diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a4aa5fd..e13ef5d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug)
+
 find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/src/camera.cpp b/src/camera.cpp
index e5c41c1..3ff8b7a 100644
--- a/src/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/camera.cpp
@@ -97,15 +97,11 @@ void Loop::loopSlot()
 
 bool Loop::exec()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: Loop::exec()");
-
     if (loopTimer->interval() != heartBeat * 1000)
     {
         loopTimer->start(heartBeat * 1000);
     }
 
-    funcMsg("enter: Loop::exit()");
-
     return shared->retCode == 0;
 }
 
@@ -117,8 +113,6 @@ RecLoop::RecLoop(shared_t *sharedRes, QThread *thr, QObject *parent) : Loop(shar
 
 void RecLoop::init()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: RecLoop::init()");
-
     recProc = new QProcess(this);
     imgProc = new QProcess(this);
 
@@ -127,14 +121,10 @@ void RecLoop::init()
     updateCmd();
 
     Loop::init();
-
-    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::init()");
 }
 
 void RecLoop::updateCmd()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: RecLoop::updateCmd()");
-
     QStringList recArgs;
     QStringList imgArgs;
 
@@ -172,39 +162,27 @@ void RecLoop::updateCmd()
     recLog("img_args: " + imgArgs.join(" "), shared);
 
     curUrl = shared->recordUrl;
-
-    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::updateCmd()");
 }
 
 void RecLoop::term()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: RecLoop::term()");
-
     recProc->kill();
     recProc->waitForFinished();
 
     imgProc->kill();
     imgProc->waitForFinished();
-
-    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::term()");
 }
 
 void RecLoop::reset()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: RecLoop::reset()");
-
     recLog("--rec_and_img_cmds_resetting--", shared);
 
     term();
     updateCmd();
-
-    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::reset()");
 }
 
 void RecLoop::procError(const QString &desc, QProcess *proc)
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: RecLoop::procError()");
-
     if (proc->isOpen() && proc->state() == QProcess::NotRunning)
     {
         auto errBlob  = QString(proc->readAllStandardError());
@@ -218,14 +196,10 @@ void RecLoop::procError(const QString &desc, QProcess *proc)
             }
         }
     }
-
-    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::procError()");
 }
 
 void RecLoop::startProc(const QString &desc, QProcess *proc)
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: RecLoop::startProc()");
-
     if (proc->state() == QProcess::NotRunning)
     {
         proc->start();
@@ -240,14 +214,10 @@ void RecLoop::startProc(const QString &desc, QProcess *proc)
             procError(desc, proc);
         }
     }
-
-    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::startProc()");
 }
 
 bool RecLoop::exec()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: RecLoop::exec()");
-
     procError("img", imgProc);
     procError("rec", recProc);
 
@@ -260,8 +230,6 @@ bool RecLoop::exec()
     startProc("img", imgProc);
     startProc("rec", recProc);
 
-    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::exec()");
-
     return Loop::exec();
 }
 
@@ -269,8 +237,6 @@ Upkeep::Upkeep(shared_t *sharedRes, QThread *thr, QObject *parent) : Loop(shared
 
 bool Upkeep::exec()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: Upkeep::exec()");
-
     QDir().mkdir("live");
     QDir().mkdir("events");
     QDir().mkdir("logs");
@@ -297,8 +263,6 @@ bool Upkeep::exec()
     genCSS(shared);
     genHTMLul(shared->webRoot, QString(APP_NAME) + " " + QString(APP_VER), shared);
 
-    funcMsg("exit: Upkeep::exec()");
-
     return Loop::exec();
 }
 
@@ -311,17 +275,15 @@ EventLoop::EventLoop(shared_t *sharedRes, QThread *thr, QObject *parent) : Loop(
 
 bool EventLoop::exec()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: EventLoop::exec()");
-
     if (cycles * 2 >= shared->evMaxSecs)
     {
         vidList.removeDuplicates();
 
-        if (!vidList.size() > 1)
+        if (vidList.size() > 1)
         {
             recLog("attempting write out of event: " + name, shared);
 
-            if (wrOutVod(name, vidList))
+            if (wrOutVod())
             {
                 genHTMLvod(name);
 
