How to install LiVES Video Editor on linuxmint-18.03
To install LiVES Video Editor on linuxmint-18.03
LiVES is a free and open source video editing software and VJ tool, it is used to mix and switch clips from the keyboard, trim and edit your videos, and bring them together using the multitrack timeline.
Installation
Add the repository of lives video editor using the following command.
linuxhelp ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/lives
You are about to add the following PPA:
unofficial build of LiVES video editor and VJ tool. Maintained by http://ubuntuhandbook.org
Source: http://lives-video.com/
More info: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuhandbook1/+archive/ubuntu/lives
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel
Executing: /tmp/tmp.AgD9gwxy10/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
852541CB
gpg: requesting key 852541CB from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 852541CB: public key " Launchpad PPA for Panda Jim" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
Update the system repository
linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/lives/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Hit:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/lives/ubuntu xenial/main Sources [1,020 B]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [107 kB]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]
Get:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/lives/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [2,332 B]
Get:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/lives/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [2,324 B]
Get:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/lives/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [744 B]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages [784 kB]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages [719 kB]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main Translation-en [324 kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages [632 kB]
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 Packages [578 kB]
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe Translation-en [254 kB]
Fetched 3,637 kB in 7s (510 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Install the LiVES Video Editor application
linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install lives -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libenca0 libguess1 librubberband2v5 libsdl2-2.0-0 libsndio6.1 libunicap2
libva-wayland1 libvdpau1 libweed0 lives-data lives-plugins mpv ogmtools
Suggested packages:
sndiod libunicap-docs libdv-bin mjpegtools
Recommended packages:
vdpau-driver-all | vdpau-driver frei0r-plugins dvgrab icedax libtheora-bin mencoder mkvtoolnix
youtube-dl
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libenca0 libguess1 librubberband2v5 libsdl2-2.0-0 libsndio6.1 libunicap2
libva-wayland1 libvdpau1 libweed0 lives lives-data lives-plugins mpv ogmtools
0 upgraded, 15 newly installed, 0 to remove and 367 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,439 kB of archives.
After this operation, 14.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/lives/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libweed0 amd64 2.8.9-0bu
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Setting up libvdpau1:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libweed0:amd64 (2.8.9-0build1~ubuntu16.04) ...
Setting up lives-data (2.8.9-0build1~ubuntu16.04) ...
Setting up lives-plugins:amd64 (2.8.9-0build1~ubuntu16.04) ...
Setting up libguess1:amd64 (1.2-1.1) ...
Setting up mpv (0.14.0-1build1) ...
Setting up ogmtools (1:1.5-3.1) ...
Setting up lives (2.8.9-0build1~ubuntu16.04) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here
Choose a working directory and Click ' Next'
Verify the Testing Configuration and Click ' Next'
Choose an audio player and click ' Next'
Choose Startup Interface and click ' Next'
LiVES Video Editor application
You can find the version of Lives video editor from Help menu.
With this, the method to install LiVES Video Editor on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.
Stable and well-tested core.
Fully cross-platform for GNU/Linux and many flavors of Unix (e.g. BSD, openMosix, IRIX, OSX/Darwin, Solaris).
Runs on at least x86, amd64, PPC and Xbox/x86.
The LiVES audio/video platform is custom extendable through RFX plugins. See the Custom RFX page for more details.
Allows quick and easy prototyping of new tools, utilities, effects, transitions, generators and more, using the included RFX builder window.
Plugins can be written in Perl, C, C++, Python, or any other language, allowing O/S level access to individual frames within clips.
Many effects, including random/, targeted zooming, panning of video, color cycling, and colorization/ color filtering.
Merging/compositing of frames is possible: e.g. frame-in-frame, fade in/out and transparency.
Real-time previews as the effect are processing.
Support for the Frei0r effect plugin architecture (via a wrapper) which will allow sharing of real-time effects with other applications.
Support for libvisual and projectM (Milkdrop) plugins.