diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index 89aeef7b..056687de 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ func main() {
 			cfg.Logger.Log(logger.Fatal, pkg+"failed to start revid", "error", err.Error())
 		}
 		time.Sleep(*runDurationPtr)
-		if err = rv.Stop(); err != nil {
-			cfg.Logger.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"failed to stop revid before program termination", "error", err.Error())
-		}
+		rv.Stop()
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -120,12 +118,12 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 		rtmpMethodPtr         = flag.String("RtmpMethod", "", "The method used to send over rtmp: Ffmpeg, Librtmp")
 		packetizationPtr      = flag.String("Packetization", "", "The method of data packetisation: Flv, Mpegts, None")
 		quantizePtr           = flag.Bool("Quantize", false, "Quantize input (non-variable bitrate)")
-		verbosityPtr          = flag.String("Verbosity", "", "Verbosity: Info, Warning, Error, Fatal")
+		verbosityPtr          = flag.String("Verbosity", "Info", "Verbosity: Info, Warning, Error, Fatal")
 		framesPerClipPtr      = flag.Uint("FramesPerClip", 0, "Number of frames per clip sent")
 		rtmpUrlPtr            = flag.String("RtmpUrl", "", "Url of rtmp endpoint")
 		bitratePtr            = flag.Uint("Bitrate", 0, "Bitrate of recorded video")
-		outputFileNamePtr     = flag.String("OutputFileName", "", "The directory of the output file")
-		inputFileNamePtr      = flag.String("InputFileName", "", "The directory of the input file")
+		outputPathPtr         = flag.String("OutputPath", "", "The directory of the output file")
+		inputFilePtr          = flag.String("InputPath", "", "The directory of the input file")
 		heightPtr             = flag.Uint("Height", 0, "Height in pixels")
 		widthPtr              = flag.Uint("Width", 0, "Width in pixels")
 		frameRatePtr          = flag.Uint("FrameRate", 0, "Frame rate of captured video")
@@ -145,7 +143,22 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	log = logger.New(defaultLogVerbosity, &smartlogger.New(*logPathPtr).LogRoller)
+	switch *verbosityPtr {
+	case "Debug":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Debug
+	case "Info":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Info
+	case "Warning":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Warning
+	case "Error":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Error
+	case "Fatal":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Fatal
+	default:
+		cfg.LogLevel = defaultLogVerbosity
+	}
+
+	log = logger.New(cfg.LogLevel, &smartlogger.New(*logPathPtr).LogRoller)
 
 	cfg.Logger = log
 
@@ -229,17 +242,6 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 		log.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"bad packetization argument")
 	}
 
-	switch *verbosityPtr {
-	case "No":
-		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Fatal
-	case "Debug":
-		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Debug
-		//logger.SetLevel(logger.Debug)
-	case "":
-	default:
-		log.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"bad verbosity argument")
-	}
-
 	if *configFilePtr != "" {
 		netsender.ConfigFile = *configFilePtr
 	}
@@ -250,8 +252,8 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 	cfg.FramesPerClip = *framesPerClipPtr
 	cfg.RtmpUrl = *rtmpUrlPtr
 	cfg.Bitrate = *bitratePtr
-	cfg.OutputFileName = *outputFileNamePtr
-	cfg.InputFileName = *inputFileNamePtr
+	cfg.OutputPath = *outputPathPtr
+	cfg.InputPath = *inputFilePtr
 	cfg.Height = *heightPtr
 	cfg.Width = *widthPtr
 	cfg.FrameRate = *frameRatePtr
@@ -356,10 +358,7 @@ func run(cfg revid.Config) error {
 			}
 			time.Sleep(time.Duration(rv.Config().BurstPeriod) * time.Second)
 			log.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"Stopping burst...")
-			err = rv.Stop()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			rv.Stop()
 			ns.SetMode(paused, &vs)
 		}
 	sleep:
diff --git a/revid/config.go b/revid/config.go
index 1fff08bd..77226520 100644
--- a/revid/config.go
+++ b/revid/config.go
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	FramesPerClip      uint
 	RtmpUrl            string
 	Bitrate            uint
-	OutputFileName     string
-	InputFileName      string
+	OutputPath     string
+	InputPath      string
 	Height             uint
 	Width              uint
 	FrameRate          uint
diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index b747d87f..0ffdd46c 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -199,13 +199,10 @@ func (r *Revid) handleErrors() {
 		err := <-r.err
 		if err != nil {
 			r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"async error", "error", err.Error())
-			err = r.Stop()
-			if err != nil {
-				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Fatal, pkg+"failed to stop", "error", err.Error())
-			}
+			r.Stop()
 			err = r.Start()
 			if err != nil {
-				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Fatal, pkg+"failed to restart", "error", err.Error())
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"failed to restart revid", "error", err.Error())
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -239,7 +236,7 @@ func (r *Revid) reset(config Config) error {
 	for _, typ := range r.config.Outputs {
 		switch typ {
 		case File:
-			s, err := newFileSender(config.OutputFileName)
+			s, err := newFileSender(config.OutputPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -346,7 +343,8 @@ func (r *Revid) setIsRunning(b bool) {
 // and packetising (if theres packetization) to a defined output.
 func (r *Revid) Start() error {
 	if r.IsRunning() {
-		return errors.New(pkg + "start called but revid is already running")
+		r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"start called, but revid already running")
+		return nil
 	}
 	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"starting Revid")
 	// TODO: this doesn't need to be here
@@ -361,9 +359,10 @@ func (r *Revid) Start() error {
 }
 
