diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index 826cb2a4..58f8e507 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ const (
 	defaultLogVerbosity = logger.Debug
 )
 
+// Revid modes
+const (
+	normal = "Normal"
+	paused = "Paused"
+	burst  = "Burst"
+)
+
 // Other misc consts
 const (
 	netSendRetryTime   = 5 * time.Second
@@ -244,9 +251,9 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 
 // initialize then run the main NetSender client
 func run(cfg revid.Config) error {
-	// initialize NetSender and use NetSender's logger
 	log.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"running in NetSender mode")
 
+	// initialize NetSender and use NetSender's logger
 	var ns netsender.Sender
 	if err := ns.Init(log, nil, nil, nil); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -254,8 +261,12 @@ func run(cfg revid.Config) error {
 	vars, _ := ns.Vars()
 	vs := ns.VarSum()
 
-	rv, cfg, err = updateRevid(&ns, rv, cfg, vars, false)
+	rv, err := revid.New(cfg, &ns)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Log(logger.Fatal, pkg+"could not initialise revid", "error", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if err = rv.Update(vars); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -267,7 +278,6 @@ func run(cfg revid.Config) error {
 		}
 
 		if vs != ns.VarSum() {
-			// vars changed
 			vars, err := ns.Vars()
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"netSender failed to get vars", "error", err.Error())
@@ -275,24 +285,32 @@ func run(cfg revid.Config) error {
 				continue
 			}
 			vs = ns.VarSum()
-			if vars["mode"] == "Paused" {
-				if !paused {
+
+			switch ns.Mode() {
+			case paused:
+				if rv.IsRunning() {
 					log.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"pausing revid")
-					err = stopRevid(rv)
-					if err != nil {
-						log.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"failed to stop revide", "error", err.Error())
+					if err = rv.Stop(); err != nil {
+						log.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"failed to stop revid", "error", err.Error())
 						continue
 					}
-					paused = true
+					ns.SetMode(paused)
 				}
-			} else {
-				rv, cfg, err = updateRevid(&ns, rv, cfg, vars, !paused)
-				if err != nil {
+			case normal:
+				if err = rv.Update(vars); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				if paused {
-					paused = false
+				ns.SetMode(normal)
+			case burst:
+				if err = rv.Start(); err != nil {
+					return err
 				}
+				ns.SetMode(burst)
+				time.Sleep(rv.Config().BurstPeriod)
+				if err = rv.Stop(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				ns.SetMode(paused)
 			}
 		}
 		sleepTime, _ := strconv.Atoi(ns.Param("mp"))
@@ -323,117 +341,6 @@ func send(ns *netsender.Sender, rv *revid.Revid) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func updateRevid(ns *netsender.Sender, rv *revid.Revid, cfg revid.Config, vars map[string]string, stop bool) (*revid.Revid, revid.Config, error) {
-	if stop {
-		err := stopRevid(rv)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, cfg, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	//look through the vars and update revid where needed
-	for key, value := range vars {
-		switch key {
-		case "Output":
-			// FIXME(kortschak): There can be only one!
-			// How do we specify outputs after the first?
-			//
-			// Maybe we shouldn't be doing this!
-			switch value {
-			case "File":
-				cfg.Outputs[0] = revid.File
-			case "Http":
-				cfg.Outputs[0] = revid.Http
-			case "Rtmp":
-				cfg.Outputs[0] = revid.Rtmp
-			case "FfmpegRtmp":
-				cfg.Outputs[0] = revid.FfmpegRtmp
-			default:
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid Output1 param", "value", value)
-				continue
-			}
-		case "FramesPerClip":
-			f, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framesperclip param", "value", value)
-				break
-			}
-			cfg.FramesPerClip = uint(f)
-		case "RtmpUrl":
-			cfg.RtmpUrl = value
-		case "Bitrate":
-			r, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framerate param", "value", value)
-				break
-			}
-			cfg.Bitrate = uint(r)
-		case "OutputFileName":
-			cfg.OutputFileName = value
-		case "InputFileName":
-			cfg.InputFileName = value
-		case "Height":
-			h, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid height param", "value", value)
-				break
-			}
-			cfg.Height = uint(h)
-		case "Width":
-			w, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid width param", "value", value)
-				break
-			}
-			cfg.Width = uint(w)
-		case "FrameRate":
-			r, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framerate param", "value", value)
-				break
-			}
-			cfg.FrameRate = uint(r)
-		case "HttpAddress":
-			cfg.HttpAddress = value
-		case "Quantization":
-			q, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid quantization param", "value", value)
-				break
-			}
-			cfg.Quantization = uint(q)
-		case "IntraRefreshPeriod":
-			p, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid intrarefreshperiod param", "value", value)
-				break
-			}
-			cfg.IntraRefreshPeriod = uint(p)
-		case "HorizontalFlip":
-			switch strings.ToLower(value) {
-			case "true":
-				cfg.FlipHorizontal = true
-			case "false":
-				cfg.FlipHorizontal = false
-			default:
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid HorizontalFlip param", "value", value)
-			}
-		case "VerticalFlip":
-			switch strings.ToLower(value) {
-			case "true":
-				cfg.FlipVertical = true
-			case "false":
-				cfg.FlipVertical = false
-			default:
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid VerticalFlip param", "value", value)
-			}
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-
-	return startRevid(ns, cfg)
-}
-
 // flagStrings implements an appending string set flag.
 type flagStrings []string
 
diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index 33d847ea..c90ba8da 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -405,19 +405,19 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 		case "FramesPerClip":
 			f, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
 			if err != nil {
-				.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framesperclip param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framesperclip param", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
 			r.config.FramesPerClip = uint(f)
 		case "RtmpUrl":
 			r.config.RtmpUrl = value
 		case "Bitrate":
-			r, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
+			v, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framerate param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framerate param", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
-			r.config.Bitrate = uint(r)
+			r.config.Bitrate = uint(v)
 		case "OutputFileName":
 			r.config.OutputFileName = value
 		case "InputFileName":
@@ -425,37 +425,37 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 		case "Height":
 			h, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid height param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid height param", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
 			r.config.Height = uint(h)
 		case "Width":
 			w, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid width param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid width param", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
 			r.config.Width = uint(w)
 		case "FrameRate":
-			r, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
+			v, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framerate param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid framerate param", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
-			r.config.FrameRate = uint(r)
+			r.config.FrameRate = uint(v)
 		case "HttpAddress":
 			r.config.HttpAddress = value
 		case "Quantization":
 			q, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid quantization param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid quantization param", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
 			r.config.Quantization = uint(q)
 		case "IntraRefreshPeriod":
 			p, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid intrarefreshperiod param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid intrarefreshperiod param", "value", value)
 				break
 			}
 			r.config.IntraRefreshPeriod = uint(p)
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 			case "false":
 				r.config.FlipHorizontal = false
 			default:
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid HorizontalFlip param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid HorizontalFlip param", "value", value)
 			}
 		case "VerticalFlip":
 			switch strings.ToLower(value) {
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 			case "false":
 				r.config.FlipVertical = false
 			default:
-				log.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid VerticalFlip param", "value", value)
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"invalid VerticalFlip param", "value", value)
 			}
 		default:
 		}