From e005930cd070b5f602e05d171969595d1998c25f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ed Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:23:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] readme: pyvips on windows --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c13e6dc9..4915aa09 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2982,7 +2982,9 @@ enable sending [zeromq messages](#zeromq) from event-hooks: `pyzmq` enable [smb](#smb-server) support (**not** recommended): `impacket==0.12.0` -`pyvips` gives higher quality thumbnails than `Pillow` and is 320% faster, using 270% more ram: `sudo apt install libvips42 && python3 -m pip install --user -U pyvips` +`pyvips` gives higher quality thumbnails than `Pillow` and is 320% faster, using 270% more ram +* to install `pyvips` on Linux: `sudo apt install libvips42 && python3 -m pip install --user -U pyvips` +* to install `pyvips` on windows: `pip install --user -U "pyvips[binary]"` to install FFmpeg on Windows, grab [a recent build](https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-full.7z) -- you need `ffmpeg.exe` and `ffprobe.exe` from inside the `bin` folder; copy them into `C:\Windows\System32` or any other folder that's in your `%PATH%`