Avisynth v2.58/2.6-FINAL+FiltSDK Compressed Help Files

[Sparktank]

Excellent work!
Thanks for the update.

[Taurus]

Me too...
Thank you

[wiseant]

Nice work

Thank you StainlessS

[LigH]

for reliable "support".

[StainlessS]

Update Avisynth searchable Compressed help file 2.6-RC1 + FilterSDK docs. see first post. (MediaFire in sig, DATA directory).

v2.6RC1:
 Put back unreferenced junk file "syntax_internal_functions_multithreading.htm", despite not being used or relevant to standard v2.6.
 New and updated doc files added (mostly for FilterSDK).
 Added The Examples directory and avs script files.
 Added plugins\colors_rgb.avsi.
 Added License Translations and txt files.
 Updated avisynth.h and avisynth_c.h (both now VERSION 6), Added old baked code VERSION 3 CPP Avisynth.h for v2.58 (can be informative).

UPDATES TO DOCS FILES:

changelist26.htm
faq.htm
faq_frameserving.htm
links.htm
overview.htm
quick_ref.htm
syntax_internal_functions_multithreading.htm
syntax_internal_functions_script.htm
twopointsix.htm

advancedtopics\
color_conversions.htm
colorimetry.htm
hybrid_video.htm
importing_media.htm
interlaced_fieldbased.htm
luminance_levels.htm
sampling.htm


corefilters\
avisource.htm
blur.htm
coloryuv.htm
conditionalfilter.htm
convert.htm
directshowsource.htm
histogram.htm
segmentedsource.htm
tone.htm
trim.htm


FilterSDK\
amdoptimizationguide.htm
assembleroptimizing.htm
changeframesize.htm
colorspaceproperties.htm
colorspaces.htm
compilingavisynthplugins.htm
datastorageinavisynth.htm
envinvoke.htm
envsavestring.htm
filtersdk.htm
gettingstartedwithaudio.htm
integersse.htm
inteloptimizationguide.htm
interleavedimageformat.htm
internalfunctions.htm
mmx.htm
non-clipsample.htm
planarimageformat.htm
sdkhistory.htm
sdklicense.htm
sdknecessaries.htm
simplemmxoptimization.htm
simplesample.htm
videoinfo.htm
workingwithimages.htm

FilterSDK\Include
avisynth.h
avisynth_c.h

NEW FILES ADDED TO DOCS

pictures\corefilters\
histogram_modecolor_mod.png
histogram_vortex_color.jpg
histogram_vortex_color2.jpg
histogram_vortex_levels.jpg
histogram-eq-1.png
histogram-eq-2.png
histogram-eq-3.png
histogram-eq-4.png

FilterSDK\
avisynthinterfaceversion.htm
avs2pcm.htm
avs2yuv.htm
avslinkage.html
c_api.htm
cplusplus_api.htm
debuggingavisynthplugins.htm
dualplugins.htm
invertneg.htm

FilterSDK\Pictures\
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_001.jpg
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_002.jpg
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_003.jpg
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_004.jpg
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_005.jpg
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_006.jpg
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_007.jpg
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_008.jpg
compiling_plugins_msvc2010_009.jpg
debugging_con_applications_msvc2010_001.jpg
debugging_con_applications_msvc2010_002.jpg
debugging_exported_functions_001.jpg
debugging_plugins_msvc2010_001.jpg
debugging_plugins_msvc2010_002.jpg
debugging_plugins_msvc2010_003.jpg
debugging_plugins_msvc2010_004.jpg
debugging_plugins_msvc2010_005.jpg

FilterSDK\Include\
avisynth_2.58(VERSION 3).h

EDIT: You can access the new/update files in CHM directly by clicking on titlebar "Show",
then click "List Of Source Files" which brings up an HTML clickable table of links to all source files.

[StainlessS]

New version of compressed help (CHM) AvisynthEngSDK26_FINAL-2015-05-31.chm,
as for Avisynth v2.6 FINAL as released today.
See 1st post. (available on MediaFire below in sig, DATA directory), or direct link here:- http://www.mediafire.com/download/g0...2015-05-31.zip

No reasonable/sane person would continue to use v2.58 now.

EDIT: Avisynth v2.6 FINAL as released today on SourceForge:- http://sourceforge.net/projects/avis...Synth%202.6.0/

[Sparktank]

Thanks again for the updates.

