diff --git a/record-daemon/Cargo.lock b/record-daemon/Cargo.lock
index 9dcd723..c2647e3 100644
--- a/record-daemon/Cargo.lock
+++ b/record-daemon/Cargo.lock
@@ -2439,6 +2439,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "uuid",
  "winapi 0.3.9",
+ "winreg 0.56.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2548,7 +2549,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen-futures",
  "web-sys",
  "webpki-roots 0.25.4",
- "winreg",
+ "winreg 0.50.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4525,6 +4526,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winreg"
+version = "0.56.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d6f32a0ff4a9f6f01231eb2059cc85479330739333e0e58cadf03b6af2cca10"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 1.0.4",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wit-bindgen"
 version = "0.51.0"
diff --git a/record-daemon/Cargo.toml b/record-daemon/Cargo.toml
index 3d3f7a2..268d102 100644
--- a/record-daemon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/record-daemon/Cargo.toml
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ signal-hook-tokio = { version = "0.4", features = ["futures-v0_3"] }
 
 # Windows-specific dependencies
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
-winapi = { version = "0.3", features = ["winuser"] }
+winapi = { version = "0.3", features = ["winuser", "winreg", "winnt"] }
+winreg = "0.56"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 # Testing utilities
diff --git a/record-daemon/src/main.rs b/record-daemon/src/main.rs
index 1265cc8..6fad9c7 100644
--- a/record-daemon/src/main.rs
+++ b/record-daemon/src/main.rs
@@ -221,15 +221,11 @@ impl Daemon {
 
     /// Handle a game event.
     async fn handle_game_event(&self, event: GameEvent) -> Result<()> {
-        use std::io::Write;
-
         info!("[EVENT_HANDLER] Game event received: {:?}", event);
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Process state transitions
         if let Some(transition) = self.state_machine.process_event(&event) {
             info!("[EVENT_HANDLER] State transition: {:?}", transition);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
             self.state_machine.transition(transition.clone());
 
@@ -240,22 +236,19 @@ impl Daemon {
                         "[EVENT_HANDLER] GameStarted transition - game_id: {}, champion: {:?}",
                         game_id, champion
                     );
-                    std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
                     // If already recording, stop the current recording first
                     if self.state_machine.is_recording() {
                         info!(
                             "[EVENT_HANDLER] Stopping previous recording before starting new one"
                         );
-                        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                         if let Err(e) = self.stop_recording().await {
                             warn!("[EVENT_HANDLER] Failed to stop previous recording: {}", e);
-                            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
                         }
                     }
 
                     info!("[EVENT_HANDLER] Calling start_recording...");
-                    std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
                     // Wrap the start_recording call to catch any panics
                     let start_result =
@@ -269,7 +262,7 @@ impl Daemon {
                             "[EVENT_HANDLER] PANIC before start_recording: {:?}",
                             panic_info
                         );
-                        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                         eprintln!(
                             "[EVENT_HANDLER] PANIC before start_recording: {:?}",
                             panic_info
@@ -278,20 +271,18 @@ impl Daemon {
 
                     if let Err(e) = self.start_recording(game_id, champion.as_deref()).await {
                         error!("[EVENT_HANDLER] Failed to start recording: {}", e);
-                        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                         // Don't propagate error - keep daemon running
                     } else {
                         info!("[EVENT_HANDLER] start_recording completed successfully");
-                        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
                     }
                 }
                 StateTransition::GameEnded => {
                     info!("[EVENT_HANDLER] GameEnded transition");
-                    std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
                     if let Err(e) = self.stop_recording().await {
                         error!("[EVENT_HANDLER] Failed to stop recording: {}", e);
-                        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                         // Don't propagate error - keep daemon running
                     }
                 }
@@ -311,7 +302,7 @@ impl Daemon {
         }
 
         info!("[EVENT_HANDLER] Event handling complete");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -500,11 +491,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // Create and run daemon
     let mut daemon = Daemon::new(settings);
 
