diff --git a/cmd/vidforward/main.go b/cmd/vidforward/main.go
index 43caf551..90f3b613 100644
--- a/cmd/vidforward/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vidforward/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ const (
 	logMaxBackup = 10
 	logMaxAge    = 28 // days
 	logVerbosity = logging.Info
-	logSuppress  = true
+	logSuppress  = false
 )
 
 // Misc constants.
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ type forwardHandler struct {
 }
 
 func (h *forwardHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	h.log.Debug("recv handler")
 	q := r.URL.Query()
 	ma := q.Get("ma")
 
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ func (h *forwardHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	resp := map[string]interface{}{"ma": ma, "V0": size}
+
 	mtsClip, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.errorLogWrite(w, "could not read forward request body", "error", err)
@@ -103,6 +107,14 @@ func (h *forwardHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Return response to client as JSON
+	jsn, err := json.Marshal(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.errorLogWrite(w, "could not get json for response", "error", err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprint(w, string(jsn))
 }
 
 // writeError writes an error code in JSON format and logs it if in debug mode.
@@ -128,8 +140,10 @@ func (h *forwardHandler) addActive(ma, url string) error {
 		Logger:     h.log,
 		Input:      config.InputManual,
 		InputCodec: codecutil.H264_AU, // h264 access unit i.e. h264 frame.
-		Outputs:     []uint8{config.OutputRTMP},
+		Outputs:    []uint8{config.OutputRTMP},
 		RTMPURL:    url,
+		LogLevel:   logging.Debug,
+		FileFPS: 25,
 	}
 
 	rv, err := revid.New(cfg, nil)
@@ -137,6 +151,10 @@ func (h *forwardHandler) addActive(ma, url string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("coult not initialise revid: %w", err)
 	}
 	h.actives[ma] = rv
+	err = rv.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not start revid pipeline")
+	}
 	h.mu.Unlock()
 	return nil
 }
@@ -192,18 +210,20 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(pkg + "could not initialise netsender client: " + err.Error())
 	}
 
-	fh := &forwardHandler{log: log}
+	fh := &forwardHandler{log: log, actives: map[string]*revid.Revid{}}
 
 	log.Debug("beginning main loop")
-	go run(ns, log, netLog, fh)
+	readySig := make(chan struct{})
+	go run(ns, log, netLog, fh, readySig)
 
+	<-readySig
 	http.Handle("/recv", fh)
 	http.ListenAndServe(*host+":"+*port, nil)
 }
 
 // run starts the main loop. This will run netsender on every pass of the loop
 // (sleeping inbetween), check vars, and if changed, update revid as appropriate.
-func run(ns *netsender.Sender, l logging.Logger, nl *netlogger.Logger, fh *forwardHandler) {
+func run(ns *netsender.Sender, l logging.Logger, nl *netlogger.Logger, fh *forwardHandler, sig chan struct{}) {
 	var vs int
 	for {
 		l.Debug("running netsender")
@@ -267,6 +287,12 @@ func run(ns *netsender.Sender, l logging.Logger, nl *netlogger.Logger, fh *forwa
 		}
 		fh.removeInactives(macs)
 
+		select {
+		case <-sig:
+		default:
+			close(sig)
+		} 
+
 		sleep(ns, l)
 	}
 }
@@ -294,9 +320,9 @@ func isMac(m string) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 
-    if (3-i)%3 != 0 {
-      continue
-    }
+		if (3-i)%3 != 0 {
+			continue
+		}
 
