Problem TransX tutorials

[Bloodworth]

I just downloaded the 2 TransX video tutorials: TX earth to mars, and, TX moon to mars. When I unzipped and attempted to play the vidoes, all there was, was an audio file. Is that all there was supposed to be or am I missing something?

 

[TSPenguin]

You are missing the proper codec to play the file (assuming you are using a directshow based player), as outlined in this thread.

 

[Bloodworth]

Sadly that thread wasn't much help at all. Not sure which codec I need to get, and no idea how to install it. I was trying to play it on windows media player.

 

[flytandem]

I wish I could be of help. But I know very little about this stuff. It took me days to even get the voice capture program to work.

If you find a solution and think there is useful information that should be on the tutorial page please let me know. Modifying and uploading changes to html files is one small thing that I can do.

rob

 

[TSPenguin]

CamStudio codec can be downloaded on their website.

Download the codec on that site and install it. It should play fine after that.

 

[Bloodworth]

Sigh...

I had already downloaded and installed that codec and its a no go...

 

[Tommy]

Try Video Lan Console Player

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[Bloodworth]

Yes I have VLC media player, and WMP, and Winamp, AND Divx; they won't play on any of them.

 

[TSPenguin]

In that case, install camstudio. It might be that the codec on their site is the lossless codec only. The program should come with the appropriate codec.

 

[Bloodworth]

Thats a thought. I'll give it a try, thank you.

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Question, While setting up a flightplan with transx, is there a way to completely delete your plan and start from scratch? I was trying to adjust mine and adding or subtracting prograde velocity changed the cl app too quickly so I tried to hit R to slow things down a trifle and instead, I hit shift-R and got a whole new page and I can't seem to get back to where I was.

 

[KosmoKen]

Set Target in stage one to None while in setup mode, that should reset everything for you.

 

[Bloodworth]

Thank you

Tuscon eh? I originally hail from Yuma, pleased to meet you

 

[KosmoKen]

Yuma? Well I can definitely see why you left

If you're learning TransX have you looked at flytandem's tutorials? Only way I was able to learn. They're around somewhere here http://www.orbiter-forum.com/tutorials.php.

 

[Bloodworth]

*headdesk*headdesk*headdesk*

Am I cursed, doomed, or do I just suffer from terminal pebkac?
I found a TransX tutorial by capt crybaby. I followed the tutorial to the letter; spent almost 3 hours trying to finagle my cl app for mars down to below 50k km for rough eject. I got as far as step 21, where you save the scenario for a second time. When I went to step 22 (reopening the scenario to continue) I went to the mfd screen to find a blank transx page. It saved the scenario, but not my eject plan

 

[Cpt CryBaby]

Hello Bloodworth,

Sorry but I've been away from Orbiter for awhile. Here's a link from the beginning of my Earth to Mars checklist. You've probably got a ship with a space in it's name. If true, you will not be able to save your transX info.

http://www.stillmixtup.com/orbiter/ShipNameSpace.html

That link also shows you hot to fix the problem.

BTW don't get too caught up getting your Cl App too low while still in Earth orbit. 50k is perhaps a bit ambitious since you will certainly need at least one correction burn on your way to your target planet. (I usually make around three corrections using the '1/2 to go' rule. When you get closer to your target you will want more and more accuracy on that Cl App.

Sorry so late in my reply.