diff --git a/src-lib/src/video.rs b/src-lib/src/video.rs
index c0814eb..259a467 100644
--- a/src-lib/src/video.rs
+++ b/src-lib/src/video.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use core::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::io::Write;
+use std::io::Read;
 
 pub fn screenshotify(input: &String) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
    let output_d = format!("{}.d", input);
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ fn ify(input: &String, mut cb: impl FnMut(ContentSpan) -> Result<(), String>) ->
 pub fn clip(output: &String, input: &String, content_span: ContentSpan) -> Result<(), String> {
    fs::create_dir_all(Path::new(output).parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
    match std::process::Command::new("ffmpeg")
+      .stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
+      .stdout(std::process::Stdio::inherit())
       .args([
          "-y",
          "-ss", &content_span.start.to_string(),
@@ -84,6 +87,8 @@ pub fn screenshot(output: &String, input: &String, ts: f32) -> Result<(), String
 
 pub fn screenshot_png(input: &String, ts: f32) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
    match std::process::Command::new("ffmpeg")
+      .stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
+      .stdout(std::process::Stdio::inherit())
       .args([
          "-y",
          "-ss", &ts.to_string(),
@@ -108,7 +113,11 @@ pub fn inspect(file: &String) -> Result<Vec<ContentSpan>, String> {
 }
 
 fn _inspect(file: &String) -> Result<Inspection, String> {
-   match std::process::Command::new("ffmpeg")
+   let mut bind = std::process::Command::new("ffmpeg");
+   let cmd = bind
+      .stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
+      .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+      .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
       .args([
          "-i", file,
          "-vf", "mpdecimate",
@@ -116,18 +125,38 @@ fn _inspect(file: &String) -> Result<Inspection, String> {
          "-loglevel", "debug",
          "-f", "null",
          "-",
-      ])
-      .output() {
-      Ok(output) => {
-         let stderr = String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap();
-         let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap();
-         let line_iter = stderr.split("\n").chain(stdout.split("\n"));
-         Ok(Inspection{
-            lines: line_iter.map(|x| x.to_string()).collect(),
-         })
-      },
-      Err(msg) => Err(format!("failed to ffmpeg inspect {}: {}", file, msg)),
+      ]);
+
+   let mut child = cmd.spawn().expect("failed to inspect with ffmpeg");
+   let mut bind = vec![0; 10];
+   let mut buff: &mut [u8] = bind.as_mut();
+   let mut stdout: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+   let mut stderr: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+   let mut delay = 100;
+   while let Ok(None) = child.try_wait() {
+      eprintln!("ffmpeg still inspecting...");
+      std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(delay));
+      delay = if 2 * delay < 5000 { delay * 2 } else { 5000 };
+      match child.stderr.as_mut().unwrap().read(buff.as_mut()) {
+         Ok(n) => { buff[..n].iter().for_each(|c| stderr.push(*c)); },
+         Err(_) => {},
+      };
+      match child.stdout.as_mut().unwrap().read(buff.as_mut()) {
+         Ok(n) => { buff.iter().for_each(|c| stdout.push(*c)); },
+         Err(_) => {},
+      };
    }
+   child.wait().expect("failed to wait for inspect with ffmpeg");
+
+   child.stderr.as_mut().unwrap().read_to_end(&mut stderr).unwrap();
+   child.stdout.as_mut().unwrap().read_to_end(&mut stdout).unwrap();
+
+   let stderr = String::from_utf8(stderr).unwrap();
+   let stdout = String::from_utf8(stdout).unwrap();
+   let line_iter = stderr.split("\n").chain(stdout.split("\n"));
+   Ok(Inspection{
+      lines: line_iter.map(|x| x.to_string()).collect(),
+   })
 }
 
 struct Inspection {