New Desktop Icons

Some new Functionality to record more than 1 camera using the desktop icon.

open local files using desktop,
open profiler (nothing changed)

Signed-off-by: rattatwinko <seppmutterman@gmail.com>

readme.md

@@ -1,26 +1,47 @@
-# SWT-CCTV
+# SWT-CCTV (Simple Watch Tool)
 
 A rather simple CCTV software which operates with Java.
 If you want to build this project on yourself, you will need IntelliJ (or any other IDE) and Maven!
+If you are looking for a desktop like experience this is the software, it has its own windowing system!
+
+## Downloads:
+
+If you are looking for downloads then you are in luck! Currently there are Windows Executables and portable Jar Files in place!
+Take a look at the [releases](https://rattatwinko.servecounterstrike.com/gitea/rattatwinko/swt-cctv/releases) page for the newest software releases!
+
+[Releases Page](https://rattatwinko.servecounterstrike.com/gitea/rattatwinko/swt-cctv/releases)
 
 ## Dependencies:
 - Webcam by Sarxos
 - Swing (AWT)
-- _lwjgl (with opengl)_ → This is important for our goals of rendering on the GPU.
 - junit for testing stuff
-- jcodec, in the future we will be recording using this
 - Jackson (fasterxml) → serializing the config for network cams
+- JavaCV
+  - FFmpeg
 
 ### Future Plans:
-They arent too big, i want one thing more and that is some more utilities in the camera window.
+Implement some more JavaCV cause of performance.
 
-Protable Jar which can be run with JRE 17 (already done but not too good!)
+## Requirements:
+
+- JRE/JDK 1.8.00 - 25 ([Reccomended](https://adoptium.net/de/download?link=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fadoptium%2Ftemurin17-binaries%2Freleases%2Fdownload%2Fjdk-17.0.17%252B10%2FOpenJDK17U-jre_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.17_10.msi&vendor=Adoptium))
+
+| System Requirements 	| Minimum Requirements                                                                                                                   	| Reccomended Requirements                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	|
+|---------------------	|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	|
+|      **_CPU_**      	| [Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G550 @ 2.60GHz](https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/celeron-g550.c1339) **_Or any Dual Core CPU_**          	| [Intel® Core™ i5-3470](https://www.intel.de/content/www/de/de/products/sku/68316/intel-core-i53470-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-60-ghz/specifications.html) Or any **_Quad (or more) Core CPU_**                                                       	|
+|      **_RAM_**      	| **2GB DDR3**                                                                                                                           	| **4/8GB DDR3/4/5** (You can have **_more_** than this, _Java likes it_)                                                                                                                                                                              	|
+|      **_JRE_**      	| Java Runtime Enviroment: [1.8.000](https://javadl.oracle.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=252905_0d06828d282343ea81775b28020a7cd3) 	| Java Runtime Enviroment _(or JDK)_: [17](https://adoptium.net/download?link=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fadoptium%2Ftemurin17-binaries%2Freleases%2Fdownload%2Fjdk-17.0.17%252B10%2FOpenJDK17U-jre_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.17_10.msi&vendor=Adoptium) 	|
+|   **_Disk Space_**  	| **_100Mb of HDD/SSD_** Space for the Program (currently **40.3Mb**) ; _For Recording more is needed_                                	| _100Mb SSD Space_ ; For Recording more than 100Mb , this depends on how many cameras you have                                                                                                                                                        	|
+
+**Note: This was tested on these CPU'S!**
 
 ### Future Plans:
 
 - [x] basic network cam interfacing
-- [ ] better multiplexer (or whatever the viewport is called in cctv)
+- [x] better multiplexer (or whatever the viewport is called in cctv)
 - [x] Protable .jar which can be run with **JRE 17**
+- [ / ] Performance stabilisation (currently it is in place, and this app can be run on shitty hardware, but it can be better (current low is a celeron g550))
+- [ ] JavaCV integration for cameras
 
 
 ### Author(s):

src/main/java/io/swtc/Main.java

@@ -2,16 +2,9 @@ package io.swtc;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 
-import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.IconSetter;
-import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.ShowError;
-
 public class Main {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-//        for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
-//            System.out.println("Arg " + i + ": " + args[i]);
-//        }
-
         try {
             UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
         } catch (Exception e) { /* Do nothing */ }

src/main/java/io/swtc/SwingCCTVManager.java

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ public class SwingCCTVManager {
     private final DefaultTableModel tableModel;
     private final SwingIFrame IFrame;
     private boolean isRefreshing = false;
-
     public SwingCCTVManager() {
         frame = new JFrame("Dashboard");
         frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

src/main/java/io/swtc/SwingIFrame.java

@@ -2,19 +2,29 @@ package io.swtc;
 
 import com.github.sarxos.webcam.Webcam;
 import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.IconSetter;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.ShowError;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.DIM;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.debug.Profiler;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.evidence.EvidenceExportFrame;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.recording.MultiRecordingFrame;
 import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.iframe.*;
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+import static java.awt.SystemColor.desktop;
+
 public class SwingIFrame {
     private final JFrame mainFrame;
     private final DesktopPane desktopPane;
+    private final DIM desktopIconManager;
     private final Map<JInternalFrame, EffectsPanelFrame> cameraToEffects = new HashMap<>();
 
     private boolean fullscreen = false;
@@ -22,9 +32,9 @@ public class SwingIFrame {
     private boolean blackbg = false;
     private final Color bgcolor = Color.decode("#336B6A");
     private final Color defDesktopBg = Color.WHITE;
-
     private final JPopupMenu popupMenu = new JPopupMenu();
 
+
     public SwingIFrame() {
         mainFrame = new JFrame("Viewer");
         mainFrame.setSize(1280, 720);
@@ -36,6 +46,13 @@ public class SwingIFrame {
         desktopPane.setBackground(defDesktopBg);
         mainFrame.add(desktopPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
 
+        desktopIconManager = new DIM(desktopPane);
+
+        setupDesktopExportFrame();
+        setupRecordingFrame();
+        setupFileEx();
+        setupProfiler();
+
         setupFullscreenToggle();
         setupBlackBg();
         initPopupMenu();
@@ -43,6 +60,66 @@ public class SwingIFrame {
         desktopPane.addMouseListener(popupListener());
     }
 
+    private void setupDesktopExportFrame() {
+        desktopIconManager.addIcon(
+                "Export Evidence",
+                IconSetter.getSaveIconAsImageIcon(),
+                /* e1003c20ff00c637d963ce21fd685fed6460602a: Fix to icon, need to pass parent! Or Override method which is dumb */
+                () -> EvidenceExportFrame.showExport(mainFrame)
+        );
+    }
+
+    private void setupRecordingFrame() {
+        desktopIconManager.addIcon(
+                "Record Batch",
+                IconSetter.getCamerarec_ImageIcon(),
+                () -> {
+                    MultiRecordingFrame mrf = new MultiRecordingFrame();
+                    desktopPane.add(mrf);
+                    mrf.show();
+                    try {
+                        mrf.setSelected(true);
+                    } catch (java.beans.PropertyVetoException e) {
+                        ShowError.error(null,"Exception", "" + e.getStackTrace());
+                    }
+                }
+        );
+    }
+
+    private void setupFileEx() {
+        desktopIconManager.addIcon(
+                "Open Recordings",
+                IconSetter.getExplorerIcon(),
+                () -> {
+                    String userHome = System.getProperty("user.home");
+                    File folder = new File(userHome,"Videos/swtcctv-rec");
+                    if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported() && folder.exists()) {
+                        try {
+                            Desktop.getDesktop().open(folder);
+                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                            ShowError.error(null,
+                                            "Failed to open Folder",
+                                    "Failed" + e.getMessage()
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+        );
+    }
+
+    private void setupProfiler() {
+        desktopIconManager.addIcon(
+                "Profiler",
+                IconSetter.getDbg_icon(),
+                () -> {
+                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                        Profiler.showFrame(new Profiler(mainFrame));
+                    });
+                });
+    }
+
+
     public void addCameraInternalFrame(Webcam webcam) {
         CameraInternalFrame cameraFrame = new CameraInternalFrame(webcam, this::handleEffectsRequest);
 

