# 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.
The minimum system requirements to run Simple x264/x265 Launcher are as follows:
-* Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or any later Windows system – note that Windows XP is **not** recommended!
+* Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or any later Windows system – note that Windows XP is **not** supported anymore!
* 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 #
# License #
-Simple x264/x265 Launcher is Copyright (C) 2004-2016 LoRd_MuldeR.
+Simple x264/x265 Launcher is Copyright (C) 2004-2020 LoRd_MuldeR.
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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) 2003-2016 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) 2013-2016 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) 1999-2016 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.
http://avisynth.nl/index.php/Main_Page
AviSynth is a free software, released under the terms of the GNU GPL.
-* VapourSynth is Copyright (c) 2012-2016 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.
## 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
Please download the latest version of Simple x264/x265 Launcher from one of the official download mirrors:
* https://github.com/lordmulder/Simple-x264-Launcher/releases/latest
-* https://bitbucket.org/lord_mulder/simple-x264-launcher/downloads
-* https://x264launcher.codeplex.com/releases/
-* http://sourceforge.net/projects/muldersoft/files/Simple%20x264%20Launcher/
+* https://bitbucket.org/muldersoft/simple-x264-launcher/downloads
+* https://osdn.net/projects/x264-launcher/releases/
+* https://sourceforge.net/projects/muldersoft/files/Simple%20x264%20Launcher/
+* https://www.mediafire.com/folder/7sac4w9fdszuf/x264_x64_Launcher
* https://www.assembla.com/spaces/simple-x264-x265-launcher/documents
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# Help & Support #
For help and support, please join the discussion at:
* https://github.com/lordmulder/Simple-x264-Launcher
* https://gitlab.com/simple-x264-launcher/simple-x264-launcher/
-* https://bitbucket.org/lord_mulder/simple-x264-launcher/src
+* https://bitbucket.org/muldersoft/simple-x264-launcher/src
+* https://osdn.net/projects/x264-launcher/scm/git/x264-launcher/
* https://www.assembla.com/code/simple-x264-x265-launcher/git/nodes
-* https://x264launcher.codeplex.com/SourceControl/latest
-Download Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows *Desktop* here:
-* http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs
+Download Visual Studio Express 2017 for Windows *Desktop* here:
+* http://www.visualstudio.com/
Download the latest Qt toolkit (4.8.x) from the Qt Project web-site:
* http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/4.8/
-* http://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Qt%20Libraries/
+
+Alternatively, you can download my pre-compiled "prerequisites" package:
+* https://sourceforge.net/projects/lamexp/files/Miscellaneous/Prerequisites/