diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cb2898107fc98fc196079e1db66d55a617312a0..26af99cec4a4b4c7848bbf83374d8e5b253f7596 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ if(UNIX)
     endif()
 
     if(HAVE_FFMPEG)
-    CHECK_MODULE(libavformat>=53 NEW_FFMPEG)
+    CHECK_MODULE(libavformat>=52.111.0 NEW_FFMPEG)
     endif()
 
     if(WITH_1394)
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl_v2.hpp b/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl_v2.hpp
index fa415026a36be1554d3477be1e3ff1791b0e21ab..16e070bbdd8b65ed4de083ef0fa5944ad5289d6c 100755
--- a/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl_v2.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl_v2.hpp
@@ -54,10 +54,253 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include "cap_ffmpeg_api.hpp"
-#include "assert.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#if defined _MSC_VER && _MSC_VER >= 1200
+#pragma warning( default: 4244 4510 4512 4610 )
+#endif
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+#define CV_WARN(message)
+#else
+#define CV_WARN(message) fprintf(stderr, "warning: %s (%s:%d)\n", message, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MKTAG
+#define MKTAG(a,b,c,d) (a | (b << 8) | (c << 16) | (d << 24))
+#endif
+
+/* PIX_FMT_RGBA32 macro changed in newer ffmpeg versions */
+#ifndef PIX_FMT_RGBA32
+#define PIX_FMT_RGBA32 PIX_FMT_RGB32
+#endif
 
 #define CALC_FFMPEG_VERSION(a,b,c) ( a<<16 | b<<8 | c )
 