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/CameraPanel.java

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 package io.swtc.proccessing;
 
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.IconSetter;
 import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.ShowError;
 import io.swtc.recording.cv.AVRecorder;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.*;
+import java.awt.font.GlyphVector;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -17,6 +24,21 @@ public class CameraPanel extends JPanel {
     private volatile BufferedImage processedImage;
     private Function<BufferedImage, BufferedImage> imageProcessor;
 
+    private Font overlayFont;
+    private final DateTimeFormatter dateFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd/MM/yyyy");
+    private final DateTimeFormatter timeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("HH:mm:ss");
+
+    // Cached glyph vectors for performance
+    private GlyphVector dateGlyphs;
+    private GlyphVector timeGlyphs;
+    private String lastDate = "";
+    private String lastTime = "";
+
+    // Pre-calculated positions to avoid repeated calculations
+    private static final int OVERLAY_X = 8;
+    private static final int OVERLAY_Y = 20;
+    private static final int TIME_Y_OFFSET = 19;
+
     private volatile AVRecorder recorder;       // this is now javacv, jcodec is stoopid
     private final AtomicBoolean repaintScheduled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 
@@ -35,12 +57,26 @@ public class CameraPanel extends JPanel {
         setBackground(Color.BLACK);
         setPreferredSize(new Dimension(640, 480));
 
+        loadFont();
+
         graphicsConfig = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment()
                 .getDefaultScreenDevice().getDefaultConfiguration();
 
         initInteractionListeners();
     }
 
+    private void loadFont() {
+        try (InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/font/OverlayFont.ttf")) {
+            if (is != null) {
+                overlayFont = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, is).deriveFont(15f);
+            } else {
+                overlayFont = new Font(Font.MONOSPACED, Font.PLAIN, 15);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            overlayFont = new Font(Font.MONOSPACED, Font.PLAIN, 15);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void initInteractionListeners() {
         MouseAdapter mouseHandler = new MouseAdapter() {
             @Override
@@ -135,8 +171,40 @@ public class CameraPanel extends JPanel {
         }
 
         Graphics2D g2d = processedImage.createGraphics();
-        g2d.drawImage(temp, 0, 0, null);
-        g2d.dispose();
+        try {
+            g2d.drawImage(temp, 0, 0, null);    // this is fucking expensive
+            drawTimeOverlay(g2d);
+        } finally {
+            g2d.dispose();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private void drawTimeOverlay(Graphics2D g) {
+        g.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_OFF);
+        g.setFont(overlayFont);
+
+        LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.now();
+        String dateStr = now.format(dateFormatter);
+        String timeStr = now.format(timeFormatter);
+
+        if (!dateStr.equals(lastDate)) {
+            dateGlyphs = overlayFont.createGlyphVector(g.getFontRenderContext(), dateStr);
+            lastDate = dateStr;
+        }
+
+        if (!timeStr.equals(lastTime)) {
+            timeGlyphs = overlayFont.createGlyphVector(g.getFontRenderContext(), timeStr);
+            lastTime = timeStr;
+        }
+
+        g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+        g.drawGlyphVector(dateGlyphs, OVERLAY_X + 2, OVERLAY_Y + 2);
+        g.drawGlyphVector(timeGlyphs, OVERLAY_X + 2, OVERLAY_Y + TIME_Y_OFFSET + 2);
+
+        g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
+        g.drawGlyphVector(dateGlyphs, OVERLAY_X, OVERLAY_Y);
+        g.drawGlyphVector(timeGlyphs, OVERLAY_X, OVERLAY_Y + TIME_Y_OFFSET);
     }
 
     private void scheduleRepaint() {

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/IconSetter.java

@@ -5,16 +5,25 @@ import java.awt.*;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+/* vital boilerplate class, shouldve made it better but idk. */
 public class IconSetter {
 
     private static Image ICON_IMAGE;
     private static ImageIcon ICON_ICON;
     private static Image effects_icon;
+    private static ImageIcon dbg_icon;
+    private static Image camerarec;
+    private static ImageIcon camerarec_imgico;
+    private static ImageIcon expIcon;
 
+    /* this is used for the app icon itself (the one in tb) */
     public static Image getIcon() {
         if (ICON_IMAGE == null) {
             URL url = IconSetter.class.getResource("/icons/artwork.png");
-            if (url == null) throw new RuntimeException("Icon not found: /icons/artwork.png");
+            if (Objects.isNull(url)) {
+                ShowError.error(null,"Icon","Icon (Type: Image) failed, NULL!");
+                throw new RuntimeException("NULL!");
+            }
             ICON_IMAGE = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage(url);
         }
         return ICON_IMAGE;
@@ -23,7 +32,10 @@ public class IconSetter {
     public static Image getEffectIcon() {
         if (Objects.isNull(effects_icon)) {
             URL url = IconSetter.class.getResource("/icons/effectsframe.png");
-            if (Objects.isNull(url)) ShowError.error(null,"Error","Icon not found");
+            if (Objects.isNull(url)) {
+                ShowError.error(null,"Icon","Effects icon was Null! (Type Image)");
+                throw new RuntimeException("NULL!");
+            }
             effects_icon = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage(url);
         }
         return effects_icon;
@@ -32,9 +44,72 @@ public class IconSetter {
     public static ImageIcon getIconAsImageIcon() {
         if (ICON_ICON == null) {
             URL url = IconSetter.class.getResource("/icons/artwork.png");
-            if (url == null) throw new RuntimeException("Icon not found: /icons/artwork.png");
+            if (Objects.isNull(url)) {
+                ShowError.error(null,"Icon","Icon not found!, NULL! (Type ImageIcon)");
+                throw new RuntimeException("NULL!");
+            }
             ICON_ICON = new ImageIcon(url); // separate variable for ImageIcon
         }
         return ICON_ICON;
     }
+
+    public static ImageIcon getSaveIconAsImageIcon() {
+        if (Objects.isNull(ICON_ICON)) {
+            URL url = IconSetter.class.getResource("/icons/save.png");
+            if (Objects.isNull(url)) {
+                ShowError.error(null,"Icon","getSaveIconAsImageIcon failed, NULL! (Type ImageIcon)");
+                throw new RuntimeException("NULL!");
+            }
+            ICON_ICON = new ImageIcon(url);
+        }
+        return ICON_ICON;
+    }
+
+    public static ImageIcon getDbg_icon() {
+        if (Objects.isNull(dbg_icon)) {
+            URL url = IconSetter.class.getResource("/icons/icondbg-7.png");
+            if (Objects.isNull(url)) {
+                ShowError.error(null, "Icon", "getDbg_icon, object url was null (Type ImageIcon)");
+                throw new RuntimeException("NULL!");
+            }
+            dbg_icon = new ImageIcon(url);
+        }
+        return dbg_icon;
+    }
+
+    public static Image getCamerarec_img() {
+        if (Objects.isNull(camerarec)) {
+            URL url = IconSetter.class.getResource("/icons/rec.png");
+            if (Objects.isNull(url)) {
+                ShowError.error(null,"icon","recicon was null Type Image");
+                throw new RuntimeException("NULL!");
+            }
+            camerarec = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage(url);
+        }
+        return camerarec;
+    }
+
+    public static ImageIcon getCamerarec_ImageIcon() {
+        if (Objects.isNull(camerarec_imgico)) {
+            URL url = IconSetter.class.getResource("/icons/rec.png");
+            if (Objects.isNull(url)) {
+                ShowError.error(null,"icon","getCamerarec_ImageIcon failed, Type Image");
+                throw new RuntimeException("NULL!");
+            }
+            camerarec_imgico = new ImageIcon(url);
+        }
+        return camerarec_imgico;
+    }
+
+    public static ImageIcon getExplorerIcon() {
+        if (Objects.isNull(expIcon)) {
+            URL url = IconSetter.class.getResource("/icons/explorer.png");
+            if (Objects.isNull(url)) {
+                ShowError.error(null,"icon","getExplorerIcon failed, Type Image");
+                throw new RuntimeException("NULL!");
+            }
+            expIcon = new ImageIcon(url);
+        }
+        return expIcon;
+    }
 }

