diff --git a/anifetch.py b/anifetch.py
index beefdca..16f5ca2 100644
--- a/anifetch.py
+++ b/anifetch.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
-
+import threading
+from PIL import Image
+import numpy as np
 
 def print_verbose(*msg):
     if args.verbose:
@@ -29,6 +31,16 @@ def check_codec_of_file(file:str):
     codec = str(subprocess.check_output(ffprobe_cmd, text=True).strip())
     return codec
 
+def get_width_of_video(file:str):
+    ffprobe_cmd = ["ffprobe", "-v", "error", "-select_streams", "v:0", "-show_entries", "stream=width", "-of", "default=nw=1:nk=1", file]
+    vid_width = int(subprocess.check_output(ffprobe_cmd, text=True))
+    return vid_width
+
+def get_height_of_video(file:str):
+    ffprobe_cmd = ["ffprobe", "-v", "error", "-select_streams", "v:0", "-show_entries", "stream=height", "-of", "default=nw=1:nk=1", file]
+    vid_height = int(subprocess.check_output(ffprobe_cmd, text=True))
+    return vid_height
+
 def extract_audio_from_file(file:str, extension):
     audio_file = BASE_PATH / f"output_audio.{extension}"
     extract_cmd = ["ffmpeg", "-i", file, "-y", "-vn", "-c:a", "copy", "-loglevel","quiet", audio_file]
@@ -159,14 +171,10 @@ def check_chroma_flag():
         codec = check_codec_of_file(args.filename)
         ext = get_ext_from_codec(codec)
         args.sound_saved_path = str(BASE_PATH / f"output_audio.{ext}")
-
 if args.chroma_flag_given:
     if args.chroma.startswith("#"):
         sys.exit("Color for hex code starts with an '0x'! Not a '#'")
 
-
-
-
 # check cache
 old_filename = ""
 should_update = False
@@ -207,48 +215,10 @@ def check_chroma_flag():
 WIDTH = args.width
 HEIGHT = args.height
 
-
 # put cached frames here
 frames: list[str] = []
 
-# cache is invalid, re-render
-if should_update:
-    print_verbose("SHOULD RENDER WITH CHAFA")
-
-    # delete all old frames
-    shutil.rmtree(BASE_PATH / "video")
-    os.mkdir(BASE_PATH / "video")
-
-    stdout = None if args.verbose else subprocess.DEVNULL
-    stderr = None if args.verbose else subprocess.STDOUT
-
-    if args.chroma_flag_given:
-        subprocess.call(
-            [
-                "ffmpeg",
-                "-i",
-                f"{args.filename}",
-                "-vf",
-                f"fps={args.framerate},format=rgba,chromakey={args.chroma}",
-                str(BASE_PATH / "video/%05d.png"),
-            ],
-            stdout=stdout,
-            stderr=stderr,
-        )
-    else:
-        subprocess.call(
-            [
-                "ffmpeg",
-                "-i",
-                f"{args.filename}",
-                "-vf",
-                f"fps={args.framerate},format=rgba",
-                str(BASE_PATH / "video/%05d.png"),
-            ],
-            stdout=stdout,
-            stderr=stderr,
-        )
-
+def get_sound():
     print_verbose(args.sound_flag_given)
 
     if args.sound_flag_given:
@@ -269,6 +239,104 @@ def check_chroma_flag():
 
         print_verbose(args.sound_saved_path)
 
