diff --git a/idl/gepetto/viewer/graphical-interface.idl b/idl/gepetto/viewer/graphical-interface.idl
index de23ed811a5b1d9c475da10f2a03639d3cf9868a..99a71d45e031f6b010d01ac0f97359dbb709b9cc 100644
--- a/idl/gepetto/viewer/graphical-interface.idl
+++ b/idl/gepetto/viewer/graphical-interface.idl
@@ -215,9 +215,11 @@ typedef double Color [4];
     /// '<filename>_<sequence_number>.<extension>'
     ///
     /// \note To make a movie from the sequence of images, you can run:
-    /// \code
-    ///   ffmpeg -r 25 -b 1800 -i capture_0_%d.jpeg video.mp4
+    /// \code{.sh}
+    ///   ffmpeg -r 50 -i capture_0_%d.jpeg -r 25 -vcodec libx264 video.mp4
     /// \endcode
+    /// Note that <EM>libx264</EM> is not installed by default. On ubuntu 12.04,
+    /// it is part of the package <EM>libavcodec-extra-53</EM>
     boolean startCapture (in unsigned long windowId, in string filename,
       in string extension) raises (Error);