+#if defined WIN32 || defined _WIN32
+    #include <windows.h>
+#elif defined __linux__ || defined __APPLE__
+    #include <unistd.h>
+    #include <stdio.h>
+    #include <sys/types.h>
+    #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
+
+int get_number_of_cpus(void)
+{
+#if defined WIN32 || defined _WIN32
+    SYSTEM_INFO sysinfo;
+    GetSystemInfo( &sysinfo );
+
+    return (int)sysinfo.dwNumberOfProcessors;
+#elif defined __linux__
+    return (int)sysconf( _SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN );
+#elif defined __APPLE__
+    int numCPU=0;
+    int mib[4];
+    size_t len = sizeof(numCPU);
+
+    /* set the mib for hw.ncpu */
+    mib[0] = CTL_HW;
+    mib[1] = HW_AVAILCPU;  // alternatively, try HW_NCPU;
+
+    /* get the number of CPUs from the system */
+    sysctl(mib, 2, &numCPU, &len, NULL, 0);
+
+    if( numCPU < 1 )
+    {
+        mib[1] = HW_NCPU;
+        sysctl( mib, 2, &numCPU, &len, NULL, 0 );
+
+        if( numCPU < 1 )
+            numCPU = 1;
+    }
+
+    return (int)numCPU;
+#else
+    return 1;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+char * FOURCC2str( int fourcc )
+{
+    char * mystr=(char*)malloc(5);
+    mystr[0]=(char)((fourcc    )&255);
+    mystr[1]=(char)((fourcc>> 8)&255);
+    mystr[2]=(char)((fourcc>>16)&255);
+    mystr[3]=(char)((fourcc>>24)&255);
+    mystr[4]=0;
+    return mystr;
+}
+
+
+// required to look up the correct codec ID depending on the FOURCC code,
+// this is just a snipped from the file riff.c from ffmpeg/libavformat
+typedef struct AVCodecTag {
+    int id;
+    unsigned int tag;
+} AVCodecTag;
+
+const AVCodecTag codec_bmp_tags[] = {
+    { CODEC_ID_H264, MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '4') },
+    { CODEC_ID_H264, MKTAG('h', '2', '6', '4') },
+    { CODEC_ID_H264, MKTAG('X', '2', '6', '4') },
+    { CODEC_ID_H264, MKTAG('x', '2', '6', '4') },
+    { CODEC_ID_H264, MKTAG('a', 'v', 'c', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_H264, MKTAG('V', 'S', 'S', 'H') },
+
+    { CODEC_ID_H263, MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '3') },
+    { CODEC_ID_H263P, MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '3') },
+    { CODEC_ID_H263I, MKTAG('I', '2', '6', '3') }, /* intel h263 */
+    { CODEC_ID_H261, MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '1') },
+
+    /* added based on MPlayer */
+    { CODEC_ID_H263P, MKTAG('U', '2', '6', '3') },
+    { CODEC_ID_H263P, MKTAG('v', 'i', 'v', '1') },
+
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('F', 'M', 'P', '4') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', 'X') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('D', 'X', '5', '0') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('X', 'V', 'I', 'D') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', 'S') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('M', '4', 'S', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG(0x04, 0, 0, 0) }, /* some broken avi use this */
+
+    /* added based on MPlayer */
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('B', 'L', 'Z', '0') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('m', 'p', '4', 'v') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('U', 'M', 'P', '4') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('W', 'V', '1', 'F') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('S', 'E', 'D', 'G') },
+
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4, MKTAG('R', 'M', 'P', '4') },
+
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '3') }, /* default signature when using MSMPEG4 */
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', '3') },
+
+    /* added based on MPlayer */
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('M', 'P', 'G', '3') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '5') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '6') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '4') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('A', 'P', '4', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('C', 'O', 'L', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3, MKTAG('C', 'O', 'L', '0') },
+
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V2, MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', '2') },
+
+    /* added based on MPlayer */
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V2, MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '2') },
+
+    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V1, MKTAG('M', 'P', 'G', '4') },
+
+    { CODEC_ID_WMV1, MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', '1') },
+
+    /* added based on MPlayer */
+    { CODEC_ID_WMV2, MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO, MKTAG('d', 'v', 's', 'd') },
+    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO, MKTAG('d', 'v', 'h', 'd') },
+    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO, MKTAG('d', 'v', 's', 'l') },
+    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO, MKTAG('d', 'v', '2', '5') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO, MKTAG('m', 'p', 'g', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO, MKTAG('m', 'p', 'g', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO, MKTAG('m', 'p', 'g', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO, MKTAG('M', 'P', 'E', 'G') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO, MKTAG('P', 'I', 'M', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO, MKTAG('V', 'C', 'R', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO, 0x10000001 },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO, 0x10000002 },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO, MKTAG('D', 'V', 'R', ' ') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO, MKTAG('M', 'M', 'E', 'S') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG, MKTAG('M', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG, MKTAG('L', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
+    { CODEC_ID_LJPEG, MKTAG('L', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG, MKTAG('J', 'P', 'G', 'L') }, /* Pegasus lossless JPEG */
