diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/android_main.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/android_main.cpp
index 408db0f2..e3fabcd6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/android_main.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/android_main.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "camera_engine.h"
 #include "camera_manager.h"
+#include "logging_macros.h"
 
 /**
  * Application object:
@@ -130,7 +131,14 @@ Java_com_shajikhan_ladspa_amprack_Camera_onPreviewSurfaceCreated(
          "NativeObject should not be null Pointer");
   CameraAppEngine *pApp = reinterpret_cast<CameraAppEngine *>(ndkCameraObj);
 //  pApp->CreateCameraSession(nullptr);
-  pApp->CreateCameraSession(surface);
+  HERE
+    LOGD( "Creating camera session ...\n");
+  if (pApp->imageReader->GetNativeWindow() == NULL) {
+      LOGE("uhoh, image reader native window is null!");
+  } else {
+      LOGD("image reader native window [ok]!");
+  }
+  pApp->CreateCameraSession(surface, pApp->imageReader->GetNativeWindow());
   pApp->StartPreview(true);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/camera_engine.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/camera_engine.cpp
index 57700ca3..a25a09d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/camera_engine.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/camera_engine.cpp
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ CameraAppEngine::~CameraAppEngine() {
  * Create a capture session with given Java Surface Object
  * @param surface a {@link Surface} object.
  */
-void CameraAppEngine::CreateCameraSession(jobject surface) {
+void CameraAppEngine::CreateCameraSession(jobject surface, ANativeWindow * window) {
   if (surface == nullptr) {
     camera_->CreateSessionVideoCapture(imageReader->GetNativeWindow ());
   } else {
     surface_ = env_->NewGlobalRef(surface);
-    camera_->CreateSession(ANativeWindow_fromSurface(env_, surface));
+    camera_->CreateSession(ANativeWindow_fromSurface(env_, surface), nullptr, window, false, 0);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/camera_engine.h b/app/src/main/cpp/camera_engine.h
index 11bb1dc4..4b70f55d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/camera_engine.h
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/camera_engine.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class CameraAppEngine {
   ~CameraAppEngine();
 
   // Manage NDKCamera Object
-  void CreateCameraSession(jobject surface);
+  void CreateCameraSession(jobject surface, ANativeWindow * window);
   void StartPreview(bool start);
   const ImageFormat& GetCompatibleCameraRes() const;
   int32_t GetCameraSensorOrientation(int32_t facing);
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/camera_manager.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/camera_manager.cpp
index 287cd0f8..d527ef5d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/camera_manager.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/camera_manager.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void NDKCamera::CreateSessionVideoCapture(ANativeWindow * window) {
 
 
 void NDKCamera::CreateSession(ANativeWindow* previewWindow,
-                              ANativeWindow* jpgWindow, bool manualPreview,
+                              ANativeWindow* jpgWindow, ANativeWindow  * videoCaptureWindow, bool manualPreview,
                               int32_t imageRotation) {
     IN
   // Create output from this app's ANativeWindow, and add into output container
@@ -255,7 +255,10 @@ void NDKCamera::CreateSession(ANativeWindow* previewWindow,
   requests_[JPG_CAPTURE_REQUEST_IDX].outputNativeWindow_ = jpgWindow;
   requests_[JPG_CAPTURE_REQUEST_IDX].template_ = TEMPLATE_STILL_CAPTURE;
 
-  requests_[VIDEO_CAPTURE_REQUEST_IDX].outputNativeWindow_ = videoRecordWindow;
+  if (videoCaptureWindow == nullptr) {
+    HERE LOGF("video capture window is null!");
+  }
+  requests_[VIDEO_CAPTURE_REQUEST_IDX].outputNativeWindow_ = videoCaptureWindow;
   requests_[VIDEO_CAPTURE_REQUEST_IDX].template_ = TEMPLATE_RECORD ;
 
   CALL_CONTAINER(create(&outputContainer_));
@@ -313,7 +316,7 @@ void NDKCamera::CreateSession(ANativeWindow* previewWindow,
 }
 
 void NDKCamera::CreateSession(ANativeWindow* previewWindow) {
-  CreateSession(previewWindow, nullptr, false, 0);
+  CreateSession(previewWindow, nullptr, nullptr, false, 0);
 }
 
 NDKCamera::~NDKCamera() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/camera_manager.h b/app/src/main/cpp/camera_manager.h
index 3c845e55..8eb83414 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/camera_manager.h
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/camera_manager.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class NDKCamera {
   bool MatchCaptureSizeRequest(int32_t requestWidth, int32_t requestHeight,
                                ImageFormat* view, ImageFormat* capture);
   void CreateSession(ANativeWindow* previewWindow, ANativeWindow* jpgWindow,
-                     bool manaulPreview, int32_t imageRotation);
+                     ANativeWindow  * videoCaptureWindow, bool manaulPreview, int32_t imageRotation);
   void CreateSession(ANativeWindow* previewWindow);
 
   bool GetSensorOrientation(int32_t* facing, int32_t* angle);
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/image_reader.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/image_reader.cpp
index 440b4708..f6c1b5f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/image_reader.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/image_reader.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ void ImageReader::ImageCallback(AImageReader *reader) {
     std::thread writeFileHandler(&ImageReader::WriteFile, this, image);
     writeFileHandler.detach();
   }
+
+    HERE
 }
 
 ANativeWindow *ImageReader::GetNativeWindow(void) {