diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
index 0f4a2e0e89a..2eee27d1c92 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
@@ -248,46 +248,58 @@ public void HandleMovieOnFrameLoop()
 			{
 				LatchInputFromLog();
 
-				// Movie may go into finished mode as a result from latching
-				if (!Movie.IsFinished)
+				if (Movie.IsRecording) // The movie end situation can cause the switch to record mode, in that case we need to capture some input for this frame
 				{
-					if (Global.ClientControls["Scrub Input"])
-					{
-						LatchInputFromPlayer(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter);
-						ClearFrame();
-					}
-					else if (Global.Config.MoviePlaybackPokeMode)
+					HandleFrameLoopForRecordMode();
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// Movie may go into finished mode as a result from latching
+					if (!Movie.IsFinished)
 					{
-						LatchInputFromPlayer(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter);
-						var lg = Movie.LogGeneratorInstance();
-						lg.SetSource(Global.MovieOutputHardpoint);
-						if (!lg.IsEmpty)
+						if (Global.ClientControls["Scrub Input"])
 						{
 							LatchInputFromPlayer(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter);
-							Movie.PokeFrame(Global.Emulator.Frame, Global.MovieOutputHardpoint);
+							ClearFrame();
 						}
-						else
+						else if (Global.Config.MoviePlaybackPokeMode)
 						{
-							LatchInputFromLog();
+							LatchInputFromPlayer(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter);
+							var lg = Movie.LogGeneratorInstance();
+							lg.SetSource(Global.MovieOutputHardpoint);
+							if (!lg.IsEmpty)
+							{
+								LatchInputFromPlayer(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter);
+								Movie.PokeFrame(Global.Emulator.Frame, Global.MovieOutputHardpoint);
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								LatchInputFromLog();
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			else if (Movie.IsRecording)
 			{
-				if (MultiTrack.IsActive)
-				{
-					LatchMultitrackPlayerInput(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter, Global.MultitrackRewiringAdapter);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					LatchInputFromPlayer(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter);
-				}
+				HandleFrameLoopForRecordMode();
+			}
+		}
 
-				// the movie session makes sure that the correct input has been read and merged to its MovieControllerAdapter;
-				// this has been wired to Global.MovieOutputHardpoint in RewireInputChain
-				Movie.RecordFrame(Global.Emulator.Frame, Global.MovieOutputHardpoint);
+		private void HandleFrameLoopForRecordMode()
+		{
+			if (MultiTrack.IsActive)
+			{
+				LatchMultitrackPlayerInput(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter, Global.MultitrackRewiringAdapter);
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				LatchInputFromPlayer(Global.MovieInputSourceAdapter);
+			}
+
+			// the movie session makes sure that the correct input has been read and merged to its MovieControllerAdapter;
+			// this has been wired to Global.MovieOutputHardpoint in RewireInputChain
+			Movie.RecordFrame(Global.Emulator.Frame, Global.MovieOutputHardpoint);
 		}
 
 		public bool HandleMovieLoadState(string path)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index d2e759c2e59..efa2bbfad7f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -1260,20 +1260,20 @@ private void SetWindowText()
 			else
 			{
 				str = str + Global.SystemInfo.DisplayName;
-			}
 
-			if (VersionInfo.DeveloperBuild)
-			{
-				str += " (interim)";
-			}
+				if (VersionInfo.DeveloperBuild)
+				{
+					str += " (interim)";
+				}
 
-			if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive)
-			{
-				str = str + " - " + Global.Game.Name + " - " + Path.GetFileName(Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				str = str + " - " + Global.Game.Name;
+				if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive)
+				{
+					str = str + " - " + Global.Game.Name + " - " + Path.GetFileName(Global.MovieSession.Movie.Filename);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					str = str + " - " + Global.Game.Name;
+				}
 			}
 
 			Text = str;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ProfileConfig.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ProfileConfig.Designer.cs
index 10bc9afee19..0d7baea95e4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ProfileConfig.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ProfileConfig.Designer.cs
@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
 			this.ProfileDialogHelpTexBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 12);
 			this.ProfileDialogHelpTexBox.Name = "ProfileDialogHelpTexBox";
 			this.ProfileDialogHelpTexBox.ReadOnly = true;
-			this.ProfileDialogHelpTexBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(198, 126);
+			this.ProfileDialogHelpTexBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(198, 154);
 			this.ProfileDialogHelpTexBox.TabIndex = 8;
 			this.ProfileDialogHelpTexBox.Text = "Options:\nCasual Gaming - All about performance!\n\nTool-Assisted Speedruns - Maximu" +
-    "m Accuracy!\n\nLongplays - Stability is the key!";
+    "m Accuracy!\n\nN64 Tool-assisted Speedruns - Maximum Accuracy for N64 Recording!\n\n" +
+    "Longplays - Stability is the key!";
 			// 
 			// label1
 			// 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
index 76169b82d4e..976244d81e4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs
@@ -274,7 +274,16 @@ private void TasView_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
 							TasView.Refresh();
 
 							_startBoolDrawColumn = buttonName;
-							_boolPaintState = _currentTasMovie.BoolIsPressed(frame, buttonName);
+
+							if (frame < _currentTasMovie.InputLogLength)
+							{
+								_boolPaintState = _currentTasMovie.BoolIsPressed(frame, buttonName);
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								Global.ClickyVirtualPadController.IsPressed(buttonName);
+							}
+							
 						}
 						else
 						{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index b5424aee314..94988ac5cf6 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -157,7 +157,14 @@ public void LoadProject(string path)
 				}
 
 				WantsToControlStopMovie = false;
-				GlobalWin.MainForm.StartNewMovie(movie, record: false);
+
+				var shouldRecord = false;
+				if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.InputLogLength == 0) // An unusual but possible edge case
+				{
+					shouldRecord = true;
+				}
+
+				GlobalWin.MainForm.StartNewMovie(movie, record: shouldRecord);
 				WantsToControlStopMovie = true;
 				_currentTasMovie = Global.MovieSession.Movie as TasMovie;
 				Global.Config.RecentTas.Add(path);
diff --git a/VersionInfo.cs b/VersionInfo.cs
index 4f7d6c197d0..290e5ec390f 100644
--- a/VersionInfo.cs
+++ b/VersionInfo.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 static class VersionInfo
 {
-	public const string MAINVERSION = "1.8.2";
-	public static string RELEASEDATE = "August 31, 2014";
+	public const string MAINVERSION = "1.8.3";
+	public static string RELEASEDATE = "September 20, 2014";
 	public static bool DeveloperBuild = false;
 
 	public static string GetEmuVersion()