diff --git a/VideoImpl.cpp b/VideoImpl.cpp
index eab7688..39fe02c 100644
--- a/VideoImpl.cpp
+++ b/VideoImpl.cpp
@@ -929,7 +929,13 @@ void VideoImpl::_freeCurrentSample() {
  */
 void VideoImpl::gstPadAddedCallback(GstElement *src, GstPad *newPad, VideoImpl* p)
 {
+#ifdef VIDEO_IMPL_VERBOSE
+#ifndef Q_OS_OSX
+  // NOTE: This line was causing a problem on Mac OSX: it caused the software to freeze when loading a new movie.
   qDebug() << "Received new pad '" << GST_PAD_NAME(newPad) << "' from '" << GST_ELEMENT_NAME (src) << "'." << endl;
+#endif
+#endif
+
   GstPad *sinkPad = NULL;
 
   // Check the new pad's type.