diff --git a/libobs/obs-source.c b/libobs/obs-source.c
index c29bd6775..ae6b59072 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-source.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-source.c
@@ -2888,8 +2888,6 @@ obs_source_preload_video_internal(obs_source_t *source,
 	if (!frame)
 		return;
 
-	obs_enter_graphics();
-
 	if (preload_frame_changed(source, frame)) {
 		obs_source_frame_destroy(source->async_preload_frame);
 		source->async_preload_frame = obs_source_frame_create(
@@ -2897,13 +2895,8 @@ obs_source_preload_video_internal(obs_source_t *source,
 	}
 
 	copy_frame_data(source->async_preload_frame, frame);
-	set_async_texture_size(source, source->async_preload_frame);
-	update_async_textures(source, source->async_preload_frame,
-			      source->async_textures, source->async_texrender);
 
 	source->last_frame_ts = frame->timestamp;
-
-	obs_leave_graphics();
 }
 
 void obs_source_preload_video(obs_source_t *source,
@@ -2962,8 +2955,18 @@ void obs_source_show_preloaded_video(obs_source_t *source)
 	if (!obs_source_valid(source, "obs_source_show_preloaded_video"))
 		return;
 
+	if (!source->async_preload_frame)
+		return;
+
+	obs_enter_graphics();
+
+	set_async_texture_size(source, source->async_preload_frame);
+	update_async_textures(source, source->async_preload_frame,
+			      source->async_textures, source->async_texrender);
 	source->async_active = true;
 
+	obs_leave_graphics();
+
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&source->audio_buf_mutex);
 	sys_ts = (source->monitoring_type != OBS_MONITORING_TYPE_MONITOR_ONLY)
 			 ? os_gettime_ns()
diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
index fa7538f6a..5918bd20b 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
@@ -317,9 +317,10 @@ static void ffmpeg_source_start(struct ffmpeg_source *s)
 		return;
 
 	mp_media_play(&s->media, s->is_looping, s->reconnecting);
-	if (s->is_local_file)
+	if (s->is_local_file && (s->is_clear_on_media_end || s->is_looping))
 		obs_source_show_preloaded_video(s->source);
-
+	else
+		obs_source_output_video(s->source, NULL);
 	set_media_state(s, OBS_MEDIA_STATE_PLAYING);
 	obs_source_media_started(s->source);
 }