diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
index ea9a4b754a..708efb87cb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
@@ -60,5 +60,29 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			Markers.Remove(frame);
 		}
+
+		private readonly Bk2MnemonicConstants Mnemonics = new Bk2MnemonicConstants();
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns the mnemonic value for boolean buttons, and actual value for floats,
+		/// for a given frame and button
+		/// </summary>
+		public string DisplayValue(int frame, string buttonName)
+		{
+			var adapter = GetInputState(frame);
+
+			if (adapter.Type.BoolButtons.Contains(buttonName))
+			{
+				return adapter.IsPressed(buttonName) ?
+					Mnemonics[buttonName].ToString() :
+					string.Empty;
+			}
+
+			if (adapter.Type.FloatControls.Contains(buttonName))
+			{
+				adapter.GetFloat(buttonName);
+			}
+
+			return "!";
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
index f381ca1bc2..a78deb7af8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			try
 			{
 				var columnName = TasView.Columns[column].Name;
-				//var columnText = TasView.Columns[column].Text;
 
 				if (columnName == MarkerColumnName)
 				{
@@ -44,9 +43,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					//Serialize TODO
-					//text = _tas[index].IsPressed(columnName) ? columnText : string.Empty;
-					text = string.Empty;
+					text = _tas.DisplayValue(index, columnName);
 				}
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 513e3ecdb0..3d55186566 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			else
 			{
 				NewTasMovie();
-				StartSessionFromTasMovie();
+				GlobalWin.MainForm.StartNewMovie(_tas, record: true);
 			}
 
 			EngageTastudio();
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void FileSubMenu_DropDownOpened(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			ToBk2MenuItem.Enabled = 
+			ToBk2MenuItem.Enabled =
 				SaveTASMenuItem.Enabled =
 				!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_tas.Filename);
 		}
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			var bk2 = _tas.ToBk2();
 			bk2.Save();
 			MessageStatusLabel.Text = Path.GetFileName(bk2.Filename) + " created.";
-			
+
 		}
 
 		private void ExitMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)