Here is the patch suggested by: unkaggregate, users sf net Main reason is: deltas in interframes need scaling by 3/4 before applying. Detailed description is at: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1222099&group_id=16082&atid=116082 He also mentioned some samples at: http://www.nerdgrounds.com/indeo21_test/ patch posted to ffmpeg-devel by (Kostya: kostya shishkov, gmail com)