diff --git a/engines/director/castmember/filmloop.cpp b/engines/director/castmember/filmloop.cpp
index 828d5636cd7..c771a63ef5c 100644
--- a/engines/director/castmember/filmloop.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/castmember/filmloop.cpp
@@ -91,14 +91,17 @@ Common::Array<Channel> *FilmLoopCastMember::getSubChannels(Common::Rect &bbox, C
 		int16 width = src._width * widgetRect.width() / _initialRect.width();
 		int16 height = src._height * widgetRect.height() / _initialRect.height();
 
+		// Re-inject the translated position into the Sprite.
+		// This saves the hassle of having to force the Channel to be in puppet mode.
+		src._width = width;
+		src._height = height;
+		src._startPoint = Common::Point(absX, absY);
+		src._stretch = true;
+
 		// Film loop frames are constructed as a series of Channels, much like how a normal frame
 		// is rendered by the Score. We don't include a pointer to the current Score here,
 		// that's only for querying the constraint channel which is not used.
 		Channel chan(nullptr, &src);
-		chan._currentPoint = Common::Point(absX, absY);
-		chan._width = width;
-		chan._height = height;
-
 		_subchannels.push_back(chan);
 
 	}
diff --git a/engines/director/window.cpp b/engines/director/window.cpp
index a21e27207b9..36e9d2e079e 100644
--- a/engines/director/window.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/window.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,11 @@ void Window::inkBlitFrom(Channel *channel, Common::Rect destRect, Graphics::Mana
 	uint32 renderStartTime = 0;
 	if (debugChannelSet(8, kDebugImages)) {
 		CastType castType = channel->_sprite->_cast ? channel->_sprite->_cast->_type : kCastTypeNull;
-		debugC(8, kDebugImages, "Window::inkBlitFrom(): updating %dx%d @ %d,%d, type: %s, ink: %d", destRect.width(), destRect.height(), destRect.left, destRect.top, castType2str(castType), channel->_sprite->_ink);
+		debugC(8, kDebugImages, "Window::inkBlitFrom(): updating %dx%d @ %d,%d -> %dx%d @ %d,%d, type: %s, cast: %s, ink: %d",
+				srcRect.width(), srcRect.height(), srcRect.left, srcRect.top,
+				destRect.width(), destRect.height(), destRect.left, destRect.top,
+				castType2str(castType), channel->_sprite->_castId.asString().c_str(),
+				channel->_sprite->_ink);
 		renderStartTime = g_system->getMillis();
 	}