diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Movie.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Movie.cpp
index 13f5ed26e8..11ec6a899d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Movie.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Movie.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ void Init()
 	{
 		ReadHeader();
 	}
+	if (IsRecordingInput())
+	{
+		GetSettings();
+	}
 	g_frameSkipCounter = g_framesToSkip;
 	memset(&g_padState, 0, sizeof(g_padState));
 	if (!tmpHeader.bFromSaveState || !IsPlayingInput())
@@ -378,16 +382,7 @@ bool BeginRecordingInput(int controllers)
 		g_bRecordingFromSaveState = true;
 	}
 	g_playMode = MODE_RECORDING;
-
-	bSkipIdle = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bSkipIdle;
-	bDualCore = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bCPUThread;
-	bProgressive = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bProgressive;
-	bDSPHLE = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPHLE;
-	bFastDiscSpeed = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bFastDiscSpeed;
-	videoBackend = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strVideoBackend;
-	iCPUCore = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.iCPUCore;
-	bBlankMC = !File::Exists(SConfig::GetInstance().m_strMemoryCardA);
-	bMemcard = SConfig::GetInstance().m_EXIDevice[0] == EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD;
+	GetSettings();
 
 	delete [] tmpInput;
 	tmpInput = new u8[MAX_DTM_LENGTH];
@@ -635,14 +630,7 @@ void ReadHeader()
 	else
 	{
 		bSaveConfig = false;
-		bSkipIdle = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bSkipIdle;
-		bDualCore = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bCPUThread;
-		bProgressive = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bProgressive;
-		bDSPHLE = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPHLE;
-		bFastDiscSpeed = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bFastDiscSpeed;
-		videoBackend = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strVideoBackend;
-		bBlankMC = !File::Exists(SConfig::GetInstance().m_strMemoryCardA);
-		bMemcard = SConfig::GetInstance().m_EXIDevice[0] == EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD;
+		GetSettings();
 	}
 
 
@@ -1150,4 +1138,17 @@ void SetGraphicsConfig()
 	g_Config.bUseXFB = tmpHeader.bUseXFB;
 	g_Config.bUseRealXFB = tmpHeader.bUseRealXFB;
 }
+
+void GetSettings()
+{
+	bSkipIdle = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bSkipIdle;
+	bDualCore = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bCPUThread;
+	bProgressive = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bProgressive;
+	bDSPHLE = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPHLE;
+	bFastDiscSpeed = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bFastDiscSpeed;
+	videoBackend = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strVideoBackend;
+	iCPUCore = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.iCPUCore;
+	bBlankMC = !File::Exists(SConfig::GetInstance().m_strMemoryCardA);
+	bMemcard = SConfig::GetInstance().m_EXIDevice[0] == EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD;
+}
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Movie.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Movie.h
index 94e63a9e2b..46bc3ab124 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Movie.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Movie.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ int GetCPUMode();
 bool IsBlankMemcard();
 bool IsUsingMemcard();
 void SetGraphicsConfig();
+void GetSettings();
 
 bool IsUsingPad(int controller);
 bool IsUsingWiimote(int wiimote);