diff --git a/recorder.pro b/recorder.pro
index ef4e578..3fe2e9c 100644
--- a/recorder.pro
+++ b/recorder.pro
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ SOURCES       = \
 target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/widgets/widgets/imageviewer
 INSTALLS += target
 
-unix:!macx: LIBS += -L$$/opt/pylon5/lib64/ -Wl,-E -lpylonbase -lpylonutility -lGenApi_gcc_v3_1_Basler_pylon -lGCBase_gcc_v3_1_Basler_pylon -lnix
+unix:!macx: LIBS += -L$$/opt/pylon5/lib64/ -Wl,-E -lpylonbase -lpylonutility -lGenApi_gcc_v3_1_Basler_pylon -lGCBase_gcc_v3_1_Basler_pylon
 
 # pylon includes
 INCLUDEPATH += $$/opt/pylon5/include
 DEPENDPATH += $$/opt/pylon5/include
 
+# nix includes
+INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/nix
+LIBS += -L"/usr/lib/" -lnix
 
 RESOURCES += \
     resources.qrc
diff --git a/writer.cpp b/writer.cpp
index 3b8f049..8637e4b 100644
--- a/writer.cpp
+++ b/writer.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ void Writer::run() {
       videoWriter.Open(videoSpecs.filename.c_str());
       nix::File nix_file =nix::File::open(videoSpecs.filename + ".nix", nix::FileMode::Overwrite, "hdf5", nix::Compression::DeflateNormal);
       nix::Block b = nix_file.createBlock("Recording", "nix.recording");
-      nix::Section s = nix_file.createSection("Recroding", "nix.recording");
-
+      nix::Section s = nix_file.createSection("Recording", "nix.recording");
+      b.metadata(s);
       nix::Value v(nix::util::timeToStr(std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now())));
       s.createProperty("date", v);
 
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ void Writer::run() {
       nix::Section sw_sec = s.createSection("PylonRecorder", "nix.software");
       sw_sec.createProperty("version", nix::Value(1));
 
-      nix::Section hw_sec = s.createSection("Basler ACE", "nix.hardware.camera");
+      nix::Section hw_sec = s.createSection("Basler ACA2040-120um", "nix.hardware.camera");
       hw_sec.createProperty("type", nix::Value("monochrome"));
-
+      hw_sec.createProperty("manufacturer", nix::Value("Basler AG"));
       nix::Property p = hw_sec.createProperty("framerate", nix::Value(static_cast<int>(videoSpecs.fps)));
       p.unit("Hz");