diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-client/configure.ac b/veejay-current/veejay-client/configure.ac
index 1fe59615..16039f18 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-client/configure.ac
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-client/configure.ac
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 dnl AC_INIT
-AC_INIT([reloaded],[1.5.17],[nwelburg@gmail.com])
+AC_INIT([reloaded],[1.5.19],[nwelburg@gmail.com])
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/gveejay.c])
 
 RELOADED_MAJOR_VERSION=1
 RELOADED_MINOR_VERSION=5
-RELOADED_MICRO_VERSION=17
+RELOADED_MICRO_VERSION=19
 RELOADED_VERSION=$VEEJAY_MAJOR_VERSION.$VEEJAY_MINOR_VERSION.$VEEJAY_MICRO_VERSION
 RELOADED_CODENAME="Reloaded - build $RELOADED_MAJOR_VERSION $RELOADED_MINOR_VERSION $RELOADED_MICRO_VERSION"
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ fi
 
 dnl Check for Veejay
 have_veejay=false
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES( VEEJAY, [veejay >= 1.5.9 ],
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES( VEEJAY, [veejay >= 1.5.19 ],
 	[	
 		AC_SUBST(VEEJAY_CFLAGS)
 		AC_SUBST(VEEJAY_LIBS)
@@ -188,13 +188,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES( VEEJAY, [veejay >= 1.5.9 ],
 		[have_veejay=false])
 
 if test x$have_veejay != xtrue ; then
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VEEJAY, [veejay >= 1.4.8 ],
-			  [
-			   AC_MSG_WARN([veejay-server old but should be compatible!])
-			   ],
-			   [
-			    AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find veejay])
-			    ])
+   AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find veejay 1.5.19 or later])
 fi
 
 have_pixbuf=false
@@ -696,7 +690,7 @@ AC_MSG_NOTICE([      Good luck! You can be the first! ])
 fi
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([ Required dependencies:])
-AC_MSG_NOTICE([  - Veejay 1.5.2                  : ${have_veejay}])
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([  - Veejay 1.5.19                 : ${have_veejay}])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([  - POSIX Threads (pthread)       : ${have_pthread}])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([  - FFmpeg AVCodec                : ${have_avcodec} ])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([  - FFmpeg Swscaler               : ${have_swscale} ])
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-client/src/vj-api.c b/veejay-current/veejay-client/src/vj-api.c
index 7e7ed97a..64c9b179 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-client/src/vj-api.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-client/src/vj-api.c
@@ -7143,6 +7143,9 @@ int	vj_gui_reconnect(char *hostname,char *group_name, int port_num)
 	sleep(1); //@ give it some time to settle ( at least 1 frame period )
 
 	info->status_lock = 1;
+	
+	single_vims( VIMS_PROMOTION );
+	
 	load_editlist_info();
 
 	update_slider_value( "framerate", info->el.fps,  0 );
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/configure.ac b/veejay-current/veejay-server/configure.ac
index 0bf1b789..825743bd 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/configure.ac
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/configure.ac
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 dnl AC_INIT
-AC_INIT([veejay],[1.5.18],[veejay-users@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([veejay],[1.5.19],[veejay-users@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([veejay/veejay.c])
 
 VEEJAY_MAJOR_VERSION=1
 VEEJAY_MINOR_VERSION=5
-VEEJAY_MICRO_VERSION=18
+VEEJAY_MICRO_VERSION=19
 VEEJAY_VERSION=$VEEJAY_MAJOR_VERSION.$VEEJAY_MINOR_VERSION.$VEEJAY_MICRO_VERSION
 VEEJAY_CODENAME="Veejay Classic - build $VEEJAY_MINOR_VERSION $VEEJAY_MICRO_VERSION"
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vims.h b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vims.h
index 0dd04fb8..75d92f74 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vims.h
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vims.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ enum {
 	VIMS_CONTINUOUS_PLAY			=	35,
 	VIMS_RECVIEWPORT			=	90,
 	VIMS_VIDEO_INFORMATION			=	400,
+	VIMS_PROMOTION				=	444, /* client reads id of new sample after creation */
 	VIMS_EFFECT_LIST			=	401,
 	VIMS_EDITLIST_LIST			=	402,
 	VIMS_BUNDLE_LIST			=	403,
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-event.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-event.c
index 3e9f078b..6717f355 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-event.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-event.c
@@ -2403,9 +2403,9 @@ void	vj_event_format_xml_event( xmlNodePtr node, int event_id )
 
