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How to Install VapourSynth editor on Linux mint 18.03

To Install VapourSynth editor on Linux mint 18.03

VapourSynth is an application for video manipulation. It is also considered to be a plugin or a library. The core library is written in C++ and a python to allow video scripts to be created. It is multi-threaded, contains per frame properties and also supports various format changes. This tutorial covers the installation procedure of VapourSynth editor on Linux mint 18.03.

Installation

To proceed with the installation procedure, add the required repo by executing the following command.

linuxhelp ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:djcj/hybrid 
You are about to add the following PPA:
 Hybrid is a multi platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows) Qt based frontend for a bunch of other tools which can convert nearly every input to x264/x265/Xvid/VP9/... + ac3/ogg/mp3/aac/flac inside an mp4/m2ts/mkv/webm/mov/avi container, a Blu-ray or an AVCHD structure.

http://www.selur.de/
https://forum.selur.net/Thread-GUIDE-Ubuntu-repository-maintained-by-djcj
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~djcj/+archive/ubuntu/hybrid
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel

Executing: /tmp/tmp.IL7sCO6W2q/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
D4B4972B
gpg: requesting key D4B4972B from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key D4B4972B: public key "Launchpad PPA for djcj" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)

Let's first start with updating the system repositories.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update 
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                                              
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                        
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/djcj/hybrid/ubuntu xenial InRelease \[17.5 kB\]                   
Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                                
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                                              
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease       
Ign:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                    
Hit:9 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                       
Get:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/djcj/hybrid/ubuntu xenial/main Sources \[5,212 B\]
Get:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/djcj/hybrid/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages \[5,308 B\]
Get:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/djcj/hybrid/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages \[4,472 B\]
Get:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/djcj/hybrid/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en \[3,616 B\]
Fetched 36.1 kB in 2s (15.8 kB/s)     
Reading package lists... Done

Install the VapourSynth editor application run the following command.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install vapoursynth-editor
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Recommended packages:
  libvapoursynth
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  vapoursynth-editor
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 444 not upgraded.
Need to get 432 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,223 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/djcj/hybrid/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 vapoursynth-editor amd64 16-2~xenial \[432 kB\]
Fetched 432 kB in 1s (271 kB/s)        
Selecting previously unselected package vapoursynth-editor.
(Reading database ... 225134 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../vapoursynth-editor\_16-2~xenial\_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking vapoursynth-editor (16-2~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up vapoursynth-editor (16-2~xenial) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here

Now, you can able to use the VapourSynth editor application.

With this, the installation of vapoursynth editor on Linux mint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Text Editor Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
What is the source code user VapourSynth editor?
A
The source code used for developing VapourSynth editor is C++ and python.
Q
Is VapourSynth editor supports multiple file formats?
A
Vapour synth Editor is multi-threaded, contains per frame properties and also supports various format changes.
Q
Is VapourSynth editor available for Windows?
A
Yes, VapourSynth editor available for Windows OS.
Q
What are the alternatives of VapourSynth editor?
A
The alternatives of Vapour synth editor are as follows,

Avisynth
WAX
Lumiera
Q
What is the VapourSynth editor?
A
VapourSynth is an application for video manipulation. It is also considered to be a plugin or a library. The core library is written in C++ and a python to allow video scripts to be created. It is multi-threaded, contains per frame properties and also supports various format changes.