How to install OpenShot 2.3.1 on Linux Mint 17.3
How to install OpenShot 2.3.1 on Linux Mint 17.3
OpenShot is a free and cross-platform video editor. It supports several codecs by FFmpeg like WebM (VP9), AVCHD (libx264), HEVC (libx265) and audio codecs like mp3 and aac. This tutorial covers the installation of OpenShot Video Editor 2.3.1 on Linux Mint 17.3.
Features
- Transform Tool &ndash A new transform tool, which allows real-time transformations in the video preview window.
- Zooming Improvements &ndash Zooming in and out of the timeline, in order to increase precision of your edits, has been greatly improved. When zooming the timeline, it now centers on your mouse position, similar to image editing applications.
- Razor Tool &ndash Click on the Razor toolbar button to switch to razor mode. Now click on any clip or transition to quickly cut them (holding CTRL and SHIFT modify the razor to only keep the left or right side). Alternatively, you can cut a clip at the Playhead position by right clicking and choosing “ Slice” , by using CTRL+K, or by grabbing the edge of the clip and dragging.
- Improved Title Editors &ndash Both editors now display a grid of thumbnails, to make finding the right title easier. Save dialogs are no longer used, and instead title files are saved directly into your project folder. New “ Edit Title” and “ Duplicate Title” menus have been added, to assist in quickly making changes to titles.
- New Preview Window &ndash Previewing files now has its own dedicated video player, which allows for multiple video preview windows at the same time. Also, audio files render a waveform by default. The speed of previewing files is also improved.
Installation procedure
To start the installation procedure, first add the OpenShot package into repository via ppa.
linuxhelp1 Desktop # add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
This PPA contains the current stable version of OpenShot Video Editor.
press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: key B9BA26FA: public key " Launchpad OpenShot Development PPA" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
The repository is added to the machine. Now update the machine using the apt-get update command.
linuxhelp1 Desktop # apt-get update
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease [15.5 kB]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com trusty InRelease
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease [65.9 kB]
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Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_IN
Fetched 6,416 kB in 39s (160 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
The target system is updated with the repository. Next install the OpenShot package by executing the following command.
linuxhelp1 Desktop # apt install openshot-qt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
imagemagick-common libavresample1 libjsoncpp0 liblqr-1-0 libmagick++5
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Setting up python3-zmq (14.0.1-1build2) ...
Setting up qttranslations5-l10n (5.2.1-1) ...
Setting up openshot-qt (2.3.1+0+785+108+201704010142~ubuntu14.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...
Launch the OpenShot video editor from Linux Mint dash board and run the application.
The application is running successfully. Now enjoy editing your favorite videos using OpenShot.
Wasn' t that an easy installation procedure? OpenShot uses it' s own library for video processing, removing the requirements for the unstable libraries.
Q
What is the required PPA for OpenShot 2.3.1 on Linux Mint 17.3?
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The required PPA for OpenShot 2.3.1 on Linux Mint 18.3 is ppa:openshot.developers/ppa
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What are the features of OpenShot 2.3.1 ?
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The features of MyWebSQL on Ubuntu were
- Transform Tool &ndash A new transform tool, which allows real-time transformations in the video preview window.
- Zooming Improvements &ndash Zooming in and out of the timeline, in order to increase precision of your edits, has been greatly improved. When zooming the timeline, it now centers on your mouse position, similar to image editing applications.
- New Preview Window &ndash Previewing files now has its own dedicated video player, which allows for multiple video preview windows at the same time. Also, audio files render a waveform by default. The speed of previewing files is also improved.
- Transform Tool &ndash A new transform tool, which allows real-time transformations in the video preview window.
- Zooming Improvements &ndash Zooming in and out of the timeline, in order to increase precision of your edits, has been greatly improved. When zooming the timeline, it now centers on your mouse position, similar to image editing applications.
- New Preview Window &ndash Previewing files now has its own dedicated video player, which allows for multiple video preview windows at the same time. Also, audio files render a waveform by default. The speed of previewing files is also improved.
Q
Where i can get stable releases of ppa and also extensible ones?
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You can get stable releases of ppa and also extensible ones please follow their official website "https://www.openshot.org/ppa/"
Q
what are its essential features of OpenShot 2.3.1?
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The essential features of OpenShot 2.3.1 were
Supports all sorts of audio,video and image formats,Key Frame animation,Digital zooming of video clips and so on
Supports all sorts of audio,video and image formats,Key Frame animation,Digital zooming of video clips and so on
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How to check whether the package is installed ?
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To check whether the package is installed use the following command
#apt cache command
#apt cache command