diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VideoTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/VideoTable.tsx
index 5cdd8a1..9c19b97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VideoTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VideoTable.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function VideoTable(props: VideoTableProps) {
             const startedAt = new Date(video.started_at);
             const endedAt = video.ended_at && new Date(video.ended_at);
 
-            const available = !!endedAt;
+            const available = video?.status !== "recording";
 
             const minutes = Math.floor(
               (video?.duration || 0) / (1_000_000_000 * 60),
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4495efd..a2ffbb4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0
 	github.com/gomodule/redigo v1.9.2
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
-	github.com/initialed85/djangolang v0.0.25
+	github.com/initialed85/djangolang v0.0.27
 	github.com/jackc/pgtype v1.14.3
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.6.0
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 19439fc..24fcc00 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aN
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3 h1:gitA9+qJrrTCsiCl7+kh75nPqQt1cx4ZkudSTLoUqJM=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3/go.mod h1:pSWU5MAI3yDq+fZBTazCSJysOMbxWL1BSow5/V2vxeg=
-github.com/initialed85/djangolang v0.0.25 h1:5vb/R9KpOKZ8sasD2MFFlh250ciABqqYGhEdsw4DV6w=
-github.com/initialed85/djangolang v0.0.25/go.mod h1:3mqaFDBq9zfX/18jyDCHs5UpH2r5XGgBj/SlRcgfY64=
+github.com/initialed85/djangolang v0.0.27 h1:y/+0WwvKmJ0eyJIq/fWGqVFjyNHRgclkZiSV7kf/r7w=
+github.com/initialed85/djangolang v0.0.27/go.mod h1:3mqaFDBq9zfX/18jyDCHs5UpH2r5XGgBj/SlRcgfY64=
 github.com/initialed85/structmeta v0.0.0-20240802152142-39f398ef1ab7 h1:G9Z1k4TyxQ/9Kk4ZSuw82WZCxJayZf12Aos2MorzKRg=
 github.com/initialed85/structmeta v0.0.0-20240802152142-39f398ef1ab7/go.mod h1:hTGWTsfgy6Um+L8e3Qcj8/pBkHGcIGxEpZAKziWhQfc=
 github.com/invopop/yaml v0.3.1 h1:f0+ZpmhfBSS4MhG+4HYseMdJhoeeopbSKbq5Rpeelso=
diff --git a/pkg/api/bin/api b/pkg/api/bin/api
index dd3a474..f30e0fd 100755
Binary files a/pkg/api/bin/api and b/pkg/api/bin/api differ
diff --git a/pkg/api/camera.go b/pkg/api/camera.go
index 253d1e1..8e644e7 100755
--- a/pkg/api/camera.go
+++ b/pkg/api/camera.go
@@ -642,10 +642,10 @@ func SelectCameras(
 
 		err = object.FromItem(item)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to call Camera.FromItem; err: %v", err)
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		func() {
+		err = func() error {
 			possibleRootTableName := ctx.Value(_rootTableNameContextKey)
 			rootTableName, _ := possibleRootTableName.(string)
 			if rootTableName == "" {
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ func SelectCameras(
 			}
 
 			if rootTableName != CameraTable {
-				object.ReferencedByVideoCameraIDObjects, _ = SelectVideos(
+				object.ReferencedByVideoCameraIDObjects, err = SelectVideos(
 					ctx,
 					tx,
 					fmt.Sprintf("%v = $1", VideoTableCameraIDColumn),
@@ -662,10 +662,18 @@ func SelectCameras(
 					nil,
 					object.ID,
 				)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
+
+			return nil
 		}()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
-		func() {
+		err = func() error {
 			possibleRootTableName := ctx.Value(_rootTableNameContextKey)
 			rootTableName, _ := possibleRootTableName.(string)
 			if rootTableName == "" {
@@ -673,7 +681,7 @@ func SelectCameras(
 			}
 
 			if rootTableName != CameraTable {
-				object.ReferencedByDetectionCameraIDObjects, _ = SelectDetections(
+				object.ReferencedByDetectionCameraIDObjects, err = SelectDetections(
 					ctx,
 					tx,
 					fmt.Sprintf("%v = $1", DetectionTableCameraIDColumn),
@@ -682,8 +690,16 @@ func SelectCameras(
 					nil,
 					object.ID,
 				)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
+
+			return nil
 		}()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
 		objects = append(objects, object)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/detection.go b/pkg/api/detection.go
index 6f61771..2ebba07 100755
--- a/pkg/api/detection.go
+++ b/pkg/api/detection.go
@@ -832,16 +832,19 @@ func SelectDetections(
 
