diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
index bffe01b29..a9e8f4950 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::PlayFileLoop(void)
 	bool first_start = true;
 	bool update_lcd = true;
 	int eof = 0;
+	int lastpos = 0;
 	bool at_eof = !(playstate >= CMoviePlayerGui::PLAY);;
 	keyPressed = CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_NORMAL;
 	while (playstate >= CMoviePlayerGui::PLAY)
@@ -963,7 +964,10 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::PlayFileLoop(void)
 					update_lcd = true;
 				}
 #ifdef DEBUG
-				printf("CMoviePlayerGui::PlayFile: speed %d position %d duration %d (%d, %d%%)\n", speed, position, duration, duration-position, file_prozent);
+				if (msg < CRCInput::RC_Events || eof > 0 || position - lastpos >= 10000) {
+					lastpos = position;
+					printf("CMoviePlayerGui::%s: spd %d pos %d/%d (%d, %d%%)\n", __func__, speed, position, duration, duration-position, file_prozent);
+				}
 #endif
 				/* in case ffmpeg report incorrect values */
 				int posdiff = duration - position;
@@ -1779,7 +1783,7 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::UpdatePosition()
 			file_prozent = (unsigned char) (position / (duration / 100));
 		FileTime.update(position, duration);
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		printf("CMoviePlayerGui::PlayFile: speed %d position %d duration %d (%d, %d%%)\n", speed, position, duration, duration-position, file_prozent);
+		printf("CMoviePlayerGui::%s: spd %d pos %d/%d (%d, %d%%)\n", __func__, speed, position, duration, duration-position, file_prozent);
 #endif
 	}
 }