 static	void	vj_event_send_new_id(veejay_t * v, int new_id)
 {
-	char s_print_buf[16];
 	if( vj_server_client_promoted( v->vjs[0], v->uc->current_link ))
 	{
+		char s_print_buf[16];
 		char result[6];
 		sprintf( result, "%05d",new_id );
 		sprintf(s_print_buf, "%03d%s",5, result);	
@@ -3530,6 +3530,14 @@ void vj_event_set_screen_size(void *ptr, const char format[], va_list ap)
 	}
 }
 
+void	vj_event_promote_me( void *ptr, const char format[], va_list ap )
+{
+	veejay_t *v = (veejay_t*) ptr;
+	vj_server_client_promote( v->vjs[VEEJAY_PORT_CMD], v->uc->current_link );
+	v->rmodes[ v->uc->current_link ] = -1000;
+	veejay_msg(VEEJAY_MSG_DEBUG, "Promoted link %d", v->uc->current_link );	
+}
+
 void vj_event_play_stop(void *ptr, const char format[], va_list ap) 
 {
 	veejay_t *v = (veejay_t*) ptr;
@@ -8373,7 +8381,7 @@ static	char *_vj_event_gatter_sample_info( veejay_t *v, int id )
 	char timecode[20];
 	MPEG_timecode_t tc;
 	y4m_ratio_t ratio = mpeg_conform_framerate( (double) v->current_edit_list->video_fps );
-	mpeg_timecode( &tc, (end_frame - start_frame),mpeg_framerate_code(ratio),v->current_edit_list->video_fps );
+	mpeg_timecode( &tc, (end_frame - start_frame + 1),mpeg_framerate_code(ratio),v->current_edit_list->video_fps );
 
 	sprintf( timecode, "%2d:%2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d", tc.h,tc.m,tc.s,tc.f );
 	sample_get_description( id, description );
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-event.h b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-event.h
index 0ff336e9..0d8dd8f6 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-event.h
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-event.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ void    vj_event_xml_new_keyb_event		( 	void *v,	xmlDocPtr doc, 	xmlNodePtr cur
 int vj_event_get_video_format(void);
 int vj_event_get_num_args(int net_id);
 void vj_event_update_remote(void *ptr);
+void	vj_event_promote_me			(	void *ptr,	const char format[], 	va_list ap	);
 void	vj_event_dump(void);
 void	vj_event_set_stream_color		(	void *ptr,	const char format[],	va_list ap	);
 void 	vj_event_chain_arg_inc			(	void *ptr, 	const char format[], 	va_list ap	); 
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-eventman.c b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-eventman.c
index 2a286f1e..e5b1da3a 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-eventman.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/veejay/vj-eventman.c
@@ -2106,6 +2106,15 @@ void		vj_init_vevo_events(void)
 				vj_event_send_effect_list,
 				0,
 				VIMS_ALLOW_ANY );
+
+	index_map_[VIMS_PROMOTION]				=	_new_event(
+				NULL,
+				VIMS_PROMOTION,
+				"Tell client of new samples immediately after creation (reloaded)",
+				vj_event_promote_me,
+				0,
+				VIMS_ALLOW_ANY );
+
 	index_map_[VIMS_VIDEO_INFORMATION]			=	_new_event(
 				NULL,
 				VIMS_VIDEO_INFORMATION,