diff --git a/transcode.sh b/transcode.sh
index 9e1e045..f7cb128 100644
--- a/transcode.sh
+++ b/transcode.sh
@@ -12,42 +12,65 @@
 FFBIN="/usr/bin/" #if unusual install or a specific version
 HostName="localhost" #if localhost then will do locally (removes ssh/scp cmds)
 hostFile="/tmp/transcode/list.txt"
-tmpDIR="$PWD/tmpTranscode"
 workDIR="$PWD/transcode"
+tmpDIR="$PWD/tmpTranscode"
 
 #DEFINE FUNCTIONS
 function encode {
-  local tmpFL=$1
+  local inFL=$1
   local outFL=$2
-  $FFBIN/ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -stats -re -i "$tmpFL" -map 0 \
-          -map_metadata 0 -c copy \
-          -c:v libsvtav1 -crf 28 -g 240 -preset 6 -svtav1-params \
-            "enable-overlays=1:\
-            tune=0" \
-          -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 \
-          -map_chapters 0 -max_muxing_queue_size 9999 -y "$outFL"
+  local burn=$3
+
+  if [ $burn -gt -1 ]
+  then
+    inline="-i "$tmpDIR/dummy.mkv""
+    vidline="-map 1:v:0"
+    subline="-map -0:s:$burn"
+  else
+    unset inline
+    vidline="-map 0:v:0"
+    unset subline
+  fi
+
+  $FFBIN/ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -stats \
+         -i "$inFL" $inline \
+         -map_metadata 0 \
+         $vidline \
+         -c:v libsvtav1 -crf 28 -preset 4 -pix_fmt yuv420p10le \
+         -svtav1-params \
+           "enable-overlays=1:\
+           tune=0:\
+           keyint=7s" \
+         -map 0:a? -acodec aac  \
+         -map 0:s? -scodec copy $subline \
+         -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 -max_interleave_delta 0 \
+         -map_chapters 0 -max_muxing_queue_size 9999 -y "$outFL"
 }
 
 function burnSubs {
   local inFL=$1
-  local tmpFL=$2
-  local outFL=$3
-  local track=$4
+  local outFL=$2
+  local track=$3
   
   #EVIDTNELY NECESSARY SO THAT FILES AREN'T 198+ HRS IN LEN. AT THE END
   local DURATION=$( $FFBIN/ffprobe -loglevel error -show_entries format=duration \
                 -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 "$inFL" )
 
-  $FFBIN/ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -stats -i "$inFL" \
-          -filter_complex "[0:v][0:s:$track]overlay[v]" -map "[v]" \
-          -filter_complex_threads 1 \
-          -map 0:a -c:a copy -map 0:s -map -0:s:$track -c:s copy \
-          -map_metadata 0 -map_chapters 0 -max_muxing_queue_size 4096 \
-          -t $DURATION -threads 1 -y "$tmpFL"
-
-  rm "$inFL" #SAVE SPACE
+$FFBIN/ffmpeg -hide_banner -stats -i "$inFL" \
+        -map_metadata -1 \
+        -filter_complex "[0:v][0:s:$track]overlay[v]" -map "[v]" \
+        -filter_complex_threads 1 \
+        -an -sn \
+        -max_muxing_queue_size 4096 \
+        -t $DURATION -y "$tmpDIR/dummy.mkv"
 
-  encode "$tmpFL" "$outFL"
+  if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]
+  then
+    echo "Sub Burn Failed"
+    return 10
+  else
+    encode "$inFL" "$outFL" $track
+  fi
 }
 
 #MAIN FUNCTION BEGINS
@@ -137,7 +160,7 @@ do
       then
         #ONLY ONE ENG. SUB TRACK
         echo "ONE ENG. SUB TRACK"
-        encode "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME"
+        encode "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME" -1
       else
         #TEST SUBTITLE TYPE; IF NOT PGS SKIP IT; FEEL FREE TO FILL IN
         if grep -qi "pgs" <<< $( $FFBIN/ffprobe -loglevel error -select_streams s \
@@ -190,10 +213,10 @@ do
           if [ $( echo "($currFrames / $maxFrames) < 0.25"|bc -l ) -gt 0 ]
           then
             echo "BURNING STREAM $SUBTITLEINDEX (STREAM $minINDEX) from $fileNAME"
-            burnSubs "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$tmpDIR/TMP$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME" $SUBTITLEINDEX
+            burnSubs "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME" $SUBTITLEINDEX
           else
             echo "MIN. SUB TRACK ($SUBTITLEINDEX [$minINDEX])) DUR. > 25% FILM, NOT BURNING"
-            encode "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME"
+            encode "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME" -1
           fi
 
         
@@ -203,12 +226,12 @@ do
           #I'm actually kinda missing a good example; I'm sure they're in there
           #but I don't know which ones they are lol; lmk if you know one.
           echo "NOT A PGS SUBTITLE TYPE; PASSING ALL THROUGH, FUTURE DEV."
-          encode "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME"
+          encode "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME" -1
         fi
       fi
     else
       #ONE OR FEWER SUB TRACKS
-      encode "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME"
+      encode "$tmpDIR/$fileNAME" "$workDIR/$fileNAME" -1
     fi     
     
     if [ $? != 0 ] || [ $( stat -c%s "$workDIR/$fileNAME" ) -eq 0 ]
@@ -261,11 +284,11 @@ do
     if ls "$tmpDIR"/"$fileNAME"
     then
       rm "$tmpDIR"/"$fileNAME"
-    elif ls "$tmpDIR"/"TMP$fileNAME"
+    elif ls "$tmpDIR"/"dummy.mkv"
     then
-      rm "$tmpDIR"/"TMP$fileNAME"
+      rm "$tmpDIR"/"dummy.mkv"
     else
-      echo "Already removed $tmpDIR/$fileNAME?"
+      echo "Already removed temp. file(s)"
     fi
 
   else