, 16, 0, FontWeight.ExtraBold, 1, true, CharacterSet.Default, Precision.Default, FontQuality.Default, PitchAndFamily.Default | PitchAndFamily.DontCare, "Courier");
-            // NOTE: if you add ANY objects, like new fonts, textures, etc, to this method
-            // ALSO add dispose code in DestroyDevice() or you will be responsible for VRAM memory leaks.
+
 		}
 
 		public void Render()
 		{
 			if (Device == null || Resized || Vsync != VsyncRequested)
-				CreateDevice();
+				backingControl.Invoke(() => CreateDevice());
 
 			Resized = false;
 			Device.Clear(ClearFlags.Target, BackgroundColor, 1.0f, 0);
 			Device.Present(Present.DoNotWait);
 		}
 
-		public void Render(IVideoProvider video)
+		public void Render(DisplaySurface surface)
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				RenderExec(video);
+				RenderExec(surface);
 			}
 			catch (Direct3D9Exception)
 			{
@@ -275,33 +263,33 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 				// lets try recovery!
 				DestroyDevice();
-				CreateDevice();
-				RenderExec(video);
+				backingControl.Invoke(() => CreateDevice());
+				RenderExec(surface);
 			}
 		}
 
-		private void RenderExec(IVideoProvider video)
+		private void RenderExec(DisplaySurface surface)
 		{
-			if (video == null)
+			if (surface == null)
 			{
 				Render();
 				return;
 			}
 
 			if (Device == null || Resized || Vsync != VsyncRequested)
-				CreateDevice();
+				backingControl.Invoke(() => CreateDevice());
 			Resized = false;
 
-			BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(video.BackgroundColor);
+			//TODO
+			//BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(video.BackgroundColor);
 
-			int[] data = video.GetVideoBuffer();
-			Texture.SetImage(data, video.BufferWidth, video.BufferHeight);
+			Texture.SetImage(surface, surface.Width, surface.Height);
 
 			Device.Clear(ClearFlags.Target, BackgroundColor, 1.0f, 0);
 
 			// figure out scaling factor
-			float widthScale = (float)backingControl.Size.Width / video.BufferWidth;
-			float heightScale = (float)backingControl.Size.Height / video.BufferHeight;
+			float widthScale = (float)backingControl.Size.Width / surface.Width;
+			float heightScale = (float)backingControl.Size.Height / surface.Height;
 			float finalScale = Math.Min(widthScale, heightScale);
 
 			Device.BeginScene();
@@ -310,227 +298,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			Device.SetSamplerState(0, SamplerState.MagFilter, TextureFilter.Point);
 			Device.SetSamplerState(1, SamplerState.MagFilter, TextureFilter.Point);
 			Sprite.Transform = Matrix.Scaling(finalScale, finalScale, 0f);
-			Sprite.Draw(Texture.Texture, new Rectangle(0, 0, video.BufferWidth, video.BufferHeight), new Vector3(video.BufferWidth / 2f, video.BufferHeight / 2f, 0), new Vector3(backingControl.Size.Width / 2f / finalScale, backingControl.Size.Height / 2f / finalScale, 0), Color.White);
+			Sprite.Draw(Texture.Texture, new Rectangle(0, 0, surface.Width, surface.Height), new Vector3(surface.Width / 2f, surface.Height / 2f, 0), new Vector3(backingControl.Size.Width / 2f / finalScale, backingControl.Size.Height / 2f / finalScale, 0), Color.White);
 			Sprite.End();
 
-			DrawMessages();
-
 			Device.EndScene();
 			Device.Present(Present.DoNotWait);
 		}
 
