diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+name: "vk_video_samples native build"
+run-name: Native build by ${{ github.actor }}
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+env:
+  REPO_NAME: vk_video_samples
+
+jobs:
+  vk_video_decoder-linux:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform: [linux-x86_64, linux-x86]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    env:
+      TERM: dumb
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set environment variables
+        run: |
+          echo "DESTDIR=$REPO_NAME-release" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Set i386 environment variables
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux-x86'
+        run: |
+          echo "CC=cc -m32" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CXX=c++ -m32" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends valgrind python3-pip ninja-build
+          sudo apt install cmake
+          sudo apt install libx11-dev libwayland-dev
+
+      - name: Install i386 dependencies
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux-x86'
+        run: |
+          sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dbg:i386
+          # hack to avoid that zlib x64 gets picked up
+          sudo apt remove --assume-yes zlib1g-dev
+
+      - name: Build
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cd vk_video_decoder
+          bash ./update_external_sources.sh
+          mkdir BUILD
+          cd BUILD
+          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
+          make -j
+
+  vk_video_encoder-linux:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform: [linux-x86_64, linux-x86]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    env:
+      TERM: dumb
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set environment variables
+        run: |
+          echo "DESTDIR=$REPO_NAME-release" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Set i386 environment variables
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux-x86'
+        run: |
+          echo "CC=cc -m32" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CXX=c++ -m32" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends valgrind python3-pip ninja-build
+          sudo apt install cmake
+          sudo apt install libx11-dev libwayland-dev
+
+      - name: Install i386 dependencies
+        if: matrix.platform == 'linux-x86'
+        run: |
+          sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dbg:i386
+          # hack to avoid that zlib x64 gets picked up
+          sudo apt remove --assume-yes zlib1g-dev
+
+      - name: Build
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          bash ./vk_video_decoder/update_external_sources.sh
+          cd vk_video_encoder
+          mkdir BUILD
+          cd BUILD
+          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
+          make -j
+
+  vk_video_decoder-win:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform: [windows-x64, windows-x86]
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up X86 MSVC environment
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-x86'
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+        with:
+          arch: "x86"
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set environment variables
+        run: echo "DESTDIR=$Env:REPO_NAME-release" | Out-File -FilePath $Env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          choco install --yes zip
+
+      - name: Install python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+
+      - name: Install cmake
+        run: choco install cmake
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          ./vk_video_decoder/update_external_sources.bat
+          cd vk_video_decoder
+          mkdir BUILD
+          cd BUILD
+          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
+          make -j
+
+  vk_video_encoder-win:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        platform: [windows-x64, windows-x86]
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up X86 MSVC environment
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-x86'
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+        with:
+          arch: "x86"
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set environment variables
+        run: echo "DESTDIR=$Env:REPO_NAME-release" | Out-File -FilePath $Env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          choco install --yes zip
+
+      - name: Install python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+
+      - name: Install cmake
+        run: choco install cmake
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          ./vk_video_decoder/update_external_sources.bat
+          cd vk_video_encoder
+          mkdir BUILD
+          cd BUILD
+          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
+          make -j
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    # Sequence of patterns matched against refs/tags
+    tags:
+      - 'v*' # Push events to matching v*, i.e. v1.0, v20.15.10
+
+name: Create Release
+env:
+  REPO_NAME: vk_video_samples
+  PRETTY_NAME: vk_video_samples
+jobs:
+  build-release:
+    name: Build release
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/main.yml
+  create-release:
+    name: Create Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-release
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Archive Linux zip results
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: linux-x86_64
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-release-${{ env.PLATFORM }}
+          path: ./
+      - name: Create Linux release
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: linux-x86_64
+        shell: bash
+        run:
+          mv $REPO_NAME-release-$PLATFORM.zip $REPO_NAME-${{ github.ref_name }}-$PLATFORM.zip
+      - name: Upload linux release
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: linux-x86_64
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ env.ref_name }}-${{ github.PLATFORM }}
+          path: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ env.ref_name }}-{{ github.PLATFORM }}.zip
+
+      - name: Archive Windows zip results
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: windows-x64
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-release-${{ env.PLATFORM }}
+          path: ./
+      - name: Create Windows release
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: windows-x64
+        shell: bash
+        run:
+          mv $REPO_NAME-release-$PLATFORM.zip $REPO_NAME-${{ github.ref_name }}-$PLATFORM.zip
+      - name: Upload Windows release
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: windows-x64
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ env.ref_name }}-${{ github.PLATFORM }}
+          path: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ env.ref_name }}-{{ github.PLATFORM }}.zip
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # This token is provided by Actions, you do not need to create your own token
+        with:
+          tag_name: release-${{ github.ref_name }}
+          release_name: ${{ env.PRETTY_NAME }} ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          body: |
+            ${{ env.PRETTY_NAME }}-${{ github.ref_name }} has been released. You can find details [here](https://github.com/dabrain34/${{ env.PRETTY_NAME }}/blob/main/Changelog.md)
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+      - name: Upload Linux Release Asset
+        id: upload-linux-x86_64-release-asset
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PLATFORM: linux-x86_64
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.PLATFORM }}.zip
+          asset_name: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.PLATFORM }}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip
+      - name: Upload Windows Release Asset
+        id: upload-win64-release-asset
+        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PLATFORM: windows-x64
+        with:
+          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          asset_path: ./${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.PLATFORM }}.zip
+          asset_name: ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ env.PLATFORM }}.zip
+          asset_content_type: application/zip