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I was getting the same error while using opencv in anaconda3 virtual environment. I checked the buildinformation (cv2.getBuildInformation()) for current opencv version and ffmpeg wasn't marked "yes". To resolve this

1. I uninstalled opencv from my conda environment ( conda uninstall opencv)

2. Installed latest ffmpeg using conda-forge channel

3. Then installed opencv again using conda-forge channel ( conda install -c conda-forge opencv) . Don't install using menpo channel

Doing this resolved the issue for me.