LiVES video editing system and VJ tool has reached the 2.8.6 release earlier today with performance improvements and various bug-fixes.

LiVES 2.8.6 changelog:

• Remove dependency on (deprecated) GLee.
• Show audio as volume levels in Clip Editor.
• Performance improvements for multitrack playback.
• Ensure that timeline track backgrounds are painted in multitrack (regression).
• Properly expand text width in the message info window.
• Improve zoom in multitrack (zooms around cursor rather than screen center).
• Prevent annyoing focus stealing when mt is backed up in the background.
• Fix broken audio fade in/out (regression).
• Fix external window capture (regression).
• Fix crash in palette conversions.
• Fix compilation issues with liblives scripting engine.
• Fix for keys being in multitrack fullscreen preview.
• Code reformatting and tidying (W.I.P)

How to Install LiVES 2.8.6 via PPA in Ubuntu:

An unofficial PPA has made the packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04, and derivatives.

1. To add the PPA, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/lives

2. Then upgrade LiVES via Software Updater if you have a previous release installed:

Or run commands to do update and install LiVES video editor:

sudo apt update 

sudo apt install lives lives-plugins

Uninstall:

To restore LiVES to the stock version in your Ubuntu main repository, run command to purge the PPA:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/lives