The movie found at http://sault.org/~tack/clips/clip.avi does not work with
totem. It works with mplayer (cvs head and 0.8.20040325.1.fc1.fr) and xine

[msmpeg4 @ 0x1470948]invalid qscale
[msmpeg4 @ 0x1470948]header damaged
ERROR         default( 4199)
gstffmpegdec.c(405):gst_ffmpegdec_chain:<ffdec_msmpeg40> ffdec_msmpeg4: decoding
error
[msmpeg4 @ 0x1470948]invalid qscale
[msmpeg4 @ 0x1470948]header damaged
ERROR         default( 4199)
gstffmpegdec.c(405):gst_ffmpegdec_chain:<ffdec_msmpeg40> ffdec_msmpeg4: decoding
error

MPlayer output:

VIDEO:  [DIVX]  616x460  24bpp  29.970 fps  1239.4 kbps (151.3 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
 Software: MEncoder dev-CVS-040411-10:02-3.2.2
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 20000->192000 (160.0 kbit)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
vo: X11 running at 1400x1050 with depth 16 and 16 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 48000 hz, little endian signed int
AF_pre: 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
AO: [oss] 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/16bit...
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 616 x 460 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.34:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.