diff --git a/download_worker.py b/download_worker.py
index 0345ae8..c57012b 100644
--- a/download_worker.py
+++ b/download_worker.py
@@ -20,17 +20,29 @@ con = sqlite3.connect('instance/project.db')
 
 
 def run(args):
+    # iterate through the first argument, appending the second and third to each iteration
     args = [([i], args[1], args[2]) for i in args[0]]
-    print(pool.map(download, args, 1))
+    pool.map(download, args, 1)
 
 
 def download(args):
 
-    row = args[0][0]
+    # explode arguments into variable names
+    row, een_obj, cam = args
 
-    fname = f"videos/{row[2]}/{row[2]}_{row[3]}-{row[4]}.mp4"
+    row = row[0]
+    camera_device_id = row[2]
+    start = row[3]
+    end = row[4]
+
+    start = datetime.fromisoformat(start)
+    os.makedirs(f"videos/{camera_device_id}/{start.year}/{start.month}/{start.day}/", exist_ok=True)
     
-    save_result = args[2].save_video_to_file(url=row[1], filename=fname)
+    fname = f"videos/{camera_device_id}/{start.year}/{start.month}/{start.day}/{camera_device_id}_{start}-{end}.mp4"
+
+
+
+    save_result = cam.save_video_to_file(url=row[1], filename=fname)
 
     match save_result['response_http_status']:
         case 200:
@@ -56,7 +68,7 @@ def download(args):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
-    pool = Pool(16)
+    pool = Pool(64)
     print("starting up...")
 
 
@@ -96,32 +108,39 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     een.get_list_of_cameras()
 
-    r2d2 = een.cameras[3]
 
-    # r2d2.get_list_of_videos(start_timestamp=een.time_before(hours=24*1), end_timestamp=een.time_now())
-
-    sql = '''SELECT
-                download.id,
-                download.url,
-                camera.device_id,
-                download.start_timestamp,
-                download.end_timestamp,
-                download.status
-            FROM
-                camera
-                JOIN download ON download.camera_id = camera.id
-                JOIN USER ON camera.user_id = user.id
-            WHERE
-                download.status == ?
-                AND camera.id == ?
-            LIMIT 2000;'''
+    # iterate through all the cameras this user has access to
+    for current_camera in een.cameras:
+        
+        # create directories if they don't already exists
+        os.makedirs(f"videos/{current_camera.id}/", exist_ok=True)
 
 
-    results = cur.execute(sql, ('new', 4))
+        # r2d2.get_list_of_videos(start_timestamp=een.time_before(hours=24*1), end_timestamp=een.time_now())
 
-    
+        sql = '''SELECT
+                    download.id,
+                    download.url,
+                    camera.device_id,
+                    download.start_timestamp,
+                    download.end_timestamp,
+                    download.status
+                FROM
+                    camera
+                    JOIN download ON download.camera_id = camera.id
+                    JOIN USER ON camera.user_id = user.id
+                WHERE
+                    download.status == ?
+                    AND camera.device_id == ?
+                ORDER BY download.start_timestamp
+                LIMIT 10000;'''
 
-    run([results, een, r2d2])
+
+        results = cur.execute(sql, ('new', current_camera.id))
+
+        
+
+        run([results, een, current_camera])