Jim Holmström <jim.holmstroem <at> gmail.com> writes: > ffmpeg -ss 1 -i row.avi -vcodec copy -t 3 row_cut.avi > Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo, pal8, 640x300, q=2-31, 30 tbn, 30 tbc You cannot use -vcodec copy on pal8 rawvideo (this may be a bug), but you can use -vcodec rawvideo as a work-around. Carl Eugen