-    // Handle shutdown signals
-    let shutdown_tx = daemon.shutdown_tx.clone();
-
     #[cfg(unix)]
     {
+        // Handle shutdown signals
+        let shutdown_tx = daemon.shutdown_tx.clone();
         use futures::StreamExt;
         use signal_hook::consts::signal::*;
         use signal_hook_tokio::Signals;
diff --git a/record-daemon/src/recording/encoder.rs b/record-daemon/src/recording/encoder.rs
index d6a878c..24052c6 100644
--- a/record-daemon/src/recording/encoder.rs
+++ b/record-daemon/src/recording/encoder.rs
@@ -294,11 +294,9 @@ impl EncoderCapability {
 ///
 /// This function checks the system for available GPU encoders.
 pub fn detect_hardware_encoders() -> Vec<EncoderCapability> {
-    use std::io::Write;
     use tracing::info;
 
     info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Starting hardware encoder detection...");
-    std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
     let mut capabilities = Vec::new();
 
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ pub fn detect_hardware_encoders() -> Vec<EncoderCapability> {
         // On Windows, check for NVIDIA first
         // Try to load nvenc DLL
         info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Checking for NVENC...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         if is_nvenc_available() {
             info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] NVENC available");
             capabilities.push(EncoderCapability::Nvenc);
@@ -332,7 +330,7 @@ pub fn detect_hardware_encoders() -> Vec<EncoderCapability> {
 
         // Check for AMD AMF
         info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Checking for AMF...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         if is_amf_available() {
             info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] AMF available");
             capabilities.push(EncoderCapability::Amf);
@@ -342,7 +340,7 @@ pub fn detect_hardware_encoders() -> Vec<EncoderCapability> {
 
         // Check for Intel QuickSync
         info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Checking for QuickSync...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         if is_quicksync_available() {
             info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] QuickSync available");
             capabilities.push(EncoderCapability::QuickSync);
@@ -356,31 +354,200 @@ pub fn detect_hardware_encoders() -> Vec<EncoderCapability> {
     capabilities.push(EncoderCapability::Software);
 
     info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Detected encoders: {:?}", capabilities);
-    std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
     capabilities
 }
 
+/// GPU vendor type for encoder detection.
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
+enum GpuVendor {
+    Nvidia,
+    Amd,
+    Intel,
+}
+
+/// Detect GPU vendors by querying Windows registry.
+/// This is more reliable than checking for specific DLL paths.
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn detect_gpu_vendors() -> Vec<GpuVendor> {
+    use tracing::info;
+    use winreg::enums::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
+    use winreg::RegKey;
+
+    let mut vendors = Vec::new();
+
+    // Display adapter class GUID in Windows registry
+    const DISPLAY_ADAPTER_CLASS: &str =
+        r"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}";
+
+    info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Querying Windows registry for GPU vendors...");
+
+    // Open the display adapter class key
+    let hklm = RegKey::predef(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
+
+    let class_key = match hklm.open_subkey(DISPLAY_ADAPTER_CLASS) {
+        Ok(key) => key,
+        Err(e) => {
+            info!(
+                "[ENCODER_DETECT] Failed to open display adapter registry key: {}",
+                e
+            );
+            return vendors;
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Enumerate subkeys (each subkey is a display adapter)
+    for subkey_name in class_key.enum_keys().filter_map(|k| k.ok()) {
+        if let Ok(adapter_key) = class_key.open_subkey(&subkey_name) {
+            // Read ProviderName
+            if let Ok(provider) = adapter_key.get_value::<String, _>("ProviderName") {
+                info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Found GPU provider: {}", provider);
+
+                let provider_lower = provider.to_lowercase();
+                if provider_lower.contains("nvidia") && !vendors.contains(&GpuVendor::Nvidia) {
+                    vendors.push(GpuVendor::Nvidia);
+                } else if (provider_lower.contains("amd")
+                    || provider_lower.contains("advanced micro devices")
+                    || provider_lower.contains("radeon"))
+                    && !vendors.contains(&GpuVendor::Amd)
+                {
+                    vendors.push(GpuVendor::Amd);
+                } else if provider_lower.contains("intel") && !vendors.contains(&GpuVendor::Intel) {
+                    vendors.push(GpuVendor::Intel);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Detected GPU vendors: {:?}", vendors);
+    vendors
+}
+
 /// Check if NVIDIA NVENC is available.
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 fn is_nvenc_available() -> bool {
-    // Check for NVENC DLL
-    std::path::Path::new("C:\\Windows\\System32\\nvEncMFTH264.dll").exists()
-        || std::path::Path::new("C:\\Windows\\System32\\nvEncMFTH265.dll").exists()
+    use tracing::info;
+    use winreg::enums::{HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE};
+    use winreg::RegKey;
+
+    // First check if NVIDIA GPU is present via registry
+    let vendors = detect_gpu_vendors();
+    if !vendors.contains(&GpuVendor::Nvidia) {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] No NVIDIA GPU detected via registry");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // NVIDIA GPU found, now check for NVENC support
+    // NVENC is available on most modern NVIDIA GPUs (GTX 600+ and all RTX cards)
+    // We can verify by checking if nvEncAPI is loadable or by checking registry
+
+    // Check for NVENC capability in registry (NVIDIA stores encoder info here)
+    const NVENC_REGISTRY_PATH: &str = r"SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NvEnc";
+
+    let hkcu = RegKey::predef(HKEY_CURRENT_USER);
+    let hklm = RegKey::predef(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
+
+    // Try HKCU first
+    if hkcu.open_subkey(NVENC_REGISTRY_PATH).is_ok() {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] NVENC registry key found (HKCU)");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Try HKLM
+    if hklm.open_subkey(NVENC_REGISTRY_PATH).is_ok() {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] NVENC registry key found (HKLM)");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // If NVIDIA GPU is present, assume NVENC is available
+    // Modern NVIDIA GPUs (GTX 600 series and newer) all have NVENC
+    // This is a reasonable fallback since the registry check might not work on all systems
+    info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] NVIDIA GPU detected, assuming NVENC available");
+    true
 }
 
