diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fd7a139..4aa0a4b
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ def main():
 
     def get_obj():
         reddit_obj = get_subreddit_threads()
-        for comment in (reddit_obj["comments"]):
-            if len(comment) > 250:
-                print(comment)
-                reddit_obj["comments"].remove(comment)
-                print(reddit_obj["comments"])
         return reddit_obj
 
     reddit_object = get_obj()
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ def main():
     download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, number_of_comments)
     download_background()
     chop_background_video(length)
-    final_video = make_final_video(number_of_comments)
+    final_video = make_final_video(number_of_comments, length)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/reddit/subreddit.py b/reddit/subreddit.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9a19c55..c2a59df
--- a/reddit/subreddit.py
+++ b/reddit/subreddit.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
         threads = subreddit.hot(limit=25)
         submission = list(threads)[random.randrange(0, 25)]
     submission = check_done(submission)
+    if submission == None:
+        return get_subreddit_threads()
 
     print_substep(
         f'subreddit thread is: {submission.title}\n(if you dont like this, you can change it by exiting and rerunning the program)')
@@ -56,9 +58,10 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
         content["comments"] = []
 
         for top_level_comment in submission.comments:
-            content["comments"].append(
-                {"comment_body": top_level_comment.body, "comment_url": top_level_comment.permalink,
-                 "comment_id": top_level_comment.id, })
+            if len(top_level_comment.body) <= 250:
+                content["comments"].append(
+                    {"comment_body": top_level_comment.body, "comment_url": top_level_comment.permalink,
+                    "comment_id": top_level_comment.id, })
 
     except AttributeError as e:
         pass
diff --git a/utils/videos.py b/utils/videos.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 66b9a75..3af5015
--- a/utils/videos.py
+++ b/utils/videos.py
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ def check_done(redditobj):  # don't set this to be run anyplace that isn't subre
     for video in done_videos:
         if video['id'] == str(redditobj):
             print_step('Getting new post as the current one has already been done')
-            from reddit.subreddit import get_subreddit_threads
-            return get_subreddit_threads()  # recursive func
+            return None
     return redditobj
diff --git a/video_creation/TTSwrapper.py b/video_creation/TTSwrapper.py
index e239e81..0b50b15 100644
--- a/video_creation/TTSwrapper.py
+++ b/video_creation/TTSwrapper.py
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ class TTTTSWrapper:  # TikTok Text-to-Speech Wrapper
         self.URI_BASE = 'https://api16-normal-useast5.us.tiktokv.com/media/api/text/speech/invoke/?text_speaker='
 
     def tts(self, req_text: str = "TikTok Text To Speech", filename: str = 'title.mp3', random_speaker: bool = False):
-        if len(req_text) > 299:
-            return ValueError("Text too long must be under 299 characters")
-        if random_speaker:
-            req_text = req_text.replace("+", "plus").replace(" ", "+").replace("&", "and")
+        req_text = req_text.replace("+", "plus").replace(" ", "+").replace("&", "and")
         voice = self.randomvoice() if random_speaker else 'en_us_002'
         r = requests.post(f"{self.URI_BASE}{voice}&req_text={req_text}&speaker_map_type=0")
 
diff --git a/video_creation/background.py b/video_creation/background.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f146ade..10f142d
--- a/video_creation/background.py
+++ b/video_creation/background.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def download_background():
 
             for uri, filename, credit in background_options:
                 print_substep(f"Downloading {filename} from {uri}")
-                YouTube(uri).streams.filter(res="720p").first().download("assets/backgrounds",
+                YouTube(uri).streams.filter(res="1080p").first().download("assets/backgrounds",
                                                                          filename=f"{credit}-{filename}")
                 progress.update(download_task, advance=1)
 
diff --git a/video_creation/final_video.py b/video_creation/final_video.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d5fd528..157b94b
--- a/video_creation/final_video.py
+++ b/video_creation/final_video.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import os
 import time
 from os.path import exists
 
-from moviepy.editor import (VideoFileClip, AudioFileClip, ImageClip, concatenate_videoclips, concatenate_audioclips,
-                            CompositeAudioClip, CompositeVideoClip)
+from moviepy.editor import VideoFileClip, AudioFileClip, ImageClip, concatenate_videoclips, concatenate_audioclips, CompositeAudioClip, CompositeVideoClip
+from moviepy.video import io
 
 from utils.cleanup import cleanup
 from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from utils.console import print_step, print_substep
 W, H = 1080, 1920
 
 
-def make_final_video(number_of_clips):
+def make_final_video(number_of_clips, length):
     print_step("Creating the final video 🎥")
     VideoFileClip.reW = lambda clip: clip.resize(width=W)
     VideoFileClip.reH = lambda clip: clip.resize(width=H)
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ def make_final_video(number_of_clips):
     if not exists('./results'):
         print_substep('the results folder didn\'t exist so I made it')
         os.mkdir("./results")
-    final.write_videofile(f"results/{filename}", fps=30, audio_codec="aac", audio_bitrate="192k")
+
+    final.write_videofile("temp.mp4", fps=30, audio_codec="aac", audio_bitrate="192k")
+    io.ffmpeg_tools.ffmpeg_extract_subclip("temp.mp4", 0, length, targetname=f"results/{filename}")
+    os.remove("temp.mp4")
+
     print_step("Removing temporary files 🗑")
     cleanups = cleanup()
     print_substep(f"Removed {cleanups} temporary files 🗑")