
--- EasyVideoCrop - version 0.9.1 ---

	EasyVideoCrop is a tool for cropping and converting videos into formats that
	are easy to post online, such as GIF animations.

	This program is provided free of charge. Do not trust anyone who tries to sell
	EasyVideoCrop.
	See https://sundee.neocities.org/ for updates and other programs.

	For now this program is for Windows only. Linux version is planned. Mac version
	never. Tested on Windows 7 only.


--- Installation ---

	EasyVideoCrop requires 3 external programs: ffmpeg, ffprobe, and Imagemagick.
	You can either install them onto your computer, or put the executables into
	the same folder as this file.

	Option 1: get my executable pack
		1. Download "tools" from https://tsun.itch.io/easyvideocrop
		2. Extract the .zip file
		3. Put ffmpeg.exe, ffprobe.exe, and magick.exe into the same folder as
		this file
		Note: you do not need to click the files, just leave them in there.

	Option 2: download and/or install the required programs to your computer
		https://ffmpeg.org/download.html#build-windows
		https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php#windows

	NOTE: do not move EasyVideoCrop.exe to a different folder. It will create and
	remove various temporary files inside the same folder as it is in.

	-- Why the separate programs? --

	ffmpeg is a tool for processing video files, and ffprobe is a tool for getting
	information about them. These tasks are basically impossible for a single
	developer (me) to do competently due to how complex videos are.

	Imagemagick is an image manipulation tool, it's used here to create .gif files.
	While ffmmpeg can create gif animations as well, it does a terrible job
	compared to imagemagick.

	-- Why are they in a separate download? --

	Because they're huge. Those things are literally 300 times bigger than
	EasyVideoCrop, it's annoying to upload/download them.


--- Usage ---

	To add a video, either drag and drop it into the window from your desktop or
	folder, or click "Browse..." from the top right.

	"Time" window lets you select what position to take the video from.

	"Crop" window lets you crop a specific part of the screen. You can also click
	and drag the box on top of the preview image.

	"Size" window allows you to make the gif smaller, to give it a smaller
	filesize.

	"Format" window has some options for .gif files. You cannot change the file
	type yet, in the future there will be other options.
	- note: leave framerate at 0 to use the video framerate.

	"Output location" window lets you save the file. You can ignore save buttons
	[1] and [2] if you want, just press the [1+2] button to make a gif.

	The 2 bottom-most text inputs can be ignored. They show the commands that are
	used to create your gif file, for those that are interested.

	Click the [?] on the top right corner for more info.


--- Updating EasyVideoCrop ---

	You can update EasyVideoCrop simply by replacing EasyVideoCrop.exe with a new
	version. You don't need to re-download ffmpeg/ffprobe/magick.

	Settings.txt may also have new settings, but replacing the file will obviously
	reset anything you've changed. Changelog should mention any new settings.


--- Other notes/trivia ---

	This program was written in plain C. stb_image library is used to load image
	files, and stb_truetype library is used to handle font files.
	https://github.com/nothings/stb

	You can change the fonts by replacing the font files without changing their
	names. It may or may not mess up the UI.

	This program probably has a high CPU usage because it constantly redraws
	everything from scratch at your monitor refresh rate like a videogame does,
	and doesn't use the GPU to help. The pixel rendering functions are also
	hand-made so they're probably not very fast. I will try to do something about
	that at some point.