 /// Check if AMD AMF is available.
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 fn is_amf_available() -> bool {
-    // Check for AMF runtime
-    std::path::Path::new("C:\\Windows\\System32\\amdocl64.dll").exists()
+    use tracing::info;
+    use winreg::enums::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
+    use winreg::RegKey;
+
+    // Check if AMD GPU is present via registry
+    let vendors = detect_gpu_vendors();
+    if !vendors.contains(&GpuVendor::Amd) {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] No AMD GPU detected via registry");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // AMD GPU found, check for AMF runtime
+    // AMF is available on modern AMD GPUs (RX 400+ and some older cards)
+
+    // Check for AMF runtime in registry
+    const AMF_REGISTRY_PATH: &str = r"SOFTWARE\AMD\AMF";
+    let hklm = RegKey::predef(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
+
+    if hklm.open_subkey(AMF_REGISTRY_PATH).is_ok() {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] AMF registry key found");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Fallback: check for amdocl64.dll or amfrt64.dll in system
+    let system32 = std::env::var("SystemRoot").unwrap_or_else(|_| "C:\\Windows".to_string());
+    let amdocl_path = format!("{}\\System32\\amdocl64.dll", system32);
+    let amfrt_path = format!("{}\\System32\\amfrt64.dll", system32);
+
+    if std::path::Path::new(&amdocl_path).exists() || std::path::Path::new(&amfrt_path).exists() {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] AMF DLL found");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // If AMD GPU is present, assume AMF is available on modern cards
+    info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] AMD GPU detected, assuming AMF available");
+    true
 }
 
 /// Check if Intel QuickSync is available.
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 fn is_quicksync_available() -> bool {
-    // Check for Intel Media SDK
-    std::path::Path::new("C:\\Windows\\System32\\mfx64.dll").exists()
+    use tracing::info;
+
+    // Check if Intel GPU is present via registry
+    let vendors = detect_gpu_vendors();
+    if !vendors.contains(&GpuVendor::Intel) {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] No Intel GPU detected via registry");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Intel GPU found, check for QuickSync (Intel Media SDK / oneVPL)
+    // QuickSync is available on Intel CPUs with integrated graphics (Sandy Bridge and newer)
+
+    // Check for Intel Media SDK or oneVPL
+    let system32 = std::env::var("SystemRoot").unwrap_or_else(|_| "C:\\Windows".to_string());
+    let mfx_path = format!("{}\\System32\\mfx64.dll", system32);
+    let vpl_path = format!("{}\\System32\\libmfx64.dll", system32);
+
+    if std::path::Path::new(&mfx_path).exists() || std::path::Path::new(&vpl_path).exists() {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Intel Media SDK DLL found");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Check for oneVPL runtime
+    const VPL_REGISTRY_PATH: &str = r"SOFTWARE\Intel\oneVPL";
+    use winreg::enums::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
+    use winreg::RegKey;
+    let hklm = RegKey::predef(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
+
+    if hklm.open_subkey(VPL_REGISTRY_PATH).is_ok() {
+        info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] oneVPL registry key found");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // If Intel GPU is present, assume QuickSync might be available
+    // Note: Not all Intel GPUs have QuickSync (some low-end chips don't)
+    info!("[ENCODER_DETECT] Intel GPU detected, assuming QuickSync available");
+    true
 }
 
