diff --git a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
index 6ed11133..91800cf7 100644
--- a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
+++ b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "d:hn:O:p:v")) != -1) {
 		}
 	}
 
-
+if (verbosity) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "running %s  pid=%d\n", argv[0], getpid());
+	}
 
 fd = v4l2_open(dev_name, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
 if (fd < 0) {
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ for (n_buffers = 0; n_buffers < req.count; ++n_buffers) {
 	}
 
 t_debut = fimg_timer_set(0);
+
 for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i) {
 	CLEAR(buf);
 	buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;