diff --git a/sc2/src/msvc++/UrQuanMasters.dsp b/sc2/src/msvc++/UrQuanMasters.dsp
index 2a960720f..e28730192 100644
--- a/sc2/src/msvc++/UrQuanMasters.dsp
+++ b/sc2/src/msvc++/UrQuanMasters.dsp
@@ -711,18 +711,6 @@ SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\strings\strintrn.h
 # Begin Group "video"
 
 # PROP Default_Filter ""
-# Begin Group "sdl video"
-
-# PROP Default_Filter ""
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\video\sdl\sdlvideo.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
-SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\video\sdl\sdlvideo.h
-# End Source File
-# End Group
 # Begin Source File
 
 SOURCE=..\sc2code\libs\video\vfileins.c
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/canvas.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/canvas.c
index 162c5d34b..956487b85 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/canvas.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/sdl/canvas.c
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ TFB_DrawCanvas_FilledImage (TFB_Image *img, int x, int y, int scale, int r, int
 	UnlockMutex (img->mutex);
 }
 
-TFB_Canvas TFB_DrawCanvas_New_TrueColor (int w, int h, BOOLEAN hasalpha)
+TFB_Canvas
+TFB_DrawCanvas_New_TrueColor (int w, int h, BOOLEAN hasalpha)
 {
 	SDL_Surface *new_surf;
 	new_surf = SDL_CreateRGBSurface (SDL_SWSURFACE, w, h, 32, 0x000000ff, 0x0000ff00, 0x00ff0000, hasalpha ? 0xff000000 : 0);
@@ -158,6 +159,37 @@ TFB_Canvas TFB_DrawCanvas_New_TrueColor (int w, int h, BOOLEAN hasalpha)
 	return new_surf;
 }
 
+TFB_Canvas
+TFB_DrawCanvas_New_ForScreen (int w, int h, BOOLEAN withalpha)
+{
+	SDL_Surface *new_surf;
+	SDL_PixelFormat* fmt = SDL_Screen->format;
+
+	if (fmt->palette)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "TFB_DrawCanvas_New_ForScreen() WARNING:"
+				"Paletted display format will be slow");
+
+		new_surf = SDL_CreateRGBSurface (SDL_SWSURFACE, w, h,
+				32, 0x000000ff, 0x0000ff00, 0x00ff0000,
+				withalpha ? 0xff000000 : 0);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		new_surf = SDL_CreateRGBSurface (SDL_SWSURFACE, w, h,
+				fmt->BitsPerPixel, fmt->Rmask, fmt->Gmask, fmt->Bmask,
+				withalpha ? fmt->Amask : 0);
+	}
+
+	if (!new_surf)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "TFB_DrawCanvas_New_ForScreen() INTERNAL PANIC:"
+				"Failed to create TFB_Canvas: %s", SDL_GetError());
+		exit (-1);
+	}
+	return new_surf;
+}
+
 TFB_Canvas
 TFB_DrawCanvas_New_Paletted (int w, int h, TFB_Palette *palette, int transparent_index)
 {
@@ -864,3 +896,36 @@ TFB_DrawCanvas_Rescale_Trilinear (TFB_Canvas src_canvas, TFB_Canvas dest_canvas,
 			src->format->BitsPerPixel, dst->format->BitsPerPixel, mipmap->format->BitsPerPixel);
 	}
 }
+
+void
+TFB_DrawCanvas_GetScreenFormat (TFB_PixelFormat *fmt)
+{
+	SDL_PixelFormat *sdl = SDL_Screen->format;
+	
+	if (sdl->palette)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "TFB_DrawCanvas_GetScreenFormat() WARNING:"
+				"Paletted display format will be slow");
+
+		fmt->BitsPerPixel = 32;
+		fmt->Rmask = 0x000000ff;
+		fmt->Gmask = 0x0000ff00;
+		fmt->Bmask = 0x00ff0000;
+		fmt->Amask = 0xff000000;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		fmt->BitsPerPixel = sdl->BitsPerPixel;
+		fmt->Rmask = sdl->Rmask;
+		fmt->Gmask = sdl->Gmask;
+		fmt->Bmask = sdl->Bmask;
+		fmt->Amask = sdl->Amask;
+	}
+}
+
+void*
+TFB_DrawCanvas_GetLine (TFB_Canvas canvas, int line)
+{
+	SDL_Surface* surf = (SDL_Surface *)canvas;
+	return (uint8*)surf->pixels + surf->pitch * line;
+}
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/tfb_draw.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/tfb_draw.c
index 9dea57083..777958fbe 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/tfb_draw.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/tfb_draw.c
@@ -268,6 +268,22 @@ TFB_DrawImage_New (TFB_Canvas canvas)
 	return img;
 }
 