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/DIM.java

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+
+/* DesktopIconManager */
+public class DIM {
+
+    private final JDesktopPane desktop;
+
+    private int cX;
+    private int cY;
+
+    private static final int PAD = 6;
+
+    public DIM(JDesktopPane desktop) {
+        this.desktop = desktop;
+
+        Insets insets = desktop.getInsets();
+        this.cX = insets.left + PAD;
+        this.cY = insets.top + PAD;
+    }
+
+    public void addIcon(String label, Icon icon, Runnable runaction) {
+        DesktopIcon desktopIcon = new DesktopIcon(label, icon, runaction);
+
+        Dimension pref = desktopIcon.getPreferredSize();
+        int w = pref.width;
+        int h = pref.height;
+
+        Insets insets = desktop.getInsets();
+        int usableHeight = desktop.getHeight() - insets.top - insets.bottom;
+
+        if (usableHeight <= 0) {
+            usableHeight = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        }
+
+        if (cY + h > usableHeight) {
+            cY = insets.top + PAD;
+            cX += w + PAD;
+        }
+
+        desktopIcon.setBounds(cX, cY, w, h);
+
+        desktop.add(desktopIcon, JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
+
+        cY += h + PAD;
+        desktop.repaint();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/DesktopIcon.java

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+import java.awt.geom.RoundRectangle2D;
+
+public class DesktopIcon extends JPanel {
+
+    private static final int ICON_SIZE = 64;
+    private static final int TOTAL_WIDTH = 100;
+    private static final int TOTAL_HEIGHT = 85;
+
+    private boolean hovered = false;
+
+    public DesktopIcon(String label, Icon icon, Runnable action) {
+        setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 2));
+        setOpaque(false);
+        setCursor(Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR));
+
+
+        Dimension fixedSize = new Dimension(TOTAL_WIDTH, TOTAL_HEIGHT);
+        setPreferredSize(fixedSize);
+        setMinimumSize(fixedSize);
+        setMaximumSize(fixedSize);
+
+        setBorder(new EmptyBorder(4, 4, 4, 4));
+
+        Icon scaledIcon = (icon instanceof ImageIcon)
+                ? new SmoothIcon(((ImageIcon) icon).getImage(), ICON_SIZE, ICON_SIZE)
+                : icon;
+
+        JLabel iconLabel = new JLabel(scaledIcon, SwingConstants.CENTER);
+        iconLabel.setVerticalAlignment(SwingConstants.BOTTOM);
+
+        JLabel textLabel = new ShadowLabel(label);
+        textLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
+        textLabel.setVerticalAlignment(SwingConstants.TOP);
+
+        add(iconLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        add(textLabel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+
+        setupMouseListeners(action);
+    }
+
+    private void setupMouseListeners(Runnable action) {
+        addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
+                if (SwingUtilities.isLeftMouseButton(e) && e.getClickCount() == 2) {
+                    if (action != null) action.run();
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
+                hovered = true;
+                repaint();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
+                hovered = false;
+                repaint();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
+        if (hovered) {
+            paintHoverEffect(g);
+        }
+        super.paintComponent(g);
+    }
+
+    private void paintHoverEffect(Graphics g) {
+        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g.create();
+        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
+
+        boolean lightBg = isBackgroundLight();
+        Color fill = lightBg ? new Color(0, 0, 0, 20) : new Color(255, 255, 255, 30);
+        Color border = lightBg ? new Color(0, 0, 0, 50) : new Color(255, 255, 255, 70);
+
+        g2.setColor(fill);
+        g2.fill(new RoundRectangle2D.Float(2, 2, getWidth() - 4, getHeight() - 4, 10, 10));
+
+        g2.setColor(border);
+        g2.draw(new RoundRectangle2D.Float(2, 2, getWidth() - 4, getHeight() - 4, 10, 10));
+
+        g2.dispose();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isBackgroundLight() {
+        Container p = getParent();
+        Color bg = (p != null) ? p.getBackground() : Color.WHITE;
+        double luminance = (0.299 * bg.getRed() + 0.587 * bg.getGreen() + 0.114 * bg.getBlue()) / 255;
+        return luminance > 0.6;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/ShadowLabel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+
+public class ShadowLabel extends JLabel {
+    public ShadowLabel(String text) {
+        super(text);
+        setForeground(Color.WHITE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
+        String text = getText();
+        if (text == null || text.isEmpty()) return;
+
+        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
+        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON);
+
+        FontMetrics fm = g2.getFontMetrics();
+        int availableWidth = getWidth();
+
+        String drawText = text;
+        if (fm.stringWidth(text) > availableWidth) {
+            for (int i = text.length(); i > 0; i--) {
+                String temp = text.substring(0, i) + "...";
+                if (fm.stringWidth(temp) <= availableWidth) {
+                    drawText = temp;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        DesktopIcon parent = (DesktopIcon) getParent();
+        boolean isLightBg = (parent != null) && parent.isBackgroundLight();
+
+        Color textColor = isLightBg ? Color.BLACK : Color.WHITE;
+        Color shadowColor = isLightBg ? new Color(255, 255, 255, 200) : new Color(0, 0, 0, 180);
+
+        int x = (availableWidth - fm.stringWidth(drawText)) / 2;
+        int y = fm.getAscent();
+
+        g2.setColor(shadowColor);
+        g2.drawString(drawText, x + 1, y + 1);
+
+        g2.setColor(textColor);
+        g2.drawString(drawText, x, y);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/SmoothIcon.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+
+public record SmoothIcon(Image image, int width, int height) implements Icon {
+
+    @Override
+    public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
+        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g.create();
+        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_INTERPOLATION, RenderingHints.VALUE_INTERPOLATION_BICUBIC);
+        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_RENDERING, RenderingHints.VALUE_RENDER_QUALITY);
+        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
+
+        g2.drawImage(image, x, y, width, height, null);
+        g2.dispose();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getIconWidth() {
+        return width;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getIconHeight() {
+        return height;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/debug/Profiler.java

