diff --git a/pupil_src/launchables/player.py b/pupil_src/launchables/player.py
index bccf0bde8b..dc44d785f5 100644
--- a/pupil_src/launchables/player.py
+++ b/pupil_src/launchables/player.py
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ def player(rec_dir, ipc_pub_url, ipc_sub_url,
         from seek_control import Seek_Control
         from video_export_launcher import Video_Export_Launcher
         from offline_surface_tracker import Offline_Surface_Tracker
-        from marker_auto_trim_marks import Marker_Auto_Trim_Marks
+        # from marker_auto_trim_marks import Marker_Auto_Trim_Marks
         from fixation_detector import Offline_Fixation_Detector
-        from batch_exporter import Batch_Exporter
+        # from batch_exporter import Batch_Exporter
         from log_display import Log_Display
         from annotations import Annotation_Player
         from raw_data_exporter import Raw_Data_Exporter
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def player(rec_dir, ipc_pub_url, ipc_sub_url,
                         Vis_Cross, Vis_Watermark, Vis_Eye_Video_Overlay, Vis_Scan_Path,
                         Offline_Fixation_Detector,
                         Video_Export_Launcher, Offline_Surface_Tracker, Raw_Data_Exporter,
-                        Batch_Exporter, Annotation_Player, Log_History, Marker_Auto_Trim_Marks,
+                        Annotation_Player, Log_History,
                         Pupil_From_Recording, Offline_Pupil_Detection, Gaze_From_Recording,
                         Offline_Calibration] + runtime_plugins
 
diff --git a/pupil_src/shared_modules/batch_exporter.py b/pupil_src/shared_modules/batch_exporter.py
index 04532472b4..b3c05d18eb 100644
--- a/pupil_src/shared_modules/batch_exporter.py
+++ b/pupil_src/shared_modules/batch_exporter.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def __init__(self, g_pool):
         self.exports = []
         self.new_exports = []
         self.active_exports = []
-        default_path = os.path.expanduser('~/')
+        default_path = os.path.expanduser('~/work/pupil/recordings/demo')
         self.destination_dir = default_path
         self.source_dir = default_path
 
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ def recent_events(self, events):
                     logger.info("starting new job")
                     if self.active_exports:
                         self.workers[i] = self.active_exports.pop(0)
-                        self.workers[i].start()
+                        if not self.workers[i].is_alive():
+                            self.workers[i].start()
                     else:
                         self.run = False
 
diff --git a/pupil_src/shared_modules/exporter.py b/pupil_src/shared_modules/exporter.py
index 2cdf606b3c..c0c23a5524 100644
--- a/pupil_src/shared_modules/exporter.py
+++ b/pupil_src/shared_modules/exporter.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def export(should_terminate, frames_to_export, current_frame, rec_dir, user_dir,
            start_frame=None, end_frame=None, plugin_initializers=(), out_file_path=None, pre_computed={}):
 
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__+' with pid: '+str(os.getpid()))
-    logger.info('Starting video export with pid: {}'.format(os.getpid()))
+    print('Starting video export with pid: {}'.format(os.getpid()))
 
     try:
         update_recording_to_recent(rec_dir)
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ def export(should_terminate, frames_to_export, current_frame, rec_dir, user_dir,
         effective_fps = float(current_frame.value)/duration
 
         result = "Export done: Exported {} frames to {}. This took {} seconds. Exporter ran at {} frames per second."
-        logger.info(result.format(current_frame.value, out_file_path, duration, effective_fps))
+        print(result.format(current_frame.value, out_file_path, duration, effective_fps))
 
     except:
         from time import sleep
         import traceback
         trace = traceback.format_exc()
-        logger.error('Process Export (pid: {}) crashed with trace:\n{}'.format(os.getpid(), trace))
+        print('Process Export (pid: {}) crashed with trace:\n{}'.format(os.getpid(), trace))
         sleep(1.0)