Getting Started

🚀 Getting Started with SubSpectra

Follow these steps to set up and run SubSpectra on your Windows machine.

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🖥️ System Requirements

• Windows 10 or 11
• .NET Framework 4.8 or newer
• Visual Studio 2022 or newer (recommended)

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🔧 Required Tools & Dependencies

• FFmpeg — Used for video processing

  • Place ffmpeg.exe in a known folder or include it in your PATH.
  • If it is in a different path, other than the default one, change ffmpeg_path variable (line 34).

• LibVLCSharp — Used for video playback

  • Install LibVLCSharp.WinForms via NuGet
  • Copy libvlc binaries (e.g., libvlc.dll) to your build output directory

• ClosedXML — For generating Excel reports

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🛠️ How to Build

1. Open the SubSpectra.sln file in Visual Studio.
2. Go to Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Manage NuGet Packages for Solution...
3. Install / Restore all required NuGet packages:
   • LibVLCSharp.WinForms
   • ClosedXML
4. Make sure ffmpeg_path points to your local ffmpeg.exe
5. Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B)
6. Run the project (F5)

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