diff --git a/oxtimelines/ffmpeg.py b/oxtimelines/ffmpeg.py
index 85bf08e..c941b94 100644
--- a/oxtimelines/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/oxtimelines/ffmpeg.py
@@ -118,15 +118,12 @@ def video(path, height=96, info=None, framerate=FPS):
         data = p.stdout.read(nbytes)
         if len(data) != nbytes:
             if first:
-                raise IOError("ERROR: could not open file %s" % path )
+                raise IOError("ERROR: could not open file %s" % path)
             else:
                 return
         else:
             first = False
-            if hasattr(Image, 'fromstring'):
-                yield Image.fromstring('RGB', (width, height), data)
-            else:
-                yield Image.frombytes('RGB', (width, height), data)
+            yield Image.frombytes('RGB', (width, height), data)
 
 def audio(path, info=None, samplerate=48000, framerate=FPS):
     depth = 2