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.debug;
+
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.IconSetter;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
+import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.lang.management.*;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/* simple profiler to see memory usage, this isnt too important but certainly useful */
+public class Profiler extends JFrame {
+
+    private final MemoryMXBean memoryMXBean =
+            ManagementFactory.getMemoryMXBean();
+    private final ThreadMXBean threadMXBean =
+            ManagementFactory.getThreadMXBean();
+    private final List<MemoryPoolMXBean> pools =
+            ManagementFactory.getMemoryPoolMXBeans();
+    private final List<GarbageCollectorMXBean> gcs =
+            ManagementFactory.getGarbageCollectorMXBeans();
+    private final List<BufferPoolMXBean> buffers =
+            ManagementFactory.getPlatformMXBeans(BufferPoolMXBean.class);
+
+    private final JLabel heapLabel = new JLabel();
+    private final JLabel nonHeapLabel = new JLabel();
+    private final JLabel threadLabel = new JLabel();
+
+    private final DefaultTableModel poolModel =
+            new DefaultTableModel(
+                    new String[]{"Pool", "Type", "Used (MB)", "Committed (MB)", "Max (MB)"},
+                    0
+            );
+
+    private final DefaultTableModel gcModel =
+            new DefaultTableModel(
+                    new String[]{"GC", "Collections", "Time (ms)"},
+                    0
+            );
+
+    private final DefaultTableModel bufferModel =
+            new DefaultTableModel(
+                    new String[]{"Buffer", "Used (MB)", "Count"},
+                    0
+            );
+
+    public Profiler(JFrame parent) {
+        setTitle("Profiler");
+        setSize(750, 400);
+        setLocationRelativeTo(parent);
+        setDefaultCloseOperation(DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
+
+        ImageIcon ico = IconSetter.getDbg_icon();
+        setIconImage(ico.getImage());
+
+        JPanel root = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(10, 10));
+        root.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
+        setContentPane(root);
+
+        JPanel summary = new JPanel();
+        summary.setLayout(new BoxLayout(summary, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
+
+        summary.add(heapLabel);
+        summary.add(nonHeapLabel);
+        summary.add(threadLabel);
+
+        root.add(summary, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+
+        JTabbedPane tabs = new JTabbedPane();
+
+        tabs.add("Memory Pools", new JScrollPane(new JTable(poolModel)));
+        tabs.add("GC", new JScrollPane(new JTable(gcModel)));
+        tabs.add("Buffers", new JScrollPane(new JTable(bufferModel)));
+
+        root.add(tabs, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+        Timer timer = new Timer(1000, e -> update());
+        timer.start();
+
+        update();
+    }
+
+    private void update() {
+        updateSummary();
+        updatePools();
+        updateGC();
+        updateBuffers();
+    }
+
+    private void updateSummary() {
+        MemoryUsage heap = memoryMXBean.getHeapMemoryUsage();
+        MemoryUsage nonHeap = memoryMXBean.getNonHeapMemoryUsage();
+
+        heapLabel.setText(String.format(
+                "Heap: used %d MB / committed %d MB / max %d MB",
+                mb(heap.getUsed()),
+                mb(heap.getCommitted()),
+                mb(heap.getMax())
+        ));
+
+        nonHeapLabel.setText(String.format(
+                "Non-Heap: used %d MB / committed %d MB",
+                mb(nonHeap.getUsed()),
+                mb(nonHeap.getCommitted())
+        ));
+
+        int threads = threadMXBean.getThreadCount();
+        int peak = threadMXBean.getPeakThreadCount();
+        int daemons = threadMXBean.getDaemonThreadCount();
+
+        threadLabel.setText(String.format(
+                "Threads: %d live (%d daemon, peak %d)",
+                threads, daemons, peak
+        ));
+    }
+
+    private void updatePools() {
+        poolModel.setRowCount(0);
+
+        for (MemoryPoolMXBean pool : pools) {
+            MemoryUsage u = pool.getUsage();
+            if (u == null) continue;
+
+            poolModel.addRow(new Object[]{
+                    pool.getName(),
+                    pool.getType(),
+                    mb(u.getUsed()),
+                    mb(u.getCommitted()),
+                    mb(u.getMax())
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void updateGC() {
+        gcModel.setRowCount(0);
+
+        for (GarbageCollectorMXBean gc : gcs) {
+            gcModel.addRow(new Object[]{
+                    gc.getName(),
+                    gc.getCollectionCount(),
+                    gc.getCollectionTime()
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void updateBuffers() {
+        bufferModel.setRowCount(0);
+
+        for (BufferPoolMXBean b : buffers) {
+            bufferModel.addRow(new Object[]{
+                    b.getName(),
+                    mb(b.getMemoryUsed()),
+                    b.getCount()
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Conversion logic for byte -> mb */
+    public long mb(long bytes) {
+        return bytes < 0 ? -1 : bytes / 1024 / 1024;
+    }
+
+    public static void showFrame(JFrame parent) {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() ->
+                new Profiler(parent).setVisible(true)
+        );
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/evidence/EvidenceExportFrame.java

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.evidence;
+
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.IconSetter;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.ShowError;
+import io.swtc.recording.evidence.USBExportManager;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.io.File;
+
+public class EvidenceExportFrame extends JFrame {
+
+    private final JProgressBar progressBar;
+    private final JLabel statusLabel;
+    private final JLabel detailLabel;
+    private final JButton actionBtn;
+    private final JFrame parent; /* neccessary to get icon working, inheritance is a bitch */
+
+    private EvidenceExportFrame(Path sourceDir, Path usbTargetDir, JFrame parent) {
+
+        this.parent = parent;
+
+        setTitle("Export");
+        setSize(400, 220);
+        setLocationRelativeTo(this.parent);
+        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
+
+        JPanel contentPane = new JPanel();
+
+        contentPane.setLayout(new BoxLayout(contentPane, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
+        contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(25, 25, 25, 25));
+
+        ImageIcon ico = IconSetter.getSaveIconAsImageIcon();
+        this.setIconImage(ico.getImage());
+
+        statusLabel = new JLabel("Starting export");
+        statusLabel.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
+        statusLabel.setFont(new Font(statusLabel.getFont().getName(), Font.BOLD, 14));
+        detailLabel = new JLabel("Initializing");
+        detailLabel.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
+        detailLabel.setForeground(Color.GRAY);
+
+        progressBar = new JProgressBar(0, 100);
+        progressBar.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
+        progressBar.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(Integer.MAX_VALUE, 20));
+
+        actionBtn = new JButton("Cancel");
+        actionBtn.setAlignmentX(Component.LEFT_ALIGNMENT);
+        contentPane.add(statusLabel);
+        contentPane.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0, 10)));
+        contentPane.add(detailLabel);
+        contentPane.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0, 20)));
+        contentPane.add(progressBar);
+        contentPane.add(Box.createVerticalGlue());
+        contentPane.add(actionBtn);
+
+        add(contentPane);
+
+        actionBtn.addActionListener(e -> handleAction());
+
+        setVisible(true);
+        startExport(sourceDir, usbTargetDir);
+    }
+
+    private void handleAction() {
+        if (actionBtn.getText().equals("Close")) {
+            dispose();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int confirm = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this.parent,
+                "Stop export?", "Confirm", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
+        if (confirm == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) dispose();
+    }
+
+    private void startExport(Path sourceDir, Path usbTargetDir) {
+        USBExportManager.exportAsync(
+                sourceDir,
+                usbTargetDir,
+                stats -> SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                    progressBar.setValue(stats.percent());
+                    statusLabel.setText("Exporting  " + stats.percent() + "%");
+                    detailLabel.setText(String.format("%s | %s remaining",
+                            stats.getSpeedMBps(), stats.timeLeft()));
+                }),
+                () -> SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                    progressBar.setValue(100);
+                    statusLabel.setText("Export Complete");
+                    detailLabel.setText("Files saved");
+                    actionBtn.setText("Close");
+                    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
+                }),
+                ex -> SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                    statusLabel.setText("Export Failed");
+                    detailLabel.setText(ex.getMessage());
+                    ShowError.error(this, ex.getMessage(), "Error");
+                })
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static void showExport(JFrame parent) {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+            File videoDir = new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), "Videos/swtcctv-rec");
+            if (!videoDir.exists()) {
+                ShowError.warning(null, "No recordings found.", "Not Found");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
+            chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
+            if (chooser.showOpenDialog(parent) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
+                Path target = chooser.getSelectedFile().toPath().resolve("swtcctv-rec_" + System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000);
+                new EvidenceExportFrame(videoDir.toPath(), target, parent);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/recording/CameraCheckItem.java

