Index: libhb/hb.c
===================================================================
--- libhb/hb.c	(revision 1116)
+++ libhb/hb.c	(working copy)
@@ -691,12 +691,10 @@
     return( h->current_job );
 }
 
-/**
- * Adds a job to the job list.
- * @param h Handle to hb_handle_t.
- * @param job Handle to hb_job_t.
+/*
+ * Copy the full job and title and return the copied job.
  */
-void hb_add( hb_handle_t * h, hb_job_t * job )
+hb_job_t *hb_copy( hb_job_t * job )
 {
     hb_job_t      * job_copy;
     hb_title_t    * title,    * title_copy;
@@ -903,8 +901,6 @@
     title_copy->job = job_copy;
     job_copy->title = title_copy;
     job_copy->file  = strdup( job->file );
-    job_copy->h     = h;
-    job_copy->pause = h->pause_lock;
 
     /* Copy the job filter list */
     if( job->filters )
@@ -918,14 +914,51 @@
             hb_list_add( job_copy->filters, filter );
         }        
     }
-    
-    /* Add the job to the list */
-    hb_list_add( h->jobs, job_copy );
-    h->job_count = hb_count(h);
-    h->job_count_permanent++;
+    return( job_copy );
 }
 
 /**
+ * Adds a job to the job list.
+ * @param h Handle to hb_handle_t.
+ * @param job Handle to hb_job_t, it will be copied before use.
+ */
+void hb_add( hb_handle_t * h, hb_job_t * job )
+{
+    hb_job_t * job_copy;
+
+    job_copy = hb_copy( job );
+
+    job_copy->h     = h;
+    job_copy->pause = h->pause_lock;
+
+    if( job_copy )
+    {
+        /* Add the job to the list */
+        hb_list_add( h->jobs, job_copy );
+        h->job_count = hb_count(h);
+        h->job_count_permanent++;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Submits a job to the job list.
+ * @param h Handle to hb_handle_t.
+ * @param job Handle to hb_job_t.
+ */
+void hb_submit( hb_handle_t * h, hb_job_t * job )
+{
+    job->h     = h;
+    job->pause = h->pause_lock;
+
+    if( job )
+    {
+        /* Add the job to the list */
+        hb_list_add( h->jobs, job );
+        h->job_count = hb_count(h);
+        h->job_count_permanent++;
+    }
+}
+/**
  * Removes a job from the job list.
  * @param h Handle to hb_handle_t.
  * @param job Handle to hb_job_t.
Index: libhb/hb.h
===================================================================
--- libhb/hb.h	(revision 1116)
+++ libhb/hb.h	(working copy)
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 hb_job_t *    hb_current_job( hb_handle_t * h );
 void          hb_add( hb_handle_t *, hb_job_t * );
 void          hb_rem( hb_handle_t *, hb_job_t * );
+void          hb_submit( hb_handle_t *, hb_job_t * );
+hb_job_t *    hb_copy( hb_job_t * );
 
 void          hb_start( hb_handle_t * );
 void          hb_pause( hb_handle_t * );