diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8a54de7..c9788a6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ type WD14Caption struct {
 var (
 	config     *Config
 	httpClient = &http.Client{}
+	videoSem   = make(chan struct{}, 1)
 )
 
 func loadConfig() (*Config, error) {
@@ -294,6 +295,11 @@ func handleImage(w http.ResponseWriter, data []byte, fileName, contentType, thre
 }
 
 func handleVideo(w http.ResponseWriter, data []byte, fileName, threshold string) {
+	slog.Info("waiting for video processing slot", "queued", len(videoSem))
+	videoSem <- struct{}{}
+	defer func() { <-videoSem }()
+	slog.Info("acquired video processing slot")
+
 	// Write video to temp file
 	ext := filepath.Ext(fileName)
 	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "glimbus-video-*"+ext)
diff --git a/video.go b/video.go
index 92fc49e..5b51ff9 100644
--- a/video.go
+++ b/video.go
@@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ func getFrameSkipSeconds(totalSeconds int) int {
 	case totalSeconds <= 60:
 		return 5
 	case totalSeconds <= 120:
-		return 10
+		return 7
 	case totalSeconds <= 300:
-		return 12
+		return 10
 	case totalSeconds <= 1000:
 		return 15
 	case totalSeconds <= 1200:
-		return 40
+		return 20
 	default:
-		return 60
+		return 26
 	}
 }