 /// Get the best available encoder capability.
diff --git a/record-daemon/src/recording/obs_context.rs b/record-daemon/src/recording/obs_context.rs
index f67853d..5c80d08 100644
--- a/record-daemon/src/recording/obs_context.rs
+++ b/record-daemon/src/recording/obs_context.rs
@@ -142,18 +142,16 @@ impl ObsContext {
         }
 
         info!("[OBS_INIT] Starting OBS context initialization...");
-        use std::io::Write;
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Pre-flight checks for OBS
         self.preflight_checks()?;
 
         // Detect best available encoder
         info!("[OBS_INIT] Detecting best available encoder...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         let encoder = best_available_encoder();
         info!("[OBS_INIT] Detected encoder: {}", encoder.name());
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         self.encoder_capability = Some(encoder);
 
         let (width, height) = self.video_settings.quality.resolution();
@@ -163,11 +161,10 @@ impl ObsContext {
             "[OBS_INIT] OBS video config: {}x{} @ {}fps",
             width, height, fps
         );
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Create startup info with video configuration
         info!("[OBS_INIT] Creating OBS video info builder...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         let video_info = ObsVideoInfoBuilder::new()
             .fps_num(fps)
             .fps_den(1)
@@ -177,10 +174,8 @@ impl ObsContext {
             .output_height(height)
             .build();
         info!("[OBS_INIT] OBS video info built successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         info!("[OBS_INIT] Building OBS context with LibObsContext::builder()...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         let compat = LibObsContext::check_version_compatibility();
         if !compat {
@@ -196,12 +191,12 @@ impl ObsContext {
         let context = match context_result {
             Ok(Ok(ctx)) => {
                 info!("[OBS_INIT] OBS context created successfully");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 ctx
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
                 error!("[OBS_INIT] Failed to create OBS context: {:?}", e);
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 return Err(RecordingError::ObsInitError(format!(
                     "Failed to create OBS context: {:?}",
                     e
@@ -213,7 +208,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[OBS_INIT] PANIC during OBS context creation: {:?}",
                     panic_info
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 eprintln!(
                     "[OBS_INIT] PANIC during OBS context creation: {:?}",
                     panic_info
@@ -234,41 +229,34 @@ impl ObsContext {
 
         self.context = Some(context);
         info!("[OBS_INIT] OBS context initialized successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Pre-flight checks for OBS initialization.
     fn preflight_checks(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        use std::io::Write;
-
         info!("[PREFLIGHT] Running OBS pre-flight checks...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Check for OBS installation directory
         // libobs-bootstrapper typically extracts OBS to a specific location
         let obs_paths = self.get_obs_search_paths();
 
         info!("[PREFLIGHT] OBS search paths: {:?}", obs_paths);
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         let mut obs_found = false;
         for path in &obs_paths {
             if path.exists() {
                 info!("[PREFLIGHT] Found OBS at: {:?}", path);
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
                 // Check for plugins directory
                 let plugins_path = path.join("obs-plugins");
                 if plugins_path.exists() {
                     info!("[PREFLIGHT] Found OBS plugins at: {:?}", plugins_path);
-                    std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
                     // Check for 64-bit plugins
                     let plugins_64 = plugins_path.join("64bit");
                     if plugins_64.exists() {
                         info!("[PREFLIGHT] Found 64-bit plugins at: {:?}", plugins_64);
-                        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
                         // List available plugins
                         if let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(&plugins_64) {
@@ -277,7 +265,6 @@ impl ObsContext {
                                 .filter_map(|e| e.file_name().to_str().map(|s| s.to_string()))
                                 .collect();
                             info!("[PREFLIGHT] Available plugins: {:?}", plugins);
-                            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -291,14 +278,12 @@ impl ObsContext {
             warn!(
                 "[PREFLIGHT] OBS installation not found in standard paths - this may cause issues"
             );
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
         }
 