+TFB_Image*
+TFB_DrawImage_CreateForScreen (int w, int h, BOOLEAN withalpha)
+{
+	TFB_Image* img = HMalloc (sizeof (TFB_Image));
+	img->mutex = CreateMutex ("image lock", SYNC_CLASS_VIDEO);
+	img->ScaledImg = NULL;
+	img->MipmapImg = NULL;
+	img->colormap_index = -1;
+	img->last_scale_type = -1;
+	img->Palette = NULL;
+	
+	img->NormalImg = TFB_DrawCanvas_New_ForScreen (w, h, withalpha);
+
+	return img;
+}
+
 void 
 TFB_DrawImage_Delete (TFB_Image *image)
 {
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/tfb_draw.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/tfb_draw.h
index 7b1f2c46e..bd2a302dc 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/tfb_draw.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/graphics/tfb_draw.h
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ typedef struct tfb_image
 	BOOLEAN dirty;
 } TFB_Image;
 
+// we do not support paletted format for now
+typedef struct tfb_pixelformat
+{
+	int BitsPerPixel;
+	int BytesPerPixel;
+	DWORD Rmask, Gmask, Bmask, Amask;
+	DWORD Rshift, Gshift, Bshift, Ashift;
+	DWORD Rloss, Gloss, Bloss, Aloss;
+} TFB_PixelFormat;
 
 // Drawing commands
 
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ void TFB_DrawScreen_SetPalette (int paletteIndex, int r, int g, int b);
 void TFB_FlushPaletteCache (void);
 
 TFB_Image *TFB_DrawImage_New (TFB_Canvas canvas);
+TFB_Image *TFB_DrawImage_CreateForScreen (int w, int h, BOOLEAN withalpha);
 void TFB_DrawImage_Delete (TFB_Image *image);
 void TFB_DrawImage_FixScaling (TFB_Image *image, int target, int type);
 
@@ -81,6 +91,7 @@ void TFB_DrawImage_Image (TFB_Image *img, int x, int y, int scale, TFB_Palette *
 void TFB_DrawImage_FilledImage (TFB_Image *img, int x, int y, int scale, int r, int g, int b, TFB_Image *target);
 
 TFB_Canvas TFB_DrawCanvas_New_TrueColor (int w, int h, BOOLEAN hasalpha);
+TFB_Canvas TFB_DrawCanvas_New_ForScreen (int w, int h, BOOLEAN withalpha);
 TFB_Canvas TFB_DrawCanvas_New_Paletted (int w, int h, TFB_Palette *palette, int transparent_index);
 TFB_Canvas TFB_DrawCanvas_New_ScaleTarget (TFB_Canvas canvas, TFB_Canvas oldcanvas, int type, int last_type);
 TFB_Canvas TFB_DrawCanvas_ToScreenFormat (TFB_Canvas canvas);
@@ -102,5 +113,7 @@ int TFB_DrawCanvas_GetTransparentIndex (TFB_Canvas canvas);
 void TFB_DrawCanvas_SetTransparentIndex (TFB_Canvas canvas, int i, BOOLEAN rleaccel);
 void TFB_DrawCanvas_SetTransparentColor (TFB_Canvas canvas, int r, int g, int b, BOOLEAN rleaccel);
 void TFB_DrawCanvas_Initialize (void);
+void TFB_DrawCanvas_GetScreenFormat (TFB_PixelFormat *fmt);
+void* TFB_DrawCanvas_GetLine (TFB_Canvas canvas, int line);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/Makeinfo b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/Makeinfo
index 339bbd53a..76c206752 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/Makeinfo
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/Makeinfo
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 uqm_CFILES="vfileins.c video.c videodec.c vidplayer.c dukvid.c"
-uqm_SUBDIRS="sdl"
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/dukvid.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/dukvid.c
index 147a64c41..3b0955e83 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/dukvid.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/dukvid.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define _THIS    TFB_VideoDecoder* This
 
 int dukv_GetError (_THIS);
-bool dukv_Init (_THIS, TFB_VideoFormat* fmt);
+bool dukv_Init (_THIS, TFB_PixelFormat* fmt);
 void dukv_Term (_THIS);
 bool dukv_Open (_THIS, uio_DirHandle *dir, const char *filename);
 void dukv_Close (_THIS);
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ dukv_InitDeltas (TFB_DuckVideo* dukv, uint8* vectors, sint32* pl, sint32* pc)
 }
 