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.recording;
+
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.iframe.CameraInternalFrame;
+
+public class CameraCheckItem {
+    private final CameraInternalFrame frame;
+    private boolean selected = true;
+    public CameraCheckItem(CameraInternalFrame frame) { this.frame = frame; }
+    public CameraInternalFrame getFrame() { return frame; }
+    public boolean isSelected() { return selected; }
+    public void setSelected(boolean s) { this.selected = s; }
+    @Override public String toString() { return frame.getTitle(); }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/recording/CheckBoxListRenderer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.recording;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+
+public class CheckBoxListRenderer extends JCheckBox implements ListCellRenderer<CameraCheckItem> {
+    public CheckBoxListRenderer() { setOpaque(true); }
+    @Override
+    public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<? extends CameraCheckItem> list, CameraCheckItem value, int index, boolean isSel, boolean cellHasFocus) {
+        setSelected(value.isSelected());
+        setText(value.toString());
+        setBackground(isSel ? list.getSelectionBackground() : list.getBackground());
+        setForeground(isSel ? list.getSelectionForeground() : list.getForeground());
+        setEnabled(list.isEnabled());
+        return this;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/desktop/recording/MultiRecordingFrame.java

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.desktop.recording;
+
+import io.swtc.proccessing.CameraPanel;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.IconSetter;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.ShowError;
+import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.iframe.CameraInternalFrame;
+import io.swtc.recording.cv.AVRecorder;
+import io.swtc.recording.cv.Quality;
+import io.swtc.recording.cv.RecorderConfig;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class MultiRecordingFrame extends JInternalFrame {
+    private final DefaultListModel<CameraCheckItem> listModel = new DefaultListModel<>();
+    private final JList<CameraCheckItem> cameraList = new JList<>(listModel);
+
+    private final List<AVRecorder> activeRecorders = new ArrayList<>();
+    private boolean isRecording = false;
+
+    private JButton toggleBtn;
+    private JComboBox<Quality> globalQualityCombo;
+    private JLabel statusSummaryLabel;
+
+
+    public MultiRecordingFrame() {
+        super("Record Batch", true, true, false, true);
+
+        Image ico = IconSetter.getCamerarec_img();
+        setFrameIcon(new ImageIcon(ico));
+
+        setupUI();
+        setSize(350, 400);
+    }
+
+    private void setupUI() {
+        setLayout(new BorderLayout(10, 10));
+        ((JPanel)getContentPane()).setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
+
+        statusSummaryLabel = new JLabel("Ready", SwingConstants.CENTER);
+
+        JPanel settingsPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT));
+        settingsPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Global Encoding"));
+        globalQualityCombo = new JComboBox<>(Quality.values());
+        globalQualityCombo.setSelectedItem(Quality.VERYFAST);
+        settingsPanel.add(new JLabel("CPU Preset:"));
+        settingsPanel.add(globalQualityCombo);
+
+        cameraList.setCellRenderer(new CheckBoxListRenderer());
+        cameraList.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
+            public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e) {
+                if (isRecording) return;
+                int index = cameraList.locationToIndex(e.getPoint());
+                if (index != -1) {
+                    CameraCheckItem item = listModel.getElementAt(index);
+                    item.setSelected(!item.isSelected());
+                    cameraList.repaint(cameraList.getCellBounds(index, index));
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        toggleBtn = new JButton("Start Batch Recording");
+        toggleBtn.addActionListener(e -> handleToggleAction());
+
+        JButton refreshBtn = new JButton("Refresh List");
+        refreshBtn.addActionListener(e -> refreshCameraList());
+
+        JPanel actionPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1, 5, 5));
+        actionPanel.add(refreshBtn);
+        actionPanel.add(toggleBtn);
+
+        JPanel southPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5));
+        southPanel.add(statusSummaryLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+        southPanel.add(actionPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+
+        // Add components to frame
+        add(settingsPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+        add(new JScrollPane(cameraList), BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        add(southPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+    }
+
+
+    private void startRecordingProcess() {
+        List<CameraInternalFrame> selectedFrames = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < listModel.size(); i++) {
+            CameraCheckItem item = listModel.get(i);
+            if (item.isSelected()) selectedFrames.add(item.getFrame());
+        }
+
+        if (selectedFrames.isEmpty()) {
+            ShowError.warning(this,"Select 1 Camera at minimum","Selection");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Quality quality = (Quality) globalQualityCombo.getSelectedItem();
+        String preset = (quality != null) ? quality.getFFmpegValue() : "superfast";
+        File videoDir = new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), "Videos/swtcctv-rec");
+        if (!videoDir.exists()) videoDir.mkdirs();
+
+        for (CameraInternalFrame frame : selectedFrames) {
+            try {
+                CameraPanel panel = frame.getCameraPanel();
+                BufferedImage sample = panel.getCurrentProcessedImage();
+                if (sample == null) continue;
+
+                File outputFile = new File(videoDir, "(" + frame.getTitle() + ") batch " + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".mp4");
+                RecorderConfig config = new RecorderConfig(outputFile, sample.getWidth(), sample.getHeight(), 20, 18, preset);
+
+                AVRecorder recorder = new AVRecorder(config);
+                recorder.start();
+                panel.setExternalRecorder(recorder);
+                activeRecorders.add(recorder);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.err.println("Failed to start recorder for: " + frame.getTitle());
+            }
+        }
+        isRecording = true;
+        updateUIState(true);
+    }
+
+    private void stopRecordingProcess() {
+        for (AVRecorder recorder : activeRecorders) {
+            recorder.stop();
+        }
+        activeRecorders.clear();
+
+        // Clear references from panels
+        for (int i = 0; i < listModel.size(); i++) {
+            listModel.get(i).getFrame().getCameraPanel().setExternalRecorder(null);
+        }
+
+        isRecording = false;
+        updateUIState(false);
+    }
+
+    private void handleToggleAction() {
+        if (!isRecording) startRecordingProcess();
+        else stopRecordingProcess();
+    }
+
+    private void refreshCameraList() {
+        if (isRecording) return;
+        listModel.clear();
+        JDesktopPane desktop = getDesktopPane();
+        if (desktop == null) return;
+
+        for (JInternalFrame f : desktop.getAllFrames()) {
+            if (f instanceof CameraInternalFrame camFrame) {
+                listModel.addElement(new CameraCheckItem(camFrame));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (statusSummaryLabel != null) {
+            statusSummaryLabel.setText("Total" + listModel.size() + " Cameras");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void updateUIState(boolean recordingActive) {
+        globalQualityCombo.setEnabled(!recordingActive);
+        cameraList.setEnabled(!recordingActive);
+
+        if (recordingActive) {
+            toggleBtn.setText("Stop all");
+            statusSummaryLabel.setText("Active");
+        } else {
+            toggleBtn.setText("Start Batch Recording");
+            toggleBtn.setBackground(null);
+            toggleBtn.setForeground(null);
+            statusSummaryLabel.setText("Status: Ready");
+            statusSummaryLabel.setForeground(null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addNotify() {
+        super.addNotify();
+        refreshCameraList();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/iframe/DesktopPane.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package io.swtc.proccessing.ui.iframe;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
-import java.awt.geom.CubicCurve2D;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -38,29 +37,8 @@ public class DesktopPane extends JDesktopPane {
 
