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Avidemux Video Editor Reaches Version 2.6.5

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">Avidemux</a>, a cross-platform video editor especially useful for simple tasks like cutting a video, encoding and so on, has recently reached version 2.6.5.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application can be used to apply various filters, transcode videos into many formats, insert ("muxing") or extract ("demuxing") audio streams from video files and more.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Another interesting feature is its scripting support, for both the GUI and command line, which can be used to perform various repetitive actions automatically.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/avidemux.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="avidemux" border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccWkMjQpbRZnW7K9I5qZUB2uGl-hIGzjxXjLRVvWfr_gpLSHe34ryFn6iaq7FB2nO7yFw4fR79kRFboryo5i2UHNti5C-1qAXx3B3T-SjrKBVyRGv1Xl3Zxsyz1w4ripaT2rz7sUdnKs/s320/avidemux.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>Changes in the latest Avidemux 2.6.5 include:</b><br /><ul><li>libva hardware decoding;</li><li>experimental xvba hardware decoding, ported from xbmc;</li><li>added back save/load video filter set;</li><li>Dv encoding;</li><li>fast, superfast and ultrafast x264 presets;</li><li>much improved speed for downmixing;</li><li>support for 10bits h264 decoding;</li><li>only lock job database when adding a job;</li><li>fixed the doubled fps bug on mpeg ts;</li><li>fixed positive and negative audio shift having the same effect.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Avidemux 2.6 has intoruced VDPAU support, OpenGL filters, multiple audio tracks support and other interesting changes. Unfortunately Ubuntu (even Saucy) still has Avidemux 2.5.x available in its repositories, but you can install the latest 2.6.x by using GetDeb.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Avidemux 2.6.x in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.04 can install the latest Avidemux 2.6.5 by using the GetDeb repository. <b>To add the GetDeb repository, download and install <a href="http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb">THIS</a> deb.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Important: the GTK version doesn't seem to work - in my test, it failed to start under both Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.04, so I recommend installing the Qt version which doesn't have this bug.</div><br /><b>To install Avidemux 2.6.5 (Qt), use the command below</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install avidemux2.6-qt</code></pre><br />Then, launch Avidemux 2.6 from the menu / Dash.<br /><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, Windows or Mac OS X, see the Avidemux <a href="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/download.html">downloads</a> page.</b><br /><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://avidemux.berlios.de/doc/">Avidemux documentation</a>.</i>

Avidemux Video Editor Reaches Version 2.6.5

Avidemux , a cross-platform video editor especially useful for simple tasks like cutting a video, encoding and so on, has recently reached v...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ggVKegpFBxI/UE9hIlD0UOI/AAAAAAAAKFE/ntN8hj2V2rw/s1600/avidemux-2.6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="avidemux 2.6" border="0" height="232" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ggVKegpFBxI/UE9hIlD0UOI/AAAAAAAAKFE/ntN8hj2V2rw/s320/avidemux-2.6.png" title="avidemux 2.6" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://avidemux.berlios.de/">Avidemux</a> is a cross-platform video editor, especially useful for simple tasks like cutting a video, encoding tasks, etc. </b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">After years in which there were only minor Avidemux updates, there's finally a new major <a href="http://avidemux.berlios.de/news.html">release</a>: 2.6, which comes with a rewrite of all the Avidemux internals as well as some new features:</div><ul><li>Support for hardware accelerated framework: VDPAU only for the moment</li><li>OpenGl filters (only Qt4/mac & linux)</li><li>Support for more scripting languages: Spidermonkey, TinyPy and QtScript</li><li>Multiple audio tracks support (in / out)</li><li>Deal with time and not assume constant framerate. You can now edit your .ts and keep a/v sync</li></ul><br /><h2>Install Avidemux 2.6 in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu 12.04 users can install the latest Avidemux 2.6 without overwriting Avidemux 2.5.x (if installed), by using the <a href="http://www.getdeb.net/">GetDeb</a> repository.<b> Firstly, you have to add the GetDeb repository by installing <a href="http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb">THIS</a> deb file.</b> Once installed, run the following commands in a terminal:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install avidemux2.6</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions, Windows and Mac OS X, see the Avidemux <a href="http://avidemux.berlios.de/download.html">downloads page</a>.</b></div>

Cross-Platform Video Editor Avidemux Reaches Version 2.6, Install It In Ubuntu 12.04

Avidemux is a cross-platform video editor, especially useful for simple tasks like cutting a video, encoding tasks, etc. After years in whi...

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