 		_, err := strconv.ParseUint(m[i:i+2], 16, 64)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/codec/codecutil/lex.go b/codec/codecutil/lex.go
index e7dd0b51..6ecba829 100644
--- a/codec/codecutil/lex.go
+++ b/codec/codecutil/lex.go
@@ -82,12 +82,62 @@ func (l *ByteLexer) Lex(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader, d time.Duration) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// Noop assumes that for writing to src is blocked until the entire previous
+// write to src is read, i.e. src is expected to connected to a pipe-like structure.
 func Noop(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader, d time.Duration) error {
-	r := io.TeeReader(src,dst)
+	if d < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid delay: %v", d)
+	}
+
+	if d == 0 {
+		d = 40 * time.Millisecond
+	}
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(d)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	const checkDur = 500 * time.Millisecond
+	rateChkTicker := time.NewTicker(checkDur)
+	frameCh := make(chan []byte, 1000)
+	errCh := make(chan error)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			toWrite := <-frameCh
+			_, err := dst.Write(toWrite)
+			if err != nil {
+				errCh <- fmt.Errorf("could not write to dst: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			<-ticker.C
+			select {
+			case <-rateChkTicker.C:
+				var adj int
+				const equilibrium = 500
+				if len(frameCh) > equilibrium {
+					adj = -2
+				} else if len(frameCh) < equilibrium {
+					adj = 2
+				}
+				d += time.Millisecond * time.Duration(adj)
+				ticker.Reset(d)
+			default:
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	const maxFrameSize = 250000 // = 20kB
+	buf := make([]byte, maxFrameSize)
 	for {
-		_, err := io.ReadAll(r)
+		n, err := src.Read(buf)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not read src: %w", err)
+		}
+		newFrame := make([]byte, n)
+		copy(newFrame, buf[:n])
+		frameCh <- newFrame
+		select {
+		case err := <-errCh:
+			return fmt.Errorf("error from output routine: %w", err)
+		default:
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/device/device.go b/device/device.go
index 10ebf534..bd56966f 100644
--- a/device/device.go
+++ b/device/device.go
@@ -73,3 +73,12 @@ func (me MultiError) Error() string {
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", []error(me))
 }
+
+type ManualInput struct {}
+func NewManualInput() *ManualInput { return &ManualInput{} }
+func (m *ManualInput) Read(p []byte) (int, error) { return 0, nil }
+func (m *ManualInput) Name() string { return "ManualInput" }
+func (m *ManualInput) Set(c config.Config) error { return nil }
+func (m *ManualInput) Start() error { return nil }
+func (m *ManualInput) Stop() error { return nil }
+func (m *ManualInput) IsRunning() bool { return true }
diff --git a/revid/config/variables.go b/revid/config/variables.go
index 4f72a2de..ba3a8a3a 100644
--- a/revid/config/variables.go
+++ b/revid/config/variables.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 		},
 		Validate: func(c *Config) {
 			switch c.Input {
-			case InputRaspivid, InputRaspistill, InputV4L, InputFile, InputAudio, InputRTSP:
+			case InputRaspivid, InputRaspistill, InputV4L, InputFile, InputAudio, InputRTSP, InputManual:
 			default:
 				c.LogInvalidField(KeyInput, defaultInput)
 				c.Input = defaultInput
diff --git a/revid/pipeline.go b/revid/pipeline.go
index 4174adea..09eb7a67 100644
--- a/revid/pipeline.go
+++ b/revid/pipeline.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/codec/jpeg"
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/container/flv"
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/container/mts"
+	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/device"
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/device/file"
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/device/geovision"
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/device/raspistill"
@@ -313,6 +314,9 @@ func (r *Revid) setupPipeline(mtsEnc func(dst io.WriteCloser, rate float64) (io.
 		err = r.setupAudio()
 
 	case config.InputManual:
+		r.cfg.Logger.Debug("using manual input")
+		r.input = device.NewManualInput()
+		err = r.setLexer(r.cfg.InputCodec, false)
 		r.pipeReader, r.pipeWriter = io.Pipe()
 
 	default:
@@ -392,7 +396,7 @@ func (r *Revid) processFrom(delay time.Duration) {
 		w = ioext.MultiWriteCloser(r.filters[0], r.probe)
 	}
 
-	var err error 
+	var err error
 	if r.cfg.Input == config.InputManual {
 		err = r.lexTo(w, r.pipeReader, delay)
 	} else {
diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index 3f7727dd..2d2e3a61 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ func (r *Revid) Bitrate() int {
 }
 
 func (r *Revid) Write(p []byte) (int, error){
+	if r.pipeWriter == nil {
+		return 0, errors.New("revid input pipewriter not initialised, please start revid")
+	}
 	return r.pipeWriter.Write(p)
 }