             if (camera.isVisible() && effects.isVisible() && !camera.isIcon() && !effects.isIcon()) {
                 g2d.setColor(getConnectionColor(camera));
-                drawBezierConnection(g2d, camera, effects);
             }
         }
         g2d.dispose();
     }
-
-    private void drawBezierConnection(Graphics2D g2d, JInternalFrame from, JInternalFrame to) {
-        Rectangle f = from.getBounds();
-        Rectangle t = to.getBounds();
-
-        int x1 = f.x + f.width;
-        int y1 = f.y + (f.height / 2);
-        int x2 = t.x;
-        int y2 = t.y + (t.height / 2);
-
-        int ctrlOffset = Math.min(Math.abs(x2 - x1) / 2, 150);
-        CubicCurve2D curve = new CubicCurve2D.Double(x1, y1, x1 + ctrlOffset, y1, x2 - ctrlOffset, y2, x2, y2);
-
-        //g2d.setStroke(new BasicStroke(3f, BasicStroke.CAP_ROUND, BasicStroke.JOIN_ROUND));
-        //g2d.draw(curve);
-
-        // Terminals
-        //g2d.fillOval(x1 - 5, y1 - 5, 10, 10);
-        //g2d.fillOval(x2 - 5, y2 - 5, 10, 10);
-    }
 }

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/iframe/RecordingFrame.java

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.IconSetter;
 import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.ShowError;
 import io.swtc.proccessing.ui.sections.recording.ExportSection;
 import io.swtc.recording.cv.AVRecorder;
+import io.swtc.recording.cv.Quality;
 import io.swtc.recording.cv.RecorderConfig;
-import io.swtc.recording.evidence.USBExportManager;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 public class RecordingFrame extends JInternalFrame {
     private AVRecorder avRecorder;
@@ -24,11 +23,13 @@ public class RecordingFrame extends JInternalFrame {
     private JButton recordBtn;
     private JLabel statusLabel;
     private JLabel statsLabel;
+    private JComboBox<Quality> presetCombo;
 
     private File outputDirectory;
     private File currentFile;
     private final Timer statsTimer;
     private long startTime;
+    private String camName;
 
     private final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(32);
 
@@ -41,10 +42,10 @@ public class RecordingFrame extends JInternalFrame {
         setFrameIcon(new ImageIcon(ico));
 
         this.cameraPanel = cameraPanel;
+        this.camName = cameraName;
 
         initializeUI();
 
-        // Timer for UI updates only (1 FPS is enough for the clock)
         this.statsTimer = new Timer(1000, e -> updateStats());
         this.statsTimer.setCoalesce(true);
 
@@ -56,10 +57,7 @@ public class RecordingFrame extends JInternalFrame {
         outputDirectory = new File(videoDir, "swtcctv-rec");
 
         if (!outputDirectory.exists()) {
-            boolean created = outputDirectory.mkdirs();
-            if (!created) {
-                System.err.println("Could not create recording directory: " + outputDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
-            }
+            outputDirectory.mkdirs();
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,21 +67,38 @@ public class RecordingFrame extends JInternalFrame {
         mainContent.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
 
         exportSection = new ExportSection(this, outputDirectory, statusLabel);
-
-        JPanel actionPanel = createActionPanel();
-
+        JPanel settingsPanel = createSettingsPanel();
         JPanel statsPanel = createStatsPanel();
+        JPanel actionPanel = createActionPanel();
 
         mainContent.add(exportSection);
         mainContent.add(Box.createVerticalStrut(10));
+
+        mainContent.add(settingsPanel);
+        mainContent.add(Box.createVerticalStrut(10));
+
         mainContent.add(statsPanel);
         mainContent.add(Box.createVerticalStrut(10));
+
         mainContent.add(actionPanel);
 
-
         getContentPane().add(mainContent);
     }
 
+    private JPanel createSettingsPanel() {
+        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT));
+        panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Encoding Settings"));
+
+        presetCombo = new JComboBox<>(Quality.values());
+        presetCombo.setSelectedItem(Quality.SUPERFAST); // Default
+
+        panel.add(new JLabel("CPU Preset:"));
+        panel.add(presetCombo);
+
+        // Disable combo box during recording to prevent mid-stream config changes
+        return panel;
+    }
+
     private JPanel createStatsPanel() {
         JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2, 1));
         panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Session Info"));
@@ -91,20 +106,95 @@ public class RecordingFrame extends JInternalFrame {
         statusLabel = new JLabel("Status: Idle");
         statsLabel = new JLabel("Length: 00:00 | Size: 0.00 MB");
         statsLabel.setFont(new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 12));
-        statsLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(240, 20));
 
         panel.add(statusLabel);
         panel.add(statsLabel);
         return panel;
     }
 
+    private JPanel createActionPanel() {
+        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 2, 5, 5));
+        recordBtn = new JButton("Start Recording");
+        recordBtn.addActionListener(e -> toggleRecording());
+
+        JButton snapBtn = new JButton("Snapshot");
+        snapBtn.addActionListener(e -> takeSnapshot());
+
+        panel.add(recordBtn);
+        panel.add(snapBtn);
+        return panel;
+    }
+
+    private void startRec() {
+        BufferedImage sample = cameraPanel.getCurrentProcessedImage();
+        if (sample == null) {
+            ShowError.warning(this, "No camera feed detected.", "Warning");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            currentFile = new File(outputDirectory, "(" + this.camName + ") " +  "vid_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".mp4");
+
+            Quality selected = (Quality) presetCombo.getSelectedItem();
+            String preset = (selected != null) ? selected.getFFmpegValue() : "superfast";
+
+            RecorderConfig config = new RecorderConfig(
+                    currentFile,
+                    sample.getWidth(),
+                    sample.getHeight(),
+                    20,
+                    18,
+                    preset
+            );
+
+            avRecorder = new AVRecorder(config);
+            avRecorder.start();
+
+            cameraPanel.setExternalRecorder(avRecorder);
+
+            startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            statsTimer.start();
+
+            // UI Feedback
+            presetCombo.setEnabled(false); // Lock settings during recording
+            recordBtn.setText("Stop Recording");
+            recordBtn.setForeground(Color.RED);
+            statusLabel.setText("Recording...");
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            ShowError.error(this, "Failed to start: " + ex.getMessage(), "Error");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void stopRec() {
+        if (avRecorder != null) {
+            statusLabel.setText("Finalizing file...");
+            avRecorder.stop();
+            cameraPanel.setExternalRecorder(null);
+        }
+
+        statsTimer.stop();
+        presetCombo.setEnabled(true); // Unlock settings
+        recordBtn.setText("Start Recording");
+        recordBtn.setForeground(null);
+
+        String fileName = (currentFile != null) ? currentFile.getName() : "N/A";
+        statusLabel.setText("File saved: " + fileName);
+    }
+
+    private void toggleRecording() {
+        if (avRecorder == null || !avRecorder.isRecording()) {
+            startRec();
+        } else {
+            stopRec();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void updateStats() {
         if (avRecorder == null || !avRecorder.isRecording() || currentFile == null) return;
 
         long elapsedSecs = (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime) / 1000;
         long minutes = elapsedSecs / 60;
         long seconds = elapsedSecs % 60;
-
         double sizeInMb = currentFile.length() / 1048576.0;
 
         sb.setLength(0);
@@ -118,163 +208,10 @@ public class RecordingFrame extends JInternalFrame {
         statsLabel.setText(sb.toString());
     }
 
