diff --git a/documentation/fm2.txt b/documentation/fm2.txt
index 7fe1cbfd..ea73e134 100644
--- a/documentation/fm2.txt
+++ b/documentation/fm2.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ MOVIECMD_RESET = 1
 the format of port0, port1, port2 depends on which types of devices were attached.
 SI_GAMEPAD:
  the field consists of eight characters which constitute a bitfield.
- any non-space character means that the button was pressed.
+ any character other than ' ' or '.' means that the button was pressed.
  by convention, the following mnemonics will be used in a column to remind us of which button corresponds to which column:
    ABSTUDLR (A,B,Select,sTart,Up,Down,Left,Right)
 SI_ZAPPER:
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ The input types must all be gamepads, and the inputlog will be in the following
 |c|ABSTUDLR|ABSTUDLR|ABSTUDLR|ABSTUDLR|port2|
 If a fourscore is not used, then port0 and port1 are required.
 
-D. The author of this format is curious about what people think of it. Please let him know!
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+D. The emulator uses these framerate constants
+  - NTSC: 1008307711 /256/65536 = 60.099822938442230224609375
+  - PAL : 838977920  /256/65536 = 50.00698089599609375
+
+E. The author of this format is curious about what people think of it. Please let him know!
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diff --git a/src/movie.cpp b/src/movie.cpp
index 649e5d08..31e7fe3d 100644
--- a/src/movie.cpp
+++ b/src/movie.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void MovieRecord::dumpJoy(std::ostream* os, uint8 joystate)
 {
 	//these are mnemonics for each joystick bit.
 	//since we usually use the regular joypad, these will be more helpful.
-	//but any character other than ' ' should count as a set bit
+	//but any character other than ' ' or '.' should count as a set bit
 	//maybe other input types will need to be encoded another way..
 	for(int bit=7;bit>=0;bit--)
 	{
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ void MovieRecord::dumpJoy(std::ostream* os, uint8 joystate)
 		//if the bit is set write the mnemonic
 		if(joystate & bitmask)
 			os->put(mnemonic);
-		else //otherwise write a space
-			os->put(' ');
+		else //otherwise write an unset bit
+			os->put('.');
 	}
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void MovieRecord::parseJoy(std::istream* is, uint8& joystate)
 	for(int i=0;i<8;i++)
 	{
 		joystate <<= 1;
-		joystate |= ((buf[i]!=' ')?1:0);
+		joystate |= ((buf[i]=='.'||buf[i]==' ')?0:1);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vc8/fceux.vcproj b/vc8/fceux.vcproj
index 6a555715..8738cf97 100644
--- a/vc8/fceux.vcproj
+++ b/vc8/fceux.vcproj
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-				CommandLine="xcopy /d $(ProjectDir)\..\src\drivers\win\7zxa.dll $(OutDir)&#x0D;&#x0A;upx.exe --force $(TargetPath)&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+				CommandLine="xcopy /d $(ProjectDir)\..\src\drivers\win\7zxa.dll $(OutDir)"
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration