diff --git a/effects/internal/internalshaders.qrc b/effects/internal/internalshaders.qrc
index ae51e0b27..52ec17302 100644
--- a/effects/internal/internalshaders.qrc
+++ b/effects/internal/internalshaders.qrc
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
         <file>cornerpin.vert</file>
         <file>premultiply.frag</file>
         <file>dropshadow.frag</file>
+        <file>pipeline.frag</file>
+        <file>pipeline.vert</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/effects/internal/pipeline.frag b/effects/internal/pipeline.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71719c428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/internal/pipeline.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifdef GL_ES
+precision mediump int;
+precision mediump float;
+#endif
+
+uniform sampler2D texture;
+varying vec2 v_texcoord;
+
+void main() {
+  gl_FragColor = texture2D(texture, v_texcoord);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/effects/internal/pipeline.vert b/effects/internal/pipeline.vert
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8dc969907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/effects/internal/pipeline.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifdef GL_ES
+precision mediump int;
+precision mediump float;
+#endif
+
+uniform mat4 mvp_matrix;
+
+attribute vec4 a_position;
+attribute vec2 a_texcoord;
+
+varying vec2 v_texcoord;
+
+void main() {
+  gl_Position = mvp_matrix * a_position;
+  v_texcoord = a_texcoord;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 3a0957357..24ff13bb9 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_ShareOpenGLContexts);
 
   QSurfaceFormat format;
+  format.setVersion(3, 2);
   format.setDepthBufferSize(24);
+  format.setProfile(QSurfaceFormat::CompatibilityProfile);
   QSurfaceFormat::setDefaultFormat(format);
 
   QApplication a(argc, argv);
diff --git a/rendering/framebufferobject.cpp b/rendering/framebufferobject.cpp
index 6ca510443..bb31ce231 100644
--- a/rendering/framebufferobject.cpp
+++ b/rendering/framebufferobject.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "framebufferobject.h"
 
 #include <QOpenGLFunctions>
+#include <QOpenGLExtraFunctions>
+#include <QDebug>
 
 FramebufferObject::FramebufferObject() :
   buffer_(0),
@@ -39,16 +41,16 @@ void FramebufferObject::Create(QOpenGLContext *ctx, int width, int height)
   ctx->functions()->glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture_);
 
   // allocate storage for texture
-  ctx->functions()->glTexImage2D(
-        GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, width, height, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr
+  glTexImage2D(
+        GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, width, height, 0, GL_RGBA8, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr
         );
 
   // set texture filtering to bilinear
-  ctx->functions()->glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-  ctx->functions()->glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+  glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+  glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
 
   // attach texture to framebuffer
-  ctx->functions()->glFramebufferTexture2D(
+  ctx->extraFunctions()->glFramebufferTexture2D(
         GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture_, 0
         );
 
diff --git a/rendering/renderfunctions.cpp b/rendering/renderfunctions.cpp
index dcac906b5..32477ee9b 100644
--- a/rendering/renderfunctions.cpp
+++ b/rendering/renderfunctions.cpp
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ GLuint compose_sequence(ComposeSequenceParams &params) {
           } else {
             // retrieve ID from c->texture
             textureID = c->texture->textureId();
+            qDebug() << "tex 1" << textureID;
           }
 
           if (textureID == 0) {
@@ -359,18 +360,22 @@ GLuint compose_sequence(ComposeSequenceParams &params) {
               params.nests.removeLast();
 
               // compose_sequence() would have written to this clip's fbo[0], so we switch to fbo[1]
-              fbo_switcher = true;
+              fbo_switcher = !fbo_switcher;
             } else if (c->media()->get_type() == MEDIA_TYPE_FOOTAGE) {
 
               if (!c->media()->to_footage()->alpha_is_premultiplied) {
+
                 // alpha is not premultiplied, we'll need to multiply it for the rest of the pipeline
                 params.ctx->functions()->glBlendFuncSeparate(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ZERO, GL_ONE, GL_ZERO);
 
+                qDebug() << "about to draw on" << fbo_switcher;
                 textureID = draw_clip(c->fbo[fbo_switcher], textureID, true);
 
                 glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 
                 fbo_switcher = !fbo_switcher;
+                qDebug() << "tex 3" << textureID << fbo_switcher;
+
               }
 
 #ifndef NO_OCIO
@@ -382,11 +387,14 @@ GLuint compose_sequence(ComposeSequenceParams &params) {
                 params.ocio_shader->setUniformValue("tex1", 0);
                 params.ocio_shader->setUniformValue("tex2", 2);
 
