diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index 026dc0465c..2bb9ab4777 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -1831,7 +1831,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
             LoadRom(Global.MainForm.CurrentlyOpenRom);
             UserMovie.LoadMovie();
             if (record)
+            {
                 UserMovie.StartNewRecording();
+                ReadOnly = false;
+            }
             else
                 UserMovie.StartPlayback();
         }
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.Designer.cs
index 6328836db6..5cb5a15b75 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.Designer.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
             this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.MovieCount = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox = new System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox();
             this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
             this.SuspendLayout();
             // 
@@ -189,6 +190,18 @@
             this.MovieCount.TabIndex = 7;
             this.MovieCount.Text = "        ";
             // 
+            // ReadOnlyCheckBox
+            // 
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.AutoSize = true;
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.Checked = true;
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.CheckState = System.Windows.Forms.CheckState.Checked;
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(131, 370);
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.Name = "ReadOnlyCheckBox";
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(74, 17);
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.TabIndex = 8;
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.Text = "Read only";
+            this.ReadOnlyCheckBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            // 
             // PlayMovie
             // 
             this.AcceptButton = this.OK;
@@ -196,6 +209,7 @@
             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
             this.CancelButton = this.Cancel;
             this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(715, 401);
+            this.Controls.Add(this.ReadOnlyCheckBox);
             this.Controls.Add(this.MovieCount);
             this.Controls.Add(this.groupBox1);
             this.Controls.Add(this.MovieView);
@@ -231,5 +245,6 @@
         private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label MovieCount;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox ReadOnlyCheckBox;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.cs
index a44f00c861..f42a96a4b8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.cs
@@ -12,14 +12,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 {
     public partial class PlayMovie : Form
     {
-        //TODO: Think about this: .\Movies is the default folder, when shoudl this be created? On load (no platform specific folders do this)
-        //Upon open file dialog? that's weird, record movie? more often people will use play movie first
-        //Never? then the path default must be .\ not .\movies
-        //TODO: after browse & update, focus on the movie just added
+        //TODO: after browse & update, focus on the movie just added, and show stats
         //This is a modal dialog, implement it as modeless
-        //  In order to do this, this dialog will have to restart the rom
         // Option to include subdirectories
         // Option to include savestate files (that have an input log)
+        
 
         List<Movie> MovieList = new List<Movie>();
 
@@ -61,6 +58,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
         private void OK_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
+            Global.MainForm.ReadOnly = ReadOnlyCheckBox.Checked;
             Run();
             this.Close();
         }
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
index 5a434ca636..2429d747eb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
@@ -339,17 +339,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
             //TODO: remove rerecord count code and make it its own display option
             if (Global.MainForm.UserMovie.GetMovieMode() == MOVIEMODE.FINISHED)
             {
-                return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + " " + Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString()
-                    + "/" + Global.MainForm.UserMovie.GetMovieLength().ToString() + " (Finished)";
+                return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + "/" + Global.MainForm.UserMovie.GetMovieLength().ToString() + " (Finished)";
             }
             else if (Global.MainForm.UserMovie.GetMovieMode() == MOVIEMODE.PLAY)
             {
-                return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + " " + Global.MainForm.UserMovie.lastLog.ToString()
+                return "E" + Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + " " + Global.MainForm.UserMovie.lastLog.ToString()
                     + "/" + Global.MainForm.UserMovie.GetMovieLength().ToString();
             }
-            else if (Global.MainForm.UserMovie.GetMovieMode() != MOVIEMODE.INACTIVE)
-                return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + " " + Global.MainForm.UserMovie.lastLog.ToString()
-                    + "/" + Global.MainForm.UserMovie.GetMovieLength().ToString();
+            else if (Global.MainForm.UserMovie.GetMovieMode() == MOVIEMODE.RECORD)
+                return "E" + Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString() + " " + Global.MainForm.UserMovie.lastLog.ToString();
             else
             {
                 return Global.Emulator.Frame.ToString();