+thread_sound = threading.Thread(target=get_sound)
+
+def chafa_process(f, ffmpeg_frame):
+    WIDTH = args.width
+    HEIGHT = args.height
+
+    chafa_args = args.chafa_arguments.strip()
+    chafa_args += " --format symbols"  # Fixes https://github.com/Notenlish/anifetch/issues/1
+
+    path = BASE_PATH / "video" / f
+    im = Image.fromarray(ffmpeg_frame)
+    im.save(path, compress_level=0)
+    chafa_cmd = [
+        "chafa",
+        *chafa_args.split(" "),
+        # "--color-space=rgb",
+        f"--size={WIDTH}x{HEIGHT}",
+        path.as_posix(),
+    ]
+    frame = subprocess.check_output(
+        chafa_cmd,
+        text=True,
+    )
+
+    with open((BASE_PATH / "output" / f).with_suffix(".txt"), "w") as file:
+        file.write(frame)
+
+        # if wanted aspect ratio doesnt match source, chafa makes width as high as it can, and adjusts height accordingly.
+        # AKA: even if I specify 40x20, chafa might give me 40x11 or something like that.
+    HEIGHT = len(frame.splitlines())
+    frames.append(frame) # dont question this, I need frames to have at least a single item
+
+def ffmpeg_process():
+    threads = []
+    stderr = None if args.verbose else subprocess.PIPE
+    vid_width = get_width_of_video(args.filename)     
+    vid_height = get_height_of_video(args.filename)     
+    if args.chroma_flag_given:
+        ffmpeg_cmd = [
+            "ffmpeg",
+            "-i",
+            f"{args.filename}",
+            "-f",
+            "image2pipe",
+            "-vf",
+            f"fps={args.framerate},chromakey={args.chroma}",
+            "-pix_fmt",
+            "rgb24",
+            "-vcodec",
+            "rawvideo",
+            "-",
+        ]
+    else:
+        ffmpeg_cmd = [
+            "ffmpeg",
+            "-i",
+            f"{args.filename}",
+            "-f",
+            "image2pipe",
+            "-vf",
+            f"fps={args.framerate}",
+            "-pix_fmt",
+            "rgb24",
+            "-vcodec",
+            "rawvideo",
+            "-",
+        ]
+    print_verbose(vid_width)
+    print_verbose(vid_height)
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(ffmpeg_cmd, stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = stderr, bufsize=10**8)
+    frame_size = vid_width * vid_height * 3
+    i=1
+    while True:
+        raw_frame = proc.stdout.read(frame_size)
+        if not raw_frame:
+            break
+        ffmpeg_frame = np.frombuffer(raw_frame, np.uint8).reshape((vid_height, vid_width, 3))
+        proc.stdout.flush()
+        f = str(i) + ".png"
+        thread_chafa = threading.Thread(target=chafa_process, args=(f, ffmpeg_frame ))
+        thread_chafa.start()
+        threads.append(thread_chafa)
+        print_verbose("Launching chafa thread")
+        i=i+1
+
+
+    for i in enumerate(threads):
+        thread_chafa.join()
+
+thread_ffmpeg = threading.Thread(target=ffmpeg_process)
+
+# cache is invalid, re-render
+if should_update:
+    print_verbose("SHOULD RENDER WITH CHAFA")
+
+    # delete all old frames
+    shutil.rmtree(BASE_PATH / "video")
+    os.mkdir(BASE_PATH / "video")
 
     # If the new anim frames is shorter than the old one, then in /output there will be both new and old frames. Empty the directory to fix this.
     shutil.rmtree(BASE_PATH / "output")
@@ -276,38 +344,15 @@ def check_chroma_flag():
 
     print_verbose("Emptied the output folder.")
 
-    # get the frames
-    animation_files = os.listdir(BASE_PATH / "video")
-    animation_files.sort()
-    for i, f in enumerate(animation_files):
-        # TODO: REMOVE THIS
-        #print_verbose(f"- Frame: {f}")
-
-        # f = 00001.png
-        chafa_args = args.chafa_arguments.strip()
-        chafa_args += " --format symbols"  # Fixes https://github.com/Notenlish/anifetch/issues/1
-
-        path = BASE_PATH / "video" / f
-        chafa_cmd = [
-            "chafa",
-            *chafa_args.split(" "),
-            # "--color-space=rgb",
-            f"--size={WIDTH}x{HEIGHT}",
-            path.as_posix(),
-        ]
-        frame = subprocess.check_output(
-            chafa_cmd,
-            text=True,
-        )
+    thread_ffmpeg.start()
 
-        with open((BASE_PATH / "output" / f).with_suffix(".txt"), "w") as file:
-            file.write(frame)
+    thread_sound.start()
 
-        # if wanted aspect ratio doesnt match source, chafa makes width as high as it can, and adjusts height accordingly.
-        # AKA: even if I specify 40x20, chafa might give me 40x11 or something like that.
-        if i == 0:
-            HEIGHT = len(frame.splitlines())
-            frames.append(frame) # dont question this, I need frames to have at least a single item
+    thread_ffmpeg.join()
+
+    thread_sound.join()
+
+    # get the frames
 else:
     # just use cached
     for filename in os.listdir(BASE_PATH / "output"):
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 57353be..abb6e1c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -24,5 +24,24 @@
     overlays = import ./nix/overlays;
 
     formatter = forAllSystems (system: nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}.alejandra);
+    devShells = forAllSystems (system: let
+      pkgs = import nixpkgs {inherit system;};
+    in {
+      default = pkgs.mkShell {
+        packages = [
+          (pkgs.python3.withPackages (python-pkgs: [
+            python-pkgs.pillow
+            python-pkgs.numpy
+          ]))
+          pkgs.neofetch
+          pkgs.fastfetch
+          pkgs.chafa
+          pkgs.bc
+          (pkgs.callPackage ./nix/packages/anifetch.nix {})
+        ];
+        shellHook = ''
+        '';
+      };
+    });
   };
 }
diff --git a/nix/packages/anifetch.nix b/nix/packages/anifetch.nix
index 2a085ca..466b5d4 100644
--- a/nix/packages/anifetch.nix
+++ b/nix/packages/anifetch.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ in
       pkgs.bc
       pkgs.chafa
       pkgs.ffmpeg
+      pkgs.python3Packages.pillow
+      pkgs.python3Packages.numpy
       loop
     ];
     preBuild = ''