-    private void toggleRecording() {
-        // Updated check for the new recorder state
-        if (avRecorder == null || !avRecorder.isRecording()) {
-            startRec();
-        } else {
-            stopRec();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void startRec() {
-        BufferedImage sample = cameraPanel.getCurrentProcessedImage();
-        if (sample == null) {
-            ShowError.warning(this, "No camera feed detected. Start camera first.", "Warning");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        try {
-            if (!outputDirectory.exists() && !outputDirectory.mkdirs()) {
-                throw new IOException("Failed to create directory: " + outputDirectory);
-            }
-
-            currentFile = new File(outputDirectory, "vid_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".mp4");
-
-            // 1. Define the production config
-            RecorderConfig config = new RecorderConfig(
-                    currentFile,
-                    sample.getWidth(),
-                    sample.getHeight(),
-                    20,    // Frame Rate
-                    25,    // CRF (Quality)
-                    "ultrafast"
-            );
-
-            // 2. Initialize the HA Recorder
-            avRecorder = new AVRecorder(config);
-            avRecorder.start();
-
-            // 3. Link to CameraPanel (Ensure CameraPanel calls .accept(img))
-            cameraPanel.setExternalRecorder(avRecorder);
-
-            startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            statsTimer.start();
-
-            recordBtn.setText("Stop Recording");
-            recordBtn.setForeground(Color.RED);
-            statusLabel.setText("Recording...");
-        } catch (Exception ex) {
-            ShowError.error(this, "Failed to start Recorder: " + ex.getMessage(), "Error");
-            ex.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void stopRec() {
-        if (avRecorder != null) {
-            statusLabel.setText("Finalizing file...");
-            avRecorder.stop();
-            cameraPanel.setExternalRecorder(null);
-        }
-
-        statsTimer.stop();
-        recordBtn.setText("Start Recording");
-        recordBtn.setForeground(null);
-
-        String fileName = (currentFile != null) ? currentFile.getName() : "N/A";
-        statusLabel.setText("File saved: " + fileName);
-    }
-
-    private JPanel createStoragePanel() {
-        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5));
-        panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Storage Folder"));
-
-        JTextField pathField = new JTextField(outputDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
-        pathField.setEditable(false);
-
-        JButton browseBtn = new JButton("...");
-        browseBtn.addActionListener(e -> {
-            JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser(outputDirectory);
-            chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
-            if (chooser.showOpenDialog(this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
-                outputDirectory = chooser.getSelectedFile();
-                pathField.setText(outputDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
-            }
-        });
-
-        panel.add(pathField, BorderLayout.CENTER);
-        panel.add(browseBtn, BorderLayout.EAST);
-        return panel;
-    }
-
-    private void exportToUSB() {
-        JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
-        chooser.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.DIRECTORIES_ONLY);
-        chooser.setDialogTitle("Select USB destination");
-
-        if (chooser.showSaveDialog(this) != JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) return;
-
-        Path usbRoot = chooser.getSelectedFile().toPath();
-        Path exportTarget = usbRoot.resolve("CCTV_EXPORT");
-
-        try {
-            long size = USBExportManager.calculateDirectorySize(outputDirectory.toPath());
-
-            if (!USBExportManager.hasEnoughSpace(usbRoot, size)) {
-                ShowError.error(this, "Not enough space on USB device.", "Export failed");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            JProgressBar bar = new JProgressBar(0, 100);
-            JOptionPane pane = new JOptionPane(bar,
-                    JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
-                    JOptionPane.DEFAULT_OPTION,
-                    null,
-                    new Object[]{});
-
-            JDialog dialog = pane.createDialog(this, "Exporting...");
-            dialog.setModal(false);
-            dialog.setVisible(true);
-
-            USBExportManager.exportAsync(
-                    outputDirectory.toPath(),
-                    exportTarget,
-                    stats -> bar.setValue(stats.percent()),
-                    () -> {
-                        dialog.dispose();
-                        statusLabel.setText("Export completed");
-                    },
-                    ex -> {
-                        dialog.dispose();
-                        ShowError.error(this, ex.getMessage(), "Export error");
-                    }
-            );
-
-        } catch (IOException ex) {
-            ShowError.error(this, ex.getMessage(), "Export error");
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    private JPanel createActionPanel() {
-        JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1, 2, 5, 5));
-        recordBtn = new JButton("Start Recording");
-        recordBtn.addActionListener(e -> toggleRecording());
-
-        JButton snapBtn = new JButton("Snapshot");
-        snapBtn.addActionListener(e -> takeSnapshot());
-
-        // Export is now handled by the ExportSection component
-        panel.add(recordBtn);
-        panel.add(snapBtn);
-        return panel;
-    }
-
     private void takeSnapshot() {
         BufferedImage img = cameraPanel.getCurrentProcessedImage();
         if (img != null) {
             try {
-                if (!outputDirectory.exists()) outputDirectory.mkdirs();
                 File file = new File(outputDirectory, "snap_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");
                 ImageIO.write(img, "PNG", file);
                 statusLabel.setText("Snapshot: " + file.getName());

src/main/java/io/swtc/proccessing/ui/sections/recording/ExportSection.java

@@ -27,16 +27,13 @@ public class ExportSection extends JPanel {
         this.pathField.setEditable(false);
 
         JTabbedPane tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane();
-        tabbedPane.addTab("Evidence-Export", createTransferTab());
         tabbedPane.addTab("Storage Settings", createSettingsTab());
+        tabbedPane.addTab("Evidence-Export", createTransferTab());
+
 
         add(tabbedPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     }
 
-    private static JLabel getStatusLabel(JLabel statusLabel) {
-        return statusLabel;
-    }
-
     private JPanel createTransferTab() {
         JPanel panel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
         panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ public class ExportSection extends JPanel {
         exportBtn.addActionListener(e -> startUsbExport());
 
         JLabel infoLabel = new JLabel("<html><small>" +
-                "Export Evidence to a USB Drive!" +
+                "Export Evidence (Can also be done via Desktop)" +
                 "</small></html>");
 
         gbc.gridy = 0;

src/main/java/io/swtc/recording/cv/FrameProccessor.java

@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ public class FrameProccessor {
             reuseImg = new BufferedImage(
                     rawImg.getWidth(),
                     rawImg.getHeight(),
-                    BufferedImage.TYPE_3BYTE_BGR // default java BufferedImage Type
+                    BufferedImage.TYPE_3BYTE_BGR
             );
-
-            var g = reuseImg.createGraphics();
-            g.drawImage(rawImg, 0, 0, null);
-            g.dispose();
         }
+
+        var g = reuseImg.createGraphics();
+        g.drawImage(rawImg, 0, 0, null);
+        g.dispose();
+
         return converter.getFrame(reuseImg);
     }
 

src/main/java/io/swtc/recording/cv/MediaSink.java

@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ public class MediaSink {
 
         recorder.setVideoCodec(avcodec.AV_CODEC_ID_H264);
         recorder.setFormat("mp4");
-        recorder.setPixelFormat(avutil.AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24);
         recorder.setFrameRate(config.fps());
+        /* this is essentially just building FFmpeg? Would've used ProccessBuilder for this lol */
         recorder.setVideoOption("pixel_format", "yuv420p");
         recorder.setVideoOption("preset", config.preset());
         recorder.setVideoOption("crf", String.valueOf(config.crf()));
+        recorder.setVideoOption("tune", "zerolatency");
+        recorder.setVideoOption("x264opts", "keyint=40:min-keyint=20");
+        recorder.setVideoBitrate(0);      // javacv respects bitrate already ; this is for my own safety
         recorder.setGopSize(config.fps() * 2);
 
         recorder.start();

src/main/java/io/swtc/recording/cv/Quality.java

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package io.swtc.recording.cv;
+
+public enum Quality {
+    ULTRAFAST("Ultrafast (Lowest CPU)"),
+    SUPERFAST("Superfast"),
+    VERYFAST("Very Fast"),
+    FASTER("Faster"),
+    FAST("Fast"),
+    MEDIUM("Medium (Best Quality/Size)");
+
+    private final String label;
+
+    Quality(String label) {
+        this.label = label;
+    }
+
+    public String getFFmpegValue() {
+        return this.name().toLowerCase();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return label;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/recording/evidence/ExportStats.java

