diff --git a/tgbridge/forwarder.py b/tgbridge/forwarder.py
index 3eb3a4f..ca9a914 100644
--- a/tgbridge/forwarder.py
+++ b/tgbridge/forwarder.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class TelegramForwarder:
                     # Discord webhooks reject files > 25MB (sometimes > 8MB), and GIFs are massively unoptimized compared to MP4s.
                     process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
                         'ffmpeg', '-y', '-i', temp_mp4_path, 
-                        '-vf', 'fps=15,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse',
+                        '-filter_complex', 'fps=15,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse',
                         '-loop', '0', temp_gif_path,
                         stdout=asyncio.subprocess.DEVNULL,
                         stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
@@ -158,19 +158,20 @@ class TelegramForwarder:
                     except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                         process.kill()
                         _, stderr_data = await process.communicate()
-                        print("ffmpeg gif conversion timed out after 30 seconds.")
+                        print("ffmpeg gif conversion timed out after 30 seconds.", flush=True)
                     
                     if process.returncode == 0 and os.path.exists(temp_gif_path):
                         gif_size = os.path.getsize(temp_gif_path)
-                        # Fallback to MP4 if GIF is > 8MB, to prevent Discord from rejecting the webhook post
-                        if gif_size < 8 * 1024 * 1024:
+                        # Fallback to MP4 if GIF is > 10 MiB, to prevent Discord from rejecting the webhook post
+                        if gif_size < 10 * 1024 * 1024:
                             with open(temp_gif_path, 'rb') as f:
                                 file_data = f.read()
                             filename = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0] + '.gif'
+                            print(f"ffmpeg conversion succeeded: GIF size {gif_size / 1024 / 1024:.2f} MiB", flush=True)
                         else:
-                            print(f"GIF was too large for Discord webhook ({gif_size / 1024 / 1024:.2f}MB). Falling back to MP4.")
+                            print(f"GIF was too large for Discord webhook ({gif_size / 1024 / 1024:.2f} MiB). Falling back to MP4.", flush=True)
                     else:
-                        print(f"ffmpeg failed with code {process.returncode}. Stderr: {stderr_data.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')}")
+                        print(f"ffmpeg failed with code {process.returncode}. Stderr: {stderr_data.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')}", flush=True)
                         
                     try:
                         if os.path.exists(temp_mp4_path): os.remove(temp_mp4_path)
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ class TelegramForwarder:
                     except Exception:
                         pass
                 except Exception as e:
-                    print(f'ffmpeg gif conversion threw an exception: {e}')
+                    print(f'ffmpeg gif conversion threw an exception: {e}', flush=True)
 
                 text = f'{prefix}{caption}'.strip()
                 await self._send_to_webhook(webhook_url, sender, text, file_data, filename)