diff --git a/src/camera.cpp b/src/camera.cpp
index e7797f6..d768f53 100644
--- a/src/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/camera.cpp
@@ -267,54 +267,63 @@ bool Upkeep::exec()
 EventLoop::EventLoop(shared_t *sharedRes, QThread *thr, QObject *parent) : Loop(sharedRes, thr, parent)
 {
     heartBeat = 2;
+    highScore = 0;
+    cycles    = 0;
 }
 
 bool EventLoop::exec()
-{   
-    QStringList vidList;
-    QString     imgPath;
-    QString     name;
-    float       highScore = 0;
-
-    while (!shared->recList.isEmpty())
+{
+    if (cycles * 2 >= shared->evMaxSecs)
     {
-        auto event    = shared->recList[0];
-        auto maxFiles = shared->evMaxSecs / 2;
-                        // there's 2 secs in each hls segment
+        vidList.removeDuplicates();
 
-        if (highScore < event.score)
+        if (!vidList.size() > 1)
         {
-            name      = event.timeStamp.toString(DATETIME_FMT);
-            imgPath   = event.imgPath;
-            highScore = event.score;
+            recLog("attempting write out of event: " + name, shared);
+
+            if (wrOutVod(name, vidList))
+            {
+                genHTMLvod(name);
+
+                QProcess    proc;
+                QStringList args;
+
+                args << "convert";
+                args << imgPath;
+                args << "events/" + name + ".jpg";
+
+                proc.start("magick", args);
+                proc.waitForFinished();
+            }
         }
 
-        vidList.append(backwardFacingFiles("live", ".ts", event.timeStamp, maxFiles / 2));
-        vidList.removeLast();
-        vidList.append(forwardFacingFiles("live", ".ts", event.timeStamp, maxFiles / 2));
+        cycles    = 0;
+        highScore = 0;
 
-        shared->recList.removeFirst();
+        vidList.clear();
     }
-
-    vidList.removeDuplicates();
-
-    if (!vidList.size() > 1)
+    else
     {
-        recLog("attempting write out of event: " + name, shared);
+        cycles += 1;
 
-        if (wrOutVod(name, vidList))
+        while (!shared->recList.isEmpty())
         {
-            genHTMLvod(name);
+            auto event    = shared->recList[0];
+            auto maxFiles = shared->evMaxSecs / 2;
+                // there's 2 secs in each hls segment
 
-            QProcess    proc;
-            QStringList args;
+            if (highScore < event.score)
+            {
+                name      = event.timeStamp.toString(DATETIME_FMT);
+                imgPath   = event.imgPath;
+                highScore = event.score;
+            }
 
-            args << "convert";
-            args << imgPath;
-            args << "events/" + name + ".jpg";
+            vidList.append(backwardFacingFiles("live", ".ts", event.timeStamp, maxFiles / 2));
+            vidList.removeLast();
+            vidList.append(forwardFacingFiles("live", ".ts", event.timeStamp, maxFiles / 2));
 
-            proc.start("magick", args);
-            proc.waitForFinished();
+            shared->recList.removeFirst();
         }
     }
 
@@ -485,8 +494,6 @@ bool DetectLoop::exec()
                 event.score     = score;
                 event.imgPath   = images[pos];
 
-                delayCycles = (shared->evMaxSecs / 2) - 1;
-
                 shared->recList.append(event); mod = true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/camera.h b/src/camera.h
index afe256b..679e103 100644
--- a/src/camera.h
+++ b/src/camera.h
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ class EventLoop : public Loop
 
 private:
 
+    QStringList vidList;
+    QString     imgPath;
+    QString     name;
+    float       highScore;
+    uint        cycles;
+
     bool wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids);
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 4520114..993ac88 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-#define APP_VER      "3.0.t14"
+#define APP_VER      "3.0.t15"
 #define APP_NAME     "Motion Watch"
 #define APP_BIN      "mow"
 #define REC_LOG_NAME "rec_log_lines.html"