diff --git a/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/DetectBlackBars.cs b/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/DetectBlackBars.cs
index 37a57c02..36d041bf 100644
--- a/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/DetectBlackBars.cs
+++ b/VideoNodes/LogicalNodes/DetectBlackBars.cs
@@ -37,82 +37,77 @@ namespace FileFlows.VideoNodes
 
         public string Execute(string ffplay, string file, string tempDir, NodeParameters args)
         {
-            string tempFile = Path.Combine(tempDir, Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".mkv");
             try
             {
-                using (var process = new Process())
+                int x = int.MaxValue;
+                int y = int.MaxValue;
+                int width = 0;
+                int height = 0;
+                int vidWidth = 0;
+                int vidHeight = 0;
+                foreach (int ss in new int[] { 60, 120, 240, 360 })  // check at multiple times
                 {
-                    process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
-                    process.StartInfo.FileName = ffplay;
-                    process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
-                    process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
-                    process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
-                    process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
-                    process.StartInfo.Arguments = $"-i \"{file}\" -hide_banner -t 10 -ss 60 -vf cropdetect {tempFile}";
-                    args.Logger?.DLog("Exectuing ffmpeg " + process.StartInfo.Arguments);
-                    process.Start();
-                    string output = process.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
-                    Console.WriteLine(output);
-                    string error = process.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
-                    process.WaitForExit();
-
-                    var dimMatch = Regex.Match(output, @"Stream #[\d]+:[\d]+(.*?)Video:(.*?)([\d]+)x([\d]+)", RegexOptions.Multiline);
-                    if (dimMatch.Success == false)
+                    using (var process = new Process())
                     {
-                        args.Logger?.WLog("Can't find dimensions for video");
-                        return String.Empty; // cant find dimensions
+                        process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
+                        process.StartInfo.FileName = ffplay;
+                        process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
+                        process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
+                        process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
+                        process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
+                        process.StartInfo.Arguments = $" -ss {ss} -i \"{file}\" -hide_banner -vframes 25 -vf cropdetect=24:16:0 -f null -";
+                        args.Logger?.DLog("Executing ffmpeg " + process.StartInfo.Arguments);
+                        process.Start();
+                        string output = process.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
+                        Console.WriteLine(output);
+                        string error = process.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
+                        process.WaitForExit();
+
+                        var dimMatch = Regex.Match(output, @"Stream #[\d]+:[\d]+(.*?)Video:(.*?)([\d]+)x([\d]+)", RegexOptions.Multiline);
+                        if (dimMatch.Success == false)
+                        {
+                            args.Logger?.WLog("Can't find dimensions for video");
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        if(vidWidth == 0)
+                            vidWidth = int.Parse(dimMatch.Groups[3].Value);
+                        if(vidHeight == 0)
+                            vidHeight = int.Parse(dimMatch.Groups[4].Value);
+
+                        var matches = Regex.Matches(output, @"(?<=(crop=))([\d]+:){3}[\d]+");
+                        foreach (Match match in matches)
+                        {
+                            int[] parts = match.Value.Split(':').Select(x => int.Parse(x)).ToArray();
+                            x = Math.Min(x, parts[2]);
+                            y = Math.Min(y, parts[3]);
+                            width = Math.Max(width, parts[0]);
+                            height = Math.Max(height, parts[1]);
+                        }
                     }
-
-                    int vidWidth = int.Parse(dimMatch.Groups[3].Value);
-                    int vidHeight = int.Parse(dimMatch.Groups[4].Value);
-
-                    args.Logger?.DLog($"Video dimensions: {vidWidth}x{vidHeight}");
-
-                    var matches = Regex.Matches(output, @"(?<=(crop=))([\d]+:){3}[\d]+");
-                    int x = int.MaxValue;
-                    int y = int.MaxValue;
-                    int width = 0;
-                    int height = 0;
-                    foreach (Match match in matches)
-                    {
-                        int[] parts = match.Value.Split(':').Select(x => int.Parse(x)).ToArray();
-                        x = Math.Min(x, parts[2]);
-                        y = Math.Min(y, parts[3]);
-                        width = Math.Max(width, parts[0]);
-                        height = Math.Max(height, parts[1]);
-                    }
-
-                    if (x == int.MaxValue)
-                        x = 0;
-                    if (y == int.MaxValue)
-                        y = 0;
-
-                    if(CroppingThreshold < 0)
-                        CroppingThreshold = 0;
-
-                    int diff = x + y + (vidWidth - width) + (vidHeight - height);
-
-                    bool willCrop = diff > CroppingThreshold;
-                    args.Logger?.ILog($"Crop detection, x:{x}, y:{y}, width: {width}, height: {height}, total:{diff}, threshold:{CroppingThreshold}, above threshold: {willCrop}");
-
-                    return willCrop ? $"{width}:{height}:{x}:{y}" : string.Empty;
                 }
+
+                if (x == int.MaxValue)
+                    x = 0;
+                if (y == int.MaxValue)
+                    y = 0;
+
+                if (CroppingThreshold < 0)
+                    CroppingThreshold = 0;
+
+                args.Logger?.DLog($"Video dimensions: {vidWidth}x{vidHeight}");
+
+                int diff = x + y + (vidWidth - width) + (vidHeight - height);
+
+                bool willCrop = diff > CroppingThreshold;
+                args.Logger?.ILog($"Crop detection, x:{x}, y:{y}, width: {width}, height: {height}, total:{diff}, threshold:{CroppingThreshold}, above threshold: {willCrop}");
+
+                return willCrop ? $"{width}:{height}:{x}:{y}" : string.Empty;
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
                 return string.Empty;
             }
-            finally
-            {
-                if (System.IO.File.Exists(tempFile))
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        System.IO.File.Delete(tempFile);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception) { }
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }
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