 __inline__ uint32
-dukv_PixelConv (uint16 pix, const TFB_VideoFormat* fmt)
+dukv_PixelConv (uint16 pix, const TFB_PixelFormat* fmt)
 {
 	uint32 r, g, b;
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void
 dukv_RenderFrame (_THIS)
 {
 	TFB_DuckVideo* dukv = This->dec_data;
-	const TFB_VideoFormat* fmt = This->format;
+	const TFB_PixelFormat* fmt = This->format;
 	uint32 h, x, y;
 	uint32* dec = dukv->decbuf;
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ int dukv_GetError (_THIS)
 }
 
 bool
-dukv_Init (_THIS, TFB_VideoFormat* fmt)
+dukv_Init (_THIS, TFB_PixelFormat* fmt)
 {
 	This->format = fmt;
 	This->audio_synced = 1;
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/Makeinfo b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/Makeinfo
deleted file mode 100644
index f400650ea..000000000
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/Makeinfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uqm_CFILES="sdlvideo.c"
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/sdlvideo.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/sdlvideo.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 07f8bf45e..000000000
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/sdlvideo.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
- */
-
-#include "libs/graphics/sdl/sdl_common.h"
-#include "libs/video/video.h"
-#include "sdlvideo.h"
-
-
-void
-TFB_GetScreenFormat (TFB_VideoFormat *fmt)
-{
-	SDL_PixelFormat *sdl = SDL_Video->format;
-	fmt->BitsPerPixel = sdl->BitsPerPixel;
-	fmt->Rmask = sdl->Rmask;
-	fmt->Gmask = sdl->Gmask;
-	fmt->Bmask = sdl->Bmask;
-	fmt->Amask = 0; // no alpha support for now
-}
-
-TFB_Image*
-TFB_CreateVideoImage (int w, int h)
-{
-	TFB_Image* img;
-	SDL_PixelFormat* fmt = SDL_Video->format;
-
-	img = HMalloc (sizeof (TFB_Image));
-	img->mutex = CreateMutex ("vid image lock", SYNC_CLASS_VIDEO);
-	img->ScaledImg = NULL;
-	img->MipmapImg = NULL;
-	img->colormap_index = -1;
-	img->last_scale_type = -1;
-	img->Palette = NULL;
-	
-	img->NormalImg = SDL_CreateRGBSurface (SDL_SWSURFACE, w, h,
-			fmt->BitsPerPixel, fmt->Rmask, fmt->Gmask, fmt->Bmask, 0);
-
-	return img;
-}
-
-void*
-TFB_GetVideoLine (TFB_Image* img, uint32 line)
-{
-	SDL_Surface* surf = img->NormalImg;
-	return (uint8*)surf->pixels + surf->pitch * line;
-}
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/sdlvideo.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/sdlvideo.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ac298b41..000000000
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/sdl/sdlvideo.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- *  (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
- */
-
-#ifndef _SDLVIDEO_H
-#define _SDLVIDEO_H
-
-#include "libs/graphics/gfx_common.h"
-#include "libs/graphics/tfb_draw.h"
-#include "libs/gfxlib.h"
-
-void TFB_GetScreenFormat (TFB_VideoFormat *fmt);
-TFB_Image* TFB_CreateVideoImage (int w, int h);
-void* TFB_GetVideoLine (TFB_Image* img, uint32 line);
-
-#endif // _SDLVIDEO_H
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/video.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/video.c
index 9f3d68fa2..afc4528e1 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/video.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/video.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "video.h"
-#include "sdl/sdlvideo.h"
 #include "vidplayer.h"
 
 #define NULL_VIDEO_REF	(0)
@@ -27,11 +26,11 @@ BOOLEAN
 InitVideo (BOOLEAN useCDROM)
 		//useCDROM doesn't really apply to us
 {
-	TFB_VideoFormat fmt;
+	TFB_PixelFormat fmt;
 	
