diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/QuickNES/LibQuickNES.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/QuickNES/LibQuickNES.cs
index e38b2f90bd..c518cb8081 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/QuickNES/LibQuickNES.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/QuickNES/LibQuickNES.cs
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.QuickNES
 		/// <param name="e">context</param>
 		/// <param name="width">width</param>
 		/// <param name="height">height</param>
-		[DllImport(dllname, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public static extern void qn_get_image_dimensions(IntPtr e, ref int width, ref int height);
+		//[DllImport(dllname, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+		//public static extern void qn_get_image_dimensions(IntPtr e, ref int width, ref int height);
 		/// <summary>
 		/// set output video buffer that will be used for all subsequent renders until replaced
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="e">context</param>
 		/// <param name="dest">8bpp, at least as big as qn_get_image_dimensions()</param>
 		/// <param name="pitch">byte pitch</param>
-		[DllImport(dllname, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public static extern void qn_set_pixels(IntPtr e, IntPtr dest, int pitch);
+		//[DllImport(dllname, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+		//public static extern void qn_set_pixels(IntPtr e, IntPtr dest, int pitch);
 		/// <summary>
 		/// emulate a single frame
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/QuickNES/QuickNES.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/QuickNES/QuickNES.cs
index 0f7a1855d8..2c9dbd701d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/QuickNES/QuickNES.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/QuickNES/QuickNES.cs
@@ -488,11 +488,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.QuickNES
 				LibQuickNES.qn_delete(Context);
 				Context = IntPtr.Zero;
 			}
-			if (VideoInput != null)
-			{
-				VideoInputH.Free();
-				VideoInput = null;
-			}
+			//if (VideoInput != null)
+			//{
+			//	VideoInputH.Free();
+			//	VideoInput = null;
+			//}
 			if (VideoOutput != null)
 			{
 				VideoOutputH.Free();
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.QuickNES
 		#region VideoProvider
 
 		int[] VideoOutput;
-		byte[] VideoInput;
-		GCHandle VideoInputH;
+		//byte[] VideoInput;
+		//GCHandle VideoInputH;
 		GCHandle VideoOutputH;
 
 		int cropleft = 0;
@@ -523,10 +523,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.QuickNES
 		void InitVideo()
 		{
 			int w = 0, h = 0;
-			LibQuickNES.qn_get_image_dimensions(Context, ref w, ref h);
-			VideoInput = new byte[w * h];
-			VideoInputH = GCHandle.Alloc(VideoInput, GCHandleType.Pinned);
-			LibQuickNES.qn_set_pixels(Context, VideoInputH.AddrOfPinnedObject(), w);
+			//LibQuickNES.qn_get_image_dimensions(Context, ref w, ref h);
+			//VideoInput = new byte[w * h];
+			//VideoInputH = GCHandle.Alloc(VideoInput, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+			//LibQuickNES.qn_set_pixels(Context, VideoInputH.AddrOfPinnedObject(), w);
 			VideoOutput = new int[256 * 240];
 			VideoOutputH = GCHandle.Alloc(VideoOutput, GCHandleType.Pinned);
 		}
diff --git a/output/dll/libquicknes.dll b/output/dll/libquicknes.dll
index 2e69911bfc..df5f62974f 100644
Binary files a/output/dll/libquicknes.dll and b/output/dll/libquicknes.dll differ
diff --git a/quicknes/bizinterface.cpp b/quicknes/bizinterface.cpp
index 052f4ea5ff..66b8f193d2 100644
--- a/quicknes/bizinterface.cpp
+++ b/quicknes/bizinterface.cpp
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ EXPORT const char *qn_set_sample_rate(Nes_Emu *e, int rate)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-EXPORT void qn_get_image_dimensions(Nes_Emu *e, int *width, int *height)
-{
-	if (width)
-		*width = e->buffer_width;
-	if (height)
-		*height = e->buffer_height();
-}
+//EXPORT void qn_get_image_dimensions(Nes_Emu *e, int *width, int *height)
+//{
+//	if (width)
+//		*width = e->buffer_width;
+//	if (height)
+//		*height = e->buffer_height();
+//}
 
-EXPORT void qn_set_pixels(Nes_Emu *e, void *dest, int pitch)
-{
-	e->set_pixels(dest, pitch);
-}
+//EXPORT void qn_set_pixels(Nes_Emu *e, void *dest, int pitch)
+//{
+//	e->set_pixels(dest, pitch);
+//}
 
