diff --git a/openbr/core/qtutils.cpp b/openbr/core/qtutils.cpp
index aaccf0a..1be8b99 100644
--- a/openbr/core/qtutils.cpp
+++ b/openbr/core/qtutils.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,17 @@ QString toString(const QVariant &variant)
     return QString();
 }
 
+QString toTime(int s)
+{
+    int h = s / (60*60);
+    int m = (s - h*60*60) / 60;
+    s = (s - h*60*60 - m*60);
+
+    const QChar fillChar = QLatin1Char('0');
+
+    return QString("%1:%2:%3").arg(h,2,10,fillChar).arg(m,2,10,fillChar).arg(s,2,10,fillChar);
+}
+
 float euclideanLength(const QPointF &point)
 {
     return sqrt(pow(point.x(), 2) + pow(point.y(), 2));
diff --git a/openbr/core/qtutils.h b/openbr/core/qtutils.h
index 9eb2c6c..649f771 100644
--- a/openbr/core/qtutils.h
+++ b/openbr/core/qtutils.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ namespace QtUtils
     QPointF toPoint(const QString &string, bool *ok = NULL);
     QRectF toRect(const QString &string, bool *ok = NULL);
     QStringList naturalSort(const QStringList &strings);
+    QString toTime(int s);
 
     /**** Process Utilities ****/
     bool runRScript(const QString &file);
diff --git a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
index 4963867..d5ac481 100644
--- a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
+++ b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
@@ -845,10 +845,7 @@ void br::Context::printStatus()
     const float p = progress();
     if (p < 1) {
         int s = timeRemaining();
-        int h = s / (60*60);
-        int m = (s - h*60*60) / 60;
-        s = (s - h*60*60 - m*60);
-        fprintf(stderr, "%05.2f%%  REMAINING=%02d:%02d:%02d  COUNT=%g  \r", 100 * p, h, m, s, totalSteps);
+        fprintf(stderr, "%05.2f%%  REMAINING=%s  COUNT=%g  \r", 100 * p, QtUtils::toTime(s/1000.0f).toStdString().c_str(), totalSteps);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp b/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
index a29ec16..77579d9 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/misc.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
 #include "openbr_internal.h"
 #include "openbr/core/opencvutils.h"
+#include "openbr/core/qtutils.h"
 
 using namespace cv;
 
@@ -579,12 +580,7 @@ class ProgressCounterTransform : public TimeVaryingTransform
             // seconds remaining
             int s = float(remaining) / speed;
 
-            int h = s / (60*60);
-            int m = (s - h*60*60) / 60;
-            s = (s - h*60*60 - m*60);
-
-            // hours:minutes:seconds
-            fprintf(stderr, "%05.2f%%  REMAINING=%02d:%02d:%02d  COUNT=%g  \r", p, h, m, s, float(calls));
+            fprintf(stderr, "%05.2f%%  ELAPSED=%s  REMAINING=%s  COUNT=%g  \r", p, QtUtils::toTime(Globals->startTime.elapsed()/1000.0f).toStdString().c_str(), QtUtils::toTime(s).toStdString().c_str(), float(calls));
 
             timer.start();
             set_calls = 0;
@@ -603,11 +599,13 @@ class ProgressCounterTransform : public TimeVaryingTransform
     {
         (void) data;
     }
+
     void init()
     {
         calls = 0;
         set_calls = 0;
         timer.start();
+        Globals->startTime.start();
     }
 
 public: