--- a/scripts/play-synced-videos.py	Mon Jul 11 17:46:00 2016 -0400
+++ b/scripts/play-synced-videos.py	Mon Jul 11 17:52:06 2016 -0400
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='The program displays several views of the same site synchronously.')
 parser.add_argument('-i', dest = 'metadataFilename', help = 'name of the metadata file', required = True)
 parser.add_argument('-n', dest = 'siteId', help = 'site id or site name', required = True)
-parser.add_argument('-f', dest = 'startTime', help = 'time to start playing (format %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S, eg 2011-06-22 10:00:39)', required = True)
+parser.add_argument('-f', dest = 'startTime', help = 'time to start playing (format %%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S, eg 2011-06-22 10:00:39)', required = True)
 parser.add_argument('--fps', dest = 'frameRate', help = 'approximate frame rate to replay', default = -1, type = float)
 parser.add_argument('-r', dest = 'rescale', help = 'rescaling factor for the displayed image', default = 1., type = float)
 parser.add_argument('-s', dest = 'step', help = 'display every s image', default = 1, type = int)