Hi, I am trying covert a dvd to a Xvid avi file. I am using DVD::RIP. For some reason it always hangs when it does a frame grab, to resize and crop the video. I took the cmd out of dvd::rip and put it in terminal and this is what i get. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mkdir -m 0775 /tmp/dvdrip14997.ppm; cd /tmp/dvdrip14997.ppm; execflow transcode -H 10 --print_status 25 -o snapshot -y ppm,null -T 1,-1,1 -x dvd,null -i /mnt/dvd -c 200-201 && execflow convert -size 720x480 /tmp/dvdrip14997.ppm/snapshot*.ppm /mnt/video/dvd/unnamed/tmp/unnamed-001-preview-orig.jpg && execflow convert -size 720x480 /tmp/dvdrip14997.ppm/snapshot*.ppm gray:/mnt/video/dvd/unnamed/tmp/unnamed-001-preview-orig.raw && rm -r /tmp/dvdrip14997.ppm && echo EXECFLOW_OK mkdir: cannot create directory `/tmp/dvdrip14997.ppm': File exists EXEC_FLOW_JOB_PID=16805 transcode v1.0.2 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg (dvd_reader.c) DVD title 1/17: 21 chapter(s), 1 angle(s), title set 1 (dvd_reader.c) title playback time: 01:33:00.23 5581 sec (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 01] 00:00:00.000 , block from 0 to 102251 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 02] 00:04:21.066 , block from 102252 to 233724 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 03] 00:10:02.433 , block from 233725 to 337069 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 04] 00:14:45.267 , block from 337070 to 426138 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 05] 00:18:14.433 , block from 426139 to 522328 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 06] 00:22:29.599 , block from 522329 to 630587 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 07] 00:27:05.665 , block from 630588 to 764899 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 08] 00:33:03.198 , block from 764900 to 900281 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 09] 00:38:41.132 , block from 900282 to 1017889 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 10] 00:43:45.332 , block from 1017890 to 1141446 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 11] 00:49:06.532 , block from 1141447 to 1252762 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 12] 00:53:57.832 , block from 1252763 to 1327019 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 13] 00:57:25.699 , block from 1327020 to 1443145 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 14] 01:02:05.399 , block from 1443146 to 1555489 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 15] 01:06:43.299 , block from 1555490 to 1555598 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 16] 01:08:18.132 , block from 1555599 to 1599201 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 17] 01:15:07.799 , block from 1599202 to 1791310 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 18] 01:20:51.865 , block from 1791311 to 1952995 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 19] 01:27:03.465 , block from 1952996 to 2127880 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 20] 01:29:00.798 , block from 2127881 to 2183005 (dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 21] 01:32:59.765 , block from 2183006 to 2244065 [transcode] (probe) suggested AV correction -D 0 (0 ms) | AV 0 ms | 0 ms [transcode] auto-probing source /mnt/dvd (ok) [transcode] V: import format | MPEG-2 DVD NTSC (V=dvd|A=null) [transcode] V: AV demux/sync | (2) initial MPEG sequence / enforce frame rate [transcode] V: import frame | 720x480 1.50:1 encoded @ 16:9 [transcode] V: bits/pixel | 0.217 [transcode] V: decoding fps,frc | 23.976,1 [transcode] V: Y'CbCr | YV12/I420 [transcode] A: import format | 0x2000 AC3 [48000,16,2] [transcode] A: export | disabled [transcode] V: encoding fps,frc | 23.976,1 [transcode] A: language | en [transcode] A: bytes per frame | 8008 (8008.000000) [transcode] A: adjustment | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | sse2 (sse2 sse mmxext mmx asm C) tc_memcpy: using sse for memcpy [transcode] V: video buffer | 10 @ 720x480 [import_null.so] v0.2.0 (2002-01-19) (video) null | (audio) null [import_dvd.so] v0.4.0 (2003-10-02) (video) DVD | (audio) MPEG/AC3/PCM [export_null.so] v0.1.2 (2001-08-17) (video) null | (audio) null [export_ppm.so] v0.1.1 (2002-02-14) (video) PPM/PGM | (audio) MPEG/AC3/PCM [import_dvd.so] tccat -T 1,-1,1 -i "/mnt/dvd" -t dvd -d 0 | tcdemux -s 0x80 -x mpeg2 -S 0 -M 2 -f 23.976024 -P /tmp/fileJA7ltf -d 0 | tcextract -t vob -a 0 -x mpeg2 -d 0 | tcdecode -x mpeg2 -d 0 -y yv12 [import_dvd.so] delaying DVD access by 3 second(s) ...tc_memcpy: using sse for memcpy [decode_mpeg2.c] libmpeg2 0.4.0b loop decoder [decode_mpeg2.c] libmpeg2 acceleration: mmxext skipping frames [000000-000175], 203.33 fps, EMT: 0:00:07, ( 0| 0| 2) At this point i get a blinking cursor. it just hangs there forever. If i try to Crtl-C i get. [transcode] (sighandler) SIGINT received Again i get a blinking cursor. The only way to quit is to close the terminal window and kill the transcode services. I believe transcode was installed when i installed myth-suite via yum ATrpm repo. Her is some details on my system P4 3.2ghz 1gb RAM nVidia 660GT w/drivers installed FC6 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 transcode --version transcode v1.0.2 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg dvdrip --version 0.98.2 What is the problem? Please help, Mitchell _________________________________________________________________ Fixing up the home? Live Search can help. http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=wlmemailtaglinenov06