+                qDebug() << "about to draw on" << fbo_switcher;
                 textureID = draw_clip(c->fbo[fbo_switcher], textureID, true);
 
                 params.ocio_shader->release();
 
                 fbo_switcher = !fbo_switcher;
+
+                qDebug() << "tex 4" << textureID << fbo_switcher;
               }
 #endif
 
@@ -414,8 +422,11 @@ GLuint compose_sequence(ComposeSequenceParams &params) {
 
           // run through all of the clip's effects
           for (int j=0;j<c->effects.size();j++) {
+
             Effect* e = c->effects.at(j).get();
+            qDebug() << "about to draw on" << fbo_switcher;
             process_effect(c, e, timecode, coords, textureID, fbo_switcher, params.texture_failed, kTransitionNone);
+            qDebug() << "tex 5" << textureID << fbo_switcher;
 
 
           }
@@ -457,6 +468,7 @@ GLuint compose_sequence(ComposeSequenceParams &params) {
 
 
 
+          qDebug() << "final texture ID" << textureID;
           if (textureID > 0) {
             // set viewport to sequence size
             params.ctx->functions()->glViewport(0, 0, s->width, s->height);
@@ -549,6 +561,8 @@ GLuint compose_sequence(ComposeSequenceParams &params) {
             // Check if we're using a blend mode (< 0 means no blend mode)
             if (coords.blendmode < 0) {
 
+              qDebug() << "normal blending";
+
               params.ctx->functions()->glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, backend_tex_1);
 
               glColor4f(coords.opacity, coords.opacity, coords.opacity, coords.opacity);
@@ -559,6 +573,8 @@ GLuint compose_sequence(ComposeSequenceParams &params) {
 
             } else {
 
+              qDebug() << "blending mode?";
+
               // load background texture into texture unit 0
               params.ctx->functions()->glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + 0); // Texture unit 0
               params.ctx->functions()->glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, backend_tex_2);
diff --git a/rendering/renderthread.cpp b/rendering/renderthread.cpp
index 586b85d6f..19ebeed04 100644
--- a/rendering/renderthread.cpp
+++ b/rendering/renderthread.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QOpenGLExtraFunctions>
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #ifndef NO_OCIO
@@ -160,7 +161,6 @@ const char * g_fragShaderText = ""
 #ifndef NO_OCIO
 void RenderThread::set_up_ocio()
 {
-  functions.initializeOpenGLFunctions();
 
   //
   // SETUP LUT TEXTURE
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void RenderThread::set_up_ocio()
   ctx->functions()->glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_3D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 
   // Allocate storage for texture
-  functions.glTexImage3D(GL_TEXTURE_3D, 0, GL_RGB16F_ARB,
+  ctx->extraFunctions()->glTexImage3D(GL_TEXTURE_3D, 0, GL_RGB16F_ARB,
                          OCIO_LUT3D_EDGE_SIZE, OCIO_LUT3D_EDGE_SIZE, OCIO_LUT3D_EDGE_SIZE,
                          0, GL_RGB,GL_FLOAT, ocio_lut_data);
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void RenderThread::set_up_ocio()
   processor->getGpuLut3D(ocio_lut_data, shaderDesc);
 
   glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_3D, ocio_lut_texture);
-  functions.glTexSubImage3D(GL_TEXTURE_3D, 0,
+  ctx->extraFunctions()->glTexSubImage3D(GL_TEXTURE_3D, 0,
                             0, 0, 0,
                             OCIO_LUT3D_EDGE_SIZE, OCIO_LUT3D_EDGE_SIZE, OCIO_LUT3D_EDGE_SIZE,
                             GL_RGB,GL_FLOAT, ocio_lut_data);
diff --git a/rendering/renderthread.h b/rendering/renderthread.h
index 7c8cbf8f9..62e4ec2bc 100644
--- a/rendering/renderthread.h
+++ b/rendering/renderthread.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <QOpenGLContext>
 #include <QOpenGLFramebufferObject>
 #include <QOpenGLShaderProgram>
-#include <QOpenGLFunctions_2_0>
 
 #include "timeline/sequence.h"
 #include "effects/effect.h"
@@ -119,8 +118,6 @@ private:
   QString save_fn;
   GLvoid *pixel_buffer;
   int pixel_buffer_linesize;
-
-  QOpenGLFunctions_2_0 functions;
 };
 
 #endif // RENDERTHREAD_H
diff --git a/ui/viewerwidget.cpp b/ui/viewerwidget.cpp
index 6c0c7238d..b96d0fc6b 100644
--- a/ui/viewerwidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/viewerwidget.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QAudioOutput>
 #include <QOpenGLShaderProgram>
+#include <QOpenGLExtraFunctions>
 #include <QtMath>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QMimeData>
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QScreen>
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QOpenGLBuffer>
+#include <QOpenGLVertexArrayObject>
 
