diff -uNrp a/x264.c b/x264.c
--- a/x264.c	2009-08-14 10:35:26 +0300
+++ b/x264.c	2009-08-14 10:39:50 +0300
@@ -1112,6 +1112,9 @@ static int  Encode( x264_param_t *param,
     int     i_frame_size;
     int     i_update_interval;
     char    buf[200];
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    char    originalCTitle[200];
+    #endif
 
     opt->b_progress &= param->i_log_level < X264_LOG_DEBUG;
     i_frame_total = p_get_frame_total( opt->hin );
@@ -1146,6 +1149,10 @@ static int  Encode( x264_param_t *param,
 
     i_start = x264_mdate();
 
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    GetConsoleTitle( originalCTitle, 200 );
+    #endif
+
     /* Encode frames */
     for( i_frame = 0, i_file = 0; b_ctrl_c == 0 && (i_frame < i_frame_total || i_frame_total == 0); )
     {
@@ -1192,6 +1199,10 @@ static int  Encode( x264_param_t *param,
             fflush( stderr ); // needed in windows
         }
     }
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    SetConsoleTitle( originalCTitle );
+    #endif
+
     /* Flush delayed frames */
     while( x264_encoder_delayed_frames( h ) )
     {