Hi Gerd, >>>>> "Gerd" == Gerd Bitzer <gbitzer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Gerd> Lokesh Setia wrote: >> I've tried avifile, but have only an older version which >> crashes out-of-the-box. The newer versions fail to compile on >> the picky RH7 compiler, though it's been some time since I >> tried last. Gerd> AFAIK the compiler of RH is an unstable gcc release, Gerd> Mandrake also delivers the same unstable release (not in all Gerd> of their linux releases, but in some), as mandrake claims to Gerd> be RH compatible. Maybe you should install an official Gerd> release of gcc to solve this problem. Have a look at gcc's Gerd> homepage at http://www.gnu.ai.mit.edu/software/gcc/gcc.html Thanks for the advice. I am well aware of the gcc and RH7 issues (that's why I said that it's *picky*, and not that it's *buggy*). There were actually a few bugs too, but that's another story. I will still do something about it if someone kindly points out whether avifile will fit my bill or not, in terms of processing power required, file formats etc. (please see my original post for that, thanks) Loki -- Cricket scoreboard for linux For more info, visit http://scoreboard.sourceforge.net