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Snow's new AviSynth guide. Yeah, I hope I actually finish this.

Ideas for layout

• Custom table of contents, not so linear.
• Use PNG! Lossless is cool.
• Color headings.

Ideas for guide

• No more follow-these-steps-blindly instructions this time. Learn or gtfo.
• Include more pictures.. haha this page is going to be like 50 megs (or more?).
• Maybe separate the guide into multiple pages (see above). Also, won't seem so overwhelming.
• At the start of each section, show a typical script in progress.
• Include exercises with downloadable packages containing a video and a partial script.

Stuff to do:

• Introduction
• Setting up a work environment
• Installation
• Loading the plugins
• Loading the source files
• Fixing Constant audio desync
• Fixing Progressive audio desync
• Appending
• Deinterlacing
• Trimming
• Resizing
• Sharpening
• Cropping / Adding borders
• Color / Brightness
• SDA StatID
• QuickTime compatibility
• Sample scripts
• Script verification

Table of contents:

1. Introduction
2. Setting up your work environment
3. Installation

IMPORTANT NOTE: AviSynth scripting is an advanced topic. All beginners are recommended to use Anri-chan instead.

Blah blah blah.

You'll very likely need to rename file extensions but they may be hidden by the operating system.

1. open Windows Explorer
2. open the Tools menu
3. select Folder Options
4. select the View tab
5. choose to Show hidden files and folders
6. uncheck Hide extensions for known filetypes
7. click OK to apply changes.

Download and install a stable release version of AviSynth

• AviSynth download page

The picture below identifes a stable release.

Download and install necessary AviSynth plugins

• SDA plugins.

Go to Start menu -> [All] Programs -> AviSynth -> Plugin Directory. This will open the directory where AviSynth stores its plugins. Copy the files from inside the AviSynth plugins zip file to the Avisynth plugins directory window you just opened. Note that you can't copy the directory you unzipped in; you have to copy the files inside the directory you unzipped into the AviSynth plugins directory. This is because AviSynth won't recognize the plugins if they are inside a directory inside the AviSynth plugins directory.

The plugins directory should look similar to what's shown in the picture:

Download and install VirtualDub

• VitualDub download page

This program will be useful for testing your script as you go along.

Move to a troubleshooting section? - If AviSynth complains that the MSVCR71.dll file is missing, you can download it at http://www.dll-files.com/. Place it in your "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\" directory.