diff -ru a/spcaview.c b/spcaview.c
--- a/spcaview.c	2007-12-24 16:46:11.000000000 +0000
+++ b/spcaview.c	2010-09-11 04:58:39.816575641 +0000
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 		
 int spcaClient (char *Ip, short port,int owidth, int oheight ,int statOn);
 int spcaPlay (char* inputfile, int width, int height);
-int spcaGrab (char *outputfile,char fourcc[4] , const char *videodevice, int image_width,int image_height, int format, int owidth, int oheight,
+int spcaGrab (char *outputfile,char (*fourcc)[8] , const char *videodevice, int image_width,int image_height, int format, int owidth, int oheight,
 	int grabMethod,int videoOn,int audioout,int videocomp,int autobright,int statOn,int decodeOn);
 	
 void *waitandshoot(void* ptr)
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 	/*        avi parametres          */
 	char *inputfile = NULL;
 	char *outputfile = NULL;
-	char fourcc[4] = "MJPG";
+	char fourcc[8] = "MJPG";
 	
 	char *sizestring = NULL;
 	int use_libjpeg = 1;
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
 	case GRABBER:
 	{
 		/* spcaview grabber */
-		spcaGrab (outputfile,fourcc , videodevice, image_width,image_height, format, owidth, oheight,
+		spcaGrab (outputfile,&fourcc , videodevice, image_width,image_height, format, owidth, oheight,
 			grabMethod, videoOn, audioout, videocomp, autobright, statOn, decodeOn);
 	}
 	break;
@@ -900,7 +900,6 @@
 	/*       file input output       */
 	char *outputfile = NULL;
 	static char Picture[80];
-	char fourcc[4] = "MJPG";
 	FILE *foutpict;
 	/*********************************/
 	/*          Starting Flags       */
@@ -1354,7 +1353,7 @@
 	if(index > 0) index -=10;
 	spcaSetTimeInterval(fd,videoparam,index);
 }
-int spcaGrab (char *outputfile,char fourcc[4] , const char *videodevice, int image_width,int image_height, int format, int owidth, int oheight,
+int spcaGrab (char *outputfile,char (*fourcc)[8] , const char *videodevice, int image_width,int image_height, int format, int owidth, int oheight,
 	int grabMethod,int videoOn,int audioout,int videocomp,int autobright,int statOn,int decodeOn) {
 	
 	
@@ -1453,12 +1452,12 @@
 		if(!videoOn) {
 		/* acquire raw data force palette to raw */
 		printf ("VideoOn = 0\n");
-			snprintf (fourcc, 5, "RAWD");
+			snprintf (*fourcc, 5, "RAWD");
 			format = VIDEO_PALETTE_RAW_JPEG;
 			}
 		if(videocomp) {
 		/* acquire yuv420p and compress diff pixels static huffman */
-			snprintf (fourcc, 5, "DPSH");
+			snprintf (*fourcc, 5, "DPSH");
 			format = VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV420P;
 			}
 		if (videodevice == NULL || *videodevice == 0) {
@@ -1644,7 +1643,7 @@
 			mypict.out_fd = out_fd;
 			} else {
 			AVI_set_video (out_fd, image_width, image_height, 20,
-				       fourcc);
+				       *fourcc);
 				       }
 			if (audioout && !interval) {
 			/* init the sound recorder if no picture*/