diff --git a/curator.py b/curator.py
index 030ef7e..91fe1ce 100755
--- a/curator.py
+++ b/curator.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ def main():
                 print(f"{bcolors.OKCYAN}***********   converting {oldfilename} to {newfilename} ({codec})  ***********{bcolors.ENDC}")
                 try:
                     if convert(folder + oldfilename, folder + newfilename, codec):
-                        subprocess.call(['chown', f"{getuser()}:{getuser()}", folder + newfilename])
-                        subprocess.call(['chmod', '666', folder + newfilename])
+                        #subprocess.call(['chown', f"{getuser()}:{getuser()}", folder + newfilename])
+                        subprocess.call(['chmod', '777', folder + newfilename])
                         if "-del" in sys.argv:
                             delete(folder + oldfilename)
                 except:
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ def main():
                     print(f"{bcolors.OKCYAN}***********   convert {counter} of {len(videolist)}   ***********{bcolors.ENDC}")
                     try:
                         if convert(folder + oldfilename, folder + newfilename, codec):
-                            subprocess.call(['chown', f"{getuser()}:{getuser()}", folder + newfilename])
-                            subprocess.call(['chmod', '666', folder + newfilename])
+                            #output = (['chown', f"{getuser()}:{getuser()}", folder + newfilename], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                            #output = (['chown', f"{getuser()}:{getuser()}", folder + newfilename], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+                            subprocess.call(['chmod', '777', folder + newfilename])
                             if "-del" in sys.argv:
                                 delete(folder + oldfilename)
                     except: