diff --git a/kaipy/gamera/gampp.py b/kaipy/gamera/gampp.py
index ae6e74a..0fe9a67 100644
--- a/kaipy/gamera/gampp.py
+++ b/kaipy/gamera/gampp.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class GameraPipe(object):
 
 			for data,vID in coords:
 				datasets = []
-				with alive_bar(NrX,title=f"{titStr}/{vID}".ljust(kdefs.barLab),length=kdefs.barLen,bar=kdefs.barDef) as bar, \
+				with alive_bar(NrX,title=f"{titStr}/{vID}".ljust(kdefs.barLab),length=kdefs.barLen,bar=kdefs.barDef2) as bar, \
 					ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=self.nWorkers) as executor:
 					futures = [executor.submit(kh5.PullVarLoc, fIn, vID, loc=loc) for fIn, loc in files]
 					for future in as_completed(futures):
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class GameraPipe(object):
 					else:
 						titStr = None
 					NrX = max(self.Nr,1)
-					with alive_bar(NrX,title=titStr,length=kdefs.barLen) as bar:
+					with alive_bar(NrX,title=titStr,length=kdefs.barLen,bar=kdefs.barDef2) as bar:
 						for (i,j,k) in itertools.product(range(self.Ri),range(self.Rj),range(self.Rk)):
 							iS = i *self.dNi
 							jS = j *self.dNj
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ class GameraPipe(object):
 			else:
 				titStr = ''
 			NrX = max(self.Nr,1)
-			with alive_bar(NrX,title=titStr.ljust(kdefs.barLab),length=kdefs.barLen,disable=not doVerb) as bar:
+			with alive_bar(NrX,title=titStr.ljust(kdefs.barLab),length=kdefs.barLen,bar=kdefs.barDef,disable=not doVerb) as bar:
 				for (i,j,k) in itertools.product(range(self.Ri),range(self.Rj),range(self.Rk)):
 
 					iS = i*self.dNi
diff --git a/kaipy/kdefs.py b/kaipy/kdefs.py
index 418cc8e..d3b93f8 100644
--- a/kaipy/kdefs.py
+++ b/kaipy/kdefs.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ vc_cgs = 2.99792458e10 # [cm/s] speed of light
 barLen = 30
 barLab = 30 
 #barDef = 'fish'
-barDef = alive_progress.animations.bars.bar_factory(tip="><('>", chars='∙',background='')
+barDef  = alive_progress.animations.bars.bar_factory(tip="><('>", chars="∙",background="")
+barDef2 = alive_progress.animations.bars.bar_factory('∙○⦿●',tip=" ><>")
 
 #------
 # I/O
diff --git a/kaipy/scripts/quicklook/gamerrVid.py b/kaipy/scripts/quicklook/gamerrVid.py
index ee0bea5..efcc569 100755
--- a/kaipy/scripts/quicklook/gamerrVid.py
+++ b/kaipy/scripts/quicklook/gamerrVid.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def main():
 
 	#Loop over sub-range
 	titstr = "Comparing '%s' to '%s'"%(fdir1,fdir2)
-	with alive_bar(Nt,title=titstr.ljust(kdefs.barLab),length=kdefs.barLen,disable=doVerb) as bar:
+	with alive_bar(Nt,title=titstr.ljust(kdefs.barLab),length=kdefs.barLen,bar=kdefs.barDef,disable=doVerb) as bar:
 		#with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=Nth) as executor:
 		with concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=Nth) as executor:
 			m = multiprocessing.Manager()