diff --git a/app/core.cpp b/app/core.cpp
index 15e2a32f1..16cab3c1e 100644
--- a/app/core.cpp
+++ b/app/core.cpp
@@ -240,19 +240,6 @@ void Core::CreateNewFolder()
   active_project_panel->Edit(new_folder.get());
 }
 
-// FIXME: Test code
-#include "node/blend/alphaover/alphaover.h"
-#include "node/color/opacity/opacity.h"
-#include "node/output/timeline/timeline.h"
-#include "node/output/track/track.h"
-#include "node/output/viewer/viewer.h"
-#include "node/processor/renderer/renderer.h"
-#include "panel/panelmanager.h"
-#include "panel/node/node.h"
-#include "panel/timeline/timeline.h"
-#include "panel/viewer/viewer.h"
-// End test code
-
 void Core::CreateNewSequence()
 {
   // Locate the most recently focused Project panel (assume that's the panel the user wants to import into)
@@ -295,49 +282,11 @@ void Core::CreateNewSequence()
                                                                                  folder,
                                                                                  new_sequence);
 
-    TimelineOutput* tb = new TimelineOutput();
-    tb->SetTimebase(new_sequence->video_time_base());
-    new_sequence->AddNode(tb);
-
-    RendererProcessor* rp = new RendererProcessor();
-
-    // Set renderer's parameters based on sequence's parameters
-    rp->SetParameters(new_sequence->video_width(),
-                      new_sequence->video_height(),
-                      olive::PIX_FMT_RGBA16F, // FIXME: Make this configurable
-                      olive::RenderMode::kOffline,
-                      2);
-
-    // Set the "cache name" only here to aid the cache ID's uniqueness
-    rp->SetCacheName(new_sequence->name());
-    rp->SetTimebase(new_sequence->video_time_base());
-
-    new_sequence->AddNode(rp);
-
-    ViewerOutput* vo = new ViewerOutput();
-    vo->SetTimebase(new_sequence->video_time_base());
-    new_sequence->AddNode(vo);
-
-    TrackOutput* to = new TrackOutput();
-    new_sequence->AddNode(to);
-
-    // Connect track to renderer
-    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(to->texture_output(), rp->texture_input());
-
-    // Connect renderer to viewer
-    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(rp->texture_output(), vo->texture_input());
-
-    // Connect track to timeline
-    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(to->track_output(), tb->track_input());
-
-    // Connect timeline end point to renderer
-    NodeParam::ConnectEdge(tb->length_output(), rp->length_input());
-
-    olive::panel_manager->MostRecentlyFocused<ViewerPanel>()->ConnectViewerNode(vo);
-    olive::panel_manager->MostRecentlyFocused<TimelinePanel>()->ConnectTimelineNode(tb);
-    olive::panel_manager->MostRecentlyFocused<NodePanel>()->SetGraph(new_sequence.get());
+    new_sequence->AddDefaultNodes();
 
     olive::undo_stack.push(aic);
+
+    Sequence::Open(new_sequence);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/node/graph.cpp b/app/node/graph.cpp
index 1e71aca58..185bdb0f4 100644
--- a/app/node/graph.cpp
+++ b/app/node/graph.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ void NodeGraph::TakeNode(Node *node, QObject* new_parent)
     return;
   }
 
+  if (!node->CanBeDeleted()) {
+    qWarning() << "Tried to delete a Node that's been flagged as not deletable";
+    return;
+  }
+
   node->DisconnectAll();
 
   disconnect(node, SIGNAL(EdgeAdded(NodeEdgePtr)), this, SIGNAL(EdgeAdded(NodeEdgePtr)));
diff --git a/app/node/node.cpp b/app/node/node.cpp
index 28c6b4d96..7645ee169 100644
--- a/app/node/node.cpp
+++ b/app/node/node.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 #include "common/qobjectlistcast.h"
 
 Node::Node() :
-  last_processed_time_(-1)
+  last_processed_time_(-1),
+  can_be_deleted_(true)
 {
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +133,16 @@ void Node::CopyInputs(Node *source, Node *destination)
   }
 }
 
