"there was a problem loading the plugins"

[weedrew]

I downloaded the Flaskv6_preview2 as per the guide for newbies who want to rip to DivX, unzipped it and clicked on the program file. The following error occurred:-

there was a problem loading the plugins.
No output file were found. Please check the installation and read the manual.

First question - what manual?

There are 4 files unzipped. The program file, a readme file, a null.mism file and a idctmudule.idct file.

Second question - what plugins does it need? And where do I get them? (I Know that's really 2 questions but who's counting)

I searched the net and found Flaskmpeg version 0.6.0.0 (1.68mb) so downloaded it and hey presto it worked...well sort of.
When I go to File/media and try and select the .ifo file it doesnt open it, no error message-nothing.
So instead I selected the first .vob file on the list and followed the rest of the instructions in the guide. It worked perfectly, unfortunately I ended up with only about a third of the film.

To recap
i)where am I going wrong with Flaskv6_preview2 i.e. what plugins does it need?
ii)why wouldn't version 0.6.0.0 let me open the .ifo file?

Believe me I have been trying like a bear e.g. read the guide, the faq and the forums a number of times and now feel like I'm at a deadend.
If those with the knowledge would spend a moment of their time helping me out it would be much appreciated.

Need more info. just ask.

Yours
Weedrew

[Billsy11]

I have the same problem as weedrew does. (number "i" is the problem I have)

can someone help me and him/her out
cheers

[dragoman]

In reality, Flask is a really buggy program that works sporadically.

If you like that interface, a similar (but much more stable) program to use is called Xmpeg. It operates very similar to FLask.

A much better all-in-one encoding solution is Gordianknot.

Both of these can be obtained from doom9's website.

dragoman

[weedrew]

Funnily enough since my last post I found and used Xmpeg.

It works a treat (though Toy Story 2 is giving me a headache)

Does anyone know why the YUY or YV32(or is it 16) doesnt work. Apparently its supposed to be faster than RGB so it would be nice to have working. The error message says something about an overly missing which is supported by graphic cards. i've got a GeForce MMX4 64mb so find it hard to believe its a problem with that.

On another point I am now able to copy my DVDs with virtual ease now :D and am tweaking my settings to improve quality and file size. To this end could some one explain the effect low/high bitrates have?

Thanks to those who responded to my original message, its nice to know that people were interested in what I had to say.

[dragoman]

Hi,

I assume you are talking about the low-motion or high-motion codecs that you get with Divx 3.11

High-motion is a vbr mode used for action scenes. If you have a lot of camera view-switching, lots of action, hi-motion tends to handle this type of thing better.

Low-motion is just that, low-motion, low action type of scenes. It tends to look better if you use this because it uses higher bitrates better and hardly any movies out there have non-stop action that requires hi-motion. The drawback is that in very high action scenes low-motion tends to be blurry.

The best solution is to use both codecs, in each scene that will require them! It's called SBC, or Smart Bitrate Control. Nandub is the only program that can do this.

Gordianknot offers an easy way to make Nandub-encoded rips.

Check both out on doom9.org.

dragoman

[Billsy11]

looks like I'm gonna use that Xmpeg program then, cheers. :D