diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ int makeJobDataXML(struct distrenjob *jo
   writer = xmlNewTextWriterFilename(tmp, 0);
   xmlTextWriterStartDocument(writer, NULL, "utf-8", NULL);
 
-  // write resolution element and add its attributes
+  // write distrenjob element and add its attributes
   xmlTextWriterStartElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"distrenjob");
   xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"name", (xmlChar*)job->name);
   xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"submitter", (xmlChar*)job->submitter);
@@ -568,6 +568,23 @@ int makeJobDataXML(struct distrenjob *jo
   xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"height", (xmlChar*)tmp);
   xmlTextWriterEndElement(writer);
 
+  // write video element and its attributes
+  xmlTextWriterStartElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"video");
+  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->frameset[0].num);
+  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"start_frame", (xmlChar*)tmp);
+  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->frameset[(job->total_frames - 1)].num);
+  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"end_fame", (xmlChar*)tmp);
+  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"output_format", (xmlChar*)job->output_format);
+  xmlTextWriterEndElement(writer);
+
+  // write watchdog forgiveness element
+  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->watchdog_forgiveness);
+  xmlTextWriterWriteElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"wd_forgiveness", (xmlChar*)tmp);
+
+  // write total_render_time element
+  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->total_render_time);
+  xmlTextWriterWriteElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"total_render_time", (xmlChar*)tmp);
+
   // end document
   xmlTextWriterEndDocument(writer);
 
@@ -585,6 +602,9 @@ struct distrenjob *createJobFromXML(int 
   xmlNodePtr cur;
   char *file_name;
   struct distrenjob *distrenjob;
+  int start_frame;
+  int counter;
+  int counter2;
 
   distrenjob_new(&distrenjob);
 
@@ -601,6 +621,26 @@ struct distrenjob *createJobFromXML(int 
   distrenjob->width = atoi((char*)xmlGetProp(cur, (xmlChar*)"width"));
   distrenjob->height = atoi((char*)xmlGetProp(cur, (xmlChar*)"number"));
 
+  cur = cur->next;
+  start_frame = atoi((char*)xmlGetProp(cur, (xmlChar*)"start_frame"));
+  distrenjob->total_frames = atoi((char*)xmlGetProp(cur, (xmlChar*)"end_frame")) - start_frame + 1;
+  distrenjob->output_format = (char*)xmlGetProp(cur, (xmlChar*)"output_format");
+
+  counter2 = start_frame;
+  for(counter = 0; counter <= distrenjob->total_frames; counter++)
+    {
+      distrenjob->frameset[counter].num = counter2;
+      distrenjob->frameset[counter].status = FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED;
+
+      counter2++;
+    }
+
+  cur = cur->next;
+  distrenjob->watchdog_forgiveness = atoi((char*)xmlNodeListGetString(doc, cur->xmlChildrenNode, 1));
+
+  cur = cur->next;
+  distrenjob->total_render_time = (time_t)atol((char*)xmlNodeListGetString(doc, cur->xmlChildrenNode, 1));
+
   restoreJobState(distrenjob);
   return distrenjob;
 }