[Wilbert]

Thanks! A tip for people who can't open such files (like me ). You need to unlock them: right-click file > properties > unlock (works for XP/Win7).

[Sparktank]

Originally Posted by Wilbert

Thanks! A tip for people who can't open such files (like me ). You need to unlock them: right-click file > properties > unlock (works for XP/Win7).

A couple other things you can do is use a downloader program which Windows doesn't apply the security feature to block downloaded files.

The other thing you can do is figure out how to google this accurately to prevent each new downloaded file to not have the "unlock" button.
There's several sites that concern this but their wording convention makes it extremely difficult to follow.
Naturally, this could pose as a security risk if you share your computer with anyone else.

A couple hits that may be related.

• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-disable.html
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...lock-file.html

TBH, it's annoying as ever to have this feature.
I even have UAC completely disabled and just an external downloader program.

[LigH]

Maybe pack it into an archive; the extracted CHM won't be locked...

[StainlessS]

Thanx guys, here again as zip file (did previously try with 7zip and file got bigger, strangely enough Winzip makes it a bit smaller [7z usually better]).
http://www.mediafire.com/download/g0...2015-05-31.zip

[LigH]

^ That was for RC1 (2015-01-15), not final (2015-05-31)...

Regarding 7-zip, it may depend on the method used for compression: LZMA is single-threaded / LZMA2 is multithreaded, thus faster, but maybe less efficient / PPMd is different, sometimes preferable for texts.
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Funny, in this case, LZMA2 wins, so it seems to be not only speed but also efficiency optimized as multi-threaded algorithm (using 7-zip 9.38 beta, "Maximum" preset):

LZMA2 = 4,739 KB
BZip2 = 4,754 KB
CHM = 4,765 KB
LZMA = 4,797 KB
PPMd = 4,819 KB

Compressing already compressed data is hardly predictable, to some degree; at least it is quite certain that algorithms relying on recurrent patterns (e.g. more probable syllables) are not very efficient on already compressed data, it is too random.

[StainlessS]

Thank you Ligh, I somehow managed to delete the wrong one and had to re-download from mediafire trash,
all links fixed.

EDIT: My "NON-INSTALL" directory (holds all portable non-install programs [100+ eg MeGUI, Vdub], for easy transport to other systems or new install),
compresses via WinZip to about 950MB, via 7zip to ~570MB, 7zip can sometimes be much better.
NON-INSTALL Also contains another NON-INSTALL-SHORTCUTS/NON-INSTALL which is transplanted into my "All Users\Start Menu\Programs\"
directory, so with two copies, I have 100+ programs installed including any hotkeys (needs reboot).
The Avisynth & SDK CHM lives in it's own directory in NON-INSTALL with a Start Menu shortcut hotkey on CTRL/ALT/H.

[StainlessS]

This posted here due to this post:- https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.p...89#post1856489

Originally Posted by LigH

StainlessS also offers the documentation as a CHM file (reading that in a modern Windows may require the installation of some WinHelp32 tools, but its advantage is being a compact archive, and you don't have to install a legacy version just to get the documentation).

Just checked the *.chm, ie compressed Html file, works just fine on Windows 7 Pro(x64) and Windows 10 Home(x86) without any additional
WinHelp32 tools.
EDIT: If you have problem accessing the chm, try looking at its Properties and if it says something like,
"This file came from another computer and is blocked", tick "UnBlock" and it should be OK (windows Paranoia)..

In addition to the normal html source, also has a table of all source files inside the chm, so that you can visit each one in sequence and know for sure
that you have read the whole thing. (instead of going around and around in circles trying to find links that you may have missed).
[Several files are normally accessible only via a link from another page, and do not appear in contents, so if you missed the link then you may have no idea that the file exists, so the file table is quite handy (I dont remember offhand which files).]

Below image showing the files table, get to it via menu bar "Show", and select contents tab. [You may also have to click Locate]



You may be able to eg copy link to desktop and set a HotKey via the shortcut Properties, I use CTRL/ALT/H.

For Developers, chm also includes the Avisynth(standard) VERSION 6 header, + the Avisynth v2.58 VERSION 3 header + the
C header avisynth_c.h.
EDIT: I think that above headers are only available via the table of source files (not sure).
EDIT: The v2.58 header is useful even today as it has the 'Baked Code' source rather than pointer to function as in v6 header.