diff --git a/src/camera.cpp b/src/camera.cpp
index 481cbd1..e5c41c1 100644
--- a/src/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/camera.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,15 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +117,8 @@ 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);
 
@@ -121,10 +127,14 @@ void RecLoop::init()
     updateCmd();
 
     Loop::init();
+
+    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::init()");
 }
 
 void RecLoop::updateCmd()
 {
+    funcMsg("enter: RecLoop::updateCmd()");
+
     QStringList recArgs;
     QStringList imgArgs;
 
@@ -162,27 +172,39 @@ 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());
@@ -196,10 +218,14 @@ 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();
@@ -214,10 +240,14 @@ 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);
 
@@ -230,6 +260,8 @@ bool RecLoop::exec()
     startProc("img", imgProc);
     startProc("rec", recProc);
 
+    funcMsg("exit: RecLoop::exec()");
+
     return Loop::exec();
 }
 
@@ -237,6 +269,8 @@ 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");
@@ -263,6 +297,8 @@ bool Upkeep::exec()
     genCSS(shared);
     genHTMLul(shared->webRoot, QString(APP_NAME) + " " + QString(APP_VER), shared);
 
+    funcMsg("exit: Upkeep::exec()");
+
     return Loop::exec();
 }
 
@@ -275,6 +311,8 @@ EventLoop::EventLoop(shared_t *sharedRes, QThread *thr, QObject *parent) : Loop(
 
 bool EventLoop::exec()
 {
+    funcMsg("enter: EventLoop::exec()");
+
     if (cycles * 2 >= shared->evMaxSecs)
     {
         vidList.removeDuplicates();
@@ -332,13 +370,18 @@ bool EventLoop::exec()
         }
     }
 
+    funcMsg("exit: EventLoop::exec()");
+
     return Loop::exec();
 }
 
 bool EventLoop::wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids)
 {
+    funcMsg("enter: EventLoop::wrOutVod()");
+
     auto cnt    = 0;
     auto concat = name + ".tmp";
+    auto ret    = false;
 
     QFile file(concat);
 
@@ -360,7 +403,7 @@ bool EventLoop::wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids)
     {
         recLog("err: none of the event hls clips exists, canceling write out.", shared);
 
-        QFile::remove(concat); return false;
+        QFile::remove(concat);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -378,8 +421,6 @@ bool EventLoop::wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids)
         proc.setArguments(args);
         proc.start();
 
-        auto ret = false;
-
         if (proc.waitForStarted())
         {
             recLog("concat_cmd_start: ok", shared);
@@ -393,9 +434,11 @@ bool EventLoop::wrOutVod(const QString &name, const QStringList &vids)
         }
 
         QFile::remove(concat);
-
-        return ret;
     }
+
+    funcMsg("exit: EventLoop::wrOutVod()");
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 DetectLoop::DetectLoop(shared_t *sharedRes, QThread *thr, QObject *parent) : Loop(sharedRes, thr, parent)
@@ -409,12 +452,15 @@ 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();
 }
@@ -426,6 +472,8 @@ void DetectLoop::resetTimers()
 
 void DetectLoop::pcBreak()
 {
+    funcMsg("enter: DetectLoop::pcBreak()");
+
     if (!shared->postCmd.isEmpty())
     {
         detLog("---POST_BREAK---", shared);
@@ -444,11 +492,15 @@ void DetectLoop::pcBreak()
         }
     }
 
+    funcMsg("exit: DetectLoop::pcBreak()");
+
     mod = false;
 }
 
 bool DetectLoop::exec()
 {
+    funcMsg("enter: DetectLoop::exec()");
+
     if (delayCycles > 0)
     {
         delayCycles -= 1;
@@ -506,5 +558,7 @@ bool DetectLoop::exec()
         }
     }
 
+    funcMsg("exit: DetectLoop::exec()");
+
     return Loop::exec();
 }
diff --git a/src/common.cpp b/src/common.cpp
index c57b72f..9c5846e 100644
--- a/src/common.cpp
+++ b/src/common.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 
 #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 e0b4868..1dcb53f 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ 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
 {
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ 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
 {