Abstract: A video capture system and method which includes improved software control of image acquisition and processing. The method comprises first creating an image application using one or more objects. Acquired data is preferably stored in an image object, and one or more objects, e.g., a viewer object or image processing object, are configured to share the image object, i.e., to dynamically bind to or communicate with the image object during program execution. When the application begins execution, the computer system acquires image data and stores the image data in an image object. A first object then dynamically binds to the image object, i.e., communicates with the image object, to access the image data contained in the image object and process the image data in response to the binding. This dynamic binding or communication, as well as the subsequent processing of the image data, occurs without user intervention.