--- /dev/null
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+"""
+This script will test highgui's video reading functionality
+for RAW YV12 .avi files
+"""
+
+# pixel format to check
+FORMAT = "YV12"
+
+# import check routine
+import cvCreateFileCapture
+
+# check video file of format FORMAT,
+# the function also exits and returns
+# 0,1 or 77 accordingly.
+
+cvCreateFileCapture.video_ok(FORMAT)