+bool Node::CanBeDeleted()
+{
+  return can_be_deleted_;
+}
+
+void Node::SetCanBeDeleted(bool s)
+{
+  can_be_deleted_ = s;
+}
+
 rational Node::LastProcessedTime()
 {
   rational t;
diff --git a/app/node/node.h b/app/node/node.h
index 5c3faa83f..958b0689b 100644
--- a/app/node/node.h
+++ b/app/node/node.h
@@ -222,6 +222,16 @@ public:
    */
   static void CopyInputs(Node* source, Node* destination);
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Return whether this Node can be deleted or not
+   */
+  bool CanBeDeleted();
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Set whether
+   */
+  void SetCanBeDeleted(bool s);
+
 protected:
   /**
    * @brief Add a parameter to this node
@@ -317,6 +327,11 @@ private:
    */
   QMutex run_lock_;
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Internal variable for whether this Node can be deleted or not
+   */
+  bool can_be_deleted_;
+
 private slots:
   void InputChanged(rational start, rational end);
 
diff --git a/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.cpp b/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.cpp
index f8a924ef8..2fce8ae46 100644
--- a/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.cpp
+++ b/app/node/processor/renderer/renderer.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ void RendererProcessor::InvalidateCache(const rational &start_range, const ratio
 {
   Q_UNUSED(from)
 
+  if (timebase_.isNull()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   //ClearCachedValuesInParameters(start_range, end_range);
   texture_input_->ClearCachedValue();
   length_input_->ClearCachedValue();
diff --git a/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.cpp b/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.cpp
index 13f7a86cc..42eccdae2 100644
--- a/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.cpp
+++ b/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,63 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 
 #include "common/channellayout.h"
+#include "common/timecodefunctions.h"
+#include "panel/panelmanager.h"
+#include "panel/node/node.h"
+#include "panel/timeline/timeline.h"
+#include "panel/viewer/viewer.h"
 #include "ui/icons/icons.h"
 
-Sequence::Sequence()
+Sequence::Sequence() :
+  timeline_output_(nullptr),
+  renderer_processor_(nullptr),
+  viewer_output_(nullptr),
+  track_output_(nullptr)
 {
 }
 
+void Sequence::Open(SequencePtr sequence)
+{
+  olive::panel_manager->MostRecentlyFocused<ViewerPanel>()->ConnectViewerNode(sequence->viewer_output_);
+  olive::panel_manager->MostRecentlyFocused<TimelinePanel>()->ConnectTimelineNode(sequence->timeline_output_);
+  olive::panel_manager->MostRecentlyFocused<NodePanel>()->SetGraph(sequence.get());
+}
+
+void Sequence::AddDefaultNodes()
+{
+  timeline_output_ = new TimelineOutput();
+  timeline_output_->SetCanBeDeleted(false);
+  AddNode(timeline_output_);
+
+  renderer_processor_ = new RendererProcessor();
+  renderer_processor_->SetCanBeDeleted(false);
+  AddNode(renderer_processor_);
+
+  viewer_output_ = new ViewerOutput();
+  viewer_output_->SetCanBeDeleted(false);
+  AddNode(viewer_output_);
+
+  track_output_ = new TrackOutput();
+  track_output_->SetCanBeDeleted(false);
+  AddNode(track_output_);
+
+  // Connect track to renderer
+  NodeParam::ConnectEdge(track_output_->texture_output(), renderer_processor_->texture_input());
+
+  // Connect renderer to viewer
+  NodeParam::ConnectEdge(renderer_processor_->texture_output(), viewer_output_->texture_input());
+
+  // Connect track to timeline
+  NodeParam::ConnectEdge(track_output_->track_output(), timeline_output_->track_input());
+
+  // Connect timeline end point to renderer
+  NodeParam::ConnectEdge(timeline_output_->length_output(), renderer_processor_->length_input());
+
+  // Update the timebase on these nodes
+  set_video_time_base(video_time_base_);
+  update_parameters();
+}
+
 Item::Type Sequence::type() const
 {
   return kSequence;
@@ -39,6 +90,19 @@ QIcon Sequence::icon()
   return olive::icon::Sequence;
 }
 