 EXPORT const char *qn_emulate_frame(Nes_Emu *e, int pad1, int pad2)
 {
diff --git a/quicknes/libquicknes/libquicknes.vcxproj b/quicknes/libquicknes/libquicknes.vcxproj
index e07d809c69..706beeead5 100644
--- a/quicknes/libquicknes/libquicknes.vcxproj
+++ b/quicknes/libquicknes/libquicknes.vcxproj
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Effects_Buffer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Emu.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_File.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Film.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Film_Data.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Film_Packer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Fme7_Apu.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Mapper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\nes_mappers.cpp" />
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Ppu.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Ppu_Impl.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Ppu_Rendering.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Recorder.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_State.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\nes_util.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Vrc6_Apu.cpp" />
diff --git a/quicknes/libquicknes/libquicknes.vcxproj.filters b/quicknes/libquicknes/libquicknes.vcxproj.filters
index 73b372c67e..10f27d6592 100644
--- a/quicknes/libquicknes/libquicknes.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/quicknes/libquicknes/libquicknes.vcxproj.filters
@@ -84,15 +84,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_File.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files\nes_emu</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Film.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files\nes_emu</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Film_Data.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files\nes_emu</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Film_Packer.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files\nes_emu</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Fme7_Apu.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files\nes_emu</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -123,9 +114,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Ppu_Rendering.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files\nes_emu</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_Recorder.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files\nes_emu</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\nes_emu\Nes_State.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files\nes_emu</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/quicknes/mingw/Makefile b/quicknes/mingw/Makefile
index 5f9700683c..a69360bd08 100644
--- a/quicknes/mingw/Makefile
+++ b/quicknes/mingw/Makefile
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ SRCS = \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_Effects_Buffer.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_Emu.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_File.cpp \
-	../nes_emu/Nes_Film.cpp \
-	../nes_emu/Nes_Film_Data.cpp \
-	../nes_emu/Nes_Film_Packer.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_Fme7_Apu.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_Mapper.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/nes_mappers.cpp \
@@ -38,7 +35,6 @@ SRCS = \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_Ppu.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_Ppu_Impl.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_Ppu_Rendering.cpp \
-	../nes_emu/Nes_Recorder.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_State.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/nes_util.cpp \
 	../nes_emu/Nes_Vrc6_Apu.cpp \
@@ -46,6 +42,10 @@ SRCS = \
 	../fex/Data_Reader.cpp \
 	../fex/blargg_errors.cpp \
 	../fex/blargg_common.cpp
+#	../nes_emu/Nes_Recorder.cpp 
+#	../nes_emu/Nes_Film.cpp 
+#	../nes_emu/Nes_Film_Data.cpp 
+#	../nes_emu/Nes_Film_Packer.cpp 
 
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 
diff --git a/quicknes/nes_emu/Nes_Emu.cpp b/quicknes/nes_emu/Nes_Emu.cpp
index 5b2a1ddc6b..a14cae5306 100644
--- a/quicknes/nes_emu/Nes_Emu.cpp
+++ b/quicknes/nes_emu/Nes_Emu.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,14 @@ Nes_Emu::Nes_Emu()
 	init_called = false;
 	set_palette_range( 0 );
 	memset( single_frame.palette, 0, sizeof single_frame.palette );
+	host_pixel_buff = new char[buffer_width * buffer_height()];
+	set_pixels(host_pixel_buff, buffer_width);
 }
 
 Nes_Emu::~Nes_Emu()
 {
 	delete default_sound_buf;
+	delete[] host_pixel_buff;
 }
 
 blargg_err_t Nes_Emu::init_()
diff --git a/quicknes/nes_emu/Nes_Emu.h b/quicknes/nes_emu/Nes_Emu.h
index c3394e2154..cbd53be84f 100644
--- a/quicknes/nes_emu/Nes_Emu.h
+++ b/quicknes/nes_emu/Nes_Emu.h
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ public:
 	enum { buffer_width  = Nes_Ppu::buffer_width };
 	int buffer_height() const { return buffer_height_; }
 	enum { bits_per_pixel = 8 };
-	
+
+private:
 	// Set graphics buffer to render pixels to. Pixels points to top-left pixel and
 	// row_bytes is the number of bytes to get to the next line (positive or negative).
 	void set_pixels( void* pixels, long row_bytes );
-	
+public:
+
 	// Size of image generated in graphics buffer
 	enum { image_width   = 256 };
 	enum { image_height  = 240 };
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ private:
 	void clear_sound_buf();
 	void fade_samples( blip_sample_t*, int size, int step );
 	
+	char* host_pixel_buff;
 	char* host_pixels;
 	int host_palette_size;
 	frame_t single_frame;