         // Check for display (required for capture)
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
         {
             info!("[PREFLIGHT] Checking for display availability...");
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
             // On Windows, check if we have a display
             use std::ptr;
@@ -311,11 +296,10 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     winapi::um::winuser::ReleaseDC(ptr::null_mut(), dc);
                 }
             }
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
         }
 
         info!("[PREFLIGHT] Pre-flight checks completed");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -357,13 +341,10 @@ impl ObsContext {
 
     /// Start recording to the specified output path.
     pub fn start_recording(&mut self, output_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-        use std::io::Write;
-
         info!(
             "[START_REC] start_recording called with path: {:?}",
             output_path
         );
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         if self.recording {
             warn!("[START_REC] Already recording, returning error");
@@ -372,25 +353,22 @@ impl ObsContext {
 
         if self.context.is_none() {
             info!("[START_REC] OBS context not initialized, initializing now...");
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             self.initialize()?;
             info!("[START_REC] OBS initialization complete");
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
         }
 
         let context = self.context.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
             error!("[START_REC] OBS not initialized after initialize()");
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::ObsInitError("OBS not initialized".to_string())
         })?;
 
         info!("[START_REC] Starting OBS recording to: {:?}", output_path);
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Get bitrate from encoder preset
         let bitrate = self.video_settings.encoder_preset.effective_bitrate();
         info!("[START_REC] Using bitrate: {} kbps", bitrate);
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Create output path
         let path_str = output_path.to_string_lossy();
@@ -401,18 +379,17 @@ impl ObsContext {
             .encoder_capability
             .unwrap_or_else(best_available_encoder);
         info!("[START_REC] Using encoder: {}", encoder.name());
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Build the output based on encoder capability
         info!("[START_REC] Creating SimpleOutputBuilder...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         let output_result = match encoder {
             EncoderCapability::Nvenc => {
                 info!("Building NVENC output...");
                 SimpleOutputBuilder::new(context.clone(), ObsString::from("output"), obs_path)
                     .video_bitrate(bitrate)
                     .audio_bitrate(self.audio_settings.bitrate)
-                    .hardware_encoder(HardwareCodec::H264, HardwarePreset::Quality)
+                    .hardware_encoder(HardwareCodec::H264, HardwarePreset::Speed)
                     .format(OutputFormat::Mpeg4)
                     .build()
             }
@@ -445,21 +422,19 @@ impl ObsContext {
         };
 
         info!("[START_REC] Output build complete, checking for errors...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         let output = output_result.map_err(|e| {
             error!("[START_REC] Failed to create output: {:?}", e);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to create output: {:?}", e))
         })?;
 
         info!("[START_REC] Output created successfully, setting up game capture...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Set up game capture source
         self.setup_game_capture()?;
 
         info!("[START_REC] Game capture set up, starting output...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Start the output - wrap in catch_unwind as this may crash in native code
         let start_result =
@@ -468,18 +443,17 @@ impl ObsContext {
         match start_result {
             Ok(Ok(())) => {
                 info!("[START_REC] Output started successfully");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
                 error!("[START_REC] Failed to start output: {:?}", e);
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 return Err(
                     RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to start output: {:?}", e)).into(),
                 );
             }
             Err(panic_info) => {
                 error!("[START_REC] PANIC starting output: {:?}", panic_info);
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 eprintln!("[START_REC] PANIC starting output: {:?}", panic_info);
                 return Err(RecordingError::StartError("Panic starting output".to_string()).into());
             }
@@ -490,23 +464,20 @@ impl ObsContext {
         self.recording = true;
 
         info!("[START_REC] OBS recording started successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Set up capture source with fallback from game capture to monitor capture.
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     fn setup_game_capture(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        use std::io::Write;
-
         info!("[CAPTURE] Setting up capture source...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Try game capture first, fall back to monitor capture
         match self.try_game_capture() {
             Ok(()) => {
                 info!("[CAPTURE] Game capture set up successfully");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 Ok(())
             }
             Err(e) => {
@@ -514,7 +485,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[CAPTURE] Game capture failed: {}, falling back to monitor capture",
                     e
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 self.setup_monitor_capture()
             }
         }
@@ -526,7 +497,6 @@ impl ObsContext {
         use std::io::Write;
 
         info!("[CAPTURE] Setting up screen capture for Linux...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         self.setup_linux_screen_capture()
     }
@@ -536,35 +506,31 @@ impl ObsContext {
     fn try_game_capture(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         use libobs_simple::sources::windows::{GameCaptureSourceBuilder, ObsGameCaptureMode};
         use libobs_simple::sources::ObsSourceBuilder;
-        use std::io::Write;
 
