diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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index 0000000..f1c2246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+IN_IMGS  := imgs
+OUT_IMGS := out-imgs
+BIN      := build/seam-carving --silent
+
+images: images-ign images-birds
+
+
+images-dir:
+	mkdir -p $(OUT_IMGS)
+
+images-birds: build/seam-carving
+	$(BIN) -s $(IN_IMGS)/birds.jpg -m $(IN_IMGS)/birds-mask.jpg -o $(OUT_IMGS)/vertical-birds.jpg   -u --vertical
+	$(BIN) -s $(IN_IMGS)/birds.jpg -m $(IN_IMGS)/birds-mask.jpg -o $(OUT_IMGS)/horizontal-birds.jpg -u
+
+images-ign: build/seam-carving
+	$(BIN) -s $(IN_IMGS)/ign-circled.png -m $(IN_IMGS)/ign-mask.jpg -o $(OUT_IMGS)/ign-maxstep3-seams.jpg -u --max-step 3 --show-seams
+	$(BIN) -s $(IN_IMGS)/ign-circled.png -m $(IN_IMGS)/ign-mask.jpg -o $(OUT_IMGS)/ign-maxstep3.jpg       -u --max-step 3
+	$(BIN) -s $(IN_IMGS)/ign-circled.png -m $(IN_IMGS)/ign-mask.jpg -o $(OUT_IMGS)/ign-maxstep15.jpg      -u --max-step 15
+
+images-boat: build/seam-carving
+	$(BIN) -s $(IN_IMGS)/boat.jpg  -o $(OUT_IMGS)/boat-seams.jpg -n 350 --show-seams
+	$(BIN) -s $(IN_IMGS)/boat.jpg  -o $(OUT_IMGS)/boat.jpg -n 350
+
+build/seam-carving: src/seam-carving.cpp src/utils.cpp src/utils.hpp
+	mkdir -p build
+	cd build && cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release; make -j7
+
+clean:
+	rm $(OUT_IMGS) -rf
+	rm build -rf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/imgs/boat.jpg b/imgs/boat.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0332cf
Binary files /dev/null and b/imgs/boat.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/seam-carving.cpp b/src/seam-carving.cpp
index 88522ed..750310b 100644
--- a/src/seam-carving.cpp
+++ b/src/seam-carving.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ auto seam_carving(unsigned char *source, int width, int height, int nbChannels,
   }
 
   SimpleProgressBar::ProgressBar bar(until_mask_removal ? dim_large : nbSeams);
-  bar.print();
+  if (!silent) bar.print();
 
   auto seam_index = 0;
   while (seam_index++ < nbSeams || until_mask_removal) {
@@ -485,9 +485,10 @@ auto seam_carving(unsigned char *source, int width, int height, int nbChannels,
       }
     }
     bar.increment();
-    bar.print();
+    if (!silent) bar.print();
   }
-  std::cout << std::endl; // Add newline after ProgressBar
+  // Add newline after ProgressBar
+  if (!silent) std::cout << std::endl;
 
   if (show_seams) {
     return std::make_tuple(test_energy_output, width, height, nbChannels);