 #include "panels/panels.h"
 #include "project/projectelements.h"
@@ -68,7 +71,8 @@ ViewerWidget::ViewerWidget(QWidget *parent) :
   gizmos(nullptr),
   selected_gizmo(nullptr),
   x_scroll(0),
-  y_scroll(0)
+  y_scroll(0),
+  pipeline_(nullptr)
 {
   setMouseTracking(true);
   setFocusPolicy(Qt::ClickFocus);
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ ViewerWidget::ViewerWidget(QWidget *parent) :
   connect(renderer, SIGNAL(finished()), renderer, SLOT(deleteLater()));
 
   window = new ViewerWindow(this);
+
+  projection_.setToIdentity();
 }
 
 ViewerWidget::~ViewerWidget() {
@@ -216,9 +222,14 @@ void ViewerWidget::retry() {
 }
 
 void ViewerWidget::initializeGL() {
-  initializeOpenGLFunctions();
+  context()->functions()->initializeOpenGLFunctions();
 
   connect(context(), SIGNAL(aboutToBeDestroyed()), this, SLOT(context_destroy()), Qt::DirectConnection);
+
+  pipeline_ = new QOpenGLShaderProgram();
+  pipeline_->addShaderFromSourceFile(QOpenGLShader::Vertex, ":/internalshaders/pipeline.vert");
+  pipeline_->addShaderFromSourceFile(QOpenGLShader::Fragment, ":/internalshaders/pipeline.frag");
+  pipeline_->link();
 }
 
 void ViewerWidget::frame_update() {
@@ -252,10 +263,16 @@ void ViewerWidget::seek_from_click(int x) {
 
 void ViewerWidget::context_destroy() {
   makeCurrent();
+
   if (viewer->seq != nullptr) {
     close_active_clips(viewer->seq.get());
   }
+
   renderer->delete_ctx();
+
+  delete pipeline_;
+  pipeline_ = nullptr;
+
   doneCurrent();
 }
 
@@ -539,6 +556,57 @@ void ViewerWidget::draw_gizmos() {
 }
 
 void ViewerWidget::paintGL() {
+  QOpenGLFunctions* f = context()->functions();
+  QOpenGLExtraFunctions* xf = context()->extraFunctions();
+
+  f->glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+
+  GLfloat vertices[] = {
+    -1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f,
+    1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f,
+    1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f,
+
+    -1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f,
+    -1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f,
+    1.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f,
+  };
+
+  GLfloat tex_coords[] = {
+    0.0, 0.0,
+    1.0, 0.0,
+    1.0, 1.0,
+
+    0.0, 0.0,
+    0.0, 1.0,
+    1.0, 1.0
+  };
+
+  f->glViewport(0, 0, width(), height());
+
+  f->glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+
+  QOpenGLTexture texture(QImage("C:/Users/Matt/Desktop/bliss.png"));
+
+  pipeline_->bind();
+  texture.bind();
+
+  pipeline_->setUniformValue("mvp_matrix", projection_);
+  pipeline_->setUniformValue("texture", 0);
+
+  GLuint vertex_location = pipeline_->attributeLocation("a_position");
+  f->glEnableVertexAttribArray(vertex_location);
+  f->glVertexAttribPointer(vertex_location, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, vertices);
+
+  GLuint tex_location = pipeline_->attributeLocation("a_texcoord");
+  f->glEnableVertexAttribArray(tex_location);
+  f->glVertexAttribPointer(tex_location, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 0, tex_coords);
+
+  f->glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6);
+
+  texture.release();
+  pipeline_->release();
+
+  /*
   if (waveform) {
     draw_waveform_func();
   } else {
@@ -615,4 +683,5 @@ void ViewerWidget::paintGL() {
       renderer->start_render(context(), viewer->seq.get());
     }
   }
+  */
 }
diff --git a/ui/viewerwidget.h b/ui/viewerwidget.h
index f01ae7063..edd5a3938 100644
--- a/ui/viewerwidget.h
+++ b/ui/viewerwidget.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Viewer;
 class QOpenGLFramebufferObject;
 struct GLTextureCoords;
 
-class ViewerWidget : public QOpenGLWidget, QOpenGLFunctions
+class ViewerWidget : public QOpenGLWidget
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ private:
   ViewerWindow* window;
   double x_scroll;
   double y_scroll;
+
+  QMatrix4x4 projection_;
+  QOpenGLShaderProgram* pipeline_;
+
 private slots:
   void context_destroy();
   void retry();