diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index 6fce98d..44ae254 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -792,30 +792,24 @@ void App::rec_loop()
     rec_running = true;
     while(rec_running)
     {
-        std::unique_ptr<PBO> frame;
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(rec_mutex);
-        rec_cv.wait(lock, [this] { return !(rec_frames.empty() && rec_running); });
-        if (!rec_running)
-            break;
-        if (!rec_frames.empty())
-        {
-            if (rec_frames.front())
-            {
-                rec_count++;
-                frame = std::move(rec_frames.front());
-            }
-            rec_frames.pop_front();
-        }
-        lock.unlock();
-        if (frame && Canvas::I->m_encoder)
+        auto t_now = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+        float dt = std::chrono::duration<float>(t_now - canvas->m_canvas->m_disrty_stroke_time).count();
+
+        if (Canvas::I->m_encoder && dt > 0.75f && canvas->m_canvas->m_dirty_stroke)
         {
+            canvas->m_canvas->m_dirty_stroke = false;
+            PBO equirect = Canvas::I->m_layers_merge.gen_equirect_pbo(
+                Canvas::I->m_encoder->frame_size() / 4);
+            std::this_thread::yield();
             ImageRef img;
-            img.create(frame->width, frame->height, frame->map());
+            img.create(equirect.width, equirect.height, equirect.map());
             Canvas::I->m_encoder->encode(img);
-            frame->unmap();
+            equirect.unmap();
             LOG("frame encoded");
+            update_rec_frames();
         }
-        update_rec_frames();
+        
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app_events.cpp b/src/app_events.cpp
index 56d121e..be6201e 100644
--- a/src/app_events.cpp
+++ b/src/app_events.cpp
@@ -79,28 +79,6 @@ void App::tick(float dt)
         main->tick(dt);
     if (auto* main = layout[main_id])
         main->tick(dt);
-
-    if (rec_running && Canvas::I->m_encoder)
-    {
-        auto t_now = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-        float dt = std::chrono::duration<float>(t_now - canvas->m_canvas->m_disrty_stroke_time).count();
-        if (dt > 0.75f && canvas->m_canvas->m_dirty_stroke)
-        {
-            canvas->m_canvas->m_dirty_stroke = false;
-            LOG("rec tick");
-
-            PBO equirect;
-            App::I->render_task([&] {
-                Canvas::I->draw_merge(true);
-            });
-            equirect = Canvas::I->m_layers_merge.gen_equirect_pbo(Canvas::I->m_encoder->frame_size() / 4);
-            {
-                std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(rec_mutex);
-                rec_frames.emplace_back(std::make_unique<PBO>(std::move(equirect)));
-                rec_cv.notify_all();
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void App::resize(float w, float h)
diff --git a/src/canvas.cpp b/src/canvas.cpp
index bd0bc5d..4d76c56 100644
--- a/src/canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/canvas.cpp
@@ -1162,6 +1162,7 @@ void Canvas::draw_merge(bool draw_checkerboard, std::array<bool, 6> faces /*= SI
         
         m_layers_merge.rtt(plane_index).unbindFramebuffer();
     }
+    draw_merge(true);
 }
 
 void Canvas::stroke_update(glm::vec3 point, float pressure)
diff --git a/src/canvas_layer.cpp b/src/canvas_layer.cpp
index c0049ad..8a7d54b 100644
--- a/src/canvas_layer.cpp
+++ b/src/canvas_layer.cpp
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ PBO Layer::gen_equirect_pbo(glm::ivec2 size /*= { 0, 0 }*/)
 
     PBO pbo;
     TextureCube cube = gen_cube();
+    std::this_thread::yield();
     RTT latlong;
     latlong.create(size.x * 4, size.y * 2);
+    std::this_thread::yield();
 
     App::I->render_task([&]
     {
@@ -129,9 +131,9 @@ PBO Layer::gen_equirect_pbo(glm::ivec2 size /*= { 0, 0 }*/)
 
         latlong.unbindFramebuffer();
     });
-
+    std::this_thread::yield();
     pbo.create(latlong);
-
+    std::this_thread::yield();
     latlong.destroy();
     cube.destroy();
     return pbo;