1.How to Install

For the Python Version:

• Install python (v3.9+ recommended) in your system.

Note: Make sure to add the python PATH to environment variables if you are on windows. Here is a quick tutorial video for beginners.

• Download the Datamosher-Pro python version and extract the zip file, then do the setup:

Automatic setup:

• Open the folder and run "Setup.py" file (either in IDLE mode or launcher mode). If you are a total beginner then see this tutorial of how to open a python file
• After running Setup.py, a message will pop up in the window for module download, enter 'y' and let the modules be downloaded automatically.
• After installation of modules it will ask to download ffglitch packages, enter 'y' again and wait for the file to download and extract automatically.
• It will then check the packages ffgac and ffedit which is downloaded in the ffglitch folder, you can also check them manually in the FFglitch folder.
• After all this installation, you can run "Datamosher Pro.py" file and enjoy experimenting. A successful setup will look like this:

• Don't forget to mark ffglitch and ffgac as executable if you are on linux/mac

Full Video Guide

Manual Setup (in case automatic setup failed):

If you are facing some issues with the automatic setup, then do the manual setup instead:

• Install modules via pip one by one (using pip install module_name in cmd)
• Dependencies/required modules are:
  • tkinter (pre-installed in windows)
  • customtkinter
  • pillow
  • imageio
  • imageio-ffmpeg
  • numpy
  • requests
  • packaging

Note: tkinter is generally preinstalled in many cases like windows. But if you are on mac/linux you may have to install it separately (sudo apt install python3-tk)

If you are getting import errors even after installing the modules, then check this solution.

• Download FFglitch from https://github.com/Akascape/FFglitch-0.9.3-executables and extract it. Paste the ffgac and ffedit files inside the FFglitch folder of Datamosher-Pro and you are done with the setup. Don't forget to mark ffglitch and ffgac as executable if you are on linux/mac.

For Windows version:

• After purchasing you can download the direct executable. Just extract that and run Datamosher-Pro.exe. No installation required!
• Enter your License Key to unlock the software. That's it!

(Ignore if any windows warning message of "opening an exe" pops up, no need to worry because everything is packed only with pyinstaller)

That's all for the installation part.