diff --git a/snes/msu1/data.a65 b/snes/msu1/data.a65
index a09516b..4aee769 100644
--- a/snes/msu1/data.a65
+++ b/snes/msu1/data.a65
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 .data
 
-framecnt	.word 0
 dispcnt		.byt 0
 
-charaddr	.word 0
+stddur		.byt 0
+altdur		.byt 0
+altcnt		.byt 0
+curdur		.byt 0
+curcnt		.byt 0
+numframes	.word 0
+firstframe	.byt 0
 charptr		.byt 0
 
 ;----------parameters for dma----------
diff --git a/snes/msu1/msu1.a65 b/snes/msu1/msu1.a65
index 7c29b23..dbc72f6 100644
--- a/snes/msu1/msu1.a65
+++ b/snes/msu1/msu1.a65
@@ -25,18 +25,39 @@ msu1init:
 	stx $4302
 	stz $4304
 
+	lda #$01
+	sta firstframe
+
 	rts
 
+
 msu1loop:
 	sep #$20 : .as
 	rep #$10 : .xl
 	stz dispcnt
-	lda #$01
-	sta MSU_CONTROL
+	lda $2001
+	sta numframes
+	lda $2001
+	sta numframes+1
+	lda $2001
+	sta curdur
+	sta stddur
+	lda $2001
+	sta altdur
+	lda $2001
+	sta altcnt
+	stz curcnt
+	ldy numframes
+	dey
+
 msu1loop2
 	lda isr_flag
 	beq msu1loop2
 	stz isr_flag
+	lda dispcnt
+	cmp #$02
+	beq +
+	bpl +
 	;load half picture
 	lda #$18
 	sta $4301
@@ -46,11 +67,32 @@ msu1loop2
 	stx $4305
 	lda #$01
 	sta $420b
-	inc dispcnt
++	inc dispcnt
 	lda dispcnt
-	cmp #$02
+	cmp curdur
 	bne msu1loop2
 
+	lda firstframe
+	beq +
+
+	lda #$01
+	sta MSU_CONTROL
+	stz firstframe
+
++
+	inc curcnt
+	lda curcnt
+	cmp altcnt
+	bne +
+	stz curcnt
+	lda altdur
+	bra skip
++	lda stddur
+skip	sta curdur
+	stz dispcnt
+	dey
+	beq msu1stop
+
 	;load palette
 	stz $2121
 	lda #$22
@@ -61,7 +103,6 @@ msu1loop2
 	stx $4305
 	lda #$01
 	sta $420b
-	stz dispcnt
 	lda charptr
 	bne ptr2
 ptr1
@@ -77,3 +118,11 @@ ptr2
 	ldx #$4000
 	stx $2116
 	jmp msu1loop2
+
+msu1stop:
+	lda #$80
+	sta $2100
+	stz $420c
+	stz MSU_CONTROL
+	- bra -
+
diff --git a/snes/msu1/msu1conv.c b/snes/msu1/msu1conv.c
index 148b0c4..ad2ca6f 100644
--- a/snes/msu1/msu1conv.c
+++ b/snes/msu1/msu1conv.c
@@ -76,13 +76,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   char inpal[768], outpal[512];
 
   FILE *in, *out;
-  int fileno;
+  int fileno=1;
   uint16_t numcolors;
   char filename[80];
   out=fopen("out.msu", "wb");
-  for(fileno = 1; fileno < 9290; fileno++) {
-    sprintf(filename, "%08d.tga", fileno);
-    in=fopen(filename, "rb");
+  uint8_t numframes_l, numframes_h;
+  uint8_t std_frameduration = 2;
+  uint8_t alt_frameduration = 0;
+  uint8_t alt_durfreq = 0;
+  fwrite(&filename, 5, 1, out); /* write padding for now */
+  while(1) {
+    sprintf(filename, "%08d.tga", fileno++);
+    if((in=fopen(filename, "rb"))==NULL) break;
     fseek(in, 5, SEEK_SET);
     fread(&numcolors, 2, 1, in);
     fseek(in, 18, SEEK_SET);
@@ -99,6 +104,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     convertpalette(inpal, outpal);
     fwrite(outpal, 512, 1, out);
   }
+  numframes_l=fileno&0xff;
+  numframes_h=fileno>>8;
+  fseek(out, 0, SEEK_SET);
+  fwrite(&numframes_l, 1, 1, out);
+  fwrite(&numframes_h, 1, 1, out);
+  fwrite(&std_frameduration, 1, 1, out);
+  fwrite(&alt_frameduration, 1, 1, out);
+  fwrite(&alt_durfreq, 1, 1, out);
   fclose(out);
   return 0;
 }