diff --git a/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs b/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
index ea70d16..f691aa7 100644
--- a/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
+++ b/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use super::h264_encoder::H264Encoder;
 use super::{cuda_gl::safe::GraphicsResource, ffmpeg};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum EncodeThreadInput {
+pub enum EncoderCommand {
     Init { size: crate::types::Size },
     Shutdown,
 
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ pub enum EncodeThreadInput {
     SendFrame,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub enum EncodeThreadOutput {
-    Frame { packet: ffmpeg::Packet },
-}
-
 struct EncoderStateHW {
     encoder: Option<H264Encoder>,
     frame: ffmpeg::frame::Video,
@@ -147,7 +142,7 @@ extern \"C\" __global__ void flip_opengl(
 
 fn encoder_thread_hwframe_main(
     input_msg_notify: Arc<Condvar>,
-    input_msg: Arc<Mutex<EncodeThreadInput>>,
+    input_msg: Arc<Mutex<EncoderCommand>>,
 
     processed_notify: Arc<Condvar>,
     processed: Arc<Mutex<bool>>,
@@ -205,18 +200,14 @@ fn encoder_thread_hwframe_main(
     // allocated.
     let mut temp_buffer: CudaSlice<u32> = cuda_device.alloc_zeros::<u32>(48).expect("over");
 
-    let mut last_size: Option<crate::types::Size> = None;
-
     loop {
         // wait for a message
         {
             let lk = input_msg.lock().expect("FUCK");
             let waited_lk = input_msg_notify.wait(lk).expect("you bone");
 
-            //println!("got here with {:?}", &*waited_lk);
-
             match &*waited_lk {
-                EncodeThreadInput::Init { size } => {
+                EncoderCommand::Init { size } => {
                     frame_number = 0;
                     force_keyframe = true;
 
@@ -230,42 +221,19 @@ fn encoder_thread_hwframe_main(
                         .expect("encoder init failed");
 
                     tracing::info!("Encoder initalized for {}x{}", size.width, size.height);
-
-                    /*
-                    if last_size.is_some() {
-                        let lss = last_size.as_ref().unwrap();
-
-                        if size.width != lss.width && size.height != lss.height {
-                            last_size = Some(size.clone());
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        // Allocate the flip buffer
-                        temp_buffer = cuda_device
-                            .alloc_zeros::<u32>((size.width * size.height) as usize)
-                            .expect("oh youre fucked anyways");
-
-                        encoder
-                            .init(cuda_device, size.clone())
-                            .expect("encoder init failed");
-
-                        tracing::info!("Encoder initalized for {}x{}", size.width, size.height);
-
-                        last_size = Some(size.clone());
-                    }
-                    */
                 }
 
                 // Simply shutdown.
-                EncodeThreadInput::Shutdown => break,
+                EncoderCommand::Shutdown => break,
 
-                EncodeThreadInput::ForceKeyframe => {
+                EncoderCommand::ForceKeyframe => {
                     force_keyframe = true;
                 }
 
-                EncodeThreadInput::SendFrame => {
+                EncoderCommand::SendFrame => {
                     // benchmarking
-                    //use std::time::Instant;
-                    //let start = Instant::now();
+                    use std::time::Instant;
+                    let start = Instant::now();
 
                     // copy gl frame *ON THE GPU* to ffmpeg frame
                     {
@@ -376,7 +344,9 @@ fn encoder_thread_hwframe_main(
                         force_keyframe = false;
                     }
 
-                    //tracing::info!("encoding frame {frame_number} took {:2?}", start.elapsed());
+                    if frame_number % 64 == 0 {
+                        tracing::info!("encoding frame {frame_number} took {:2?}", start.elapsed());
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -406,7 +376,7 @@ pub struct EncoderThreadControl {
     // input
     /// NOTE: Only signal. Do not wait
     input_updated_cv: Arc<Condvar>,
-    input: Arc<Mutex<EncodeThreadInput>>,
+    input: Arc<Mutex<EncoderCommand>>,
 
     processed: Arc<Mutex<bool>>,
     processed_cv: Arc<Condvar>,
@@ -417,7 +387,7 @@ pub struct EncoderThreadControl {
 }
 
 impl EncoderThreadControl {
-    pub fn send_command(&self, cmd: EncodeThreadInput) {
+    pub fn send_command(&self, cmd: EncoderCommand) {
         {
             let mut lk = self.input.lock().expect("failed to lock input");
             //println!("Sent {:?}", cmd);
@@ -427,18 +397,24 @@ impl EncoderThreadControl {
 
         // Wait for the encoder thread to notify completion.
         {
-            let mut lklk = self.processed.lock().expect("failed to lock processed flag");
+            let mut lklk = self
+                .processed
+                .lock()
+                .expect("failed to lock processed flag");
             *lklk = false;
 
             while *lklk == false {
-                lklk = self.processed_cv.wait(lklk).expect("failed to wait for encoder thread to signal completion");
+                lklk = self
+                    .processed_cv
+                    .wait(lklk)
+                    .expect("failed to wait for encoder thread to signal completion");
             }
         }
     }
 
     /// Shorthand to shutdown the encoder
     pub fn shutdown(&self) {
-        self.send_command(EncodeThreadInput::Shutdown);
+        self.send_command(EncoderCommand::Shutdown);
     }
 
     pub fn wait_for_packet(&self) -> MutexGuard<'_, ffmpeg::Packet> {
@@ -479,7 +455,7 @@ pub fn encoder_thread_spawn_hwframe(
     let processed_cv = Arc::new(Condvar::new());
 
     let input_updated = Arc::new(Condvar::new());
-    let input = Arc::new(Mutex::new(EncodeThreadInput::ForceKeyframe)); // something dummy
+    let input = Arc::new(Mutex::new(EncoderCommand::ForceKeyframe)); // something dummy
 
     // packet
     let pkt_update_cv = Arc::new(Condvar::new());
diff --git a/server/src/video/h264_encoder.rs b/server/src/video/h264_encoder.rs
index 8ddaa89..6786a1b 100644
--- a/server/src/video/h264_encoder.rs
+++ b/server/src/video/h264_encoder.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ impl H264Encoder {
 
         dict.set("forced-idr", "1");
 
+        dict.set("b_ref_mode", "2");
+
         // damn you
         dict.set("delay", "0");
         dict.set("zerolatency", "1");