diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a350c75..3778c2c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ sdl2 = "^0.32"
 crossbeam-channel = "^0.4"
 structopt = "^0.3"
 # example: ffmpeg_recorder
-ffmpeg-next = "4.3.7"
+ffmpeg-next = "4.3.8"
diff --git a/examples/ffmpeg_recorder.rs b/examples/ffmpeg_recorder.rs
index d91759b..3d78e21 100644
--- a/examples/ffmpeg_recorder.rs
+++ b/examples/ffmpeg_recorder.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use ferretro::retro;
 use ferretro::retro::ffi::{PixelFormat, GameGeometry, SystemAvInfo, SystemInfo};
 use ferretro::retro::wrapper::{LibretroWrapper, Handler};
 
-use ffmpeg::{format, filter, frame, media, ChannelLayout};
+use ffmpeg::{ChannelLayout, Packet, filter, format, frame, media};
 use ffmpeg::util::rational::Rational;
 
 struct MyEmulator {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl MyEmulator {
         pin_emu
     }
 
-    pub fn run(&mut self) {
+    pub fn run(&mut self, octx: &mut format::context::Output, frame: i64) {
         self.retro.run();
 
         let mut vframe = self.video_frames.pop_front().unwrap();
@@ -188,11 +188,30 @@ impl MyEmulator {
             if self.video_filter.get("out").unwrap().source().failed_requests() > 0 {
                 println!("🎥 failed to get filter output frame");
             }
-            self.video_encoder.encode(&vframe, &mut out).unwrap();
+            vframe.set_pts(Some(frame));
+            let encode_result = self.video_encoder.encode(&vframe, &mut out).unwrap();
+            eprintln!("encoded: {:?}", encode_result);
+            if encode_result {
+                out.set_stream(0);
+                out.write_interleaved(octx).unwrap();
+            }
+
+            /*
+            while self.video_encoder.receive_packet(&mut encoded).is_ok() {
+                panic!("actually trying to write something!!");
+                encoded.set_stream(0); // use stream index...
+                // rescale_ts??
+                encoded.write_interleaved(&mut octx).unwrap();
+            }
+            */
+            //eprintln!("packet: {:?}", &out.data());
+            //self.video_encoder.flush(&mut out).unwrap();
+            //eprintln!("flushed packet: {:?}", &out.data());
         }
         while let Ok(..) = self.audio_filter.get("out").unwrap().sink().frame(&mut aframe) {
             self.audio_encoder.encode(&aframe, &mut out);//.unwrap();
         }
+
     }
 
     pub fn load_game(&self, rom: impl AsRef<Path>) {
@@ -224,9 +243,11 @@ impl retro::wrapper::Handler for MyEmulator {
         let pitch = pitch as usize;
 
         let vplane = vframe.data_mut(0);
+        /* sus
         if data.len() == vplane.len() && pitch == stride {
             vplane.copy_from_slice(&data);
         } else {
+            */
             for y in 0..(height as usize) {
                 let ffbegin = y * stride;
                 let lrbegin = y * pitch;
@@ -235,7 +256,7 @@ impl retro::wrapper::Handler for MyEmulator {
                     &data[lrbegin..(lrbegin + min)]
                 );
             }
-        }
+        //}
 
         self.video_frames.push_back(vframe);
     }
@@ -360,10 +381,20 @@ fn main() -> Fallible<()> {
     octx.write_header().unwrap();
 
     //for frame in 0..60*10 {
-    for frame in 0..10 {
+    for frame in 0..120 {
         eprintln!("🖼️ frame: {}", frame);
-        emu.run();
+        emu.run(&mut octx, frame);
+
+        let mut encoded = ffmpeg::Packet::empty();
+        while emu.video_encoder.receive_packet(&mut encoded).is_ok() {
+            panic!("actually trying to write something!!");
+            encoded.set_stream(0); // use stream index...
+            // rescale_ts??
+            encoded.write_interleaved(&mut octx).unwrap();
+        }
     }
+    let mut packet = Packet::empty();
+    eprintln!("flushed: {:?}", emu.video_encoder.flush(&mut packet).unwrap());
 
     octx.write_trailer().unwrap();
     Ok(())
diff --git a/examples/sdl2_emulator.rs b/examples/sdl2_emulator.rs
index 8ca7db2..293dc90 100644
--- a/examples/sdl2_emulator.rs
+++ b/examples/sdl2_emulator.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl MyEmulator {
 
             // similar hack to the sample rate, make sure we don't divide by zero.
             let mut spf = 1.0 / self.av_info.timing.fps;
-            if spf.is_nan() {
+            if spf.is_nan() || spf.is_infinite() {
                 spf = 1.0 / 60.0;
             }
             Duration::from_secs_f64(spf)