Updated cURL binary to v7.70.0 (2020-04-29).

[x264-launcher/x264-launcher.git] / README.md

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@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Some key features of the Simple x264/x265 Launcher software include:
 
 # System Requirements #
 
-
 Simple x264 Launcher is *100% standalone*, i.e. it does **not** require Mircrosoft.NET, Java Runtime Environment or other "external" dependencies.
 
 The required Qt DLLs as well as the encoder binaries are *included* with the application. Frameservers, like *Avisynth* or *VapourSynth*, may need to be installed separately though.
@@ -36,9 +35,11 @@ The minimum system requirements to run Simple x264/x265 Launcher are as follows:
 * 64-Bit editions of Windows are highly recommended, though 32-Bit editions will work as well
 * The CPU must support at least the MMX and SSE instruction sets
 * Avisynth input only available with [Avisynth](http://avisynth.nl/index.php/Main_Page#Official_builds) **2.6** installed – Avisynth **2.5.x** is *not* recommended!
-* VapourSynth input only available with [VapourSynth](http://www.vapoursynth.com/) **r24+** installed – [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/) is a prerequisite for VapourSynth!
+* VapourSynth input only available with [VapourSynth](http://www.vapoursynth.com/) **R46+** installed – [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/) is a prerequisite for VapourSynth!
 * YV16/YV24 color spaces require Avisynth 2.6 (see section 10)
 
+**Note:** Most of these requirements are *not* imposed by Simple x264 Launcher itself, but by the encoders (e.g. x264 and x265) that we use.
+
 
 # Anti-Virus Warning #
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ Occasionally your Antivirus program may mistakenly detect "malware" (virus, troj
 
 # License #
 
-Simple x264/x265 Launcher is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 LoRd_MuldeR.
+Simple x264/x265 Launcher is Copyright (C) 2004-2020 LoRd_MuldeR.
 
 ```
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -78,15 +79,15 @@ The following third-party software is used by this application:
   http://qt.digia.com/
   Qt is a free software, released under the terms of GNU GPL, version 3.
 
-* The x264 encoder software is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 x264 project.
+* The x264 encoder software is Copyright (C) 2003-2020 x264 project.
   http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html
   x264 is a free software and is released under the terms of the GNU GPL.
 
-* The x265 encoder software is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 x265 project.
+* The x265 encoder software is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 x265 project.
   http://www.videolan.org/developers/x265.html
   x265 is a free software and is released under the terms of the GNU GPL.
 
-* The NVEncC encoder software is Copyright (c) 1999-2018 rigaya.
+* The NVEncC encoder software is Copyright (c) 1999-2020 rigaya.
   https://onedrive.live.com/?id=6BDD4375AC8933C6%212293&cid=6BDD4375AC8933C6
   NVEncC is a free software and is released under the terms of the MIT License.
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ The following third-party software is used by this application:
   http://avisynth.nl/index.php/Main_Page
   AviSynth is a free software, released under the terms of the GNU GPL.
 
-* VapourSynth is Copyright (c) 2012-2018 Fredrik Mellbin.
+* VapourSynth is Copyright (c) 2012-2020 Fredrik Mellbin.
   http://www.vapoursynth.com/
   VapourSynth is free software, released under the terms of the GNU LGPL.
 
@@ -109,22 +110,21 @@ Simple x264/x265 Launcher can be run in a "portable" mode. This may be helpful,
 
 ## VapourSynth
 
-There now is a "portable" edition **VapourSynth** available, which *Simple x264/x265 Launcher* can use. For this purpose, download the "portable" edition VapourSynth an *extract* it into the sub-directory `extra\VapourSynth` inside of the Simple x264/x265 Launcher "main" directory (i.e. where the `x264_launcher.exe` file is located). More specifically, the *32-Bit* version of "portable" VapourSynth needs to go to the `extra\VapourSynth\core32` sub-directory and the *64-Bit* version needs to go to the `extra\VapourSynth\core64` sub-directory. Be aware, however, that "portable" VapourSynth requires **embeddable Python** to work! So, you *must* download Python as "embeddable zip file" from the Python web-site and extract that into the same sub-directory as the VapourSynth "portable" binaries. In the end, it should look like this:
+There now is a "portable" edition **VapourSynth** available, which *Simple x264/x265 Launcher* can use. For this purpose, download the "portable" edition VapourSynth an *extract* it into the sub-directory `extra\VapourSynth` inside of the Simple x264/x265 Launcher "main" directory (i.e. where the `x264_launcher.exe` file is located). More specifically, the *32-Bit* version of "portable" VapourSynth needs to go to the `extra\VapourSynth-32` sub-directory and the *64-Bit* version needs to go to the `extra\VapourSynth-64` sub-directory. Be aware, however, that "portable" VapourSynth requires *embeddable Python* to work! So, you ***must*** download Python as "embeddable zip file" from the Python web-site and extract that into the same sub-directory as the VapourSynth "portable" binaries. In the end, it should look like this:
 ```
 InstallPath\
 ├─ x264_launcher_portable.exe
 └─ extra\
-   └─ VapourSynth\
-      ├─ core32\
-      │  ├─ python35.dll     <32-Bit>
-      │  ├─ VapourSynth.dll  <32-Bit>
-      │  ├─ VSPipe.exe       <32-Bit>
-      │  └─ etc…
-      └─ core64\
-         ├─ python35.dll     <64-Bit>
-         ├─ VapourSynth.dll  <64-Bit>
-         ├─ VSPipe.exe       <64-Bit>
-         └─ etc…
+   ├─ VapourSynth-32\
+   │  ├─ VapourSynth.dll  <32-Bit>
+   │  ├─ VSPipe.exe       <32-Bit>
+   │  ├─ python37.dll     <32-Bit>
+   │  └─ etc…
+   └─ VapourSynth-64\
+      ├─ VapourSynth.dll  <64-Bit>
+      ├─ VSPipe.exe       <64-Bit>
+      ├─ python37.dll     <64-Bit>
+      └─ etc…
 ```
 
 ## Avisynth