diff --git a/CONTROL/control b/CONTROL/control
index 8a5bd65..cc40996 100644
--- a/CONTROL/control
+++ b/CONTROL/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: webif
 Priority: optional
 Section: web
-Version: 1.4.8-10
+Version: 1.4.8-11
 Architecture: mipsel
 Maintainer: af123@hpkg.tv
 Depends: tcpfix,webif-channelicons(>=1.1.27),lighttpd(>=1.4.39-1),jim(>=0.79),jim-pack(>=0.79),jim-oo(>=0.77),jim-sqlite3(>=0.77),jim-cgi(>=0.7-2),jim-binary(>=0.76),service-control(>=2.3),busybox(>=1.20.2-1),lsof(>=4.87),epg(>=1.2.8),hmt(>=2.0.10),ssmtp,cron-daemon(>=1.18.3-3),at(>=3.1.18),anacron,trm(>=1.1),openssl-command,nicesplice,id3v2,file,rsvsync(>=1.1.13),webif-charts(>=1.2-1),stripts(>=1.4.2),tmenu(>=1.21-2),ffmpeg(>=2.8),id3v2,multienv(>=1.6),tcpping(>=1.1),e2fsprogs,wireless-tools(>=29-1),dbupdate,recmon(>=2.0.7),hwctl,nugget(>=0.98),sqlite3(>=3.15.1),jim-xconv,zip(>=3.0-1),wget
diff --git a/webif/html/browse/rename.jim b/webif/html/browse/rename.jim
index 618f46b..1e3a07a 100755
--- a/webif/html/browse/rename.jim
+++ b/webif/html/browse/rename.jim
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ if {[file isdirectory $file]} {
 			set new [string map {"\n" ""} [
 			    string trim [cgi_get "rename_$attr"]]]
 			set old [$ts get $attr]
+			if {$attr eq "title" || $attr eq "synopsis"} {
+				set new "\025$new"
+			}
 			if {$new ne $old} {
 				if {$attr eq "guidance" ||
 				    [string length $new] > 0} {
diff --git a/webif/lib/settings.class b/webif/lib/settings.class
index 43616bb..0fd81e6 100644
--- a/webif/lib/settings.class
+++ b/webif/lib/settings.class
@@ -54,6 +54,28 @@ class settings {
 	rtschedule	0
 }
 
+proc {settings _safer_query} { queryText args } {
+	global settingsdb
+
+	# allow 4 tries from 0.5s delay, doubling, to get access
+	for {set lockCnt 4; set delay 0.5} {true} {sleep $delay; set delay $(2*$delay)} {
+		try {
+			return [$settingsdb query $queryText {*}$args]
+		} on error {msg opts} {
+			if {[string first "database is locked" $msg] >= 0} {
+				if {[incr lockCnt -1] > 0} {
+					continue
+				} else {
+					# raise error from caller
+					set msg "Persistently unable to access Settings: database locked"
+					incr opts(-level)
+				}
+			}
+			return {*}$opts $msg
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 settings method hostname {{name ""}} {
 	if {$name == ""} {
 		# Get
@@ -104,11 +126,10 @@ settings method smtp_server {{server ""}} {
 }
 
 settings method _nval_setting {name {val -1}} {
-	global settingsdb
 
 	if {$val == -1} {
 		# Get
-		set res [$settingsdb query "
+		set res [settings _safer_query "
 			select nval from settings
 			where name = '$name'
 		"]
@@ -118,7 +139,7 @@ settings method _nval_setting {name {val -1}} {
 		return 0
 	} else {
 		# Set
-		$settingsdb query "
+		settings _safer_query "
 			replace into settings(name,nval)
 			values('$name', $val)
 		"
@@ -127,11 +148,10 @@ settings method _nval_setting {name {val -1}} {
 }
 
 settings method _tval_setting {name {val -1} {def 0}} {
-	global settingsdb
 
 	if {$val eq "-1"} {
 		# Get
-		set res [$settingsdb query "
+		set res [settings _safer_query "
 			select tval from settings
 			where name = '$name'
 		"]
@@ -141,7 +161,7 @@ settings method _tval_setting {name {val -1} {def 0}} {
 		return $def
 	} else {
 		# Set
-		$settingsdb query "
+		settings _safer_query "
 			replace into settings(name,tval)
 			values('$name', '%s')
 		" $val
diff --git a/webif/lib/ts.class b/webif/lib/ts.class
index 01b911d..c03355c 100644
--- a/webif/lib/ts.class
+++ b/webif/lib/ts.class
@@ -354,13 +354,14 @@ ts method mkbmps {{offset 0}} {
 
 ts method mkbmp {{offset 0} {ext ""}} {
 	set bfile [file rootname $file]
+	set bmpfile "$bfile$ext.bmp"
 	set cmd [list /mod/bin/ffmpeg -loglevel fatal -ss $offset -i $file \
-	    -frames 1 -pix_fmt argb -vf vflip -s 140x78 "$bfile$ext.bmp"]
-	if {[catch { exec {*}$cmd } msg]} {
-		puts "ERROR: $msg"
-		return 0
+	    -frames 1 -pix_fmt argb -vf vflip -s 140x78 -y $bmpfile]
+	catch { exec {*}$cmd }
+	if {![catch { file stat $bmpfile stbmp }]} {
+		if {[dict get $stbmp size] != 0} { return 1 }
 	}
-	return 1
+	return 0
 }
 
 ts method mkthm {{offset 0}} {