diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a41f607..1c40c0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ _MacOS / Linux:_
 
 _Windows:_
 
-`python nadir-patcher.py "samples/input/MULTISHOT_9698_000001.jpg" "samples/input/my_custom_nadir.png" 12 "samples/output/"`
+`python nadir-patcher.py "samples\input\MULTISHOT_9698_000001.jpg" "samples\input\my_custom_nadir.png" 12 "samples\output\"`
 
 **Take a directory of panoramic images and add a nadir covering 8% of every image in the directory:**
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ _MacOS / Linux:_
 
 _Windows:_
 
-`python nadir-patcher.py "samples/input/" "samples/input/my_custom_nadir.png" 8 "samples/output/"`
+`python nadir-patcher.py "samples\input\" "samples\input\my_custom_nadir.png" 8 "samples\output\"`
 
 ## Branding guidelines
 
diff --git a/nadir-patcher.py b/nadir-patcher.py
index b7f2f6d..b13c626 100644
--- a/nadir-patcher.py
+++ b/nadir-patcher.py
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 
-folder_name="nadir_patcher_temp"
-output1="nadir_patcher_temp\\temp_result1.png"
-output2="nadir_patcher_temp\\temp_result2.png"
-output3="nadir_patcher_temp\\temp_result3.png"
-
 def main(argv):
 
     main_file = sys.argv[1]
@@ -35,6 +30,11 @@ def main(argv):
     #output = sys.argv[4]
     
     output=sys.argv[4]+"\\"+output_file
+
+    output1="nadir_patcher_temp\\temp_result1"+nadir_file_extension
+    output2="nadir_patcher_temp\\temp_result2"+nadir_file_extension
+    output3="nadir_patcher_temp\\temp_result3"+nadir_file_extension
+
     print('starting...')  
     if not os.path.exists(folder_name):
                os.makedirs(folder_name)