>> Any alternative theories would be appreciated...
>> kill picture pHndl

Robert Covington wrote:

> Did RP suggest the use of DisposeHandle for this instead? I don't 
> remember the discussion a while back, but maybe that was a part of the 
> cure?

Michaels's code is crashing in DrawPicture, not in kill picture.

Your suggestion that QuickTime is crashing on a 'Damaged Jpeg' is 
plausible.  Maybe Michael can identify the image files that crash his 
program, and try them separately.

Robert P.