{"id":8726,"date":"2019-03-11T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T17:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8726"},"modified":"2019-03-11T17:35:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T17:35:17","slug":"avidemux-2-7-2-released-how-to-install-it-in-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/03\/avidemux-2-7-2-released-how-to-install-it-in-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Avidemux 2.7.2 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/avidemux-icon245.png\" alt=\"Avidemux video editor\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6162\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Avidemux video editor released version 2.7.2 today with new demuxers \/ encoders, bug-fixes, and various other changes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avidemux.sourceforge.net\/news.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avidemux 2.7.2<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Native AviSynth demuxer (MSVC++ 64 bits Windows builds only)!<\/li>\n<li>VapourSynth demuxer to directly load .vpy scripts<\/li>\n<li>FFmpeg-based VA-API HW accelerated H.264 encoder (Intel\/Linux)<\/li>\n<li>FFmpeg-based VA-API HW accelerated HEVC encoder (Intel\/Linux)<\/li>\n<li>FFmpeg 4.x compatible<\/li>\n<li>Allow to cancel indexing of MKV files<\/li>\n<li>Add decoding support for multichannel Opus audio<\/li>\n<li>Other enhancements, and many bug-fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Avidemux_843-600x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Avidemux_843-600x490.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Avidemux_843-450x367.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Avidemux_843-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Avidemux_843.jpg 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Avidemux 2.7.2 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p><b>Appimage:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The software offers Linux universal binaries (non-install executable to launch the software) in its download page:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='http:\/\/avidemux.sourceforge.net\/download.html' class='arconix-button-flat arconix-button-medium arconix-button-tan' target=\"_blank\" >Avidemux download (Linux, Universal binaries)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you get it, do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>right-click and go to file Properties -> Permissions -> allow executing file as program.<\/li>\n<li>right-click and select run the Appimage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Flatpak:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Avidemux is also available as flatpak, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/details\/org.avidemux.Avidemux\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flathub page<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p><b>Native Ubuntu package:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/avidemux\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an unofficial PPA<\/a> contains the latest 2.7.2 packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and higher.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal either from app launcher or via <b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> keyboard shortcut. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/avidemux<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/avidemux-new-ppa-600x81.jpg\" alt=\"avidemux ppa\" width=\"600\" height=\"81\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/avidemux-new-ppa-600x81.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/avidemux-new-ppa-450x61.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/avidemux-new-ppa.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then run following 2 commands to refresh package cache and install the video editor:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install avidemux2.7-qt5 avidemux2.7-qt5-data avidemux2.7-plugins-qt5 avidemux2.7-jobs-qt5<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall:<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the native Ubuntu .deb package of Avidemux 2.7, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove --autoremove avidemux2.7-*<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA via <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> utility under &#8216;Other Software&#8217; tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avidemux video editor released version 2.7.2 today with new demuxers \/ encoders, bug-fixes, and various other changes. Avidemux 2.7.2 release highlights: Native AviSynth demuxer (MSVC++ 64 bits Windows builds only)! 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