diff --git a/Demo/sgi/video/README b/Demo/sgi/video/README
index 071ca9b..3f54cf5 100644
--- a/Demo/sgi/video/README
+++ b/Demo/sgi/video/README
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 
 Vunjpeg.py	expand a jpeg[grey] video file to rgb or grey format
 
+Vfix.py		truncate the scan line width of a video file to
+		a multiple of 4 ('grey' images only)
+
 Vedit.py	interactive video editing program
 
 Vsend.py	unicast or multicast live video as UDP packets
@@ -80,7 +83,10 @@
 
 
 The following are C programs, either for efficiency or because they
-need to link with a C library:
+need to link with a C library.  (These probably don't work any more
+since the video file format has changed several times since they were
+written.  Also, they can now be recoded in Python using the 'imageop'
+and 'imgfile' modules.)
 
 squash.c	make a movie smaller by averaging pixels
 		usage: squash factor [bits] <moviefile >newmoviefile
@@ -104,9 +110,8 @@
 Most either don't work any more because they don't use VFile and hence
 haven't followed the frequent changes in the CMIF video file format;
 or they are dependent upon hardware we don't have (SGI's previous
-generation framegrabber).  Except for cam.py / tv.py, their
-functionality is present in the suite of programs whose name begins
-with 'V' listed above.
+generation framegrabber).  Anyway, their functionality is present in
+the suite of programs whose name begins with 'V' listed above.
 
 cam.py		network real-time tv broadcast; see tv.py
 		usage: cam [packfactor [host]]
@@ -158,5 +163,3 @@
 vpregs.py	definition of VP registers
 
 vtime.py	virtual time module imported by syncaudio.py and camcorder.py
-
-colorsys.py	color system conversions (now part of std python lib)
diff --git a/Demo/sgi/video/VFile.py b/Demo/sgi/video/VFile.py
index 6443fb6..a5d1d92 100755
--- a/Demo/sgi/video/VFile.py
+++ b/Demo/sgi/video/VFile.py
@@ -538,6 +538,8 @@
 			format, rest = eval(line[:-1])
 		except:
 			raise Error, filename + ': Bad 3.0 color info'
+		if format == 'xrgb8':
+			format = 'rgb8' # rgb8 upside-down, for X
 		if format in ('rgb', 'jpeg'):
 			c0bits = c1bits = c2bits = 0
 			chrompack = 0
diff --git a/Demo/sgi/video/Vplay.py b/Demo/sgi/video/Vplay.py
index 4fe13c5..4a51c6e 100755
--- a/Demo/sgi/video/Vplay.py
+++ b/Demo/sgi/video/Vplay.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-#! /ufs/guido/bin/sgi/python-405
 #! /ufs/guido/bin/sgi/python
-#! /usr/local/python
 
 # Play CMIF movie files
 
diff --git a/Demo/sgi/video/Vrec.py b/Demo/sgi/video/Vrec.py
index 867c404..69b0102 100755
--- a/Demo/sgi/video/Vrec.py
+++ b/Demo/sgi/video/Vrec.py
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@
 	print x, 'x', y
 
 	v.SetSize(x, y)
+
+	# VERY IMPORTANT (for PAL at least): don't drop fields!
+	param = [SV.FIELDDROP, 0]
+	v.SetParam(param)
+
 	v.BindGLWindow(win, SV.IN_REPLACE)
 
 	gl.qdevice(DEVICE.LEFTMOUSE)
diff --git a/Demo/sgi/video/Vsend.py b/Demo/sgi/video/Vsend.py
index 54554c2..888a366 100755
--- a/Demo/sgi/video/Vsend.py
+++ b/Demo/sgi/video/Vsend.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 		hosts.append(gethostbyname(DEFMCAST))
 
 	if not LiveVideoIn.have_video:
-		print 'Sorry, no video available (use python-405 on roos)'
+		print 'Sorry, no video available (use python-405)'
 		sys.exit(1)
 
 	gl.foreground()