-installed in the @file{bin} directory. And instead of adding @file{libxx.a}
-files, you should add @file{avcodec.lib}, @file{avformat.lib}, and
-@file{avutil.lib}. There should be no need for @file{libmingwex.a},
+installed in the @file{bin} directory. And instead of adding the static
+libraries (@file{libxxx.a} files) you should add the MSVC import libraries
+(@file{avcodec.lib}, @file{avformat.lib}, @file{avcore.lib}, and
+@file{avutil.lib}). Note that you should not use the GCC import
+libraries (@file{libxxx.dll.a} files), as these will give you undefined
+reference errors. There should be no need for @file{libmingwex.a},