diff --git a/tools/fonctions.sh b/tools/fonctions.sh
index 415c443..17670df 100644
--- a/tools/fonctions.sh
+++ b/tools/fonctions.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ set -eu
 #   --------------------------------------------------------------
 visual_sleep ()
 {
-for foo in $(seq 0 $1) ; do
-	local bar=$(( $1 - foo )) 
-	printf "%4d" $bar
+msg="$1"
+nbre="$2"
+
+# echo $msg ; echo $nbre 
+
+for foo in $(seq 0 $nbre) ; do
+	local bar=$(( $nbre - $foo )) 
+	printf "XXXX    %-20s  %3d\r" "$msg" $bar
 	sleep 1
 done
 echo
@@ -43,7 +48,6 @@ ffmpeg  -nostdin                                        	\
         -tune film                                      	\
         $FILMNAME
 
-# wc -c $FILMNAME | tee -a WS/log
 }
 #   --------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/tools/mkloop.sh b/tools/mkloop.sh
index ca8ac15..9b590be 100755
--- a/tools/mkloop.sh
+++ b/tools/mkloop.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ do
 	if [ $err != 0 ] ; then
 		echo "$SEQNAME fail $frame" >> WS/log
 		mogrify -colorspace gray -blur 5x5 $img
-		visual_sleep 12
+		visual_sleep "render fail" 12
 		continue
 	fi
 	set -e