diff --git a/Fonderie/fonderie.c b/Fonderie/fonderie.c
index 063c2f9..89d5d8c 100644
--- a/Fonderie/fonderie.c
+++ b/Fonderie/fonderie.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fprintf(stderr, "glob '%s' -> %d, %d files found\n", pattern, foo,
 /*	get the size of the inputs images */
 foo = fimg_fileinfos(globbuf.gl_pathv[0], datas);
 width = datas[0];		height = datas[1];
-fprintf(stderr, "first image size %dx%d\n", width, height);
+if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "first image size %dx%d\n", width, height);
 
 fimg_create(&input, width, height, 3);
 
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ if (foo) {
 	exit(1);
 	}
 maxvalue = fimg_get_maxvalue(&input);
-fprintf(stderr, "first image maxvalue %f\n", maxvalue);
+if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "first image maxvalue %f\n", maxvalue);
 
 foo = create_fifo(szfifo, width, height, FIMG_TYPE_RGB);
-fprintf(stderr, "init fifo (%d slots) --> %d\n", szfifo, foo);
+if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "init fifo (%d slots) = %d\n", szfifo, foo);
 
 /* XXX inject a few strange pics in the fifo */
 insert_blank(&input, blk, outdir);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ char		*OutFchain = "none";
 
 fprintf(stderr, "*** %s\n\tcompiled %s, %s, pid %d\n",
 			argv[0], __DATE__, __TIME__, getpid());
-fimg_print_version(2);
+if (verbosity) fimg_print_version(2);
 
 while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "B:E:F:ghI:LO:T:vw:x:")) != -1) {
 	switch(opt) {
diff --git a/Fonderie/interpolator.c b/Fonderie/interpolator.c
index 18bcf56..b4dc9e3 100644
--- a/Fonderie/interpolator.c
+++ b/Fonderie/interpolator.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fprintf(stderr, ">>> %s ( %p %p %d )\n", __func__, ptr_glob,
 				ptr_idxval, method);
 #endif
 
-if (0 == method) {
+if (0==method && verbosity) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "\tWTF? in %s, method was ZERO?\n", __func__);
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ if (FIMG_TYPE_RGB != iarray[2]) {
 	}
 
 w = iarray[0], h = iarray[1];
-fprintf(stderr, "first image size : %dx%d\n", w, h);
+if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "first image size : %dx%d\n", w, h);
 
 fimg_create(&A,   w, h, 3);	pFirst  = &A;	fimg_clear(&A);
 fimg_create(&B,   w, h, 3);	pSecond = &B;	fimg_clear(&B);
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ char		*OutFchain = "0";
 
 fprintf(stderr, "*** %s\n\tcompiled on %s %s\n", argv[0],
 			__DATE__, __TIME__);
-fimg_print_version(2);
+if (verbosity) fimg_print_version(2);
 
 #if DEBUG_LEVEL
 /* this is for the debug off calling shellscript */
diff --git a/Fonderie/singlepass.c b/Fonderie/singlepass.c
index 15084bc..9f7edde 100644
--- a/Fonderie/singlepass.c
+++ b/Fonderie/singlepass.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ for (idx=0; idx<globbuf.gl_pathc; idx++) {
 		return -1;
 		}
 
-	if (0 == idx) {
+	if (0==idx && verbosity) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "image size %dx%d\n",
 					image.width, image.height);
 		}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ for (idx=0; idx<globbuf.gl_pathc; idx++) {
 		}
 	}
 
-fprintf(stderr, "\n\n");
+fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 
 globfree(&globbuf);
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int		repeat = 1;
 
 fprintf(stderr, "*** %s\n\tcompiled %s %s\n", argv[0],
                         __DATE__, __TIME__);
-fimg_print_version(2);
+if (verbosity) fimg_print_version(2);
 
 if (argc < 2) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t/!\\ %s is option driven\n", argv[0]);
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hF:g:LO:r:svx")) != -1) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s ABEND\n", argv[0]);
 			exit(1);
 		}
-
 	}
 
 if (repeat < 1) {
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ if (verbosity) {
  */
 foo = run_the_singlepass(globbing, outdir, repeat,
 					FILTERS, FILE_TYPE_PNG);
-fprintf(stderr, "\n\tRun the single pass --> %d\n", foo);
+fprintf(stderr, "\tRun the single pass --> %d\n", foo);
 
 return 0;
 }