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Attempting game capture setup...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         let context = self.context.as_mut().ok_or_else(|| {
             error!("[GAME_CAPTURE] OBS not initialized in setup_game_capture");
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::ObsInitError("OBS not initialized".to_string())
         })?;
 
         // Create a scene
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Creating scene 'main'...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         let mut scene = context.scene("main", None).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Failed to create scene: {:?}", e);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to create scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Scene created successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Build game capture source
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Getting OBS runtime...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         let runtime = context.runtime();
 
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Creating game capture source builder...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Wrap game capture builder in catch_unwind as it may crash in native code
         let builder_result = std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
@@ -574,7 +540,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
         let builder = match builder_result {
             Ok(Ok(b)) => {
                 info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Game capture builder created");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 b
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
@@ -582,7 +548,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[GAME_CAPTURE] Failed to create game capture builder: {:?}",
                     e
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 return Err(RecordingError::StartError(format!(
                     "Failed to create game capture builder: {:?}",
                     e
@@ -594,7 +560,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[GAME_CAPTURE] PANIC creating game capture builder: {:?}",
                     panic_info
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 eprintln!(
                     "[GAME_CAPTURE] PANIC creating game capture builder: {:?}",
                     panic_info
@@ -607,12 +573,10 @@ impl ObsContext {
         };
 
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Configuring game capture for League of Legends...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Use "Any" mode to capture any fullscreen application
         // This is the most reliable mode for games like League of Legends
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Using 'Any' mode to capture fullscreen games...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Wrap source build in catch_unwind
         let source_result = std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
@@ -622,7 +586,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
         let source = match source_result {
             Ok(Ok(s)) => {
                 info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Game capture source created");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 s
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
@@ -630,7 +594,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[GAME_CAPTURE] Failed to create game capture source: {:?}",
                     e
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 return Err(RecordingError::StartError(format!(
                     "Failed to create game capture source: {:?}",
                     e
@@ -642,7 +606,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[GAME_CAPTURE] PANIC creating game capture source: {:?}",
                     panic_info
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 eprintln!(
                     "[GAME_CAPTURE] PANIC creating game capture source: {:?}",
                     panic_info
@@ -656,25 +620,24 @@ impl ObsContext {
 
         // Add source to scene using add_source
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Adding source to scene...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         scene.add_source(source).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Failed to add source to scene: {:?}", e);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to add source to scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Source added to scene");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Set the scene as active
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Setting scene as active on channel 0...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         scene.set_to_channel(0).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Failed to set scene: {:?}", e);
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to set scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
 
         info!("[GAME_CAPTURE] Game capture source configured successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -683,41 +646,37 @@ impl ObsContext {
     fn setup_monitor_capture(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         use libobs_simple::sources::windows::MonitorCaptureSourceBuilder;
         use libobs_simple::sources::ObsSourceBuilder;
-        use std::io::Write;
 
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Setting up monitor capture as fallback...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         let context = self.context.as_mut().ok_or_else(|| {
             error!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] OBS not initialized");
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::ObsInitError("OBS not initialized".to_string())
         })?;
 
         // Create a scene
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Creating scene 'main'...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         let mut scene = context.scene("main", None).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Failed to create scene: {:?}", e);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to create scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Scene created successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Get monitor info
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Detecting monitors...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         let monitors = display_info::DisplayInfo::all().map_err(|e| {
             error!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Failed to get display info: {:?}", e);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to get display info: {:?}", e))
         })?;
 
         if monitors.is_empty() {
             error!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] No monitors detected");
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             return Err(RecordingError::StartError("No monitors detected".to_string()).into());
         }
 
