diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/RecordingScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/RecordingScriptingInterface.cpp
index 4ca3881e8d..d549de84b2 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/RecordingScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/RecordingScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -47,19 +47,19 @@ RecordingScriptingInterface::RecordingScriptingInterface() {
     connect(audioClient.data(), &AudioClient::inputReceived, this, &RecordingScriptingInterface::processAudioInput);
 }
 
-bool RecordingScriptingInterface::isPlaying() {
+bool RecordingScriptingInterface::isPlaying() const {
     return _player->isPlaying();
 }
 
-bool RecordingScriptingInterface::isPaused() {
+bool RecordingScriptingInterface::isPaused() const {
     return _player->isPaused();
 }
 
-float RecordingScriptingInterface::playerElapsed() {
+float RecordingScriptingInterface::playerElapsed() const {
     return _player->position();
 }
 
-float RecordingScriptingInterface::playerLength() {
+float RecordingScriptingInterface::playerLength() const {
     return _player->length();
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ void RecordingScriptingInterface::setPlayerAudioOffset(float audioOffset) {
 }
 
 void RecordingScriptingInterface::setPlayerTime(float time) {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "setPlayerTime", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection, Q_ARG(float, time));
+        return;
+    }
     _player->seek(time);
 }
 
@@ -130,23 +134,27 @@ void RecordingScriptingInterface::setPlayerUseSkeletonModel(bool useSkeletonMode
     _useSkeletonModel = useSkeletonModel;
 }
 
-void RecordingScriptingInterface::play() {
-    _player->play();
-}
-
 void RecordingScriptingInterface::pausePlayer() {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "pausePlayer", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
+        return;
+    }
     _player->pause();
 }
 
 void RecordingScriptingInterface::stopPlaying() {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "stopPlaying", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
+        return;
+    }
     _player->stop();
 }
 
-bool RecordingScriptingInterface::isRecording() {
+bool RecordingScriptingInterface::isRecording() const {
     return _recorder->isRecording();
 }
 
-float RecordingScriptingInterface::recorderElapsed() {
+float RecordingScriptingInterface::recorderElapsed() const {
     return _recorder->position();
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/RecordingScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/RecordingScriptingInterface.h
index 510a4b6898..27193e6f9a 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/RecordingScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/RecordingScriptingInterface.h
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ public:
     RecordingScriptingInterface();
 
 public slots:
-    bool isPlaying();
-    bool isPaused();
-    float playerElapsed();
-    float playerLength();
     void loadRecording(const QString& filename);
+
     void startPlaying();
+    void pausePlayer();
+    void stopPlaying();
+    bool isPlaying() const;
+    bool isPaused() const;
+
+    float playerElapsed() const;
+    float playerLength() const;
+
     void setPlayerVolume(float volume);
     void setPlayerAudioOffset(float audioOffset);
     void setPlayerTime(float time);
@@ -40,13 +45,13 @@ public slots:
     void setPlayerUseAttachments(bool useAttachments);
     void setPlayerUseHeadModel(bool useHeadModel);
     void setPlayerUseSkeletonModel(bool useSkeletonModel);
-    void play();
-    void pausePlayer();
-    void stopPlaying();
-    bool isRecording();
-    float recorderElapsed();
+
     void startRecording();
     void stopRecording();
+    bool isRecording() const;
+
+    float recorderElapsed() const;
+
     void saveRecording(const QString& filename);
     void loadLastRecording();
 
diff --git a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
index e52fcc16e6..6f624db191 100644
--- a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
+++ b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "Deck.h"
  
+#include <QtCore/QThread>
+
 #include <NumericalConstants.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 
@@ -101,9 +103,13 @@ float Deck::position() const {
 }
 
 static const Frame::Time MIN_FRAME_WAIT_INTERVAL = Frame::secondsToFrameTime(0.001f);
-static const Frame::Time MAX_FRAME_PROCESSING_TIME = Frame::secondsToFrameTime(0.002f);
+static const Frame::Time MAX_FRAME_PROCESSING_TIME = Frame::secondsToFrameTime(0.004f);
 
 void Deck::processFrames() {
+    if (qApp->thread() != QThread::currentThread()) {
+        qWarning() << "Processing frames must only happen on the main thread.";
+        return;
+    }
     Locker lock(_mutex);
     if (_pause) {
         return;
@@ -115,10 +121,17 @@ void Deck::processFrames() {
     // FIXME add code to start dropping frames if we fall behind.
     // Alternatively, add code to cache frames here and then process only the last frame of a given type
     // ... the latter will work for Avatar, but not well for audio I suspect.
+    bool overLimit = false;
     for (nextClip = getNextClip(); nextClip; nextClip = getNextClip()) {
         auto currentPosition = Frame::frameTimeFromEpoch(_startEpoch);
         if ((currentPosition - startingPosition) >= MAX_FRAME_PROCESSING_TIME) {
             qCWarning(recordingLog) << "Exceeded maximum frame processing time, breaking early";
+#ifdef WANT_RECORDING_DEBUG            
+            qCDebug(recordingLog) << "Starting: " << currentPosition;
+            qCDebug(recordingLog) << "Current:  " << startingPosition;
+            qCDebug(recordingLog) << "Trigger:  " << triggerPosition;
+#endif
+            overLimit = true;
             break;
         }
 
@@ -150,9 +163,19 @@ void Deck::processFrames() {
 
     // If we have more clip frames available, set the timer for the next one
     _position = Frame::frameTimeFromEpoch(_startEpoch);
-    auto nextFrameTime = nextClip->positionFrameTime();
-    auto interval = Frame::frameTimeToMilliseconds(nextFrameTime - _position);
-    _timer.singleShot(interval, [this] {
+    int nextInterval = 1;
+    if (!overLimit) {
+        auto nextFrameTime = nextClip->positionFrameTime();
+        nextInterval = (int)Frame::frameTimeToMilliseconds(nextFrameTime - _position);
+#ifdef WANT_RECORDING_DEBUG
+        qCDebug(recordingLog) << "Now " << _position;
+        qCDebug(recordingLog) << "Next frame time " << nextInterval;
+#endif
+    }
+#ifdef WANT_RECORDING_DEBUG
+    qCDebug(recordingLog) << "Setting timer for next processing " << nextInterval;
+#endif
+    _timer.singleShot(nextInterval, [this] {
         processFrames();
     });
 }