diff --git a/ARISE.ipynb b/ARISE.ipynb
index ae04125366b7b701839de914c9e69e927e232482..4faa3bd9d55820ca66d7463b737441336a9a27b8 100644
--- a/ARISE.ipynb
+++ b/ARISE.ipynb
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "import warnings\n",
+    "warnings.simplefilter(action='ignore', category=FutureWarning)\n",
+    "\n",
     "import ase\n",
     "from ase.io import read, write\n",
     "from ase.visualize import view\n",
@@ -240,8 +243,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "structure = read(bcc_prototype_path, ':', 'aims')[0]\n",
-    "view(structure, viewer='ngl')"
+    "structure = read(bcc_prototype_path, ':', 'aims')[0]"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -366,16 +368,10 @@
     "\n",
     "# visualize descriptor\n",
     "def vis_desc(SOAP_descriptor):\n",
-    "    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1,2, figsize=(15,2))\n",
-    "    ax[0].plot(SOAP_descriptor[0])\n",
-    "    ax[0].set_xlabel('SOAP component #')\n",
-    "    ax[0].set_ylabel('SOAP component value (normalized)')\n",
-    "\n",
-    "\n",
-    "    m = ax[1].imshow(SOAP_descriptor, aspect=150, cmap=\"viridis\", extent=[0, 315, 0, 1])\n",
-    "    ax[1].set_yticks([])\n",
-    "    ax[1].set_xticks([])\n",
-    "    fig.colorbar(m, ax=ax)\n",
+    "    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1,1, figsize=(8,2))\n",
+    "    ax.plot(SOAP_descriptor[0])\n",
+    "    ax.set_xlabel('SOAP component #')\n",
+    "    ax.set_ylabel('SOAP component value (normalized)')\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "    plt.show()\n",
@@ -772,7 +768,7 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "You may also want to have a look at the top predicted prototypes. When executing the next cell, an interactive menu will open up where you can change via \"Ranking_idx\" which of the top predictions you want to have a look at and via \"Supercell\" which replicas you want to inspect - exception being nanotubes which have fixed length. Executing the cell after the following one visualizes the selected structure."
+    "You may also want to have a look at the top predicted prototypes. When executing the next cell, an interactive menu will open up where you can change via \"Ranking_idx\" which of the top predictions you want to have a look at and via \"Supercell\" which replicas you want to inspect - exception being nanotubes which have fixed length. Executing the cell after the following one visualizes the selected structure. We employ NGLview, where you may also select which species to show via \"Show\". "
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -933,7 +929,9 @@
     "\n",
     "A folder (in './data/ARISE/calculations_path') in which all relevant information is saved is created automatically. The name of the folder is given by the structure file being passed and the options for SPM (box size and stride).\n",
     "\n",
-    "Note that if you run the cell below multiple times, a new folder (with \"_run_i\", i=1,... appended to the file name) will be created, so no data will be lost."
+    "Note that if you run the cell below multiple times, a new folder (with \"_run_i\", i=1,... appended to the file name) will be created, so no data will be lost.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "<font color=red>Warning:</font> Executing the following cell takes ~ 3 min."
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -948,11 +946,11 @@
     "# choosing the stride in z larger as the extension of the material (here as 20.0, exceeding \n",
     "# the slab thickness by about 4 angstrom) will prohibit that a stride is made in z direction. \n",
     "\n",
-    "previous_level = logger.getEffectiveLevel()\n",
-    "logger.setLevel(0) # switch off logging, you may change this.\n",
+    "# previous_level = logger.getEffectiveLevel()\n",
+    "# logger.setLevel(0) # switch off logging, you may change this.\n",
     "predictions, uncertainty = ARISE.analyze(geometry_files, mode='local',\n",
     "                                          stride=stride, box_size=box_size, configs=configs, nb_jobs=nb_jobs)\n",
-    "logger.setLevel(previous_level)"
+    "# logger.setLevel(previous_level)"
    ]
   },
   {