diff --git a/driveruilayer.cpp b/driveruilayer.cpp
index c5557934..fad3977e 100644
--- a/driveruilayer.cpp
+++ b/driveruilayer.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ void driver_ui::render_menu_contents() {
 		ImGui::MenuItem(m_mappanel.name().c_str(), "Tab", &m_mappanel.is_open);
 		ImGui::MenuItem(m_vehiclelist.name().c_str(), nullptr, &m_vehiclelist.is_open);
 		ImGui::MenuItem(m_trainingcardpanel.name().c_str(), nullptr, &m_trainingcardpanel.is_open);
-		ImGui::MenuItem(m_cameraviewpanel.name().c_str(), nullptr, &m_cameraviewpanel.is_open);
 		if (DebugModeFlag)
 			ImGui::MenuItem(m_perfgraphpanel.name().c_str(), nullptr, &m_perfgraphpanel.is_open);
 
@@ -226,6 +225,11 @@ driver_ui::set_cursor( bool const Visible ) {
 // render() subclass details
 void
 driver_ui::render_() {
+	const std::string *rec_name = m_trainingcardpanel.is_recording();
+	if (rec_name && !m_cameraviewpanel.is_open)
+		m_cameraviewpanel.rec_name = *rec_name;
+	m_cameraviewpanel.is_open = !!rec_name;
+
     // pause/quit modal
 	auto const popupheader { STR_C("Simulation Paused") };
 
diff --git a/driveruipanels.cpp b/driveruipanels.cpp
index e99bf89e..f4d29d58 100644
--- a/driveruipanels.cpp
+++ b/driveruipanels.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ drivingaid_panel::update() {
 
     if( false == is_open ) { return; }
 
-    text_lines.clear();
+	text_lines.clear();
 
     auto const *train { simulation::Train };
     auto const *controlled { ( train ? train->Dynamic() : nullptr ) };
diff --git a/widgets/cameraview_extcam.cpp b/widgets/cameraview_extcam.cpp
index 96961a81..a3ab8a5c 100644
--- a/widgets/cameraview_extcam.cpp
+++ b/widgets/cameraview_extcam.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,19 @@ ui::cameraview_panel::~cameraview_panel() {
 
 void ui::cameraview_panel::render()
 {
-	if (!is_open)
+	if (!is_open) {
 		exit_thread = true;
+		return;
+	}
 
-	if (is_open)
-		ImGui::SetNextWindowSizeConstraints(ImVec2(200, 200), ImVec2(2500, 2500), cameraview_window_callback);
+	ImGui::SetNextWindowSizeConstraints(ImVec2(200, 200), ImVec2(2500, 2500), cameraview_window_callback);
 
-	ui_panel::render();
+	auto const panelname{(title.empty() ? m_name : title) + "###" + m_name};
+	if (ImGui::Begin(panelname.c_str())) {
+		render_contents();
+	}
+
+	ImGui::End();
 }
 
 void ui::cameraview_panel::render_contents()
@@ -82,7 +88,16 @@ void ui::cameraview_panel::render_contents()
 
 void ui::cameraview_panel::workthread_func()
 {
-	piped_proc proc(Global.extcam_cmd);
+	std::string cmdline = Global.extcam_cmd;
+
+	if (!rec_name.empty()) {
+		const std::string magic{"{RECORD}"};
+		size_t pos = cmdline.find(magic);
+		if (pos != -1)
+			cmdline.replace(pos, magic.size(), rec_name);
+	}
+
+	piped_proc proc(cmdline);
 
 	size_t frame_size = Global.extcam_res.x * Global.extcam_res.y * 3;
 	uint8_t *read_buffer = new uint8_t[frame_size];
diff --git a/widgets/cameraview_extcam.h b/widgets/cameraview_extcam.h
index fcf1c69b..d65a1213 100644
--- a/widgets/cameraview_extcam.h
+++ b/widgets/cameraview_extcam.h
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ class cameraview_panel : public ui_panel
 
 	void render() override;
 	void render_contents() override;
+
+	std::string rec_name;
 };
 } // namespace ui
diff --git a/widgets/trainingcard.cpp b/widgets/trainingcard.cpp
index 81c21c14..9acea1d8 100644
--- a/widgets/trainingcard.cpp
+++ b/widgets/trainingcard.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void trainingcard_panel::clear()
 {
 	start_time_wall.reset();
 	state.store(0);
+	recording_timestamp.clear();
 
 	place.clear();
 	trainee_name.clear();
@@ -53,10 +54,7 @@ void trainingcard_panel::save_thread_func()
 	tm = std::localtime(&now);
 	std::string to = std::to_string(tm->tm_hour) + ":" + std::to_string(tm->tm_min);
 
-	std::string rep = std::to_string(tm->tm_year + 1900) + std::to_string(tm->tm_mon + 1) + std::to_string(tm->tm_mday)
-	        + std::to_string(tm->tm_hour) + std::to_string(tm->tm_min) + "_" + std::string(trainee_name.c_str()) + "_" + std::string(instructor_name.c_str());
-
-	std::fstream temp("reports/" + rep + ".html", std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
+	std::fstream temp("reports/" + recording_timestamp + ".html", std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
 	std::fstream input("report_template.html", std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::binary);
 
 	std::string in_line;
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ void trainingcard_panel::save_thread_func()
 	input.close();
 	temp.close();
 
-	state.store(EndRecording(rep));
+	state.store(EndRecording(recording_timestamp));
 }
 
 void trainingcard_panel::render_contents()
@@ -151,6 +149,9 @@ void trainingcard_panel::render_contents()
 	if (!start_time_wall) {
 		if (ImGui::Button("Rozpocznij szkolenie")) {
 			start_time_wall = std::time(nullptr);
+			std::tm *tm = std::localtime(&(*start_time_wall));
+			recording_timestamp = std::to_string(tm->tm_year + 1900) + std::to_string(tm->tm_mon + 1) + std::to_string(tm->tm_mday)
+			    + std::to_string(tm->tm_hour) + std::to_string(tm->tm_min) + "_" + std::string(trainee_name.c_str()) + "_" + std::string(instructor_name.c_str());
 
 			int ret = StartRecording();
 			if (ret != 1) {
@@ -172,3 +173,11 @@ void trainingcard_panel::render_contents()
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+const std::string *trainingcard_panel::is_recording()
+{
+	if (!start_time_wall)
+		return nullptr;
+
+	return &recording_timestamp;
+}
diff --git a/widgets/trainingcard.h b/widgets/trainingcard.h
index a02d4bc7..5fcbf8bd 100644
--- a/widgets/trainingcard.h
+++ b/widgets/trainingcard.h
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ class trainingcard_panel : public ui_panel
 	~trainingcard_panel();
 
 	void render_contents() override;
+	const std::string *is_recording();
+
+	std::string recording_timestamp;
 };