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How to install Shotcut Video Editor on Ubuntu 

To install Shotcut Video Editor on Ubuntu

Shotcut is a free, open-source video editor and encoder which supports several media formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF as well as image sequences. This article explains the installation of Shotcut Video Editor on Ubuntu.

Features

  • Network stream playback (HTTP, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, MMS, UDP)
  • frame-accurate seeking for many formats
  • multi-format timeline: mix and match resolutions and frame rates within a project
  • audio capture (Linux only PulseAudio, JACK, or ALSA)
  • drag-n-drop files from file manager
  • save and load trimmed clip as MLT XML file
  • load and play complex MLT XML file as a clip
  • encode/transcode to a variety of formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg (or libav as-built)
  • capture (record) SDI, HDMI, webcam (V4L2), JACK, PulseAudio, IP streams, X11 screen
  • stream (encode to IP) files and any capture source
  • video filters: Blur, Color Grading, Crop, Glow, Mirror, Saturation, Sharpen
  • 3-way (shadows, mids, highlights) color wheels for color correction and grading
  • eye dropper tool to pick neutral color for white balancing
  • translated to Spanish, French, Czech, and German

Installing Shotcut

Initiate the installation of shotcut by adding its package into the repository. Use the following command for the same purpose.

root@linuxhelpubnt:~# add-apt-repository ppa:haraldhv/shotcut
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: /tmp/tmpwnmk01y7/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

Once it is added, update the machine by using the following command. 

root@linuxhelpubnt:~# apt-get update 
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://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]        
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Get:18 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [3,324 B]
Fetched 2,936 kB in 13s (218 kB/s)                                                        
Reading package lists... Done

Now is the time to install the Shotcut Video Editor.

root@linuxhelpubnt:~# apt-get install shotcut
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0
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Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libsdl1.2debian:amd64 (1.2.15+dfsg1-3) ...
Setting up swh-plugins (0.4.15+1-8) ...
Setting up shotcut (17.02.01-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu5) ...

Shotcut Video Editor has been installed, open the dashboard of Ubuntu to launch Shotcut video editor.


Upload and edit your favorite videos.

Editing the videos in Shotcut Video Editor is as simple as installing it. It has got an intuitive interface and all the needed video editing options. Moreover, it is compatible with JACK Audio and Melted Server technology, and it even offers an experimental GPU Processing feature. It is also capable of testing MLT XML files.

Tag : Shotcut Video editor Ubuntu
FAQ
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Why is seeking so slow?
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Some formats and compression methods simply make it take longer. In the Settings menu set Interpolation to Nearest Neighbor. This setting not only affects the quality of image scaling but also the accuracy of seeking. Please be aware that this setting may cause seeking to become less accurate resulting in some frames repeating when stepping frame-by-frame backward or the first several frames in the forward direction immediately after a seek.
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Why is stepping frame-by-frame repeating the same frame?
A
In the Settings menu set Interpolation to something other than Nearest Neighbor - Bilinear is recommended. When the interpolation level is set to the nearest neighbor it relaxes the accuracy of seeking to make the responsiveness of the video player faster.
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Can I have multiple versions installed at the same time?
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Yes. Simply rename your existing program folder to put the version number in it or move it out-of-the-way to another location.
Q
Where are the log, presets, database, and settings stored?
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Currently, the database is used to store thumbnail and waveform data, but it will likely grow to include more things over time.
Q
How do I add text? Is there a titler?
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You must apply a filter to your clip or track. There are 3 suitable filters at this time: 3D Text, Overlay HTML, and Text. If you just want to use a simple background, you can use an image file, or to use a solid color choose File > Open Other > Color.