int main(int argc, char* argv[])

 {

   TAppEncTop  cTAppEncTop;

   // print information

   fprintf( stdout, "\n" );

   fprintf( stdout, "HM software: Encoder Version [%s] (including RExt)", NV_VERSION );

   fprintf( stdout, NVM_ONOS );

   fprintf( stdout, NVM_COMPILEDBY );

   fprintf( stdout, NVM_BITS );

   fprintf( stdout, "\n\n" );

   // create application encoder class

   cTAppEncTop.create();

   // parse configuration

   try

   {

     if(!cTAppEncTop.parseCfg( argc, argv ))

     {

       cTAppEncTop.destroy();

 #if ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_DEBUG_AND_TEST

       EnvVar::printEnvVar();

 #endif

       return ;

     }

   }

   catch (df::program_options_lite::ParseFailure &e)

   {

     std::cerr << "Error parsing option \""<< e.arg <<"\" with argument \""<< e.val <<"\"." << std::endl;

     return ;

   }

 #if PRINT_MACRO_VALUES

   printMacroSettings();

 #endif

 #if ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_DEBUG_AND_TEST

   EnvVar::printEnvVarInUse();

 #endif

   // starting time

   Double dResult;

   clock_t lBefore = clock();

   // call encoding function

   cTAppEncTop.encode();

   // ending time

   dResult = (Double)(clock()-lBefore) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;

   printf("\n Total Time: %12.3f sec.\n", dResult);

   // destroy application encoder class

   cTAppEncTop.destroy();

   return ;

 }