 // Stop halts any processing of video data from a camera or file
-func (r *Revid) Stop() error {
+func (r *Revid) Stop() {
 	if !r.IsRunning() {
-		return errors.New(pkg + "stop called but revid is already stopped")
+		r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"stop called but revid isn't running")
+		return
 	}
 
 	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"stopping revid")
@@ -375,14 +374,11 @@ func (r *Revid) Stop() error {
 		r.cmd.Process.Kill()
 	}
 	r.wg.Wait()
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 	if r.IsRunning() {
-		if err := r.Stop(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		r.Stop()
 	}
 	//look through the vars and update revid where needed
 	for key, value := range vars {
@@ -433,10 +429,10 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 				break
 			}
 			r.config.Bitrate = uint(v)
-		case "OutputFileName":
-			r.config.OutputFileName = value
-		case "InputFileName":
-			r.config.InputFileName = value
+		case "OutputPath":
+			r.config.OutputPath = value
+		case "InputPath":
+			r.config.InputPath = value
 		case "Height":
 			h, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 0)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -501,7 +497,7 @@ func (r *Revid) Update(vars map[string]string) error {
 			r.config.BurstPeriod = uint(v)
 		}
 	}
-	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"revid config changed", "config", fmt.Sprint("%+v", r.config))
+	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"revid config changed", "config", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", r.config))
 	return r.reset(r.config)
 }
 
@@ -656,13 +652,13 @@ func (r *Revid) startV4L() error {
 	const defaultVideo = "/dev/video0"
 
 	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"starting webcam")
-	if r.config.InputFileName == "" {
+	if r.config.InputPath == "" {
 		r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"using default video device", "device", defaultVideo)
-		r.config.InputFileName = defaultVideo
+		r.config.InputPath = defaultVideo
 	}
 
 	args := []string{
-		"-i", r.config.InputFileName,
+		"-i", r.config.InputPath,
 		"-f", "h264",
 		"-r", fmt.Sprint(r.config.FrameRate),
 	}
@@ -703,7 +699,7 @@ func (r *Revid) startV4L() error {
 
 // setupInputForFile sets things up for getting input from a file
 func (r *Revid) setupInputForFile() error {
-	f, err := os.Open(r.config.InputFileName)
+	f, err := os.Open(r.config.InputPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Error, err.Error())
 		r.Stop()
diff --git a/rtmp/conn.go b/rtmp/conn.go
index 7e1b3b15..4249a637 100644
--- a/rtmp/conn.go
+++ b/rtmp/conn.go
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ func Dial(url string, timeout uint, log Log) (*Conn, error) {
 // Close terminates the RTMP connection.
 // NB: Close is idempotent and the connection value is cleared completely.
 func (c *Conn) Close() error {
-	c.log(DebugLevel, pkg+"Conn.Close")
 	if !c.isConnected() {
 		return errNotConnected
 	}
+	c.log(DebugLevel, pkg+"Conn.Close")
 	if c.streamID > 0 {
 		if c.link.protocol&featureWrite != 0 {
 			sendFCUnpublish(c)
diff --git a/stream/mts/mpegts.go b/stream/mts/mpegts.go
index 08791af7..705f88de 100644
--- a/stream/mts/mpegts.go
+++ b/stream/mts/mpegts.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ package mts
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 // General mpegts packet properties.
@@ -157,20 +158,32 @@ type Packet struct {
 	Payload  []byte // Mpeg ts Payload
 }
 
-// FindPMT will take a clip of mpegts and try to find a PMT table - if one
+// FindPmt will take a clip of mpegts and try to find a PMT table - if one
 // is found, then it is returned along with its index, otherwise nil, -1 and an error is returned.
-func FindPMT(d []byte) (p []byte, i int, err error) {
+func FindPmt(d []byte) ([]byte, int, error) {
+	return FindPid(d, PmtPid)
+}
+
+// FindPat will take a clip of mpegts and try to find a PAT table - if one
+// is found, then it is returned along with its index, otherwise nil, -1 and an error is returned.
+func FindPat(d []byte) ([]byte, int, error) {
+	return FindPid(d, PatPid)
+}
+
+// FindPid will take a clip of mpegts and try to find a packet with given PID - if one
+// is found, then it is returned along with its index, otherwise nil, -1 and an error is returned.
+func FindPid(d []byte, pid uint16) (pkt []byte, i int, err error) {
 	if len(d) < PacketSize {
 		return nil, -1, errors.New("Mmpegts data not of valid length")
 	}
 	for i = 0; i < len(d); i += PacketSize {
-		pid := (uint16(d[i+1]&0x1f) << 8) | uint16(d[i+2])
-		if pid == pmtPid {
-			p = d[i+4 : i+PacketSize]
+		p := (uint16(d[i+1]&0x1f) << 8) | uint16(d[i+2])
+		if p == pid {
+			pkt = d[i+4 : i+PacketSize]
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, -1, errors.New("Could not find pmt table in mpegts data")
+	return nil, -1, fmt.Errorf("could not find packet with pid: %d", pid)
 }
 
 // FillPayload takes a channel and fills the packets Payload field until the