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How to install Shotcut in Ubuntu

To install Shotcut in Ubuntu 16.04

Shotcut is an free source, multi-platform video editing software, that supports all forms of audio and video files. It is an application with a OpenGL GPU-based image processing. It allows append, insert, overwrite, lift and delete options in the timeline. Installation of Shotcut is explained in this article.

Features

  • Supports frame-accuracy
  • Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring
  • Save and load trimmed clip as MLT XML file
  • Load and play complex MLT XML file as a clip
  • Audio signal level meter
  • scrubbing and transport control
  • Supports multi-core parallel image processing
  • Provides control video zoom in the player
  • multitrack timeline with thumbnails and waveforms

To install Shotcut

Run the following command to add the repositories before installing shotcut.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:haraldhv/shotcut 
 Unofficial package for shotcut
This package will simply install the official release from shotcut.org into /usr/lib/shotcut (including all dependencies), and have it listed together with the other applications.
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gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmphr5u9gla/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmphr5u9gla/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 745898E3 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmphr5u9gla/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 745898E3: public key " Launchpad PPA for metellius"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK


Update the newly added repository by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update -y 
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/haraldhv/shotcut/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.1 kB]             
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]                              
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB]                                         
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/haraldhv/shotcut/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [480 B]              
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/haraldhv/shotcut/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [480 B]                           
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/haraldhv/shotcut/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [156 B]
Hit:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Get:9 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages [7,532 kB]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages [130 kB]
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 Packages [126 kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main Translation-en [51.4 kB]
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Hit:43 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted Translation-en                                                 
Ign:42 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted i386 Packages                                                  
Ign:43 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted Translation-en                                                 
Hit:42 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted i386 Packages                                                  
Ign:42 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted i386 Packages                                                  
Hit:43 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted Translation-en                                                 
Ign:43 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/restricted Translation-en                                                 
Fetched 33.4 MB in 58s (576 kB/s)                                                                                                   
Reading package lists... Done

Lets install the shotcut package by utilizing the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install shotcut -y 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 libgstreamer0.10-0 libsdl1.2debian swh-plugins
Suggested packages:
  libvisual-0.4-plugins gstreamer0.10-tools gstreamer0.10-plugins-base
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 libgstreamer0.10-0 libsdl1.2debian shotcut swh-plugins
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 90 not upgraded.
Need to get 57.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 264 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libgstreamer0.10-0 amd64 0.10.36-1.5ubuntu1 [646 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/haraldhv/shotcut/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 shotcut all 16.08.02-1 [55.8 MB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 amd64 0.10.36-2 [443 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libsdl1.2debian amd64 1.2.15+dfsg1-3 [168 kB]
Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 swh-plugins amd64 0.4.15+1-8 [459 kB]
Fetched 57.6 MB in 1min 42s (564 kB/s)                                                                            
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Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libgstreamer0.10-0:amd64 (0.10.36-1.5ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:amd64 (0.10.36-2) ...
Setting up libsdl1.2debian:amd64 (1.2.15+dfsg1-3) ...
Setting up swh-plugins (0.4.15+1-8) ...
Setting up shotcut (16.08.02-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

Search the shotcut on the search bar and Open the shotcut icon.




To uninstall Shotcut

Run the following command to removing the shotcut package.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get remove shotcut -y 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 libgstreamer0.10-0 libsdl1.2debian swh-plugins
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  shotcut
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 90 not upgraded.
After this operation, 257 MB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... 173932 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing shotcut (16.08.02-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Tag : Shotcut
FAQ
Q
What are the keyboard shortcuts for editing in Shotcut application?
A
There is now a page with all of the keyboard shortcuts.
These shortcuts are available without holding Ctrl, Alt, or Command (macOS) unless otherwise noted:

i and o set the in and out points respectively (when a clip is open in the player)
Esc switches the player between the player between the source (clip) and program (playlist or timeline) views

Playlist

Shift+X, del or backspace removes the selected item
Shift+C appends a clip to the playlist
Shit+V inserts a clip before the selected playlist item; appends if no item is selected
Shift+B updates the selected item with the clip in the player
Enter opens the playlist in the player and seeks to the selected cut
Up and Down changes the current/selected item
Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down moves the selected it
Q
How to install Shotcut on Linuxmint?
A
For the installation of Shotcut on Linuxmint, use the following link as given below "https://linuxhelpdevv2.revyy.com/how-to-install-shotcut-video-editor-on-linuxmint-18-03"
Q
Can you give me the Download link for "Shotcut" application on Windows?
A
For download the Shotcut aplication, use the following link as given below "https://www.fosshub.com/Shotcut.html/shotcut-win64-180702.exe"
Q
What can I do if Export is failing or getting stuck in Shotcut?
A
If a job appears to be stuck or hung (please allow ample time for percentage to change), right-click the job in the Jobs panel and choose Stop. Try export again with Export > Video > Parallel processing disabled (unchecked). If there is still a problem see what percentage it reaches before failing or hanging. Then, apply the percentage to your project duration to find the rough time of where it seems to be having trouble. Is there something complicated or different there? You can temporarily remove some things in this area and try again to see if export goes further.
Q
What are the alternative tools available for the "Shotcut" application?
A
Here I have to give some of the alternative tools avialable for Shotcut application,
Blender,
OpenShot,
Avidemux,
Kdenlive