
{"id":48513,"date":"2025-03-27T11:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=48513"},"modified":"2025-03-27T11:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:58:29","slug":"flowblade-video-editor-2-20-released-with-improved-sync-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/flowblade-video-editor-2-20-released-with-improved-sync-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowblade Video Editor 2.20 Released with Improved Sync Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flowblade-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-46013\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flowblade-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flowblade-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flowblade-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flowblade-logo-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flowblade-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flowblade-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flowblade, the free open-source MLT video editor, released new 2.20 version few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>For native Wayland support, the new release of this Linux video editor moved to SDL2 (Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0) video playback for Flatpak package and all systems with MLT 7.30+.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Besides the backend change, the release introduced large number of changes to improve sync editing, including 2 new track sync actions.<\/p>\n<p>When right-clicking on track header, you&#8217;ll see a new &#8220;<code>Sync All Clips to Track ...<\/code>&#8221; option to set all clips in Track to be parented to closest clip on target Track, as well as a &#8220;<code>Update Sync to Clips' Current Positions<\/code>&#8221; option to update parenting sync to current positions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/new-tracksyncactions.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48514\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/new-tracksyncactions-700x404.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/new-tracksyncactions-700x404.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/new-tracksyncactions-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/new-tracksyncactions-768x444.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/new-tracksyncactions.webp 912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When multiple clips selected (e.g., using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click), there are now new <code>Resync<\/code>, <code>Clear Sync<\/code> or <code>Set Parent Clip<\/code> options available in the right-click pop-up menu.<\/p>\n<p>Other sync editing changes include new box selection delete and lift, Ripple Delete Range action, clip end trims in overwrite mode, audio sync split, and sync parent clips can now be on any track, not just V1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/multpile-clipsmenu.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48515\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/multpile-clipsmenu-700x423.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/multpile-clipsmenu-700x423.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/multpile-clipsmenu-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/multpile-clipsmenu-768x464.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/multpile-clipsmenu.webp 862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other changes include ability for the <i>Position Scale<\/i> and <i>Position Scale Rotate<\/i> filters to add frequently used animations in a single action, as well as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New &#8220;Sequence Link Container Clips&#8221; context menu option for sequences.<\/li>\n<li>Duplicate sequence.<\/li>\n<li>Rendered Stabilized Media Item creation support.<\/li>\n<li>Generator Templates.<\/li>\n<li>Double sized icons preference removed.<\/li>\n<li>Add context menu for multi-item selection in Media panel.<\/li>\n<li>And more, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jliljebl\/flowblade\/blob\/master\/flowblade-trunk\/docs\/RELEASE_NOTES.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release note<\/a> for details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Install Flowblade in Linux<\/h3>\n<p>The source tarball of Flowblade is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jliljebl\/flowblade\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Github releases<\/a> page under &#8220;Assets&#8221; section. While, most Linux users can install the video editor through <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/io.github.jliljebl.Flowblade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flatpak package<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For Linux Mint and Fedora Workstation (with 3rd party repository enabled), simply search for and install it from either Software Manager or GNOME Software.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48517\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/flowblade-mint.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48517\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/flowblade-mint-700x459.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-large wp-image-48517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/flowblade-mint-700x459.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/flowblade-mint-300x197.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/flowblade-mint-768x504.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/flowblade-mint.webp 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-48517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">flowblade Flatpak package in Linux Mint&#8217;s Software Manager<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While Ubuntu and other Linux may install it by following the steps below one by one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install Flatpak daemon:\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p>For non-Debian\/Ubuntu based systems, follow the official <a href=\"https:\/\/flatpak.org\/setup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setup guide<\/a> to enable Flatpak support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45732\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-700x501.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-700x501.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-300x215.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-768x550.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Then, run the single command below to install Flowblade flatpak package:\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/io.github.jliljebl.Flowblade.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-flowblade-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46015\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-flowblade-jammy-700x444.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-flowblade-jammy-700x444.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-flowblade-jammy-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-flowblade-jammy-768x487.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-flowblade-jammy.webp 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After installed the software package, either start it from start menu (log out and back in if app icon not visible) or by running <code>flatpak run io.github.jliljebl.Flowblade<\/code> command in terminal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/launch-flowblade.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48516\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/launch-flowblade.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/launch-flowblade.webp 597w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/launch-flowblade-300x148.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Flowblade<\/h3>\n<p>To uninstall Flowblade editor that was installed as Flatpak package, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data io.github.jliljebl.Flowblade<\/pre>\n<p>And, you may optionally run <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code> to remove useless run-time libraries.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flowblade, the free open-source MLT video editor, released new 2.20 version few days ago. 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