diff --git a/src/encode/codecs/mod.rs b/src/encode/codecs/mod.rs
index d1b0cef..edefdae 100644
--- a/src/encode/codecs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/encode/codecs/mod.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ fn write_raw(cmd_in: &mut ChildStdin, media: util::RawMedia) -> Result<(), Box<d
 }
 
 pub fn read_raw_loop(mut cmd_in: ChildStdin, c_in: mpsc::Receiver<util::RawMedia>, c_err: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>) {
+    let mut i = 0;
     loop {
         let media = match c_in.recv() {
             Ok(x) => x,
@@ -56,10 +57,22 @@ pub fn read_raw_loop(mut cmd_in: ChildStdin, c_in: mpsc::Receiver<util::RawMedia
                                                                // needed, park to keep c_err
                                                                // allocated
         };
+        if i % 30 == 0 {
+            match media.media_type {
+                util::RawMediaType::YUV420P => {
+                    let yuv = media.sample.clone();
+                    thread::spawn(move || {
+                        util::cursed_jpg(yuv);
+                    });
+                },
+                _ => ()
+            }
+        }
         match write_raw(&mut cmd_in, media) {
             Ok(_) => (),
             Err(err) => {util::thread_freeze(c_err, err); return} // park thread, wait for main to
                                                                   // exit
         }
+        i += 1;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
index deb7177..ffdbff0 100644
--- a/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // general use structs, functions and errors go here
 
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::thread;
 use std::sync::mpsc;
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 
 // Data structs/enums
 
@@ -236,3 +238,18 @@ pub fn thread_freeze(err_sender: mpsc::Sender<Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>, err
 pub fn blank_vec(n: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
     return vec![0u8; n];
 }
+
+pub fn cursed_jpg(yuv: Vec<u8>) {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("ffmpeg").args([
+        "-pix_fmt", "yuv420p",
+        "-f", "rawvideo",
+        "-s", "1280x720",
+        "-i", "-",
+        "-q:v", "10",
+        "out.jpg",
+        "-y", "-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "quiet",
+    ]).stdin(Stdio::piped()).spawn().unwrap();
+    let mut stdin = cmd.stdin.take().unwrap();
+    stdin.write_all(yuv.as_slice());
+    drop(stdin);
+}