diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
index 882ed670af..dd03b56f31 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
@@ -177,5 +177,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get { return StateManager.Settings;  }
 		}
+
+		public int LastEmulatedFrame
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return StateManager.Last.Key;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
index 83528e5106..fd5b1ad229 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 	/// </summary>
 	public class TasStateManager
 	{
-		private readonly Dictionary<int, byte[]> States = new Dictionary<int, byte[]>();
+		private readonly SortedDictionary<int, byte[]> States = new SortedDictionary<int, byte[]>();
 
 		public TasStateManager()
 		{
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			}
 		}
 
+		public KeyValuePair<int, byte[]> Last
+		{
+			get { return States.Last(); }
+		}
+
 		public class ManagerSettings
 		{
 			public ManagerSettings()
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
index 5588fb4201..a6358f4f95 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public void UpdateValues()
 		{
-			SetUpColumns();
-
 			if (!IsHandleCreated || IsDisposed)
 			{
 				return;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
index e14e93e859..031486a39e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					if (Global.MovieSession.MovieControllerAdapter.Type.BoolButtons.Contains(buttonName))
 					{
 						_tas.ToggleBoolState(TasView.PointedCell.Row.Value, TasView.PointedCell.Column);
+						GoToLastEmulatedFrameIfNecessary(TasView.PointedCell.Row.Value);
 						TasView.Refresh();
 
 						_startBoolDrawColumn = TasView.PointedCell.Column;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 6beb8f0e31..b96ce8fabf 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 
 			// Start Scenario 3: No movie, but user wants to autload their last project
-			else if (Global.Config.AutoloadTAStudioProject)
+			else if (Global.Config.AutoloadTAStudioProject && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Global.Config.RecentTas.MostRecent))
 			{
 				LoadProject(Global.Config.RecentTas.MostRecent);
 			}
@@ -210,6 +210,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			TasView.ItemCount = _tas.InputLogLength;
 		}
 
+		// TODO: a better name
+		private void GoToLastEmulatedFrameIfNecessary(int frame)
+		{
+			if (frame <= _tas.LastEmulatedFrame)
+			{
+				GoToFrame(_tas.LastEmulatedFrame);
+			}
+		}
+
 		private void SetUpColumns()
 		{
 			TasView.Columns.Clear();
@@ -365,6 +374,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				_tas.Save();
 				MessageStatusLabel.Text = Path.GetFileName(_tas.Filename) + " saved.";
+				Global.Config.RecentTas.Add(_tas.Filename);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -478,6 +488,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				_tas.RemoveFrames(list);
 
+
 				SetSplicer();
 				TasView.DeselectAll();
 				RefreshDialog();