Mmm, I had similar problems with LotR. He doesn't seem to have GSdx9 (MSVC 14.00, SSE2), 0.10.0 in his list though. Do you have that one? It's a good plugin, as it gets rid of some problems. Maybe it would help?
As for the GL plugins, don't bother. Btw, did you try any Zero plugins? They're good... slow for some games, but they are reliable as far as I could tell. All of this depends on your card. But since you're using a GS, it means you have a decent pc
Nope, the img should be fine, as long as it's running and not crashing.