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How to install the Openshot video editor in Ubuntu

How to install the Openshot video editor in Ubuntu from PPA

OpenShot video editor is an open-source, non-linear video editor which can create and edit videos and movies. It creates videos for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, iPod, Flickr, Xbox etc. This tutorial will show you, how to install the latest stable version of OpenShot video editor in Ubuntu using ppa.

Features

  • Support for many video, audio, and image formats.
  • Gnome integration support is provided.
  • Unlimited tracks / layers.
  • Video transitions with real-time previews.
  • SVG friendly, to create and include vector titles and credits.
  • Support for Rotoscoping / Image sequences.
  • Advanced Timeline, Video encoding.
  • Key Frame animation.
  • Digital zooming of video clips.

Advantages

  • Smoother Animation graphics
  • Improvisation in the quality of Audios
  • Autosave option
  • Automatic Backup and Recovery options
  • Project File Improvements
  • Improved Exception Handling
  • Updated Translations
  • Improved Stability on Windows
  • New Version Detection
  • Metrics and Anonymous Error Reporting
  • Improved Precision when Dragging
  • Debug Mode

To install Openshot

Add the PPA by using the following commands.

user1@user1:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa
[sudo] password for user1:
 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: keyring `/tmp/tmpwc67p662/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpwc67p662/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key B9BA26FA from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpwc67p662/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key B9BA26FA: public key " Launchpad OpenShot Development PPA"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Once you have addded the ppa packages, update the source by utilising the following command.

user1@user1:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/openshot.developers/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                     
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease             
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease           
Fetched 94.5 kB in 1s (89.7 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Run the following command to install openshot package.

user1@user1:~$ sudo apt-get install openshot openshot-doc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  docbook-xml frei0r-plugins gtk2-engines-pixbuf i965-va-driver libaacs0
  libass5 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libavfilter-ffmpeg5
  libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavresample-ffmpeg2 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0
  libbluray1 libbs2b0 libcrystalhd3 libdc1394-22 libflite1 libgavl1 libgme0
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Setting up libmlt++3 (6.0.0-2) ...
Setting up melt (6.0.0-2) ...
Setting up python-mlt (6.0.0-2) ...
Setting up openshot (1.4.3-1.2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

To launch Openshot

Once the installation is completed, type openshot in the terminal.

user1@user1:~$ openshot

Now the Openshot is ready to use.

To view the various data-styles, click Transitions.

To know the various effects available, hit Effects tab.


To uninstall Openshot

Run the following command to install purge tool.

user1@user1:~$ sudo apt-get install ppa-purge 
[sudo] password for user1:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  aptitude
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ppa-purge
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Selecting previously unselected package ppa-purge.
(Reading database ... 212512 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ppa-purge_0.2.8+bzr63_all.deb ...

After installing the purge tool, uninstall the openshot with the help of the purge.

user1@user1:~$ sudo apt purge openshot
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  frei0r-plugins gtk2-engines-pixbuf i965-va-driver libaacs0 libass5
  libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libavfilter-ffmpeg5
  libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavresample-ffmpeg2 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0
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Tag : Video editor
FAQ
Q
How to obtain Libopenshot?
A
Libopenshot is the new video framework of the Openshot Video Editor done by developpers of this project. But you can use it independently.
here are the same.

Basically, you can compile them of the same way i.e :
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../
make
sudo make install
Q
HOW TO: Install libx264 and libmp3lame
A
To fix this problem in Ubuntu / Debian, use the following steps:

Step 1) Open Synaptic Package Manager
Step 2) Search on "libavformat"
Step 3) We need to install the alternate version of libavformat... the one with h.264 and mp3 codecs. These package names vary from distribution to distribution, but it should be something similar to:
a) libavformat-extra
b) libavformat-unstripped
Step 4) Close and re-launch OpenShot. You should now be able to use libmp3lame, h.264, and many other restricted formats.
Q
I need to get stable releases of ppa and also extensible ones?
A
please follow their official website "https://www.openshot.org/ppa/"
Q
what are its essential features?
A
Suppoerts all sorts of audio,video and image formats,Key Frame animation,Digital zooming of video clips and so on
Q
How to check whether the package is installed or not?
A
You can try "apt cache" command