diff --git a/app/codec/decoder.cpp b/app/codec/decoder.cpp
index 0eebf8055..d208f80da 100644
--- a/app/codec/decoder.cpp
+++ b/app/codec/decoder.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ bool Decoder::Open(const CodecStream &stream)
   }
 }
 
-TexturePtr Decoder::RetrieveVideo(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams &divider, const QAtomicInt *cancelled)
+TexturePtr Decoder::RetrieveVideo(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams &divider, CancelAtom *cancelled)
 {
   QMutexLocker locker(&mutex_);
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ TexturePtr Decoder::RetrieveVideo(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode,
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  if (cancelled && *cancelled) {
+  if (cancelled && cancelled->IsCancelled()) {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void Decoder::Close()
   }
 }
 
-bool Decoder::ConformAudio(const QVector<QString> &output_filenames, const AudioParams &params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled)
+bool Decoder::ConformAudio(const QVector<QString> &output_filenames, const AudioParams &params, CancelAtom *cancelled)
 {
   return ConformAudioInternal(output_filenames, params, cancelled);
 }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ int64_t Decoder::GetImageSequenceIndex(const QString &filename)
   return number_only.toLongLong();
 }
 
-TexturePtr Decoder::RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams &divider, const QAtomicInt *cancelled)
+TexturePtr Decoder::RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams &divider, CancelAtom *cancelled)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(timecode)
   Q_UNUSED(divider)
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ TexturePtr Decoder::RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational &ti
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-bool Decoder::ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString> &filenames, const AudioParams &params, const QAtomicInt* cancelled)
+bool Decoder::ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString> &filenames, const AudioParams &params, CancelAtom *cancelled)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(filenames)
   Q_UNUSED(cancelled)
diff --git a/app/codec/decoder.h b/app/codec/decoder.h
index 99fa74428..dff4cdb40 100644
--- a/app/codec/decoder.h
+++ b/app/codec/decoder.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public:
    *
    * This function is thread safe and can only run while the decoder is open. \see Open()
    */
-  TexturePtr RetrieveVideo(Renderer *renderer, const rational& timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams& params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled = nullptr);
+  TexturePtr RetrieveVideo(Renderer *renderer, const rational& timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams& params, CancelAtom *cancelled = nullptr);
 
   enum RetrieveAudioStatus {
     kInvalid = -1,
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public:
    *
    * This function is re-entrant.
    */
-  virtual FootageDescription Probe(const QString& filename, const QAtomicInt* cancelled) const = 0;
+  virtual FootageDescription Probe(const QString& filename, CancelAtom *cancelled) const = 0;
 
   /**
    * @brief Closes media/deallocates memory
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * @brief Conform audio stream
    */
-  bool ConformAudio(const QVector<QString> &output_filenames, const AudioParams &params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled = nullptr);
+  bool ConformAudio(const QVector<QString> &output_filenames, const AudioParams &params, CancelAtom *cancelled = nullptr);
 
   /**
    * @brief Create a Decoder instance using a Decoder ID
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ protected:
    * Sub-classes must override this function IF they support video. Function is already mutexed
    * so sub-classes don't need to worry about thread safety.
    */
-  virtual TexturePtr RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational& timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams& params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled);
+  virtual TexturePtr RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational& timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams& params, CancelAtom *cancelled);
 
-  virtual bool ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString>& filenames, const AudioParams &params, const QAtomicInt* cancelled);
+  virtual bool ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString>& filenames, const AudioParams &params, CancelAtom *cancelled);
 
   void SignalProcessingProgress(int64_t ts, int64_t duration);
 
diff --git a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.cpp b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.cpp
index bfd53c4f0..7469408c7 100644
--- a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.cpp
+++ b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.cpp
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ bool FFmpegDecoder::OpenInternal()
   return output_frame;
 }*/
 
-TexturePtr FFmpegDecoder::RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams &params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled)
+TexturePtr FFmpegDecoder::RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams &params, CancelAtom *cancelled)
 {
   if (AVFramePtr f = RetrieveFrame(timecode, cancelled)) {
-    if (cancelled && *cancelled) {
+    if (cancelled && cancelled->IsCancelled()) {
       return nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ QString FFmpegDecoder::id() const
   return QStringLiteral("ffmpeg");
 }
 
-FootageDescription FFmpegDecoder::Probe(const QString &filename, const QAtomicInt *cancelled) const
+FootageDescription FFmpegDecoder::Probe(const QString &filename, CancelAtom *cancelled) const
 {
   // Return value
   FootageDescription desc(id());
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ QString FFmpegDecoder::FFmpegError(int error_code)
   return QStringLiteral("%1 %2").arg(QString::number(error_code), err);
 }
 