@@ -346,11 +308,10 @@ bool EventLoop::exec()
     {
         cycles += 1;
 
-        while (!shared->recList.isEmpty())
-        {
-            shared->recMutex.lock();
+        shared->recMutex.lock();
 
-            auto event    = shared->recList[0];
+        for (auto &&event : shared->recList)
+        {
             auto maxFiles = shared->evMaxSecs / 2;
                 // there's 2 secs in each hls segment
 
@@ -364,21 +325,17 @@ bool EventLoop::exec()
             vidList.append(backwardFacingFiles("live", ".ts", event.timeStamp, maxFiles / 2));
             vidList.removeLast();
             vidList.append(forwardFacingFiles("live", ".ts", event.timeStamp, maxFiles / 2));
-
-            shared->recList.removeFirst();
-            shared->recMutex.unlock();
         }
-    }
 
-    funcMsg("exit: EventLoop::exec()");
+        shared->recList.clear();
+        shared->recMutex.unlock();
+    }
 
     return Loop::exec();
 }
 
-bool EventLoop::wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids)
+bool EventLoop::wrOutVod()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: EventLoop::wrOutVod()");
-
     auto cnt    = 0;
     auto concat = name + ".tmp";
     auto ret    = false;
@@ -387,7 +344,7 @@ bool EventLoop::wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids)
 
     file.open(QFile::WriteOnly);
 
-    for (auto &&vid : vids)
+    for (auto &&vid : vidList)
     {
         recLog("event_src: " + vid, shared);
 
@@ -436,8 +393,6 @@ bool EventLoop::wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids)
         QFile::remove(concat);
     }
 
-    funcMsg("exit: EventLoop::wrOutVod()");
-
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -452,15 +407,12 @@ DetectLoop::DetectLoop(shared_t *sharedRes, QThread *thr, QObject *parent) : Loo
 
 void DetectLoop::init()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: DetectLoop::init()");
-
     pcTimer = new QTimer(this);
     mod     = false;
 
     connect(pcTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &DetectLoop::pcBreak);
 
     resetTimers();
-    funcMsg("exit: DetectLoop::init()");
 
     Loop::init();
 }
@@ -472,8 +424,6 @@ void DetectLoop::resetTimers()
 
 void DetectLoop::pcBreak()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: DetectLoop::pcBreak()");
-
     if (!shared->postCmd.isEmpty())
     {
         detLog("---POST_BREAK---", shared);
@@ -492,15 +442,11 @@ void DetectLoop::pcBreak()
         }
     }
 
-    funcMsg("exit: DetectLoop::pcBreak()");
-
     mod = false;
 }
 
 bool DetectLoop::exec()
 {
-    funcMsg("enter: DetectLoop::exec()");
-
     if (delayCycles > 0)
     {
         delayCycles -= 1;
@@ -558,7 +504,5 @@ bool DetectLoop::exec()
         }
     }
 
-    funcMsg("exit: DetectLoop::exec()");
-
     return Loop::exec();
 }
diff --git a/src/camera.h b/src/camera.h
index 679e103..fdef187 100644
--- a/src/camera.h
+++ b/src/camera.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ private:
     float       highScore;
     uint        cycles;
 
-    bool wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids);
+    bool wrOutVod();
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/src/common.cpp b/src/common.cpp
index 9c5846e..c57b72f 100644
--- a/src/common.cpp
+++ b/src/common.cpp
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
-void funcMsg(const QString &line)
-{
-    if (DEBUG == 1)
-    {
-        QTextStream(stdout) << line << Qt::endl;
-    }
-}
-
 QString getParam(const QString &key, const QStringList &args)
 {
     // this can be used by command objects to pick out parameters
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 1dcb53f..e0b4868 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ using namespace std;
 #define STRFTIME_FMT "%Y%m%d%H%M%S"
 #define MAX_IMAGES   1000
 #define MAX_VIDEOS   1000
-#define DEBUG        1
 
 struct evt_t
 {
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ void        rdLine(const QString &param, const QString &line, int *value);
 void        enforceMaxEvents(shared_t *share);
 void        enforceMaxImages();
 void        enforceMaxVids();
-void        funcMsg(const QString &line);
 
 class MultiInstance : public QObject
 {