diff --git a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
index 91800cf..f6a7c1c 100644
--- a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
+++ b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i) {
 	}
 
 type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
-
 xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, &type);
+
+if (verbosity)	fprintf(stderr,"pid %d grabbing...\n", getpid());
+
 for (i = 0; i < nbre_capt; i++) {
 	do	{
 		FD_ZERO(&fds);
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ for (i = 0; i < nbre_capt; i++) {
 	xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_DQBUF, &buf);
 
 	sprintf(out_name, "%s/%05d.ppm", dest_dir, i);
-	if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "--> %s\n", out_name);
+	if (verbosity > 1) fprintf(stderr, "--> %s\n", out_name);
 
 	fout = fopen(out_name, "w");
 	if (!fout) {