diff --git a/scripts/core/_sdl_video.js b/scripts/core/_sdl_video.js
index 58cf959b..78c26d47 100644
--- a/scripts/core/_sdl_video.js
+++ b/scripts/core/_sdl_video.js
@@ -52,10 +52,169 @@ var default_window = {
   textInput: true,     // Enable text input on creation
 };
 
-var winwin
+// Resource tracking
+var resources = {
+  window: {},
+  renderer: {},
+  texture: {},
+  surface: {}
+};
 
-// Export the video functions for other actors to call
+// ID counter for resource allocation
+var next_id = 1;
+
+// Helper to allocate new ID
+function allocate_id() {
+  return next_id++;
+}
+
+// Message handler
 $_.receiver(function(msg) {
-  console.log("Video actor received message:", msg);
-  winwin = new prosperon.endowments.window(default_window)
+  if (!msg.kind || !msg.op) {
+    send(msg, {error: "Message must have 'kind' and 'op' fields"});
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  var response = {};
+  
+  try {
+    switch (msg.kind) {
+      case 'window':
+        response = handle_window(msg);
+        break;
+      case 'renderer':
+        response = handle_renderer(msg);
+        break;
+      case 'texture':
+        response = handle_texture(msg);
+        break;
+      default:
+        response = {error: "Unknown kind: " + msg.kind};
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    response = {error: e.toString()};
+  }
+  
+  // Send response back
+  send(msg, response);
 });
+
+// Window operations
+function handle_window(msg) {
+  switch (msg.op) {
+    case 'create':
+      var config = Object.assign({}, default_window, msg.data || {});
+      var id = allocate_id();
+      var window = new prosperon.endowments.window(config);
+      resources.window[id] = window;
+      return {id: id, data: {width: window.width, height: window.height}};
+      
+    case 'destroy':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.window[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid window id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      resources.window[msg.id].destroy();
+      delete resources.window[msg.id];
+      return {success: true};
+      
+    case 'show':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.window[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid window id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      resources.window[msg.id].show();
+      return {success: true};
+      
+    case 'hide':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.window[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid window id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      resources.window[msg.id].hide();
+      return {success: true};
+      
+    case 'set_title':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.window[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid window id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      if (!msg.data || !msg.data.title) {
+        return {error: "Missing title in data"};
+      }
+      resources.window[msg.id].title = msg.data.title;
+      return {success: true};
+      
+    case 'get_size':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.window[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid window id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      var win = resources.window[msg.id];
+      return {data: {width: win.width, height: win.height}};
+      
+    case 'set_size':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.window[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid window id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      if (!msg.data || typeof msg.data.width !== 'number' || typeof msg.data.height !== 'number') {
+        return {error: "Missing or invalid width/height in data"};
+      }
+      var win = resources.window[msg.id];
+      win.width = msg.data.width;
+      win.height = msg.data.height;
+      return {success: true};
+      
+    default:
+      return {error: "Unknown window operation: " + msg.op};
+  }
+}
+
+// Renderer operations
+function handle_renderer(msg) {
+  switch (msg.op) {
+    case 'create':
+      if (!msg.data || !msg.data.window_id) {
+        return {error: "Missing window_id in data"};
+      }
+      if (!resources.window[msg.data.window_id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid window id: " + msg.data.window_id};
+      }
+      var id = allocate_id();
+      var renderer = prosperon.endowments.renderer.create(resources.window[msg.data.window_id]);
+      resources.renderer[id] = renderer;
+      return {id: id};
+      
+    case 'destroy':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.renderer[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid renderer id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      resources.renderer[msg.id].destroy();
+      delete resources.renderer[msg.id];
+      return {success: true};
+      
+    case 'clear':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.renderer[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid renderer id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      resources.renderer[msg.id].clear();
+      return {success: true};
+      
+    case 'present':
+      if (!msg.id || !resources.renderer[msg.id]) {
+        return {error: "Invalid renderer id: " + msg.id};
+      }
+      resources.renderer[msg.id].present();
+      return {success: true};
+      
+    default:
+      return {error: "Unknown renderer operation: " + msg.op};
+  }
+}
+
+// Texture operations
+function handle_texture(msg) {
+  switch (msg.op) {
+    case 'create':
+      // TODO: Implement texture creation
+      return {error: "Texture operations not yet implemented"};
+      
+    default:
+      return {error: "Unknown texture operation: " + msg.op};
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdl_video.js b/tests/sdl_video.js
index 4062347b..e7b26a9f 100644
--- a/tests/sdl_video.js
+++ b/tests/sdl_video.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 var video = use('sdl_video')
 
-console.log(video)
+var myid
+var myrender
 
-send({__ACTORDATA__:{id:video}}, {kind:"HELLO!"})
+send({__ACTORDATA__:{id:video}}, {kind:"window", op: "create"}, ({id}) => {
+  myid = id
+  console.log(`made window id ${id}`)
+})
 
 $_.delay($_.stop, 2)
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