@@ -5,38 +5,50 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 public record ExportStats(
         long totalBytes,
         long copiedBytes,
-        long startTimeNanos
+        long startTimeNanos,
+        String currentFileName
 ) {
 
     public int percent() {
-        return totalBytes == 0 ? 0 :
-                (int) ((copiedBytes * 100) / totalBytes);
+        if (totalBytes <= 0) return 0;
+        return (int) Math.min(100, (copiedBytes * 100) / totalBytes);
     }
 
-    /* timeLeft, ill implement this in the future (in the UI) i think
-    *  this is the proper way to do this? idk
-    *  */
     public String timeLeft() {
-        if (copiedBytes == 0) return "0";
+        if (copiedBytes <= 0) return "Calculating...";
 
         long elapsedNanos = System.nanoTime() - startTimeNanos;
+        if (elapsedNanos <= 0) return "Calculating...";
 
-        double bytesPerNano = (double) copiedBytes / elapsedNanos;
+        // Bytes per nanosecond
+        double bps = (double) copiedBytes / elapsedNanos;
         long remainingBytes = totalBytes - copiedBytes;
 
-        long remainingNanos = (long) (remainingBytes / bytesPerNano);
+        if (remainingBytes <= 0) return "Done";
 
+        long remainingNanos = (long) (remainingBytes / bps);
         return formatDuration(remainingNanos);
     }
 
+    public String getSpeedMBps() {
+        long elapsedNanos = System.nanoTime() - startTimeNanos;
+        if (elapsedNanos <= 0 || copiedBytes <= 0) return "0 MB/s";
+
+        double seconds = elapsedNanos / 1_000_000_000.0;
+        double megabytes = copiedBytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0);
+        return String.format("%.1f MB/s", megabytes / seconds);
+    }
+
     private static String formatDuration(long nanos) {
-        long seconds = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toSeconds(nanos);
-        long mins = seconds / 60;
-        long secs = seconds % 60;
+        long totalSeconds = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toSeconds(nanos);
+        if (totalSeconds < 1) return "less than a sec";
+
+        long mins = totalSeconds / 60;
+        long secs = totalSeconds % 60;
 
         if (mins > 0) {
-            return mins + "m " + secs + "s";
+            return String.format("%dm %ds", mins, secs);
         }
         return secs + "s";
     }
-}
+}

src/main/java/io/swtc/recording/evidence/USBExportManager.java

@@ -1,114 +1,87 @@
 package io.swtc.recording.evidence;
 
-import javax.swing.*;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.*;
-import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
-
 public class USBExportManager {
 
-    public static long calculateDirectorySize(Path dir) throws IOException {
-        AtomicLong size = new AtomicLong();
-
-        Files.walkFileTree(dir, new SimpleFileVisitor<>() {
-            @Override
-            public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) {
-                size.addAndGet(attrs.size());
-                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
+    public static void exportAsync(Path source, Path target, Consumer<ExportStats> progress, Runnable onDone, Consumer<Throwable> onError) {
+        CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {
+            try {
+                performExport(source, target, progress);
+                onDone.run();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                onError.accept(e);
             }
         });
+    }
 
-        return size.get();
+    private static void performExport(Path source, Path target, Consumer<ExportStats> progress) throws IOException {
+        List<Path> allFiles;
+        try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.walk(source)) {
+            allFiles = stream.filter(Files::isRegularFile).toList();
+        }
+
+        long totalBytes = allFiles.stream().mapToLong(p -> p.toFile().length()).sum();
+
+        if (!hasEnoughSpace(target, totalBytes)) {
+            throw new IOException("Not enough space on target drive. Required: " + (totalBytes / 1024 / 1024) + " MB");
+        }
+
+        long totalCopied = 0;
+        long startTimeNanos = System.nanoTime();
+
+        for (Path file : allFiles) {
+            String fileName = file.getFileName().toString();
+
+            if (progress != null) {
+                progress.accept(new ExportStats(totalBytes, totalCopied, startTimeNanos, fileName));
+            }
+
+            Path relativePath = source.relativize(file);
+            Path destination = target.resolve(relativePath);
+
+            Files.createDirectories(destination.getParent());
+
+            Files.copy(file, destination, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING, StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES);
+
+            totalCopied += Files.size(file);
+
+            if (progress != null) {
+                progress.accept(new ExportStats(totalBytes, totalCopied, startTimeNanos, fileName));
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public static boolean hasEnoughSpace(Path target, long requiredBytes) throws IOException {
-        FileStore store = Files.getFileStore(target);
+        Path root = target;
+        while (root != null && !Files.exists(root)) {
+            root = root.getParent();
+        }
+        if (root == null) return true;
+
+        FileStore store = Files.getFileStore(root);
         return store.getUsableSpace() >= requiredBytes;
     }
 
-    public static void exportDirectory(
-            Path sourceDir,
-            Path usbTargetDir,
-            Consumer<ExportStats> progressCallback
-    ) throws IOException {
 
-        if (!Files.isDirectory(sourceDir)) {
-            throw new IOException("Source is not a directory: " + sourceDir);
+    public static long calculateDirectorySize(Path dir) throws IOException {
+        if (dir == null || !Files.exists(dir)) return 0L;
+
+        try (Stream<Path> walk = Files.walk(dir)) {
+            return walk.filter(Files::isRegularFile)
+                    .mapToLong(p -> {
+                        try {
+                            return Files.size(p);
+                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                            return 0L; // Skip files that can't be read
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .sum();
         }
-
-        Files.createDirectories(usbTargetDir);
-
-        long totalBytes = calculateDirectorySize(sourceDir);
-        AtomicLong copiedBytes = new AtomicLong();
-
-        Files.walkFileTree(sourceDir, new SimpleFileVisitor<>() {
-
-            @Override
-            public FileVisitResult preVisitDirectory(Path dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs)
-                    throws IOException {
-
-                Path targetDir = usbTargetDir.resolve(sourceDir.relativize(dir));
-                Files.createDirectories(targetDir);
-                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs)
-                    throws IOException {
-
-                Path targetFile = usbTargetDir.resolve(sourceDir.relativize(file));
-
-                Files.copy(
-                        file,
-                        targetFile,
-                        StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING,
-                        StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES
-                );
-
-                copiedBytes.addAndGet(attrs.size());
-
-                long startTime = System.nanoTime();
-
-                if (progressCallback != null) {
-                    progressCallback.accept(
-                            new ExportStats(totalBytes, copiedBytes.get(), startTime)
-                    );
-                }
-
-                return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
-            }
-        });
     }
-
-
-
-    public static void exportAsync(
-            Path sourceDir,
-            Path usbTargetDir,
-            Consumer<ExportStats> progressCallback,
-            Runnable onDone,
-            Consumer<Exception> onError
-    ) {
-
-        new Thread(() -> {
-            try {
-                exportDirectory(sourceDir, usbTargetDir, stats ->
-                        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() ->
-                                progressCallback.accept(stats))
-                );
-
-                if (onDone != null) {
-                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(onDone);
-                }
-
-            } catch (Exception ex) {
-                if (onError != null) {
-                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> onError.accept(ex));
-                }
-            }
-        }, "USB-Export-Thread").start();
-    }
-}
+}