-bool FFmpegDecoder::ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString> &filenames, const AudioParams &params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled)
+bool FFmpegDecoder::ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString> &filenames, const AudioParams &params, CancelAtom *cancelled)
 {
   // Iterate through each audio frame and extract the PCM data
 
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ bool FFmpegDecoder::ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString> &filenames, cons
 
     while (true) {
       // Check if we have a `cancelled` ptr and its value
-      if (cancelled && *cancelled) {
+      if (cancelled && cancelled->IsCancelled()) {
         break;
       }
 
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ void FFmpegDecoder::ClearFrameCache()
   }
 }
 
-AVFramePtr FFmpegDecoder::RetrieveFrame(const rational& time, const QAtomicInt *cancelled)
+AVFramePtr FFmpegDecoder::RetrieveFrame(const rational& time, CancelAtom *cancelled)
 {
   int64_t target_ts = GetTimeInTimebaseUnits(time, instance_.avstream()->time_base, instance_.avstream()->start_time);
 
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ AVFramePtr FFmpegDecoder::RetrieveFrame(const rational& time, const QAtomicInt *
 
   while (true) {
     // Break out of loop if we've cancelled
-    if (cancelled && *cancelled) {
+    if (cancelled && cancelled->IsCancelled()) {
       break;
     }
 
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ AVFramePtr FFmpegDecoder::RetrieveFrame(const rational& time, const QAtomicInt *
     // Pull from the decoder
     ret = instance_.GetFrame(working_packet_, filtered.get());
 
-    if (cancelled && *cancelled) {
+    if (cancelled && cancelled->IsCancelled()) {
       break;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.h b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.h
index 4e51f496f..1c0d25bb8 100644
--- a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.h
+++ b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegdecoder.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <libswresample/swresample.h>
 }
 
-#include <QAtomicInt>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QVector>
 #include <QWaitCondition>
@@ -64,12 +63,12 @@ public:
   virtual bool SupportsVideo() override{return true;}
   virtual bool SupportsAudio() override{return true;}
 
-  virtual FootageDescription Probe(const QString &filename, const QAtomicInt *cancelled) const override;
+  virtual FootageDescription Probe(const QString &filename, CancelAtom *cancelled) const override;
 
 protected:
   virtual bool OpenInternal() override;
-  virtual TexturePtr RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational& timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams& params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled) override;
-  virtual bool ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString>& filenames, const AudioParams &params, const QAtomicInt* cancelled) override;
+  virtual TexturePtr RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational& timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams& params, CancelAtom *cancelled) override;
+  virtual bool ConformAudioInternal(const QVector<QString>& filenames, const AudioParams &params, CancelAtom *cancelled) override;
   virtual void CloseInternal() override;
 
 private:
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ private:
 
   void ClearFrameCache();
 
-  AVFramePtr RetrieveFrame(const rational &time, const QAtomicInt *cancelled);
+  AVFramePtr RetrieveFrame(const rational &time, CancelAtom *cancelled);
 
   void RemoveFirstFrame();
 
diff --git a/app/codec/oiio/oiiodecoder.cpp b/app/codec/oiio/oiiodecoder.cpp
index 9eea81d18..e9a84ca28 100644
--- a/app/codec/oiio/oiiodecoder.cpp
+++ b/app/codec/oiio/oiiodecoder.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ QString OIIODecoder::id() const
   return QStringLiteral("oiio");
 }
 
-FootageDescription OIIODecoder::Probe(const QString &filename, const QAtomicInt* cancelled) const
+FootageDescription OIIODecoder::Probe(const QString &filename, CancelAtom *cancelled) const
 {
   Q_UNUSED(cancelled)
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ bool OIIODecoder::OpenInternal()
   return OpenImageHandler(stream().filename(), stream().stream());
 }
 
-TexturePtr OIIODecoder::RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams &params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled)
+TexturePtr OIIODecoder::RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational &timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams &params, CancelAtom *cancelled)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(timecode)
   Q_UNUSED(cancelled)
diff --git a/app/codec/oiio/oiiodecoder.h b/app/codec/oiio/oiiodecoder.h
index 5233678af..3cc894eba 100644
--- a/app/codec/oiio/oiiodecoder.h
+++ b/app/codec/oiio/oiiodecoder.h
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ public:
 
   virtual bool SupportsVideo() override{return true;}
 
-  virtual FootageDescription Probe(const QString& filename, const QAtomicInt* cancelled) const override;
+  virtual FootageDescription Probe(const QString& filename, CancelAtom *cancelled) const override;
 
