diff --git a/backend/src/FFmpeg.py b/backend/src/FFmpeg.py
index 3b69f4cd..c7b28821 100644
--- a/backend/src/FFmpeg.py
+++ b/backend/src/FFmpeg.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def getFFmpegWriteCommand(self):
                 "-",
                 "-i",
                 f"{self.inputFile}",
-                ["-i" + subtitle for subtitle in self.subtitleFiles],
+                #"""["-i" + subtitle for subtitle in self.subtitleFiles],"""
                 "-r",
                 f"{self.fps * self.interpolateFactor}",
                 f"-crf",
diff --git a/backend/src/RenderVideo.py b/backend/src/RenderVideo.py
index 74e9beb1..3e054417 100644
--- a/backend/src/RenderVideo.py
+++ b/backend/src/RenderVideo.py
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ def renderUpscale(self):
         log("Starting Upscale")
         for i in range(self.totalInputFrames - 1):
             frame = self.readQueue.get()
-            if self.skipUpscaleIfSameFrame(frame=frame):
-                self.writeQueue.put(self.f0)
-            else:
-                self.f0 = self.upscale(self.frameSetupFunction(self.frame))
+            '''if self.skipUpscaleIfSameFrame(frame=frame):
                 self.writeQueue.put(self.f0)
+            else:'''
+            self.f0 = self.upscale(self.frameSetupFunction(frame))
+            self.writeQueue.put(self.f0)
         self.writeQueue.put(None)
         log("Finished Upscale")
 
diff --git a/backend/src/Util.py b/backend/src/Util.py
index 517eb8d6..140b76db 100644
--- a/backend/src/Util.py
+++ b/backend/src/Util.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def currentDirectory():
     return cwd
 
 def ffmpegPath() -> str:
-    return os.path.join(currentDirectory(),'bin','ffmpeg')
+    return str(os.path.join(currentDirectory(),'bin','ffmpeg'))
 
 def modelsDirectory():
     return os.path.join(cwd, "models")