diff --git a/bin/app/src/logger.rs b/bin/app/src/logger.rs
index c7b7e2f8e..cc137ff89 100644
--- a/bin/app/src/logger.rs
+++ b/bin/app/src/logger.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ use {
 use tracing_subscriber::filter::{LevelFilter, Targets};
 
 #[cfg(any(not(target_os = "android"), feature = "enable-filelog"))]
-use darkfi::util::logger::{EventFormatter, Level, TargetFilter};
+use {
+    darkfi::util::logger::{EventFormatter, Level, TargetFilter},
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::format::FmtSpan,
+};
 
 // Measured in bytes
 #[cfg(feature = "enable-filelog")]
@@ -111,7 +114,8 @@ pub fn setup_logging() -> Option<WorkerGuard> {
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
     {
-        let terminal_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::Layer::new()
+        let mut terminal_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::Layer::new()
+            .with_span_events(FmtSpan::ENTER | FmtSpan::CLOSE)
             .event_format(EventFormatter::new(true, true))
             .fmt_fields(tracing_subscriber::fmt::format::debug_fn(
                 darkfi::util::logger::terminal_field_formatter,
diff --git a/bin/app/src/ui/vector_art/mod.rs b/bin/app/src/ui/vector_art/mod.rs
index b36d80676..4e2f5bba7 100644
--- a/bin/app/src/ui/vector_art/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/app/src/ui/vector_art/mod.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use parking_lot::Mutex as SyncMutex;
 use rand::{rngs::OsRng, Rng};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use tracing::instrument;
 
 use crate::{
     gfx::{gfxtag, DrawCall, DrawInstruction, DrawMesh, Rectangle, RenderApi},
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ impl VectorArt {
         vec![DrawInstruction::Move(rect.pos()), DrawInstruction::Draw(mesh)]
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn get_draw_calls(
         &self,
         atom: &mut PropertyAtomicGuard,
diff --git a/bin/app/src/ui/video.rs b/bin/app/src/ui/video.rs
index 005d3351c..706c36f0e 100644
--- a/bin/app/src/ui/video.rs
+++ b/bin/app/src/ui/video.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use std::sync::{
     atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
     Arc,
 };
+use tracing::instrument;
 
 use crate::{
     gfx::{
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ impl Video {
         mesh.alloc(&self.render_api)
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     async fn get_draw_calls(
         &self,
         atom: &mut PropertyAtomicGuard,
@@ -270,6 +272,9 @@ impl Video {
         let mut load_tasks = self.load_tasks.lock();
         load_tasks.clear();
 
+        let mut loaded_n_frames = 0;
+        let total_frames = vid_data.textures.len();
+
         for (texture_idx, (mut texture, mut tsub)) in
             vid_data.textures.into_iter().zip(tsubs.into_iter()).enumerate()
         {
@@ -319,8 +324,11 @@ impl Video {
                 debug_str: "video",
             };
             vid_data.anim.update(texture_idx, Frame::new(40, dc));
+            loaded_n_frames += 1;
         }
 
+        debug!(target: "ui::video", "Loaded {loaded_n_frames} / {total_frames} frames");
+
         Some(DrawUpdate {
             key: self.dc_key,
             draw_calls: vec![(
diff --git a/bin/app/src/ui/win.rs b/bin/app/src/ui/win.rs
index 7c0907b93..c903ab5f8 100644
--- a/bin/app/src/ui/win.rs
+++ b/bin/app/src/ui/win.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use miniquad::{KeyCode, KeyMods, MouseButton, TouchPhase};
 use parking_lot::Mutex as SyncMutex;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
+use tracing::instrument;
 
 use crate::{
     app::locale::read_locale_ftl,
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ impl Window {
         }
     }
 
+    #[instrument(skip_all)]
     pub async fn draw(&self, atom: &mut PropertyAtomicGuard) {
         let trace_id = rand::random();
         let timest = unixtime();