How to install sView on Ubuntu 16.04
How to install Sview on Ubuntu 16.04
sView is an open-source universal viewer which supports many file types including images, video, audio. It has been designed for 3D stereoscopic data, but can be used for traditional files without any limitations. This tutorial covers the installation of Sview on Ubuntu 16.04.
Installation procedure
To start with the installation procedure, add the repository by executing the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:sview/stable
This is an official repository for sView project.
sView is an open-source cross-platform media player / viewer with additional features for displaying stereoscopic content.
It supports 360-degrees spherical and cubemap panoramas, images and videos in side-by-side / over-under stereoscopic formats,
and many other features.
Read more info from official site:
http://www.sview.ru
To launch sView from command line you should type one of the options:
sView --in=image
sView --in=video
sView media_file_name
More info: https://launchpad.net/~sview/+archive/ubuntu/stable
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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OK
The repository is added successfully to the target system. Update the local repository by executing the apt-get update command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/sview/stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease
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Reading package lists... Done
The target system is updated with the required repositories. Install the sView Player by executing the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install sview
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libconfig++9v5
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libconfig++9v5 sview
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 402 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 12.5 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libconfig++9v5 amd64 1.5-0.2 [31.1 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/sview/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 sview amd64 17.04-1~xenial [7,348 kB]
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Once the package has been successfully installed, type the installed package name in the Ubuntu dashboard and click on the icon to run the application.
Wasn' t that an easy installation procedure? The sView application displays images and photos in most popular formats including JPEG, PNG, MPO, BMP, EXR, TGA, WebP and others.
Q
What is sView in Ubuntu?
A
sView is an open-source universal viewer which supports many file types including images, video, audio. It has been designed for 3D stereoscopic data, but can be used for traditional files without any limitations.
Q
Where sView stores it’s settings?
A
sView uses libconfig+ library and stores all settings at “~/.config/sview/”.
Q
Which video codecs sView supports?
A
sView uses FFmpeg for audio/video decoding. Please refer to FFmpeg documentation for complete information (actual list of enabled decoders and formats also depends on building options).
Q
How can I configure multichannel playback?
A
In sView installer for Windows option “OpenAL soft - force 5.1 channel output” can be used to turn on surround layout. You need to play multichannel audio in player to these all settings take
# apt-get install sview