Index: pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp
===================================================================
--- pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp	(revision 531)
+++ pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 u8* g_pIPU0Pointer = NULL;
 int g_nCmdPos[2] = {0}, g_nCmdIndex = 0;
 int ipuCurCmd = 0xffffffff;
+int ipuRunDelay = 0;
 
 
 int FOreadpos = 0, FOwritepos = 0;
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@
 static u32 s_tempstack[0x4000]; // 64k
 
 void IPUCMD_WRITE(u32 val);
-void IPUWorker();
 int IPU0dma();
 int IPU1dma();
 
@@ -421,13 +421,19 @@
 	//other stuff
 	g_decoder.dcr				  =1;//resets DC prediction value
 
+	s_RoutineDone = 0;
 	s_routine = so_create(mpeg2sliceIDEC, &s_RoutineDone, s_tempstack, sizeof(s_tempstack));
 	assert( s_routine != NULL );
+#if 0
 	so_call(s_routine);
 	if(s_RoutineDone)
 		s_routine = NULL;
 
 	return s_RoutineDone;
+#endif
+
+	ipuRunDelay = 500;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
@@ -470,12 +476,20 @@
 	memzero_obj(mb8);
 	memzero_obj(mb16);
 	
+	s_RoutineDone = 0;
 	s_routine = so_create(mpeg2_slice, &s_RoutineDone, s_tempstack, sizeof(s_tempstack));
 	assert( s_routine != NULL );
+#if 0
 	so_call(s_routine);
 		if(s_RoutineDone)
 		s_routine = NULL;
+
 	return s_RoutineDone;
+#endif
+
+	ipuRunDelay = 500;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static BOOL __fastcall ipuVDEC(u32 val) {
Index: pcsx2/IPU/IPU.h
===================================================================
--- pcsx2/IPU/IPU.h	(revision 531)
+++ pcsx2/IPU/IPU.h	(working copy)
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
 extern int coded_block_pattern;
 extern int g_nIPU0Data; // or 0x80000000 whenever transferring
 extern u8* g_pIPU0Pointer;
+extern int ipuRunDelay;
 
 
 void dmaIPU0();
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@
 extern void IPUProcessInterrupt();
 extern void ipu0Interrupt();
 extern void ipu1Interrupt();
+extern void IPUWorker();
 
 extern u16 __fastcall FillInternalBuffer(u32 * pointer, u32 advance, u32 size);
 extern u8 __fastcall getBits32(u8 *address, u32 advance);
Index: pcsx2/R5900.cpp
===================================================================
--- pcsx2/R5900.cpp	(revision 531)
+++ pcsx2/R5900.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -442,6 +442,13 @@
 	eeEventTestIsActive = true;
 	g_nextBranchCycle = cpuRegs.cycle + eeWaitCycles;
 
+	// this is probably not the right place to run it, but do I look like I care?
+	if (ipuRunDelay > 0) {
+		ipuRunDelay -= cpuRegs.cycle - EEoCycle;
+		if (ipuRunDelay <= 0 && ipuRegs->ctrl.BUSY)
+			IPUWorker();
+	}
+
 	EEsCycle += cpuRegs.cycle - EEoCycle;
 	EEoCycle = cpuRegs.cycle;