Hi,
May I sggest looking at the SilverLight API
Specifically, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.media.imaging(VS.95).aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.media.imaging(VS.95).aspx
Not sure how much help this will be, but I read your post and SilverLight just popped in my mind.
Good luck,
-James
