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Author: MathMot

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ It works using Two-pass encoding and FFMPEG for video encoding.
 - Multiple app themes available (depending on what's on your os)
 - Settings are saved between sessions
 - Only requires FFMPEG and FFPROBE to work (you can chose which version to use)
-## How it works
+## How to use
 
 - Select all of your videos from your file explorer
 - Set your desired size
@@ -23,5 +23,17 @@ It works using Two-pass encoding and FFMPEG for video encoding.
 [![App preview](https://github.com/MathMot/GuiVideoCompressor/blob/master/resources/preview/GuiVideoCompressorPreview.png?raw=true)]()
 
 ## Installation
+### Windows :
+- Download GuiVideoCompressor-Windows.rar
+- If you don't have FFMPEG or FFPROBE installed, you can download them from the release file Dependencies-Windows.rar (or via the official ffmpeg website)
+- Extract 'GuiVideoCompressor-Windows.rar' and open the file 'start.bat' (you can also use the .exe in the App folder, the bat is just here so that it's easier to open)
+- If you need to setup ffmpeg/ffprobe, extract 'Dependencies-Windows.rar' and place them in the deps folder of the application.
+- Once started, on the bottom left, the app will say if the dependencies are loaded, you can press the "Open Dependencies Settings" button to get more information if needed
 
-- Download the corresponding
+### Linux :
+- Download  GuiVideoCompressor-Linux.rar
+- Start the AppImage located in the App folder
+- You need ffmpeg and ffprobe installed (either on your os or just directly in the deps folder)
+
+### FFMPEG REQUIREMENTS
+- **FFMPEG needs to have the libx264 encoder otherwise it's not possible to compress your files using the Two-pass encoding, you can check if you have libx264 by typing 'ffmpeg -encoders'**