diff --git a/src/decode/cmds.rs b/src/decode/cmds.rs
index 23c73a6..861f157 100644
--- a/src/decode/cmds.rs
+++ b/src/decode/cmds.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{Arc, mpsc};
 use std::error::Error;
+use std::thread;
 
 use crate::util;
 use crate::decode::codecs::Decoder;
 use crate::decode::codecs;
 
-pub fn spawn(metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>) -> Result<(impl Decoder + Clone + Send + 'static, impl Decoder + Clone + Send + 'static), Box<dyn Error>> {
+pub fn spawn(metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>) -> Result<(impl Decoder, impl Decoder), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let v = match metadata.video.codec {
         Some(util::VideoCodec::H264) => codecs::video::new_h264(metadata.clone())?,
         _ => {return Err(Box::new(util::DecoderError::CodecNotImplemented));}
@@ -14,5 +15,17 @@ pub fn spawn(metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>) -> Result<(impl Decoder + Clone + Se
         Some(util::AudioCodec::AAC) => codecs::audio::new_aac(metadata)?,
         _ => {return Err(Box::new(util::DecoderError::CodecNotImplemented));}
     };
-    return Ok((Arc::new(Mutex::new(v)), Arc::new(Mutex::new(a))));
+    return Ok((v, a));
+}
+
+pub fn handle_decoder(decoder: impl Decoder, c_in: mpsc::Receiver<util::NALUPacket>, c_out: mpsc::Sender<util::RawMedia>, c_err: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>) {
+    let mut stdin = decoder.stdin();
+    let mut stdout = decoder.stdout();
+    let c_err2 = c_err.clone();
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        read_nalu_loop(stdin, c_in, c_err);
+    });
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        write_raw_loop(stdout, c_out, c_err2);
+    });
 }
diff --git a/src/decode/mod.rs b/src/decode/mod.rs
index 69f6f42..50d6bb0 100644
--- a/src/decode/mod.rs
+++ b/src/decode/mod.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ use std::error::Error;
 use std::thread;
 
 use crate::util;
-use crate::decode::codecs::Decoder;
 
 pub fn spawn(
         v: mpsc::Receiver<util::NALUPacket>,
         a: mpsc::Receiver<util::NALUPacket>,
-        metadata: &Arc<util::Metadata>
+        metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>
     ) -> Result<
         (
             mpsc::Receiver<util::RawMedia>,
@@ -22,28 +21,14 @@ pub fn spawn(
     > {
     let (raw_v_in, raw_v_out) = mpsc::channel();
     let (raw_a_in, raw_a_out) = mpsc::channel();
-    let (err_in, err_out) = mpsc::channel();
+    let (err_in_v, err_out) = mpsc::channel();
+    let err_in_a = err_in_v.clone();
     let (v_decoder, a_decoder) = cmds::spawn(metadata.clone())?;
-    spawn_threads(v, raw_v_in, v_decoder, a, raw_a_in, a_decoder, err_in);
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        cmds::handle_decoder(v_decoder, v, raw_v_in, err_in_v);
+    });
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        cmds::handle_decoder(a_decoder, a, raw_a_in, err_in_a);
+    });
     return Ok((raw_v_out, raw_a_out, err_out));
 }
-
-fn spawn_threads(
-    v: mpsc::Receiver<util::NALUPacket>,
-    raw_v_in: mpsc::Sender<util::RawMedia>,
-    v_decoder: impl Decoder + Clone + Send + 'static,
-    a: mpsc::Receiver<util::NALUPacket>,
-    raw_a_in: mpsc::Sender<util::RawMedia>,
-    a_decoder: impl Decoder + Clone + Send + 'static,
-    err_in: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>
-) {
-    let err_clone = err_in.clone();
-    let tmp_v = v_decoder.clone();
-    let tmp_a = a_decoder.clone();
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        tmp_v.write_loop(v, err_clone);
-    });
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        tmp_a.write_loop(a, err_in);
-    });
-}
diff --git a/src/encode/mod.rs b/src/encode/mod.rs
index efcb990..8553ec6 100644
--- a/src/encode/mod.rs
+++ b/src/encode/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::util;
 pub fn spawn(
         v: mpsc::Receiver<util::RawMedia>,
         a: mpsc::Receiver<util::RawMedia>,
-        metadata: &Arc<util::Metadata>
+        metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>
     ) -> Result< 
         (
             mpsc::Receiver<util::NALUPacket>,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9f4336c..ea0f692 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 fn init() -> Result<[mpsc::Receiver<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>; 4], Box<dyn std::error::Error>>{
     let (v_out, a_out, metadata, demux_err_recv) = demux::spawn()?;
-    let (raw_v_out, raw_a_out, decode_err_recv) = decode::spawn(v_out, a_out, &metadata)?;
-    let (enc_v_out, enc_a_out, encode_err_recv) = encode::spawn(raw_v_out, raw_a_out, &metadata)?;
-    let muxer_err_recv = muxer::spawn(enc_v_out, enc_a_out, &metadata)?;
+    let (raw_v_out, raw_a_out, decode_err_recv) = decode::spawn(v_out, a_out, metadata.clone())?;
+    let (enc_v_out, enc_a_out, encode_err_recv) = encode::spawn(raw_v_out, raw_a_out, metadata.clone())?;
+    let muxer_err_recv = muxer::spawn(enc_v_out, enc_a_out, metadata.clone())?;
     return Ok([demux_err_recv, decode_err_recv, encode_err_recv, muxer_err_recv]);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/muxer/mod.rs b/src/muxer/mod.rs
index 3d79825..ad1bddf 100644
--- a/src/muxer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/muxer/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::util;
 pub fn spawn(
         v: mpsc::Receiver<util::NALUPacket>,
         a: mpsc::Receiver<util::NALUPacket>,
-        metadata: &Arc<util::Metadata>
+        metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>
     ) -> Result< 
         mpsc::Receiver<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>,
         Box<dyn Error>