# Installation on Windows

## Instructions to install the binaries on a Windows system

It is possible to install the Cartes du Ciel-SkyChart version 3.0 over a full Windows version 2.76 in the same directory, and run the Cartes du Ciel-SkyChart 2.76 version apart from the 3.0 version. But you can also install the 3.0 version of Cartes du Ciel-SkyChart only.

Run the installer file `skychart_3.xxxxx.exe`, to install Cartes du Ciel-SkyChart in your prefered directory (i.e. C:\Program Files\Ciel)

At any time you can start the version 3 with `skychart.exe`, or the 2.76 version with `ciel.exe`

## Options

### Telescope drivers

Only a limited number of telescopes are natively supported.
To work with the full range of telescope models you need to install the ASCOM platform and the required telescope drivers.

### Video recording

Video recording require the ffmpeg software.

You can get a ready to install version for Windows from a number of places:
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ffmpeg
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mplayer-win32/files/FFmpeg/
http://ffmpeg.arrozcru.org/autobuilds/

You can install the files anywhere you want, but be sure to set the location of ffmpeg.exe in the menu Setup / Date-Time / Animation.