Problem playing a video

[bf4648]

Does anyone know why I continue to have problems playing this video? Here is the output of ffmpeg

ffmpeg -i 2011-03-19\ 00-05-00~00-09-59.avi 
ffmpeg version N-33436-g059707e, Copyright (c) 2000-2011 the FFmpeg developers
  built on Oct  9 2011 17:30:55 with gcc 4.5.2
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-libfaac --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libx264 --enable-libxvid --enable-nonfree --enable-postproc --enable-version3 --enable-x11grab
  libavutil    51. 20. 1 / 51. 20. 1
  libavcodec   53. 19. 1 / 53. 19. 1
  libavformat  53. 14. 0 / 53. 14. 0
  libavdevice  53.  4. 0 / 53.  4. 0
  libavfilter   2. 43. 6 /  2. 43. 6
  libswscale    2.  1. 0 /  2.  1. 0
  libpostproc  51.  2. 0 / 51.  2. 0
[avi @ 0x1d237c0] Something went wrong during header parsing, I will ignore it and try to continue anyway.
[avi @ 0x1d237c0] parser not found for codec none, packets or times may be invalid.
[avi @ 0x1d237c0] max_analyze_duration 5000000 reached at 5000000
Input #0, avi, from '2011-03-19 00-05-00~00-09-59.avi':
  Duration: 00:04:59.93, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1561 kb/s
  Stream #0:0: Video: none (8[0][0][0] / 0x0038), 94x1819440243, 30 fps, 30 tbr, 30 tbn, 30 tbc

[jagabo]

It looks like the file is corrupt. What do MediaInfo and GSpot have to say about it?

[bf4648]

The problem is that it is use a codec that ffmpeg can't seem to decode using it's own libraries. I can play the move in VLC just fine and in VLC > Codec Details it shows that ffmpeg is using "Codec: Motion JPEG Video (QIVG)". I'd like ffmeg to use the same codec but I can't seem to get ffmeg to use that one and don't know why since it is part of the libavcodec.

[poisondeathray]

if you can play it with vlc, as a temporary workaround, you should be able to convert it with vlc

maybe your binary wasn't compiled properly? maybe try a pre-compiled build
http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/

if that still yields errors, can you upload a sample? You might be able to open it in vdub and cut using direct stream copy mode

[jagabo]

Try using Fourcc Code Changer to change the fourcc to a different MJPG fourcc. From what I've read, ffmpeg is supposed to recognize and decode QIVG though.