-		private int GetX(int x, int anchor, Font font, string message)
-		{
-			Rectangle rect = font.MeasureString(Sprite, message, new DrawTextFormat());
-			switch (anchor)
-			{
-				default:
-				case 0: //Top Left
-				case 2: //Bottom Left
-					return x;
-				case 1: //Top Right
-				case 3: //Bottom Right
-					return backingControl.Width - x - rect.Width;
-			}
-		}
-
-		private int GetY(int y, int anchor, Font font, string message)
-		{
-			Rectangle rect = font.MeasureString(Sprite, message, new DrawTextFormat());
-			switch (anchor)
-			{
-				default:
-				case 0: //Top Left
-				case 1: //Top Right
-					return y;
-				case 2: //Bottom Left
-				case 3: //Bottom Right
-					return backingControl.Size.Height - y - rect.Height;
-			}
-		}
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Display all screen info objects like fps, frame counter, lag counter, and input display
-		/// </summary>
-		public void DrawScreenInfo()
-		{
-			if (Global.Config.DisplayFrameCounter)
-			{
-				string message = MakeFrameCounter();
-				int x = GetX(Global.Config.DispFrameCx, Global.Config.DispFrameanchor, MessageFont, message);
-				int y = GetY(Global.Config.DispFrameCy, Global.Config.DispFrameanchor, MessageFont, message);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, message, x + 1,
-					y + 1, Color.Black);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, message, x,
-					y, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
-			}
-			if (Global.Config.DisplayInput)
-			{
-				string input = MakeInputDisplay();
-				Color c;
-				int x = GetX(Global.Config.DispInpx, Global.Config.DispInpanchor, MessageFont, input);
-				int y = GetY(Global.Config.DispInpy, Global.Config.DispInpanchor, MessageFont, input);
-				if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.PLAY)
-				{
-					c = Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MovieInput);
-				}
-				else
-					c = Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor);
-
-				
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, input, x + 1, y + 1, Color.Black);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, input, x, y, c);
-			}
-			if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive)
-			{
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, MT, Global.Config.DispFPSx + 1, //TODO: Multitrack position variables
-					Global.Config.DispFPSy + 1, Color.Black);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, MT, Global.Config.DispFPSx,
-					Global.Config.DispFPSy, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
-			}
-			if (Global.Config.DisplayFPS && FPS != null)
-			{
-				int x = GetX(Global.Config.DispFPSx, Global.Config.DispFPSanchor, MessageFont, FPS);
-				int y = GetY(Global.Config.DispFPSy, Global.Config.DispFPSanchor, MessageFont, FPS);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, FPS, x + 1,
-					y + 1, Color.Black);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, FPS, x,
-					y, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
-			}
-
-			if (Global.Config.DisplayLagCounter)
-			{
-				string counter = MakeLagCounter();
-				
-				if (Global.Emulator.IsLagFrame)
-				{
-					int x = GetX(Global.Config.DispLagx, Global.Config.DispLaganchor, AlertFont, counter);
-					int y = GetY(Global.Config.DispLagy, Global.Config.DispLaganchor, AlertFont, counter);
-					AlertFont.DrawString(null, MakeLagCounter(), Global.Config.DispLagx + 1,
-						Global.Config.DispLagy + 1, Color.Black);
-					AlertFont.DrawString(null, MakeLagCounter(), Global.Config.DispLagx,
-						Global.Config.DispLagy, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.AlertMessageColor));
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					int x = GetX(Global.Config.DispLagx, Global.Config.DispLaganchor, MessageFont, counter);
-					int y = GetY(Global.Config.DispLagy, Global.Config.DispLaganchor, MessageFont, counter);
-					MessageFont.DrawString(null, counter, x + 1,
-						y + 1, Color.Black);
-					MessageFont.DrawString(null, counter, x,
-						y, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
-				}
-
-			}
-			if (Global.Config.DisplayRerecordCount)
-			{
-				string rerec = MakeRerecordCount();
-				int x = GetX(Global.Config.DispRecx, Global.Config.DispRecanchor, MessageFont, rerec);
