Well, still no resolution to this issue. BUT I've now ripped several movies with XviD and I have to say the result are truly outstanding. Takes a little longer than DivX but given the quality of the output I'm well pleased. Also successfully used the built-in x264 codec and I have to say, with the same output file size, XviD wins hands down producing a more detailed, and much sharper image. In case anyone's interested, I also compared to rips of same movies done with OGMRip and dvd::rip and there's just no comparison. FU Wizard is simply the best ;) Thanks to all who took the time to read my thread. Best regards, green.