diff --git a/app/pages/PageEnigma/comps/ControlPanelSceneObject/ControlPanelSceneObject.tsx b/app/pages/PageEnigma/comps/ControlPanelSceneObject/ControlPanelSceneObject.tsx
index eb867d4d35..f18bfd305a 100644
--- a/app/pages/PageEnigma/comps/ControlPanelSceneObject/ControlPanelSceneObject.tsx
+++ b/app/pages/PageEnigma/comps/ControlPanelSceneObject/ControlPanelSceneObject.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ export const ControlPanelSceneObject = () => {
   const currentSceneObject = appUiState.controlPanel.currentSceneObject;
 
   useEffect(()=>{
+    // TODO this causes a subtle bug because it renders way too many times.
     const vectors = appUiState.controlPanel.currentSceneObject.objectVectors
+    
     editorEngine?.setSelectedObject(vectors.position, vectors.rotation, vectors.scale)
   }, [appUiState.controlPanel.currentSceneObject]);
 
diff --git a/app/pages/PageEnigma/js/editor.ts b/app/pages/PageEnigma/js/editor.ts
index f5dd7d3b65..e3651cd5b8 100644
--- a/app/pages/PageEnigma/js/editor.ts
+++ b/app/pages/PageEnigma/js/editor.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { PointerLockControls } from "three/addons/controls/PointerLockControls.j
 import { APPUI_ACTION_TYPES } from "../reducers";
 import { ClipGroup } from "~/pages/PageEnigma/models/track";
 
-import { XYZ } from "../../datastructures/common";
+import { XYZ } from "../datastructures/common";
 class EditorState {
   // {
   //   action: "ShowLoadingIndicator"
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ class Editor {
 
   // TO UPDATE selected objects in the scene might want to add to the scene ...
   async setSelectedObject(position:XYZ,rotation:XYZ,scale:XYZ) {
-    if (this.selected !=null) {
-
+    if (this.selected !=undefined || this.selected !=null) {
+      //console.log(`triggering setSelectedObject`) 
       this.selected.position.x = position.x
       this.selected.position.y = position.y
       this.selected.position.z = position.z
@@ -652,10 +652,15 @@ class Editor {
     // note the database from the server is the source of truth for all the data.
     // Test code here
     const object: THREE.Object3D = await this.activeScene.load_glb(
-      "m_9f3d3z94kk6m25zywyz6an3p43fjtw",
+      "m_r7w1tmkx2jg8nznr3hyzj4k6zhfh7d",
     );
+
     object.uuid = "CH1";
 
+    // Stick Open Pose Man: m_9f3d3z94kk6m25zywyz6an3p43fjtw
+    // XBot: m_r7w1tmkx2jg8nznr3hyzj4k6zhfh7d 
+    // YBot: m_9sqg0evpr23587jnr8z3zsvav1x077
+
     // Load timeline creates the the clips from the datastructure and loads them in here.
     // load object into the engine for lip syncing
     //this.lipsync_engine.load_object(
@@ -1030,7 +1035,8 @@ class Editor {
     document.body.removeChild(downloadLink);
 
     const data = await this.api_manager.uploadMedia(blob, "render.mp4");
-    // Create a link to download the file
+    // Create a link to download the file stylize video using api ..
+    //{"success":true,"upload_token":"mu_x9kr5cfafn512pjbygdszvbdpktrr"} payload
 
   }
 
@@ -1101,15 +1107,16 @@ class Editor {
     }
   }
 
+  // This initializes the generation of a video render scene is where the core work happens
   generateVideo() {
     console.log("Generating video...");
     if (this.rendering) {
       return;
     }
+    this.rendering = true; // has to go first to debounce
     this.startPlayback();
     this.frame_buffer = [];
     this.render_timer = 0;
-    this.rendering = true;
     this.activeScene.renderMode(this.rendering);
     if (this.activeScene.hot_items) {
       this.activeScene.hot_items.forEach((element) => {
@@ -1146,7 +1153,7 @@ class Editor {
     this.activeScene.scene.add(this.control);
   }
 
-  // Render the scene to the camera.
+  // Render the scene to the camera, this is called in the update.
   renderScene() {
     if (this.composer != null && !this.rendering && this.rawRenderer) {
       this.composer.render();