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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ffmpeg -f lavfi -i \

2. Install FFmpeg, if it's not already installed. Linux distributions usually
come with FFmpeg pre-installed. TorchCodec supports all major FFmpeg versions
in [4, 7].
in [4, 8].

If FFmpeg is not already installed, or you need a more recent version, an
easy way to install it is to use `conda`:
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[here](https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new).

1. Install FFmpeg with NVDEC support.
TorchCodec with CUDA should work with FFmpeg versions in [4, 7].
TorchCodec with CUDA should work with FFmpeg versions in [4, 8].

If FFmpeg is not already installed, or you need a more recent version, an
easy way to install it is to use `conda`:
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Expand Up @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def load_torchcodec_shared_libraries():
raise RuntimeError(
f"""Could not load libtorchcodec. Likely causes:
1. FFmpeg is not properly installed in your environment. We support
versions 4, 5, 6 and 7.
versions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
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thanks @Dan-Flores , here and below let's clarify that Windows doesn't support 8 yet.

2. The PyTorch version ({torch.__version__}) is not compatible with
this version of TorchCodec. Refer to the version compatibility
table:
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