diff --git a/src/encode/cmds.rs b/src/encode/cmds.rs
index af5d973..56a98a9 100644
--- a/src/encode/cmds.rs
+++ b/src/encode/cmds.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::sync::{Arc, mpsc};
+use std::thread;
 
 use crate::util;
 use crate::encode::codecs::Encoder;
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ pub fn spawn(metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>, v_target: util::VideoCodec, a_target
     Ok((v, a))
 }
 
-pub fn handle_encoder(encoder: impl Encoder, c_in: mpsc::Receiver<util::RawMedia>, c_out: mpsc::Sender<util::NALUPacket>, c_err: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>) {
-    todo!();
+pub fn handle_encoder(mut encoder: impl Encoder, c_in: mpsc::Receiver<util::RawMedia>, c_out: mpsc::Sender<util::NALUPacket>, c_err: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>) {
+    let stdin = encoder.stdin();
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        codecs::read_raw_loop(stdin, c_in, c_err);
+    });
 }
diff --git a/src/encode/codecs/audio.rs b/src/encode/codecs/audio.rs
index 6b4293a..4ccf566 100644
--- a/src/encode/codecs/audio.rs
+++ b/src/encode/codecs/audio.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ pub struct OpusEncoder {
     cmd: Child,
 }
 
-impl Encoder for OpusEncoder {}
+impl Encoder for OpusEncoder {
+    fn stdin(&mut self) -> ChildStdin {
+        self.cmd.stdin.take().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn stdout(&mut self) -> ChildStdout {
+        self.cmd.stdout.take().unwrap()
+    }
+}
 
 pub fn new_opus(metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>) -> Result<OpusEncoder, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let f = File::create("dump.opus")?;
@@ -18,12 +26,12 @@ pub fn new_opus(metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>) -> Result<OpusEncoder, Box<dyn Er
     let samplerate = metadata.audio.samplerate.to_string();
     let cmd = Command::new("opusenc")
         .args([
-            "--quiet",
             "--raw",
             "--raw-bits", "16",
             "--raw-rate", samplerate.as_str(),
             "--raw-chan", channels.as_str(),
-            "--raw-endianness", "1"
+            "--raw-endianness", "1",
+            "-", "-"
         ]).stdin(Stdio::piped()).stdout(f).spawn()?;
     return Ok(OpusEncoder {cmd: cmd});
 }
diff --git a/src/encode/codecs/mod.rs b/src/encode/codecs/mod.rs
index 114a5f1..8a4ab81 100644
--- a/src/encode/codecs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/encode/codecs/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,42 @@
 pub mod video;
 pub mod audio;
 
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::process::{ChildStdin, ChildStdout};
+use std::sync::mpsc;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::thread;
+
+use crate::util;
+
 pub trait Encoder {
+    fn stdin(&mut self) -> ChildStdin;
+    
+    fn stdout(&mut self) -> ChildStdout;
+}
+
+fn write_raw(cmd_in: &mut ChildStdin, media: util::RawMedia) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    cmd_in.write_all(media.sample.as_slice())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn read_raw(cmd_out: &mut ChildStdout) -> Result<util::NALUPacket, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    todo!();
+}
+
+pub fn read_raw_loop(mut cmd_in: ChildStdin, c_in: mpsc::Receiver<util::RawMedia>, c_err: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>) {
+    loop {
+        let media = match c_in.recv() {
+            Ok(x) => x,
+            Err(err) => {drop(cmd_in); thread::park(); return}
+        };
+        match write_raw(&mut cmd_in, media) {
+            Ok(_) => (),
+            Err(err) => {util::thread_freeze(c_err, err); return}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn write_nalu_loop(mut cmd_out: ChildStdout, c_out: mpsc::Sender<util::NALUPacket>, c_err: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>) {
+    todo!();
 }
diff --git a/src/encode/codecs/video.rs b/src/encode/codecs/video.rs
index c9fcd7a..0b38ee0 100644
--- a/src/encode/codecs/video.rs
+++ b/src/encode/codecs/video.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ pub struct VP9Encoder {
     cmd: Child,
 }
 
-impl Encoder for VP9Encoder {}
+impl Encoder for VP9Encoder {
+    fn stdin(&mut self) -> ChildStdin {
+        self.cmd.stdin.take().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn stdout(&mut self) -> ChildStdout {
+        self.cmd.stdout.take().unwrap()
+    }
+}
 
 pub fn new_vp9(metadata: Arc<util::Metadata>) -> Result<VP9Encoder, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let f = File::create("dump.av1")?;