+QString Sequence::duration()
+{
+  if (timeline_output_ == nullptr) {
+    return QString();
+  }
+
+  rational timeline_length = timeline_output_->length_output()->get_value(0).value<rational>();
+
+  int64_t timestamp = olive::time_to_timestamp(timeline_length, video_time_base_);
+
+  return olive::timestamp_to_timecode(timestamp, video_time_base_, olive::CurrentTimecodeDisplay());
+}
+
 QString Sequence::rate()
 {
   return QCoreApplication::translate("Sequence", "%1 FPS").arg(video_time_base_.flipped().toDouble());
@@ -52,6 +116,8 @@ const int &Sequence::video_width()
 void Sequence::set_video_width(const int &width)
 {
   video_width_ = width;
+
+  update_parameters();
 }
 
 const int &Sequence::video_height() const
@@ -62,6 +128,8 @@ const int &Sequence::video_height() const
 void Sequence::set_video_height(const int &height)
 {
   video_height_ = height;
+
+  update_parameters();
 }
 
 const rational &Sequence::video_time_base()
@@ -72,6 +140,15 @@ const rational &Sequence::video_time_base()
 void Sequence::set_video_time_base(const rational &time_base)
 {
   video_time_base_ = time_base;
+
+  if (timeline_output_ != nullptr)
+    timeline_output_->SetTimebase(video_time_base_);
+
+  if (viewer_output_ != nullptr)
+    viewer_output_->SetTimebase(video_time_base_);
+
+  if (renderer_processor_ != nullptr)
+    renderer_processor_->SetTimebase(video_time_base_);
 }
 
 const rational &Sequence::audio_time_base()
@@ -104,3 +181,18 @@ void Sequence::SetDefaultParameters()
   set_audio_time_base(rational(1, 48000));
   set_audio_channel_layout(AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO);
 }
+
+void Sequence::update_parameters()
+{
+  if (renderer_processor_ != nullptr) {
+    // Set renderer's parameters based on sequence's parameters
+    renderer_processor_->SetParameters(video_width_,
+                                       video_height_,
+                                       olive::PIX_FMT_RGBA16F, // FIXME: Make this configurable
+                                       olive::RenderMode::kOffline,
+                                       2);
+
+    // Set the "cache name" only here to aid the cache ID's uniqueness
+    renderer_processor_->SetCacheName(name());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.h b/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.h
index 16cd44622..173ce8052 100644
--- a/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.h
+++ b/app/project/item/sequence/sequence.h
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@
 
 #include "common/rational.h"
 #include "node/graph.h"
+#include "node/output/timeline/timeline.h"
+#include "node/output/viewer/viewer.h"
+#include "node/processor/renderer/renderer.h"
 #include "project/item/item.h"
 
+class Sequence;
+using SequencePtr = std::shared_ptr<Sequence>;
+
 /**
  * @brief The main timeline object, an graph of edited clips that forms a complete edit
  */
@@ -33,6 +39,10 @@ class Sequence : public Item, public NodeGraph
 public:
   Sequence();
 
+  static void Open(SequencePtr sequence);
+
+  void AddDefaultNodes();
+
   /**
    * @brief Item::Type() override
    */
@@ -40,6 +50,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual QIcon icon() override;
 
+  virtual QString duration() override;
   virtual QString rate() override;
 
   /* VIDEO GETTER/SETTER FUNCTIONS */
@@ -64,6 +75,13 @@ public:
   void SetDefaultParameters();
 
 private:
+  void update_parameters();
+
+  TimelineOutput* timeline_output_;
+  RendererProcessor* renderer_processor_;
+  ViewerOutput* viewer_output_;
+  TrackOutput* track_output_;
+
   int video_width_;
   int video_height_;
   rational video_time_base_;
@@ -72,6 +90,4 @@ private:
   uint64_t audio_channel_layout_;
 };
 
-using SequencePtr = std::shared_ptr<Sequence>;
-
 #endif // SEQUENCE_H