directshow filters suddenly vanished

[ezytouch]

i am suddenly getting this message from ImgBurn:

 

"No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection."

 

the upper-class and lower class DS Filters are missing (according to ImgBurn) and so it will not read Cue Files.

none of my other media players/burners have any problem with FLAC.

Traders Little Helper, WMP, Creative Audio Source, and EAC are all working fine.

 

i have updated the drivers, updated Direct X, i have installed a new version of ImgBurn all in response to this problem, but ImgBurn still refuses to operate.

 

i don't get it >> can anyone please help?

[ezytouch]

*update

 

actually EAC will not burn form CUE either, stating that FLAC is not supported.

i have been using FLAC for a long time, with no problems. it is very weird.

[ezytouch]

update 2*

 

i have tried installing MadFLAC but i have no idea where to put the files. i have the same problem with other DS Filter packs, they simply extract to a folder and i have no idea where to put it.

 

FLACFronted is decoding FLAC okay, and my media players play them. why would my CUE sheet-related programs no longer recognise FLAC??

[ezytouch]

update 3*

 

just realised that i never had those filters in the first place; for some reason i was trying to burn the CUE direct from FLAC, when in fact i've always decoded first with FLAC Front End. what a waste of time!

trouble is, my dependency on Mandrax, Heroin, Crack and Apple Blossom has become so engrossing that i get freaked out when there's a new pirate Whitesnake CD to burn.

 

thanks for all your help.

[ianymaty]

madFlac has an install.bat along with the files, you should just run it (as Admin if you are on Vista/7) after you extracted the archive content to a temp folder.