diff --git a/assets/BookmarksTab.qml b/assets/BookmarksTab.qml
index 4ce889c..e030900 100644
--- a/assets/BookmarksTab.qml
+++ b/assets/BookmarksTab.qml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ NavigationPane
             ListView
             {
                 id: listView
-                property alias formatter: textUtils
+                property alias formatter: app
                 property alias activeImage: activePaint
                 
                 verticalAlignment: VerticalAlignment.Fill
diff --git a/assets/NotesDialog.qml b/assets/NotesDialog.qml
index 4f5b780..05b2257 100644
--- a/assets/NotesDialog.qml
+++ b/assets/NotesDialog.qml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Dialog
     property variant position
     
     onPositionChanged: {
-        textArea.hintText = formatter.formatTime(position);
+        textArea.hintText = app.formatTime(position);
     }
     
     Container
diff --git a/assets/PlaybackControl.qml b/assets/PlaybackControl.qml
index 4e4d9e5..8ef2e07 100644
--- a/assets/PlaybackControl.qml
+++ b/assets/PlaybackControl.qml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Container
                         timer.refresh();
                         touchedDown = false;
                     } else if ( event.isMove() ) {
-                        seekerLabel.positionText = textUtils.formatTime(immediateValue);
+                        seekerLabel.positionText = app.formatTime(immediateValue);
                     } else if ( event.isDown() ) {
                         timer.stop();
                         touchedDown = true;
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ Container
                 
                 onCreationCompleted: {
                     player.durationChanged.connect( function(duration) {
-                        durationText = textUtils.formatTime(duration);
+                        durationText = app.formatTime(duration);
                     });
                 
 	                player.positionChanged.connect( function(position) {
-	                    positionText = textUtils.formatTime(position);
+	                    positionText = app.formatTime(position);
 	                });
                 }
             }
diff --git a/assets/RecentTab.qml b/assets/RecentTab.qml
index 89cc433..01ca186 100644
--- a/assets/RecentTab.qml
+++ b/assets/RecentTab.qml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ NavigationPane
             ListView
             {
                 id: listView
-                property alias formatter: textUtils
+                property alias formatter: app
                 
                 verticalAlignment: VerticalAlignment.Fill
                 horizontalAlignment: HorizontalAlignment.Fill
diff --git a/src/BackgroundVideo.cpp b/src/BackgroundVideo.cpp
index 2a90ee9..d229cb9 100644
--- a/src/BackgroundVideo.cpp
+++ b/src/BackgroundVideo.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ QString BackgroundVideo::exportAllBookmarks(QObject* q)
 				result += last.mid( last.lastIndexOf("/")+1 )+"\n";
 			}
 
-			QString t = TextUtils::formatTime( current.value("position").toInt() );
+			QString t = formatTime( current.value("position").toInt() );
 			result += QString("%1: %2").arg(t).arg( current.value("body").toString() )+"\n";
 		}
 	}
@@ -265,4 +265,20 @@ void BackgroundVideo::clearAllBookmarks()
     fetchAllBookmarks();
 }
 
+
+QString BackgroundVideo::formatTime(unsigned int duration)
+{
+    unsigned int secs = floor(duration / 1000);
+    secs %= 60;
+    unsigned int mins = floor( (duration / (1000 * 60) ) % 60);
+    unsigned int hrs = floor( (duration / (1000 * 60 * 60) ) % 24);
+
+    QString seconds = QString::number(secs).rightJustified(2,'0');
+    QString minutes = QString::number(mins).rightJustified(2,'0');
+    QString hours = hrs > 0 ? QString("%1:").arg(hrs) : "";
+
+    return QString("%1%2:%3").arg(hours).arg(minutes).arg(seconds);
+}
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/BackgroundVideo.hpp b/src/BackgroundVideo.hpp
index caafaa3..496070b 100644
--- a/src/BackgroundVideo.hpp
+++ b/src/BackgroundVideo.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ private slots:
     Q_INVOKABLE void clearAllRecent();
     Q_INVOKABLE void clearAllBookmarks();
     Q_INVOKABLE QString exportAllBookmarks(QObject* gdm);
+
+    /**
+     * @param A duration in milliseconds.
+     * @return 15:12:04
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE static QString formatTime(unsigned int duration);
 };
 
 }