[MPlayer-users] Problem playing AVI files created by Matlab?

[rcooley]

On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 09:40:55 -0500
Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs at math.uh.edu> wrote:

> 
> Playing 2d.headon.sigma.1.avi.
> AVI file format detected.
> AVI_NI: No audio stream found -> no sound.
> Seek failed
> AVI: Missing video stream!? Contact the author, it may be a bug :(

I just downloaded your file, and was quite easily able to play it.

It seems to have a corrupt index.  You just need to use "-forceidx".