-				int y = GetY(Global.Config.DispRecy, Global.Config.DispRecanchor, MessageFont, rerec);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, rerec, x + 1,
-					 y + 1, Color.Black);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, rerec, x,
-					y, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
-			}
-
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.PLAY)
-			{
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, "Play", backingControl.Size.Width - 47,
-					 0 + 1, Color.Black);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, "Play", backingControl.Size.Width - 48,
-					0, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MovieColor));
-			}
-			else if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.RECORD)
-			{
-				AlertFont.DrawString(null, "Record", backingControl.Size.Width - 65,
-						 0 + 1, Color.Black);
-				AlertFont.DrawString(null, "Record", backingControl.Size.Width - 64,
-					0, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MovieColor));
-			}
-
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode != MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE && Global.Config.DisplaySubtitles)
-			{
-				//TODO: implement multiple subtitles at once feature
-				Subtitle s = Global.MovieSession.Movie.Subtitles.GetSubtitle(Global.Emulator.Frame);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, s.Message, s.X + 1,
-							s.Y + 1, new Color4(Color.Black));
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, s.Message, s.X,
-							s.Y, Color.FromArgb((int)s.Color));
-			}
-		}
-
-		private string MakeFrameCounter()
-		{
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.FINISHED)
-			{
-				return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + "/" + Global.MovieSession.Movie.Length().ToString() + " (Finished)";
-			}
-			else if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.PLAY)
-			{
-				return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + "/" + Global.MovieSession.Movie.Length().ToString();
-			}
-			else if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.RECORD)
-				return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString();
-			else
-			{
-				return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString();
-			}
-		}
-
-		private string MakeLagCounter()
-		{
-			return Global.Emulator.LagCount.ToString();
-		}
-
-		private List<UIMessage> messages = new List<UIMessage>(5);
-		private List<UIDisplay> GUITextList = new List<UIDisplay>();
-
-		public void AddMessage(string message)
-		{
-			messages.Add(new UIMessage { Message = message, ExpireAt = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) });
-		}
-
-		public void AddGUIText(string message, int x, int y, bool alert, int anchor)
-		{
-			GUITextList.Add(new UIDisplay { Message = message, X = x, Y = y, Alert = alert, Anchor = anchor});
-		}
-
-		public void ClearGUIText()
-		{
-			GUITextList.Clear();
-		}
-
-		private void DrawMessages()
-		{
-			messages.RemoveAll(m => DateTime.Now > m.ExpireAt);
-			DrawScreenInfo();
-			int line = 1;
-			for (int i = messages.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--, line++)
-			{
-				int x = 3;
-				int y = backingControl.Size.Height - (line * 18);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, messages[i].Message, x + 2, y + 2, Color.Black);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, messages[i].Message, x, y, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
-			}
-			for (int x = 0; x < GUITextList.Count; x++)
-			{
-
-				int posx = GetX(GUITextList[x].X, GUITextList[x].Anchor, MessageFont, GUITextList[x].Message);
-				int posy = GetY(GUITextList[x].Y, GUITextList[x].Anchor, MessageFont, GUITextList[x].Message);
-
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, GUITextList[x].Message,
-					posx + 2, posy + 2, Color.Black);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, GUITextList[x].Message,
-					posx + 1, posy + 1, Color.Gray);
-
-				if (GUITextList[x].Alert)
-					MessageFont.DrawString(null, GUITextList[x].Message,
-						posx, posy, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.AlertMessageColor));
-				else
-					MessageFont.DrawString(null, GUITextList[x].Message,
-						posx, posy, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
-			}
-		}
 
