From bb4bb17170f3a43880b496f9790bfe5d65b7db30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikael Finstad Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 23:05:38 +0700 Subject: [PATCH] add notes about zip/exe closes #1072 --- README.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 07a3b540..22cab356 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ If you want to support my continued work on LosslessCut, and you want the advant If you prefer to download the executables manually, this will of course always be free: - Mac OS X: [DMG](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases/latest/download/LosslessCut-mac-x64.dmg) -- Window: [EXE](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases/latest/download/LosslessCut-win-x64.exe) / [ZIP](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases/latest/download/LosslessCut-win-x64.zip) +- Window: [EXE](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases/latest/download/LosslessCut-win-x64.exe) (portable/self-extracting) / [ZIP](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases/latest/download/LosslessCut-win-x64.zip) (portable) - Linux: [x64 tar.bz2](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases/latest/download/LosslessCut-linux-x64.tar.bz2) / [x64 AppImage](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases/latest/download/LosslessCut-linux-x86_64.AppImage) / [arm64 tar.bz2](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases/latest/download/LosslessCut-linux-arm64.tar.bz2) - [More releases](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/releases) @@ -161,11 +161,12 @@ Unsupported files can still be converted to a supported format/codec from the `F ## Troubleshooting / FAQ -- If you get an error when cutting or opening any kind of file under Windows, try to disable your anti-virus. See [#18](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/18) -- If you get an error on Linux like `FATAL:setuid_sandbox_host.cc(157)] The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. Rather than run without sandboxing I'm aborting now.`, try to run it as `./lossless-cut --no-sandbox`. See [#258](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/258) +- Windows: What's the difference between `.exe` and `.zip` downloads? `.exe` will self-extract on startup to a temp folder and is therefore slower to start up. `.zip` must be extracted manually but is very fast to start up. +- Windows: If you get an error when cutting or opening any kind of file, try to disable your anti-virus. See [#18](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/18) +- Windows: How to uninstall LosslessCut? There is no installer. Just delete the EXE file or containing folder. User files are stored in your [appData](https://www.electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appgetpathname) folder. +- Linux: If you get an error like `FATAL:setuid_sandbox_host.cc(157)] The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. Rather than run without sandboxing I'm aborting now.`, try to run it as `./lossless-cut --no-sandbox`. See [#258](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/258) - If any other problem, check [Known issues](#known-issues--limitations), or please search for existing issues before you file an issue here on GitHub. - If the app crashes immediately upon startup, check the permissions of your User and Temp folders, see [61](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/61). -- How to uninstall LosslessCut on Windows? There is no installer. Just delete the EXE file or containing folder. User files will be stored in your [appData](https://www.electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appgetpathname) folder. - Completely white window when starting up? Try to run with `--disable-gpu` - See [781](https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/781). If you have an issue you can check the developer tools for any errors or clues. Menu: `Tools` -> `Toggle Developer Tools`