diff -ur video-1.2.1.orig/src/oct-avifile.cc video-1.2.1/src/oct-avifile.cc
--- video-1.2.1.orig/src/oct-avifile.cc	2016-01-06 12:44:20.588188244 -0500
+++ video-1.2.1/src/oct-avifile.cc	2016-01-06 12:59:04.321779847 -0500
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
 }
 
 void
+Avifile::print(std::ostream& os, bool pr_as_read_syntax)
+{
+  os << "AVI movie [" << filename << "][" << av->get_codec() << "]: "
+     << frames << " frame" << (frames != 1 ? "s" : "") << ", "
+     << frame_rows << "x" << frame_columns << "\n";
+}
+
+void
 Avifile::addframe(const NDArray &f)
 {
   if (frames == 0)
diff -ur video-1.2.1.orig/src/oct-avifile.h video-1.2.1/src/oct-avifile.h
--- video-1.2.1.orig/src/oct-avifile.h	2016-01-06 12:44:20.588188244 -0500
+++ video-1.2.1/src/oct-avifile.h	2016-01-06 12:58:15.673572910 -0500
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   ~Avifile(void);
 
   void print(std::ostream& os, bool pr_as_read_syntax) const;
+  void print(std::ostream& os, bool pr_as_read_syntax=false);
 
   void addframe(const NDArray &f);