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File   : 'us_readme.txt' - Info about AVCutty
Author : Andreas von Damaros
WWW    : http://www.avcutty.de
Date   : July 10, 2016
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1. Main points:

- AVCutty is "Donationware". So I ask you to send a small 
  amount of money, to assist in the development of AVCutty.

- Captures video material via Firewire.
- AVCutty is able to find scenes in AVI files automatically
  (optically or per dv datestamp).
- It scans through the AVI files and detects scene changes.
- Allows you to manually split AVI files into scenes.
- Allows you to save each scene into a new, separate AVI file.
- The process is lossless.
- Provides easy and convenient trimming of scenes.
- "Mini-Editing-System": it is possible to save the defined scenes
  in a given order into one AVI file (eg. for export to the camera).
- Exports scenelist (EDL/CSV/AVS).
- Generates a scene index of the defined scenes or the AVIs in a
  directory including thumbnails, using editable layout templates.
- Splitts of AVI files after N frames or N seconds.
- Saves frames as BMP.
- Supports different languages (German, English, Dutch, Hungarian).
- Some further tool functions...
- For the best results, each frame of the AVI-file should be a
  keyframe

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2. How much does AVCutty cost?

AVCutty is based on the principle of donation. It is 'Donationware'.
This means, that if you use this software, you should send a small
amount to the developer of this software (that's me:-).

The easiest way to send me a donation is by 'cash in a letter' (a
common practice is approximately 20 Euro).

My address is:  Andreas von Damaros
                Hermann-Schumacher-Str. 37
                47804 Krefeld 
                Germany

If you prefer to send me your donation per bank transfer, please
send an email to me (s1@avcutty.de).

Another possibility is sending a donation via Paypal. Please use
the link http://www.avcutty.de/paypal.htm.

Important:
If you send me your donation, please keep in mind, that i have to
know your postal and your email address. I need this information
to generate your AVCutty key.

If you send me a donation, you will get a key, which disables the
"Reminder"-Dialog. Further, you will get support if you have a
problem with AVCutty.

The development and support takes a lot of time. And you will save
a lot of time, if you use AVCutty. So I think, a small token of
appreciation is in order. For my own, private needs, AVCutty is more
than sufficient. Such a donation would push my motivation to
continue the development of further versions with new features. I
will use your donation to pay the costs which I have by developing
and providing AVCutty.

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3. Known issues:

The following problems are known:

- If there is a change in the DV audio format (from 12 bit to 16 bit
  or "16 to 12") while DV capturing is running, a loss of the audio
  data is possible. You have to stop and restart DV capturing
  when the audio format on the video tape changes.
  
- AVCutty only uses the video stream and the audio stream 1 of the
  AVI file.

- Because of an error in DirectX, AVIs that strictly conform to
  OpenDML can only be read up to 2GB, because DirectX interprets/
  writes the OpenDML header in a wrong way. The other direction
  "OpenDML with incorrect header read by another program" causes
  no problem. So, e.g. Users of Vegas Video should disable the
  "Strictly OpenDML" option. That is ok and should cause no
  problems.

- Each frame in the AVI file has to be a keyframe. Some codecs
  (e.g. DivX or Indeo) have per default only for each N frames
  one keyframe. In this case you should change the settings of
  the encoder.
  
- The AVI files should use the PCM audio format. Although it is
  possible to generate AVIs with variable bit rate (VBR) in some
  programs, the AVI specifications don't allow VBR audio formats
  in AVI files. Other programs may have problems with this AVI
  files. And AVCutty is one of them, because it cuts the AVIs
  without re-encoding.

- The progress bars in AVCutty are not always correct, because of
  the caching mechanism of Windows.

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4. License:

The main terms are:

 AVCutty is "donationware".

 Even if you are free to copy the program for private purposes, it
 is not allowed to

   - make changes to the executable file and distribute it
   - disassemble / decompile the executable file
   - change the files of this download package or the package
     itself
	
  If you want to add AVCutty to a commercial distribution, please
  contact me by the eMail form on www.avcutty.de or by eMail.
	 
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 DISCLAIMER:

 THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" 
 AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO 
 REPONSIBILITIES FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGES OR EVEN FUNCTIONALITY CAN BE
 TAKEN. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THIS PROGRAM. 

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