diff --git a/decode.py b/decode.py
index f2b6a2f..7bacb89 100644
--- a/decode.py
+++ b/decode.py
@@ -165,13 +165,18 @@ if not args.live:
     print("to play: ffplay thermal.mp4")
 
 else:
-    output = 'to_ffmpeg'
-    # live: write to named pipe
-    if not Path(output).exists():
-        print(f'making fifo at {output}')
-        os.mkfifo(output)
-    fd = open(output, 'wb')
-    for i, frame in enumerate(frames):
-        print(f'frame {i:3}')
-        Image.fromarray(np.frombuffer(frame, dtype='>H').reshape(WIDTH, HEIGHT)).save(f'test_{i:04}.png')
-        fd.write(frame)
+    # TODO: to video via ffmpeg; right now just a single png
+    # of the last frame
+    def todo_live_ffmpeg():
+        output = 'to_ffmpeg'
+        # live: write to named pipe
+        if not Path(output).exists():
+            print(f'making fifo at {output}')
+            os.mkfifo(output)
+        fd = open(output, 'wb')
+        for frame in frames:
+            fd.write(frame)
+
+    for frame in frames:
+        print('.')
+        Image.fromarray(np.frombuffer(frame, dtype='>H').reshape(WIDTH, HEIGHT)).save(f'live.png')