 protected:
   virtual bool OpenInternal() override;
-  virtual TexturePtr RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational& timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams& params, const QAtomicInt *cancelled) override;
+  virtual TexturePtr RetrieveVideoInternal(Renderer *renderer, const rational& timecode, const RetrieveVideoParams& params, CancelAtom *cancelled) override;
   virtual void CloseInternal() override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/app/common/CMakeLists.txt b/app/common/CMakeLists.txt
index b4bdea348..0b7ff983a 100644
--- a/app/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ set(OLIVE_SOURCES
   common/ratiodialog.h
   common/rational.cpp
   common/rational.h
-  common/threadedobject.cpp
-  common/threadedobject.h
   common/threadsafemap.h
   common/timecodefunctions.cpp
   common/timecodefunctions.h
diff --git a/app/common/cancelableobject.h b/app/common/cancelableobject.h
index d7a1fe5d8..eef63d375 100644
--- a/app/common/cancelableobject.h
+++ b/app/common/cancelableobject.h
@@ -21,35 +21,38 @@
 #ifndef CANCELABLEOBJECT_H
 #define CANCELABLEOBJECT_H
 
-#include <QAtomicInt>
-
 #include "common/define.h"
+#include "render/cancelatom.h"
 
 namespace olive {
 
 class CancelableObject {
 public:
-  CancelableObject() :
-    cancelled_(false)
+  CancelableObject()
   {
   }
 
   void Cancel()
   {
-    cancelled_ = true;
+    cancel_.Cancel();
     CancelEvent();
   }
 
-  const QAtomicInt& IsCancelled() const
+  CancelAtom *GetCancelAtom()
   {
-    return cancelled_;
+    return &cancel_;
+  }
+
+  bool IsCancelled()
+  {
+    return cancel_.IsCancelled();
   }
 
 protected:
   virtual void CancelEvent(){}
 
 private:
-  QAtomicInt cancelled_;
+  CancelAtom cancel_;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/app/common/threadedobject.cpp b/app/common/threadedobject.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index fccb2cd4d..000000000
--- a/app/common/threadedobject.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/***
-
-  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
-  Copyright (C) 2022 Olive Team
-
-  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-  (at your option) any later version.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-  GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-***/
-
-#include "threadedobject.h"
-
-namespace olive {
-
-void ThreadedObject::LockDeletes()
-{
-  threadobj_delete_lock_++;
-}
-
-void ThreadedObject::UnlockDeletes()
-{
-  Q_ASSERT(AreDeletesLocked());
-
-  threadobj_delete_lock_--;
-}
-
-bool ThreadedObject::AreDeletesLocked()
-{
-  return (threadobj_delete_lock_ > 0);
-}
-
-void ThreadedObject::LockMutex()
-{
-  threadobj_main_lock_.lock();
-}
-
-void ThreadedObject::UnlockMutex()
-{
-  threadobj_main_lock_.unlock();
-}
-
-bool ThreadedObject::TryLockMutex(int timeout)
-{
-  return threadobj_main_lock_.tryLock(timeout);
-}
-
-}
diff --git a/app/common/threadedobject.h b/app/common/threadedobject.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c42b4faa5..000000000
--- a/app/common/threadedobject.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/***
-
-  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
-  Copyright (C) 2022 Olive Team
-
-  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-  (at your option) any later version.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-  GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-***/
-
-#ifndef THREADEDOBJECT_H
-#define THREADEDOBJECT_H
-
-#include <QMutex>
-
-#include "common/define.h"
-
-namespace olive {
-
-class ThreadedObject
-{
-public:
-
-  void LockMutex();
-  void UnlockMutex();
-  bool TryLockMutex(int timeout = 0);
-
-  void LockDeletes();
-  void UnlockDeletes();
-  bool AreDeletesLocked();
-
-private:
-  QMutex threadobj_main_lock_;
-
-  QAtomicInt threadobj_delete_lock_;
-};
-
-}
-
-#endif // THREADEDOBJECT_H
diff --git a/app/node/project/footage/footage.h b/app/node/project/footage/footage.h
index 43e5f80c7..6b801972f 100644
--- a/app/node/project/footage/footage.h
+++ b/app/node/project/footage/footage.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "footagedescription.h"
 #include "node/output/viewer/viewer.h"
 #include "render/audioparams.h"
+#include "render/cancelatom.h"
 #include "render/videoparams.h"
 
 namespace olive {
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public:
    */
   void set_timestamp(const qint64 &t);
 
-  void SetCancelPointer(const QAtomicInt* c)
+  void SetCancelPointer(CancelAtom *c)
   {
     cancelled_ = c;
   }
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ private:
 
   bool valid_;
 
