diff -Nur vdr-1.4.3_old/cutter.c vdr-1.4.3/cutter.c
--- vdr-1.4.3_old/cutter.c	2006-07-30 12:22:08.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-1.4.3/cutter.c	2006-11-01 16:34:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "remux.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "videodir.h"
+#include "status.h"
 
 // --- cCuttingThread --------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@
      error = false;
      ended = false;
      cRecording Recording(FileName);
+     filename = FileName;
      const char *evn = Recording.PrefixFileName('%');
      if (evn && RemoveVideoFile(evn) && MakeDirs(evn, true)) {
         // XXX this can be removed once RenameVideoFile() follows symlinks (see videodir.c)
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@
         Recording.WriteInfo();
         Recordings.AddByName(editedVersionName, false);
         cuttingThread = new cCuttingThread(FileName, editedVersionName);
+        cStatus::MsgCutterRunning(true, filename);
         return true;
         }
      }
@@ -228,6 +231,7 @@
      RemoveVideoFile(editedVersionName); //XXX what if this file is currently being replayed?
      Recordings.DelByName(editedVersionName);
      }
+  cStatus::MsgCutterRunning(false, filename);
 }
 
 bool cCutter::Active(void)
diff -Nur vdr-1.4.3_old/cutter.h vdr-1.4.3/cutter.h
--- vdr-1.4.3_old/cutter.h	2002-06-22 12:03:15.000000000 +0200
+++ vdr-1.4.3/cutter.h	2006-11-01 16:34:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   static cCuttingThread *cuttingThread;
   static bool error;
   static bool ended;
+  static const char* filename;
 public:
   static bool Start(const char *FileName);
   static void Stop(void);
diff -Nur vdr-1.4.3_old/status.c vdr-1.4.3/status.c
--- vdr-1.4.3_old/status.c	2005-12-31 16:10:10.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.4.3/status.c	2006-11-01 16:35:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -112,3 +112,9 @@
   for (cStatus *sm = statusMonitors.First(); sm; sm = statusMonitors.Next(sm))
       sm->OsdProgramme(PresentTime, PresentTitle, PresentSubtitle, FollowingTime, FollowingTitle, FollowingSubtitle);
 }
+
+void cStatus::MsgCutterRunning(bool Running, const char *FileName)
+{
+  for (cStatus *sm = statusMonitors.First(); sm; sm = statusMonitors.Next(sm))
+      sm->CutterRunning(Running, FileName);
+}
diff -Nur vdr-1.4.3_old/status.h vdr-1.4.3/status.h
--- vdr-1.4.3_old/status.h	2005-12-31 16:15:25.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.4.3/status.h	2006-11-01 16:31:26.000000000 +0100
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
                // The OSD displays the single line Text with the current channel information.
   virtual void OsdProgramme(time_t PresentTime, const char *PresentTitle, const char *PresentSubtitle, time_t FollowingTime, const char *FollowingTitle, const char *FollowingSubtitle) {}
                // The OSD displays the given programme information.
+  virtual void CutterRunning(bool Running, const char *FileName) {}
+               // Inform if cutting process is running and what file it is processing.
 public:
   cStatus(void);
   virtual ~cStatus();
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@
   static void MsgOsdTextItem(const char *Text,  bool Scroll = false);
   static void MsgOsdChannel(const char *Text);
   static void MsgOsdProgramme(time_t PresentTime, const char *PresentTitle, const char *PresentSubtitle, time_t FollowingTime, const char *FollowingTitle, const char *FollowingSubtitle);
+  static void MsgCutterRunning(bool Running, const char *FileName);
   };
 
 #endif //__STATUS_H