diff --git a/io/exportthread.cpp b/io/exportthread.cpp
index 1f94a1b47..190a3e0a4 100644
--- a/io/exportthread.cpp
+++ b/io/exportthread.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ void ExportThread::run() {
 		if (video_enabled) {
 			do {
 				// TODO optimize by rendering the next frame while encoding the last
-				renderer->start_render(nullptr, sequence, nullptr, video_frame->data[0]);
+                renderer->start_render(nullptr, sequence, nullptr, video_frame->data[0], video_frame->linesize[0]/4);
 				waitCond.wait(&mutex);
 				if (!continueEncode) break;
 			} while (renderer->did_texture_fail());
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ void ExportThread::run() {
 			sws_frame = av_frame_alloc();
 			sws_frame->format = vcodec_ctx->pix_fmt;
 			sws_frame->width = video_width;
-			sws_frame->height = video_height;
+            sws_frame->height = video_height;
 			av_frame_get_buffer(sws_frame, 0);
 
 			// convert pixel format to format expected by the encoder
-			sws_scale(sws_ctx, video_frame->data, video_frame->linesize, 0, video_frame->height, sws_frame->data, sws_frame->linesize);
+            sws_scale(sws_ctx, video_frame->data, video_frame->linesize, 0, video_frame->height, sws_frame->data, sws_frame->linesize);
 			sws_frame->pts = qRound(timecode_secs/av_q2d(video_stream->time_base));
 
 			// send converted frame to encoder
diff --git a/ui/renderthread.cpp b/ui/renderthread.cpp
index b85a3d349..409d948dc 100644
--- a/ui/renderthread.cpp
+++ b/ui/renderthread.cpp
@@ -193,9 +193,22 @@ void RenderThread::paint() {
 	}
 
 	if (pixel_buffer != nullptr) {
-		ctx->functions()->glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, front_buffer);
-		glReadPixels(0, 0, tex_width, tex_height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixel_buffer);
+
+        // set main framebuffer to the current read buffer
+        ctx->functions()->glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, front_buffer);
+
+        // store pixels in buffer
+        glReadPixels(0,
+                     0,
+                     pixel_buffer_linesize == 0 ? tex_width : pixel_buffer_linesize,
+                     tex_height,
+                     GL_RGBA,
+                     GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
+                     pixel_buffer);
+
+        // release current read buffer
 		ctx->functions()->glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+
 		pixel_buffer = nullptr;
 	}
 
@@ -204,7 +217,7 @@ void RenderThread::paint() {
 	glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 }
 
-void RenderThread::start_render(QOpenGLContext *share, Sequence *s, const QString& save, GLvoid* pixels, int idivider) {
+void RenderThread::start_render(QOpenGLContext *share, Sequence *s, const QString& save, GLvoid* pixels, int pixel_linesize, int idivider) {
 	seq = s;
 
 	// stall any dependent actions
@@ -222,6 +235,7 @@ void RenderThread::start_render(QOpenGLContext *share, Sequence *s, const QStrin
 
 	save_fn = save;
 	pixel_buffer = pixels;
+    pixel_buffer_linesize = pixel_linesize;
 
 	queued = true;
 
diff --git a/ui/renderthread.h b/ui/renderthread.h
index 201839dce..3b1e1e1cb 100644
--- a/ui/renderthread.h
+++ b/ui/renderthread.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 	GLuint front_texture;
 	Effect* gizmos;
 	void paint();
-	void start_render(QOpenGLContext* share, Sequence* s, const QString &save = nullptr, GLvoid *pixels = nullptr, int idivider = 0);
+    void start_render(QOpenGLContext* share, Sequence* s, const QString &save = nullptr, GLvoid *pixels = nullptr, int pixel_linesize = 0, int idivider = 0);
 	bool did_texture_fail();
 	void cancel();
 
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ private:
 	bool running;
 	QString save_fn;
 	GLvoid *pixel_buffer;
+    int pixel_buffer_linesize;
 };
 
 #endif // RENDERTHREAD_H