diff --git a/Fonderie/fonderie.c b/Fonderie/fonderie.c
index 4dd688c..4ab6e4b 100644
--- a/Fonderie/fonderie.c
+++ b/Fonderie/fonderie.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int			verbosity;
 int			convert_to_gray;
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------- */
-int traite_une_image(FloatImg *image, int proc, int step)
+int traite_une_image(FloatImg *image, int proc, int step, char *outd)
 {
 static int		numero;
 int			foo;
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ if (foo) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s: err %d on insert\n", __func__, foo);
 	return foo;
 	}
-sprintf(ligne, "p8/%05d.png", numero);
-/*              ^^^
-	XXX hardcoded value ? wtf ?
-	*/
+sprintf(ligne, "%s/%05d.png", outd, numero);
 foo = export_fifo(ligne, proc, step);
 if (foo) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s: err %d on export\n", __func__, foo);
@@ -42,7 +39,8 @@ numero++;			/* VERY IMPORTANT :) */
 return 0;
 }
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------- */
-int insert_blank(FloatImg *image, int nbre, int pproc, float fval)
+int insert_blank(FloatImg *image, int nbre, int pproc,
+						float fval, char *outd)
 {
 int		idx, foo;
 
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ fimg_clear(image);
 for (idx=0; idx<nbre; idx++) {
 	fimg_vdeg_a(image, fval);
 	// brotche_rand48_b(image, drand48()*0.10, 1e5);
-	if ((foo=traite_une_image(image, pproc, 1))) {
+	if ((foo=traite_une_image(image, pproc, 1, outd))) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s : err %d from 'traite_une_image'\n",
 				__func__, foo);
 		break;
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ foo = create_fifo(szfifo, width, height, FIMG_TYPE_RGB);
 fprintf(stderr, "init fifo (%d slots) --> %d\n", szfifo, foo);
 
 /* XXX inject a few strange pics in the fifo */
-insert_blank(&input, BLANK, outfx, maxvalue);
+insert_blank(&input, BLANK, outfx, maxvalue, outdir);
 
 for (idx=0; idx<globbuf.gl_pathc; idx++) {
 	cptr = globbuf.gl_pathv[idx];
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ for (idx=0; idx<globbuf.gl_pathc; idx++) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s crapulator -> %d\n", __func__, foo);
 		exit(1);
 		}
-	foo = traite_une_image(&input, outfx, step);
+	foo = traite_une_image(&input, outfx, step, outdir);
 	if (foo) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "traitement %s -> %d WTF?\n", cptr, foo);
 		break;
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ for (idx=0; idx<globbuf.gl_pathc; idx++) {
 	}
 fputs("\n", stderr);
 
-insert_blank(&input, BLANK*2, outfx, maxvalue);
+insert_blank(&input, BLANK*2, outfx, maxvalue, outdir);
 
 /*
  *		PLEASE, FLUSH THE FIFO !
@@ -212,6 +210,11 @@ while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ghI:O:s:T:vw:x:")) != -1) {
 		}
 	}
 
+if (verbosity) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "input glob        %s\n", in_pattern);
+	fprintf(stderr, "output dir        %s\n", out_dir);
+	}
+
 foo = demarre_la_machine(in_pattern, out_dir, fifosize, in_effect,
 					out_effect, steps);
 fprintf(stderr, "retour du big-run de la machine -> %d\n", foo);
diff --git a/Fonderie/t.c b/Fonderie/t.c
index 5948505..949aca8 100644
--- a/Fonderie/t.c
+++ b/Fonderie/t.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ for (iter=0; iter<72; iter++) {
 		if (foo) abort();
 		}
 
-	sprintf(buff, "out%03d.png", iter);
+	sprintf(buff, "/tmp/out%03d.png", iter);
 	foo = fimg_save_as_png(&image, buff, 0);
 	if (foo) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "err %d saving to '%s'\n", foo, PNG);