diff --git a/include/osg/ImageStream b/include/osg/ImageStream
index 4ae14822a..fe3b351dd 100644
--- a/include/osg/ImageStream
+++ b/include/osg/ImageStream
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class OSG_EXPORT ImageStream : public Image
             LOOPING
         };
         
-        void setLoopingMode(LoopingMode mode) { _loopingMode = mode; }
+        void setLoopingMode(LoopingMode mode) { _loopingMode = mode; applyLoopingMode(); }
         LoopingMode getLoopingMode() const { return _loopingMode; }
 
 
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class OSG_EXPORT ImageStream : public Image
         virtual void update() {}
 
     protected:
+        virtual void applyLoopingMode() {}
 
         virtual ~ImageStream() {}
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/quicktime/QuicktimeImageStream.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/quicktime/QuicktimeImageStream.cpp
index dbf9e0fbd..a099687fe 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/quicktime/QuicktimeImageStream.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/quicktime/QuicktimeImageStream.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,6 @@ void QuicktimeImageStream::run()
 
 
 void QuicktimeImageStream::applyLoopingMode() {
-    osg::notify(osg::ALWAYS) << "applying loop mode " << getLoopingMode() << std::endl;
+    osg::notify(osg::INFO) << "applying loop mode " << getLoopingMode() << std::endl;
     _data->setLooping(getLoopingMode() == osg::ImageStream::LOOPING);
 }