diff --git a/anime_facesaver.py b/anime_facesaver.py
index f42b596..53026fe 100644
--- a/anime_facesaver.py
+++ b/anime_facesaver.py
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ def process_video(video_path, output_dir, args, model, device, draw,
         frame_count = int(cap.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT))
 
     try:
+        print(f"{video_name}: detecting scenes "
+              "(silent for several minutes on CPU decode)...", flush=True)
         scene_manager.detect_scenes(video=video)
         scene_list = scene_manager.get_scene_list()
         scene_starts = {scene[0].get_frames() for scene in scene_list}