diff --git a/src/emu/ui/ui.c b/src/emu/ui/ui.c
index b7a54718e22..d4a4dc6afd3 100644
--- a/src/emu/ui/ui.c
+++ b/src/emu/ui/ui.c
@@ -1590,18 +1590,7 @@ UINT32 ui_manager::handler_ingame(running_machine &machine, render_container *co
 
 	// toggle movie recording 
 	if (ui_input_pressed(machine, IPT_UI_RECORD_MOVIE))
-	{
-		if (!machine.video().is_recording())
-		{
-			machine.video().begin_recording(NULL, video_manager::MF_MNG);
-			popmessage("REC START");
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			machine.video().end_recording();
-			popmessage("REC STOP");
-		}
-	}
+		machine.video().toggle_record_movie();
 
 	// toggle profiler display 
 	if (ui_input_pressed(machine, IPT_UI_SHOW_PROFILER))
diff --git a/src/emu/video.c b/src/emu/video.c
index a1544a54d05..229752bea66 100644
--- a/src/emu/video.c
+++ b/src/emu/video.c
@@ -1285,3 +1285,22 @@ void video_manager::toggle_throttle()
 {
 	set_throttle_rate(throttled() ? 0.0f : 1.0f);
 }
+
+
+//-------------------------------------------------
+//	toggle_record_movie
+//-------------------------------------------------
+
+void video_manager::toggle_record_movie()
+{
+	if (!is_recording())
+	{
+		begin_recording(NULL, video_manager::MF_MNG);
+		popmessage("REC START");
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		end_recording();
+		popmessage("REC STOP");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/emu/video.h b/src/emu/video.h
index 504e9c1a0bb..c216ca7ee79 100644
--- a/src/emu/video.h
+++ b/src/emu/video.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
 
 	// misc
 	void toggle_throttle();
+	void toggle_record_movie();
 
 	// render a frame
 	void frame_update(bool debug = false);