How to install Openshot video editor in Ubuntu 17.04
How to install Openshot video editor in Ubuntu 17.04
OpenShot Video Editor is a free, open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows licensed under the GPL version 3.0. OpenShot can take videos, photos, music files and helps the user to create any type of film. It also supports several enhancement options like sub-titles, transitions, and effects, and then it can also be used to export the completed film to DVD, YouTube, Vimeo, Xbox, PlayStation, and many other common formats. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of Openshot video editor in Ubuntu.
Installation procedure
To begin with the installation procedure, add the repository to the target system by executing the following command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa
This PPA contains the current stable version of OpenShot Video Editor.
If you would rather the bleeding-edge version, check out the following URL:
https://launchpad.net/~jonoomph/+archive/openshot-edge
More info: https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keybox ' /tmp/tmp91s47r87/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: /tmp/tmp91s47r87/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 52165BD6B9BA26FA: public key " Launchpad OpenShot Development PPA" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1
OK
The repositories are added to the target system. Execute the following command to update the local repository index.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease [89.2 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/openshot.developers/ppa/ubuntu zesty InRelease [15.4 kB]
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease [89.2 kB]
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Get:24 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [37.6 kB]
Get:25 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/universe DEP-11 64x64 Icons [29.9 kB]
Fetched 542 kB in 5s (91.7 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
The system is updated with the required repositories. Now install the Openshot video editor by running the following command.
root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install openshot-qt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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Setting up libavformat57:amd64 (7:3.2.4-1build2) ...
Setting up libopenshot11:amd64 (0.1.4+0+588+107+201703310338+daily~ubuntu17.04.1) ...
Setting up python3-openshot:amd64 (0.1.4+0+588+107+201703310338+daily~ubuntu17.04.1) ...
Setting up openshot-qt (2.3.1+0+785+108+201704010143~ubuntu17.04.1) ...
The application is installed successfully. To open the application, type the package name in the Ubuntu dashboard and click on the icon to run the application.
Wasn' t that an easy installation procedure? The Openshot also supports both video codecs(FFmpeg, WebM) and audio codecs(mp3, aac).
"https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-openshot-in-debian-8-3/"
Cross-platform (Supports Linux, OS X, and Windows)
Support for many video, audio, and image formats (based on FFmpeg)
Powerful curve-based Key frame animations
Desktop integration (drag and drop support)
Unlimited tracks / layers
Clip resizing, scaling, trimming, snapping, rotation, and cutting
Video transitions with real-time previews
Compositing, image overlays, watermarks
Title templates, title creation, sub-titles