{"id":36563,"date":"2021-12-30T15:43:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T15:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=36563"},"modified":"2024-04-22T12:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T12:42:45","slug":"install-avidemux-ppa-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/12\/install-avidemux-ppa-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Avidemux 2.8.1 via PPA in Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 &#038; 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36564\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-icon-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-icon-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-icon-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-icon.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Avidemux video editor released version 2.8.1 few days ago. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s new and how to install in Ubuntu via PPA.<\/p>\n<p>The new Avidemux 2.8.1 release improved HiDPI displays support by updating the icon set, and <i><b>using OpenGL for rendering on-the-fly preview<\/b><\/i> in video filter dialog.<\/p>\n<p>It also introduced new filters: <b>3D LUT<\/b>, <b>Decimate<\/b>, and <b>Arbitrary Rotate<\/b>, new video encoder: <b>VideoToolbox HEVC<\/b> for macOS users, and\u00a0support for <b>decoding 8-bit VP9<\/b> on Windows using DXVA2 and Linux using VDPAU with graphics card that features a VP9 decoder.<\/p>\n<p>There are other features, such as temporarily disable active filters in Video Filter Manager and reverse video by exporting selection as JPEG images and loading in reverse order.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36565\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-videoeditor.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36565\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36565\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-videoeditor-600x483.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-videoeditor-600x483.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-videoeditor-300x241.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-videoeditor-768x618.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avidemux-videoeditor.webp 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avidemux video editor<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Other changes in <a href=\"http:\/\/avidemux.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avidemux 2.8.0<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;Peek Original&#8217; button to quickly compare filtered and unfiltered inputs.<\/li>\n<li>Add blend and motion interpolation options to &#8216;Resample FPS&#8217; filter.<\/li>\n<li>Mark cut points on navigation slider.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Resample FPS&#8221; and &#8220;Change FPS&#8221; filters can handle up to 1000 fps.<\/li>\n<li>Translucent green masking for &#8220;Crop&#8221; filter&#8217;s preview<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Resize&#8221; filter output up to 8192&#215;8192 resolution.<\/li>\n<li>Improved HiDPI scaling in previews.<\/li>\n<li>x264 video encoder plugin allows to specify color properties.<\/li>\n<li>Replace PulseAudioSimple with PulseAudio in Linux.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Install Avidemux 2.8 in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~xtradeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cxtradeb packaging\u201d team<\/a> is maintaining some apps and games, including Avidemux, in its PPA repositories. The maintainer comes from the old GetDEB team. And, <b>Avidemux website refers to the PPA for Ubuntu users<\/b> in the download page.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Remove old Avidemux package:<\/h4>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve installed Avidemux 2.7 packages from my <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/avidemux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unofficial PPA<\/a>, remove it first!! The name now changes from <b>avidemux2.7<\/b> to <b>avidemux<\/b>. No version number in package name anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, paste the command below to remove it:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove avidemux2.7-*<\/pre>\n<h4>2. Add the new &#8216;official&#8217; PPA<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~xtradeb\/+archive\/ubuntu\/apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">xtradeb apps PPA<\/a> contains Avidemux along with many other app packages for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, and Ubuntu 21.10 so far.<\/p>\n<p>Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command below to add it to your system:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xtradeb\/apps<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/xtradeb-apps.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33479\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/xtradeb-apps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>For those still using Ubuntu 18.04<\/b>, my unofficial PPA is available for choice:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/avidemux<\/pre>\n<h4>3. Update package cache:<\/h4>\n<p>While adding Ubuntu PPA, it updates system cache automatically since Ubuntu 20.04. However, Ubuntu 18.04 and some Ubuntu based systems need to run the command to do it manually:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<h4>4. Install Avidemux 2.8:<\/h4>\n<p>Finally, install the video editor as well as its dependencies via command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install avidemux-qt avidemux-jobs-qt<\/pre>\n<p>After installation, open the video editor by searching from &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview screen and enjoy!<\/p>\n<h2>How to Remove Avidemux video editor:<\/h2>\n<p>To remove the video editor, simply run command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove avidemux-qt avidemux-jobs-qt<\/pre>\n<p>It removes all the packages and useless dependency libraries, though personal data left in &#8216;<i>.avidemux6<\/i>&#8216; folder (hidden folder, press Ctrl+H to display) in user home directory.<\/p>\n<p>To remove the Ubuntu PPA, open &#8216;<b>Software &amp; Updates<\/b>&#8216; and remove the relevant line under Other Software tab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/remove-xtradeb-apps.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33482\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/remove-xtradeb-apps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Avidemux video editor released version 2.8.1 few days ago. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s new and how to install in Ubuntu via PPA. The new Avidemux 2.8.1 release improved HiDPI displays support by updating the icon set, and using OpenGL for rendering on-the-fly preview in video filter dialog. 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