@@ -727,11 +686,9 @@ impl ObsContext {
             "[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Using monitor: {}x{} at ({}, {})",
             primary_monitor.width, primary_monitor.height, primary_monitor.x, primary_monitor.y
         );
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Build monitor capture source
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Creating monitor capture source builder...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         let builder_result = std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
             MonitorCaptureSourceBuilder::new("monitor_capture", context.runtime().clone())
@@ -740,7 +697,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
         let builder = match builder_result {
             Ok(Ok(b)) => {
                 info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Monitor capture builder created");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 b
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
@@ -748,7 +705,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Failed to create monitor capture builder: {:?}",
                     e
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 return Err(RecordingError::StartError(format!(
                     "Failed to create monitor capture builder: {:?}",
                     e
@@ -760,7 +717,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[MONITOR_CAPTURE] PANIC creating monitor capture builder: {:?}",
                     panic_info
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 eprintln!(
                     "[MONITOR_CAPTURE] PANIC creating monitor capture builder: {:?}",
                     panic_info
@@ -779,7 +736,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
         let source = match source_result {
             Ok(Ok(s)) => {
                 info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Monitor capture source created");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 s
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
@@ -787,7 +744,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Failed to create monitor capture source: {:?}",
                     e
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 return Err(RecordingError::StartError(format!(
                     "Failed to create monitor capture source: {:?}",
                     e
@@ -799,7 +756,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[MONITOR_CAPTURE] PANIC creating monitor capture source: {:?}",
                     panic_info
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 eprintln!(
                     "[MONITOR_CAPTURE] PANIC creating monitor capture source: {:?}",
                     panic_info
@@ -813,25 +770,24 @@ impl ObsContext {
 
         // Add source to scene
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Adding source to scene...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         scene.add_source(source).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Failed to add source to scene: {:?}", e);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to add source to scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Source added to scene");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Set the scene as active
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Setting scene as active on channel 0...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         scene.set_to_channel(0).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Failed to set scene: {:?}", e);
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to set scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
 
         info!("[MONITOR_CAPTURE] Monitor capture source configured successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -843,29 +799,26 @@ impl ObsContext {
         use std::io::Write;
 
         info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Setting up Linux screen capture...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         let context = self.context.as_mut().ok_or_else(|| {
             error!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] OBS not initialized");
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::ObsInitError("OBS not initialized".to_string())
         })?;
 
         // Create a scene
         info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Creating scene 'main'...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         let mut scene = context.scene("main", None).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Failed to create scene: {:?}", e);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to create scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
         info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Scene created successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Build screen capture source using LinuxGeneralScreenCaptureBuilder
         // This automatically uses X11 or PipeWire depending on the platform
         info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Creating screen capture source builder...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         let builder_result = std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
             LinuxGeneralScreenCaptureBuilder::new("screen_capture", context.runtime().clone())
@@ -874,7 +827,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
         let builder = match builder_result {
             Ok(Ok(b)) => {
                 info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Screen capture builder created");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 b
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
@@ -882,7 +835,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[LINUX_CAPTURE] Failed to create screen capture builder: {:?}",
                     e
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 return Err(RecordingError::StartError(format!(
                     "Failed to create screen capture builder: {:?}",
                     e
@@ -894,7 +847,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[LINUX_CAPTURE] PANIC creating screen capture builder: {:?}",
                     panic_info
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 eprintln!(
                     "[LINUX_CAPTURE] PANIC creating screen capture builder: {:?}",
                     panic_info
@@ -913,7 +866,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
         let source = match source_result {
             Ok(Ok(s)) => {
                 info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Screen capture source created");
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 s
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
@@ -921,7 +874,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[LINUX_CAPTURE] Failed to create screen capture source: {:?}",
                     e
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 return Err(RecordingError::StartError(format!(
                     "Failed to create screen capture source: {:?}",
                     e
@@ -933,7 +886,7 @@ impl ObsContext {
                     "[LINUX_CAPTURE] PANIC creating screen capture source: {:?}",
                     panic_info
                 );
-                std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
                 eprintln!(
                     "[LINUX_CAPTURE] PANIC creating screen capture source: {:?}",
                     panic_info
@@ -947,25 +900,24 @@ impl ObsContext {
 
         // Add source to scene
         info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Adding source to scene...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         scene.add_source(source).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Failed to add source to scene: {:?}", e);
-            std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to add source to scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
         info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Source added to scene");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
 
         // Set the scene as active
         info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Setting scene as active on channel 0...");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         scene.set_to_channel(0).map_err(|e| {
             error!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Failed to set scene: {:?}", e);
             RecordingError::StartError(format!("Failed to set scene: {:?}", e))
         })?;
 
         info!("[LINUX_CAPTURE] Screen capture source configured successfully");
-        std::io::stderr().flush().ok();
+
         Ok(())
     }