-  const QAtomicInt* cancelled_;
+  CancelAtom *cancelled_;
 
 private slots:
   void CheckFootage();
diff --git a/app/node/traverser.cpp b/app/node/traverser.cpp
index ed7aae25d..a2a38a3be 100644
--- a/app/node/traverser.cpp
+++ b/app/node/traverser.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ NodeValueTable NodeTraverser::ProcessInput(const Node* node, const QString& inpu
 
 NodeTraverser::NodeTraverser() :
   cancel_(nullptr),
-  heard_cancel_(false),
   transform_(nullptr)
 {
 }
diff --git a/app/node/traverser.h b/app/node/traverser.h
index 524fc8337..1c0fbe9da 100644
--- a/app/node/traverser.h
+++ b/app/node/traverser.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "codec/decoder.h"
 #include "common/cancelableobject.h"
 #include "node/output/track/track.h"
+#include "render/cancelatom.h"
 #include "render/job/footagejob.h"
 #include "render/job/colortransformjob.h"
 #include "value.h"
@@ -130,24 +131,16 @@ protected:
 
   bool IsCancelled()
   {
-    bool c = cancel_ && *cancel_;
-    if (c) {
-      heard_cancel_ = true;
-    }
-    return c;
+    return cancel_ && cancel_->IsCancelled();
   }
 
-  bool HeardCancel() const { return heard_cancel_; }
-
-  const QAtomicInt *GetCancelPointer() const
+  bool HeardCancel() const
   {
-    return cancel_;
+    return cancel_ && cancel_->HeardCancel();
   }
 
-  void SetCancelPointer(const QAtomicInt *cancel)
-  {
-    cancel_ = cancel;
-  }
+  CancelAtom *GetCancelPointer() const { return cancel_; }
+  void SetCancelPointer(CancelAtom *cancel) { cancel_ = cancel; }
 
   void ResolveJobs(NodeValue &value, const TimeRange &range);
 
@@ -165,8 +158,7 @@ private:
 
   AudioParams audio_params_;
 
-  const QAtomicInt *cancel_;
-  bool heard_cancel_;
+  CancelAtom *cancel_;
 
   const Node *transform_start_;
   const Node *transform_now_;
diff --git a/app/render/CMakeLists.txt b/app/render/CMakeLists.txt
index d8a9a9a22..dcde3f3ed 100644
--- a/app/render/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/render/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ set(OLIVE_SOURCES
   render/audioparams.h
   render/audioplaybackcache.cpp
   render/audioplaybackcache.h
+  render/cancelatom.h
   render/color.cpp
   render/color.h
   render/colorprocessor.cpp
diff --git a/app/render/cancelatom.h b/app/render/cancelatom.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4db43c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/render/cancelatom.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#ifndef CANCELATOM_H
+#define CANCELATOM_H
+
+#include <QMutex>
+
+namespace olive {
+
+class CancelAtom
+{
+public:
+  CancelAtom() :
+    cancelled_(false),
+    heard_(false)
+  {}
+
+  bool IsCancelled()
+  {
+    QMutexLocker locker(&mutex_);
+    if (cancelled_) {
+      heard_ = true;
+    }
+    return cancelled_;
+  }
+
+  void Cancel()
+  {
+    QMutexLocker locker(&mutex_);
+    cancelled_ = true;
+  }
+
+  bool HeardCancel()
+  {
+    QMutexLocker locker(&mutex_);
+    return heard_;
+  }
+
+private:
+  QMutex mutex_;
+
+  bool cancelled_;
+
+  bool heard_;
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // CANCELATOM_H
diff --git a/app/render/renderprocessor.cpp b/app/render/renderprocessor.cpp
index 5b60436f8..400f0984c 100644
--- a/app/render/renderprocessor.cpp
+++ b/app/render/renderprocessor.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void RenderProcessor::Run()
   // Depending on the render ticket type, start a job
   RenderManager::TicketType type = ticket_->property("type").value<RenderManager::TicketType>();
 
-  SetCancelPointer(&ticket_->IsCancelled());
+  SetCancelPointer(ticket_->GetCancelAtom());
 
   SetCacheVideoParams(ticket_->property("vparam").value<VideoParams>());
   SetCacheAudioParams(ticket_->property("aparam").value<AudioParams>());
diff --git a/app/task/conform/conform.cpp b/app/task/conform/conform.cpp
index a0cd5fe72..4c73ef770 100644
--- a/app/task/conform/conform.cpp
+++ b/app/task/conform/conform.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bool ConformTask::Run()
 
   connect(decoder.get(), &Decoder::IndexProgress, this, &ConformTask::ProgressChanged);
 
-  bool ret = decoder->ConformAudio(output_filenames_, params_, &IsCancelled());
+  bool ret = decoder->ConformAudio(output_filenames_, params_, GetCancelAtom());
 
   decoder->Close();