diff --git a/anaglym.cc b/anaglym.cc
index 46ae847..03b7870 100644
--- a/anaglym.cc
+++ b/anaglym.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
         usage();
     }
 
-    video_init();
+    Video video;
 
     lua_State * L = lua_open();
 
diff --git a/video.cc b/video.cc
index 0534b56..80afb95 100644
--- a/video.cc
+++ b/video.cc
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 using namespace std;
 
-static int default_width = 0;
-static int default_height = 0;
-
-void video_init()
+Video::Video()
 {
     if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_AUDIO | SDL_INIT_TIMER))
     {
@@ -18,23 +15,38 @@ void video_init()
     const SDL_VideoInfo * vidInfo = SDL_GetVideoInfo();
     if (vidInfo != NULL)
     {
-        default_width = vidInfo->current_w;
-        default_height = vidInfo->current_h;
+        m_defaultWidth = vidInfo->current_w;
+        m_defaultHeight = vidInfo->current_h;
     }
     else
     {
         cerr << "Warning: SDL_GetVideoInfo() returned NULL!" << endl;
-        default_width = 1024;
-        default_height = 768;
+        m_defaultWidth = 1024;
+        m_defaultHeight = 768;
+    }
+
+    m_surface = NULL;
+}
+
+void Video::start(int width, int height, bool fullscreen)
+{
+    if (width == 0)
+        width = m_defaultWidth;
+    if (height == 0)
+        height = m_defaultHeight;
+    int flags = SDL_HWSURFACE | SDL_OPENGL;
+    if (fullscreen)
+        flags |= SDL_FULLSCREEN;
+
+    SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1);
+    m_surface = SDL_SetVideoMode(width, height, 32, flags);
+}
+
+void Video::stop()
+{
+    if (m_surface != NULL)
+    {
+        SDL_FreeSurface(m_surface);
+        m_surface = NULL;
     }
 }
-
-int getDefaultWidth()
-{
-    return default_width;
-}
-
-int getDefaultHeight()
-{
-    return default_height;
-}
diff --git a/video.h b/video.h
index 336621b..c24da14 100644
--- a/video.h
+++ b/video.h
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 
-#ifndef SDL_H
-#define SDL_H
+#ifndef VIDEO_H
+#define VIDEO_H
 
-void video_init();
-int getDefaultWidth();
-int getDefaultHeight();
+#include <SDL/SDL.h>
+
+class Video
+{
+    public:
+        Video();
+        void start(int width = 0,
+                   int height = 0,
+                   bool fullscreen = true);
+        void stop();
+        int getDefaultWidth() { return m_defaultWidth; }
+        int getDefaultHeight() { return m_defaultHeight; }
+
+    protected:
+        int m_defaultWidth;
+        int m_defaultHeight;
+        SDL_Surface * m_surface;
+};
 
 #endif