 		private bool disposed;
 
@@ -543,25 +317,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			}
 		}
 
-		public string MakeInputDisplay()
-		{
-			StringBuilder s;
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE || Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode == MOVIEMODE.FINISHED)
-				s = new StringBuilder(Global.GetOutputControllersAsMnemonic());
-			else
-				s = new StringBuilder(Global.MovieSession.Movie.GetInputFrame(Global.Emulator.Frame - 1));
-			s.Replace(".", " ");
-			s.Replace("|", "");
-			return s.ToString();
-		}
-
-		public string MakeRerecordCount()
-		{
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.Mode != MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE)
-				return "Rerecord Count: " + Global.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords.ToString();
-			else
-				return "";
-		}
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Rewind.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Rewind.cs
index 26fe97a96c..2881ccdc7f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/Rewind.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/Rewind.cs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
                 {
                     RewindImpossible = true;
                     LastState = null;
-                    Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Rewind Disabled: State too large.");
-                    Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("See 'Arcade Card Rewind Hack' in Emulation->PC Engine options.");
+                    Global.OSD.AddMessage("Rewind Disabled: State too large.");
+										Global.OSD.AddMessage("See 'Arcade Card Rewind Hack' in Emulation->PC Engine options.");
                 }
 				return;
 			}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/Movie.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/Movie.cs
index 252d88540c..4b14fd0ae7 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/movie/Movie.cs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			Directory.CreateDirectory(new FileInfo(Filename).Directory.FullName);
 			string BackupName = Filename;
 			BackupName = BackupName.Insert(Filename.LastIndexOf("."), String.Format(".{0:yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm.ss}", DateTime.Now));
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Backup movie saved to " + BackupName);
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Backup movie saved to " + BackupName);
 			if (IsText)
 				WriteText(BackupName);
 			else
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 						{
 							stateFrame = int.Parse(strs[1], NumberStyles.HexNumber);
 						}
-						catch { Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Savestate Frame failed to parse");  } //TODO: message?
+						catch { Global.OSD.AddMessage("Savestate Frame failed to parse"); } //TODO: message?
 					}
 					else if (line.Contains("Frame "))
 					{
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 						{
 							stateFrame = int.Parse(strs[1]);
 						}
-						catch { Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Savestate Frame failed to parse");  } //TODO: message?
+						catch { Global.OSD.AddMessage("Savestate Frame failed to parse"); } //TODO: message?
 					}
 					if (line[0] == '|')
 					{
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					{
 						stateFrame = int.Parse(strs[1], NumberStyles.HexNumber);
 					}
-					catch { Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Savestate Frame number failed to parse"); }
+					catch { Global.OSD.AddMessage("Savestate Frame number failed to parse"); }
 				}
 				else if (line.Contains("Frame "))
 				{
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					{
 						stateFrame = int.Parse(strs[1]);
 					}
-					catch { Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Savestate Frame number failed to parse"); }
+					catch { Global.OSD.AddMessage("Savestate Frame number failed to parse"); }
 				}
 				else if (line == "[Input]") continue;
 				else if (line == "[/Input]") break;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Cheats.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Cheats.cs
index 9b53651c47..5f797b098f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Cheats.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/Cheats.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			Changes();
 			Global.CheatList.Add(c);
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Cheat added.");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Cheat added.");
 			if (!this.IsHandleCreated || this.IsDisposed) return;
 			DisplayCheatsList();
 			CheatListView.Refresh();
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			Changes();
 
 			Global.CheatList.RemoveCheat(c.domain, c.address);
-			
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("Cheat removed.");
+
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("Cheat removed.");
 			if (!this.IsHandleCreated || this.IsDisposed) return;
 			DisplayCheatsList();
 			CheatListView.Refresh();
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
index 0281d71417..1cfcbc9c2a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					if (ex is LuaInterface.LuaScriptException || ex is LuaInterface.LuaException)
 					{
 						s.Enabled = false;
-                        s.Thread = null;
+						s.Thread = null;
 						AddText(ex.ToString());
 						UpdateNumberOfScripts();
 					}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
index 5579143b61..042000a280 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
 			if (Global.Config.DisplayRamWatch)
 			{
-				Global.RenderPanel.ClearGUIText();
+				Global.OSD.ClearGUIText();
 				for (int x = 0; x < watchList.Count; x++)
 				{
 					bool alert = Global.CheatList.IsActiveCheat(Domain, watchList[x].address);
-					Global.RenderPanel.AddGUIText(watchList[x].ToString(),
+					Global.OSD.AddGUIText(watchList[x].ToString(),
 						Global.Config.DispRamWatchx, (Global.Config.DispRamWatchy + (x * 12)), alert, 0);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			Global.Config.DisplayRamWatch ^= true;
 
 			if (!Global.Config.DisplayRamWatch)
-				Global.RenderPanel.ClearGUIText();
+				Global.OSD.ClearGUIText();
 			else
 				UpdateValues();
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
index afe8131613..d6fe1a554f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/TAStudio.cs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			//TODO: don't engage until new/open project
 			//
 			Engaged = true;
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddMessage("TAStudio engaged");
+			Global.OSD.AddMessage("TAStudio engaged");
 
 			LoadConfigSettings();
 			ReadOnlyCheckBox.Checked = Global.MainForm.ReadOnly;