 		err = object.FromItem(item)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to call Detection.FromItem; err: %v", err)
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		if !types.IsZeroUUID(object.CameraID) {
-			object.CameraIDObject, _ = SelectCamera(
+			object.CameraIDObject, err = SelectCamera(
 				ctx,
 				tx,
 				fmt.Sprintf("%v = $1", CameraTablePrimaryKeyColumn),
 				object.CameraID,
 			)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 
 		objects = append(objects, object)
diff --git a/pkg/api/video.go b/pkg/api/video.go
index e4a8b6e..d7b1328 100755
--- a/pkg/api/video.go
+++ b/pkg/api/video.go
@@ -880,16 +880,19 @@ func SelectVideos(
 
 		err = object.FromItem(item)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to call Video.FromItem; err: %v", err)
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		if !types.IsZeroUUID(object.CameraID) {
-			object.CameraIDObject, _ = SelectCamera(
+			object.CameraIDObject, err = SelectCamera(
 				ctx,
 				tx,
 				fmt.Sprintf("%v = $1", CameraTablePrimaryKeyColumn),
 				object.CameraID,
 			)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 
 		objects = append(objects, object)
diff --git a/pkg/segment_producer/helpers.go b/pkg/segment_producer/helpers.go
index 7e6a84c..994cacd 100644
--- a/pkg/segment_producer/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/segment_producer/helpers.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func GenerateThumbnail(videoPath, imagePath string) error {
 		videoPath,
 		"-ss",
 		"00:00:00.000",
-		"-vframes",
+		"-frames:v",
 		"1",
 		imagePath,
 	}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func GenerateThumbnail(videoPath, imagePath string) error {
 
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate thumbnail: %v; stdout=%#+v, stderr=%#+v", err, stdout, stderr)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate thumbnail: %v; stdout=%#+v, stderr=%#+v", err, stdout.String(), stderr.String())
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/segment_producer/segment_producer.go b/pkg/segment_producer/segment_producer.go
index a0b09ea..6b241c6 100644
--- a/pkg/segment_producer/segment_producer.go
+++ b/pkg/segment_producer/segment_producer.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func Run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	func() error {
+	err = func() error {
 		tx, err := db.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -440,11 +440,24 @@ func Run() error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		for _, orphanedVideo := range orphanedVideos {
-			log.Printf("marking orphaned video %s as failed", orphanedVideo.ID)
+		for _, video := range orphanedVideos {
+			log.Printf("marking orphaned video %s as failed", video.ID)
+
+			filePath := filepath.Join(destinationPath, video.FileName)
+
+			_, fileName := filepath.Split(filePath)
+			video.FileName = fileName
 
-			orphanedVideo.Status = helpers.Ptr("failed")
-			err = orphanedVideo.Update(ctx, tx, false)
+			ext := filepath.Ext(fileName)
+			thumbnailPath := fmt.Sprintf("%v.jpg", filePath[:len(filePath)-len(ext)])
+			err = GenerateThumbnail(filePath, thumbnailPath)
+			if err == nil {
+				_, thumbnailName := filepath.Split(thumbnailPath)
+				video.ThumbnailName = &thumbnailName
+			}
+
+			video.Status = helpers.Ptr("failed")
+			err = video.Update(ctx, tx, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -461,7 +474,7 @@ func Run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to handle orphaned videos: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("api confirmed %#+v", camera)
+	log.Printf("api confirmed camera %s | %s | %s", camera.ID, camera.StreamURL, camera.Name)
 
 	mu := new(sync.Mutex)
 	var video *api.Video
@@ -482,6 +495,19 @@ func Run() error {
 		if video != nil {
 			log.Printf("warning: there was a Video in-flight that should have been closed out- marking %v as failed", video.ID)
 
+			filePath := filepath.Join(destinationPath, video.FileName)
+
+			_, fileName := filepath.Split(filePath)
+			video.FileName = fileName
+
+			ext := filepath.Ext(fileName)
+			thumbnailPath := fmt.Sprintf("%v.jpg", filePath[:len(filePath)-len(ext)])
+			err = GenerateThumbnail(filePath, thumbnailPath)
+			if err == nil {
+				_, thumbnailName := filepath.Split(thumbnailPath)
+				video.ThumbnailName = &thumbnailName
+			}
+
 			video.Status = helpers.Ptr("failed")
 			err = video.Update(ctx, tx, false)
 			if err != nil {