diff -uNrp c/x264.c b/x264.c
--- c/x264.c	2010-02-25 11:22:11 +0200
+++ b/x264.c	2010-02-25 11:23:52 +0200
@@ -1352,6 +1352,9 @@ static int  Encode( x264_param_t *param,
     int     prev_timebase_den = param->i_timebase_den / gcd( param->i_timebase_num, param->i_timebase_den );
     int     dts_compress_multiplier;
     int64_t pulldown_pts = 0;
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    char    originalCTitle[200];
+    #endif
 
     opt->b_progress &= param->i_log_level < X264_LOG_DEBUG;
     i_frame_total = input.get_frame_total( opt->hin );
@@ -1431,6 +1434,11 @@ static int  Encode( x264_param_t *param,
     }
 
     CLOSE_LOG;
+
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    GetConsoleTitle( originalCTitle, 200 );
+    #endif
+
     /* Encode frames */
     for( i_frame = 0, i_frame_output = 0; b_ctrl_c == 0 && (i_frame < i_frame_total || i_frame_total == 0); )
     {
@@ -1511,6 +1519,10 @@ static int  Encode( x264_param_t *param,
         duration = (double)(2 * largest_pts - second_largest_pts) * param->i_timebase_num / param->i_timebase_den;
     duration *= dts_compress_multiplier;
 
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    SetConsoleTitle( originalCTitle );
+    #endif
+
     i_end = x264_mdate();
     input.picture_clean( &pic );
     /* Erase progress indicator before printing encoding stats. */