diff --git a/evaluate_classification.m b/evaluate_classification.m
index 3a28b4a..f6ab01a 100644
--- a/evaluate_classification.m
+++ b/evaluate_classification.m
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ function evaluate_classification(feat, varargin)
             [nDescPerShape*nTestShapes 1]);
     end
 end   
-trainFeat = sparse(trainFeat);
-testFeat = sparse(testFeat); 
+trainFeat = sparse(double(trainFeat));
+testFeat = sparse(double(testFeat)); 
 
 
 % -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/imdb_compute_cnn_features.m b/imdb_compute_cnn_features.m
index 0091c17..b5e657c 100644
--- a/imdb_compute_cnn_features.m
+++ b/imdb_compute_cnn_features.m
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
     end
     poolSize = poolObj.NumWorkers;
 end
+parfor_progress(nImgs); 
 parfor (i=1:nImgs, poolSize)
 %  for  i=1:nImgs, % if no parallel computing toolbox
     if exist(fullfile(cacheDir, [num2str(i) '.mat']),'file'),
@@ -225,8 +226,10 @@
         'gpuMode', opts.gpuMode);
     parsave(fullfile(cacheDir, [num2str(i) '.mat']),feat);
     
-    fprintf(' %s\n',fullfile(imdb.imageDir,imdb.images.name{(i-1)*nViews+1}));
+    % fprintf(' %s\n',fullfile(imdb.imageDir,imdb.images.name{(i-1)*nViews+1}));
+    parfor_progress();
 end
+parfor_progress(0);
 
 % -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                               Construct feature descriptors and encoders
diff --git a/utils/parfor_progress.m b/utils/parfor_progress.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c98fb53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/parfor_progress.m
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+function percent = parfor_progress(N)
+%PARFOR_PROGRESS Progress monitor (progress bar) that works with parfor.
+%   PARFOR_PROGRESS works by creating a file called parfor_progress.txt in
+%   your working directory, and then keeping track of the parfor loop's
+%   progress within that file. This workaround is necessary because parfor
+%   workers cannot communicate with one another so there is no simple way
+%   to know which iterations have finished and which haven't.
+%
+%   PARFOR_PROGRESS(N) initializes the progress monitor for a set of N
+%   upcoming calculations.
+%
+%   PARFOR_PROGRESS updates the progress inside your parfor loop and
+%   displays an updated progress bar.
+%
+%   PARFOR_PROGRESS(0) deletes parfor_progress.txt and finalizes progress
+%   bar.
+%
+%   To suppress output from any of these functions, just ask for a return
+%   variable from the function calls, like PERCENT = PARFOR_PROGRESS which
+%   returns the percentage of completion.
+%
+%   Example:
+%
+%      N = 100;
+%      parfor_progress(N);
+%      parfor i=1:N
+%         pause(rand); % Replace with real code
+%         parfor_progress;
+%      end
+%      parfor_progress(0);
+%
+%   See also PARFOR.
+%
+%Copyright (c) 2011, Jeremy Scheff
+%All rights reserved.
+%
+%Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+%modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+%met:
+%
+%    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+%      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+%    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+%      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+%      the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution
+%
+%THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+%AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+%IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+%ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+%LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+%CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+%SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+%INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+%CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+%ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+%POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+% By Jeremy Scheff - jdscheff@gmail.com - http://www.jeremyscheff.com/
+
+error(nargchk(0, 1, nargin, 'struct'));
+
+if nargin < 1
+    N = -1;
+end
+
+percent = 0;
+w = 68; % Width of progress bar
+
+if N > 0
+    f = fopen('parfor_progress.txt', 'w');
+    if f<0
+        error('Do you have write permissions for %s?', pwd);
+    end
+    fprintf(f, '%d\n', N); % Save N at the top of progress.txt
+    fclose(f);
+    
+    if nargout == 0
+        disp(['  0%[>', repmat(' ', 1, w), ']']);
+%       fprintf(['  0%%[>', repmat(' ', 1, w), ']']);
+    end
+elseif N == 0
+    delete('parfor_progress.txt');
+    percent = 100;
+    
+    if nargout == 0
+        disp([repmat(char(8), 1, (w+9)), char(10), '100%[', repmat('=', 1, w+1), ']']);
+%       fprintf([repmat('\b', 1, (w+7)), '100%%[', repmat('=', 1, w+1), ']\n']);
+    end
+else
+    if ~exist('parfor_progress.txt', 'file')
+        error('parfor_progress.txt not found. Run PARFOR_PROGRESS(N) before PARFOR_PROGRESS to initialize parfor_progress.txt.');
+    end
+    
+    f = fopen('parfor_progress.txt', 'a');
+    fprintf(f, '1\n');
+    fclose(f);
+    
+    f = fopen('parfor_progress.txt', 'r');
+    progress = fscanf(f, '%d');
+    fclose(f);
+    percent = (length(progress)-1)/progress(1)*100;
+    
+    if nargout == 0
+        perc = sprintf('%3.0f%%', percent); % 4 characters wide, percentage
+        disp([repmat(char(8), 1, (w+9)), char(10), perc, '[', repmat('=', 1, round(percent*w/100)), '>', repmat(' ', 1, w - round(percent*w/100)), ']']);
+%       perc = sprintf('%3.0f%%%%', percent); % 4 characters wide, percentage
+%       fprintf([repmat('\b', 1, (w+7)), perc, '[', repmat('=', 1, round(percent*w/100)), '>', repmat(' ', 1, w - round(percent*w/100)), ']']);
+    end
+end