+    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG, MKTAG('M', 'J', 'L', 'S') }, /* JPEG-LS custom FOURCC for avi - decoder */
+    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG, MKTAG('j', 'p', 'e', 'g') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG, MKTAG('I', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG, MKTAG('A', 'V', 'R', 'n') },
+    { CODEC_ID_HUFFYUV, MKTAG('H', 'F', 'Y', 'U') },
+    { CODEC_ID_FFVHUFF, MKTAG('F', 'F', 'V', 'H') },
+    { CODEC_ID_CYUV, MKTAG('C', 'Y', 'U', 'V') },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, 0 },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, MKTAG('I', '4', '2', '0') },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, MKTAG('Y', 'U', 'Y', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, MKTAG('Y', '4', '2', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, MKTAG('Y', 'V', '1', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, MKTAG('U', 'Y', 'V', 'Y') },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, MKTAG('I', 'Y', 'U', 'V') },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, MKTAG('Y', '8', '0', '0') },
+    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, MKTAG('H', 'D', 'Y', 'C') },
+    { CODEC_ID_INDEO3, MKTAG('I', 'V', '3', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_INDEO3, MKTAG('I', 'V', '3', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VP3, MKTAG('V', 'P', '3', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VP3, MKTAG('V', 'P', '3', '0') },
+    { CODEC_ID_ASV1, MKTAG('A', 'S', 'V', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_ASV2, MKTAG('A', 'S', 'V', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VCR1, MKTAG('V', 'C', 'R', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_FFV1, MKTAG('F', 'F', 'V', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_XAN_WC4, MKTAG('X', 'x', 'a', 'n') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSRLE, MKTAG('m', 'r', 'l', 'e') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSRLE, MKTAG(0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0) },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1, MKTAG('M', 'S', 'V', 'C') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1, MKTAG('m', 's', 'v', 'c') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1, MKTAG('C', 'R', 'A', 'M') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1, MKTAG('c', 'r', 'a', 'm') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1, MKTAG('W', 'H', 'A', 'M') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1, MKTAG('w', 'h', 'a', 'm') },
+    { CODEC_ID_CINEPAK, MKTAG('c', 'v', 'i', 'd') },
+    { CODEC_ID_TRUEMOTION1, MKTAG('D', 'U', 'C', 'K') },
+    { CODEC_ID_MSZH, MKTAG('M', 'S', 'Z', 'H') },
+    { CODEC_ID_ZLIB, MKTAG('Z', 'L', 'I', 'B') },
+    { CODEC_ID_SNOW, MKTAG('S', 'N', 'O', 'W') },
+    { CODEC_ID_4XM, MKTAG('4', 'X', 'M', 'V') },
+    { CODEC_ID_FLV1, MKTAG('F', 'L', 'V', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_SVQ1, MKTAG('s', 'v', 'q', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_TSCC, MKTAG('t', 's', 'c', 'c') },
+    { CODEC_ID_ULTI, MKTAG('U', 'L', 'T', 'I') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VIXL, MKTAG('V', 'I', 'X', 'L') },
+    { CODEC_ID_QPEG, MKTAG('Q', 'P', 'E', 'G') },
+    { CODEC_ID_QPEG, MKTAG('Q', '1', '.', '0') },
+    { CODEC_ID_QPEG, MKTAG('Q', '1', '.', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_WMV3, MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', '3') },
+    { CODEC_ID_LOCO, MKTAG('L', 'O', 'C', 'O') },
+    { CODEC_ID_THEORA, MKTAG('t', 'h', 'e', 'o') },
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT>0x000409
+    { CODEC_ID_WNV1, MKTAG('W', 'N', 'V', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_AASC, MKTAG('A', 'A', 'S', 'C') },
+    { CODEC_ID_INDEO2, MKTAG('R', 'T', '2', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_FRAPS, MKTAG('F', 'P', 'S', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_TRUEMOTION2, MKTAG('T', 'M', '2', '0') },
+#endif
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT>((50<<16)+(1<<8)+0)
+    { CODEC_ID_FLASHSV, MKTAG('F', 'S', 'V', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_JPEGLS,MKTAG('M', 'J', 'L', 'S') }, /* JPEG-LS custom FOURCC for avi - encoder */
+    { CODEC_ID_VC1, MKTAG('W', 'V', 'C', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VC1, MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', 'A') },
+    { CODEC_ID_CSCD, MKTAG('C', 'S', 'C', 'D') },
+    { CODEC_ID_ZMBV, MKTAG('Z', 'M', 'B', 'V') },
+    { CODEC_ID_KMVC, MKTAG('K', 'M', 'V', 'C') },
+#endif
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT>((51<<16)+(11<<8)+0)
+    { CODEC_ID_VP5, MKTAG('V', 'P', '5', '0') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VP6, MKTAG('V', 'P', '6', '0') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VP6, MKTAG('V', 'P', '6', '1') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VP6, MKTAG('V', 'P', '6', '2') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VP6F, MKTAG('V', 'P', '6', 'F') },
+    { CODEC_ID_JPEG2000, MKTAG('M', 'J', '2', 'C') },
+    { CODEC_ID_VMNC, MKTAG('V', 'M', 'n', 'c') },
+#endif
+#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT>=((51<<16)+(49<<8)+0)
+// this tag seems not to exist in older versions of FFMPEG
+    { CODEC_ID_TARGA, MKTAG('t', 'g', 'a', ' ') },
+#endif
+    { CODEC_ID_NONE, 0 },
+};
+
 struct Image_FFMPEG
 {
     unsigned char* data;
@@ -132,7 +375,9 @@ width(0), height(0), frame_number(0), eps_zero(0.000025)
 {
  av_register_all();
 
- avformat_network_init();
+ #if LIBAVFORMAT_BUILD >= CALC_FFMPEG_VERSION(53, 13, 0)
+    avformat_network_init();
+ #endif
 
  // Open video file
  avformat_open_input(&ic, filename, NULL, NULL);
@@ -591,7 +836,11 @@ void CvCapture_FFMPEG_2::seek(double sec)
 
 CvCapture_FFMPEG_2::~CvCapture_FFMPEG_2()
 {
-    avformat_close_input(&ic);
+    #if LIBAVFORMAT_BUILD < CALC_FFMPEG_VERSION(53, 24, 2)
+        av_close_input_file(ic);
+    #else
+        avformat_close_input(&ic);
+    #endif
 }
 
 bool CvCapture_FFMPEG_2::setProperty( int property_id, double value )