-	TFB_GetScreenFormat (&fmt);
+	TFB_DrawCanvas_GetScreenFormat (&fmt);
 	if (!VideoDecoder_Init (0, fmt.BitsPerPixel, fmt.Rmask,
-			fmt.Gmask, fmt.Bmask, fmt.Amask))
+			fmt.Gmask, fmt.Bmask, 0))
 		return FALSE;
 
 	return TFB_InitVideoPlayer ();
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/videodec.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/videodec.c
index be9da6d36..52d620d40 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/videodec.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/videodec.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "dukvid.h"
 
 static bool vd_inited = 0;
-static TFB_VideoFormat vd_vidfmt;
+static TFB_PixelFormat vd_vidfmt;
 
 static struct vd_DecoderInfo
 {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ vd_decoders[] =
 	{NULL, NULL, NULL}	// null term
 };
 
-static void vd_computeMasks (uint32 mask, uint32* shift, uint32* loss);
+static void vd_computeMasks (uint32 mask, DWORD* shift, DWORD* loss);
 
 bool
 VideoDecoder_Init (int flags, int depth, uint32 Rmask, uint32 Gmask,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ VideoDecoder_Free (TFB_VideoDecoder *decoder)
 
 // BEGIN: adapted from SDL
 static void
-vd_computeMasks (uint32 mask, uint32* shift, uint32* loss)
+vd_computeMasks (uint32 mask, DWORD* shift, DWORD* loss)
 {
 	*shift = 0;
 	*loss = 8;
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/videodec.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/videodec.h
index 532e6e739..0f9c9dcb4 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/videodec.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/videodec.h
@@ -24,23 +24,12 @@
 // forward-declare
 typedef struct tfb_videodecoder TFB_VideoDecoder;
 
-// we do not support paletted format for now
-typedef struct tfb_videoformat
-{
-	uint32 BitsPerPixel;
-	uint32 BytesPerPixel;
-	uint32 Rmask, Gmask, Bmask, Amask;
-	uint32 Rshift, Gshift, Bshift, Ashift;
-	uint32 Rloss, Gloss, Bloss, Aloss;
-
-} TFB_VideoFormat;
-
 #define _THIS TFB_VideoDecoder*
 
 typedef struct tfb_videodecoderfunc
 {
 	int (* GetError) (_THIS);
-	bool (* Init) (_THIS, TFB_VideoFormat* fmt);
+	bool (* Init) (_THIS, TFB_PixelFormat* fmt);
 	void (* Term) (_THIS);
 	bool (* Open) (_THIS, uio_DirHandle *dir, const char *filename);
 	void (* Close) (_THIS);
@@ -74,7 +63,7 @@ struct tfb_videodecoder
 	// decoder virtual funcs - R/O
 	const TFB_VideoDecoderFuncs *funcs;
 	// video formats - R/O
-	const TFB_VideoFormat *format;
+	const TFB_PixelFormat *format;
 	// decoder-set data - R/O
 	uint32 w, h;
 	float length; // total length in seconds
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/vidplayer.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/vidplayer.c
index 07b3cf4d7..659b77738 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/vidplayer.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/video/vidplayer.c
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
  *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
+#include "libs/graphics/gfx_common.h"
+#include "libs/graphics/tfb_draw.h"
 #include "vidplayer.h"
-#include "sdl/sdlvideo.h"
 
 // video callbacks
 static void* vp_GetCanvasLine (TFB_VideoDecoder*, uint32 line);
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ static TFB_SoundCallbacks vp_AudioCBs =
 
 // inter-thread param guarded by mutex
 static Semaphore vp_interthread_lock = 0;
-void* vp_interthread_clip = NULL;
+static void* vp_interthread_clip = NULL;
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ TFB_PlayVideo (VIDEO_REF VidRef, uint32 x, uint32 y)
 	vid->decoder->callbacks = vp_DecoderCBs;
 	vid->decoder->data = vid;
 	
-	vid->frame = TFB_CreateVideoImage (vid->w, vid->h);
+	vid->frame = TFB_DrawImage_CreateForScreen (vid->w, vid->h, FALSE);
 	vid->cur_frame = -1;
 	vid->want_frame = -1;
 
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ vp_GetCanvasLine (TFB_VideoDecoder* decoder, uint32 line)
 	if (!vid)
 		return NULL;
 	
-	return TFB_GetVideoLine (vid->frame, line);
+	return TFB_DrawCanvas_GetLine (vid->frame->NormalImg, line);
 }
 
 static uint32