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Guess what! Not only has OpenShot been accepted into Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and will soon be a 1 click install, it will be version 1.1 of OpenShot! This is a far better version than 1.0, and because many users will not bother upgrading OpenShot to future versions, it is great to have this version accepted.
We are listed in the Software Center in the "Sound & Video" department. You can drill into the "Sound & Video" department, or simply search for "openshot". It's easy to find, and just as easy to install.
We have also updated our branding and software description for the Software Center. We are trying to appeal to the non-technical users as well as the ones who already know what video editing is. =)
This has been a goal of mine since I started the project. Ubuntu was the first distro I fell in love with, and I am super excited to be accepted into the Ubuntu universe. This will be the easiest way for most people to install OpenShot.
On a somewhat related note, we have also found a Sponsor for Debian, and are currently waiting to be approved for Debian. In the next 1 to 2 weeks, I expect OpenShot 1.1 will also be available in Debian Unstable. I will let everyone know once this has happened! We have lots of Debian users, and because so many distros are based off of Debian, it will be great to be in their repository also.
March 7, 2010 6:33 AM
I think OpenShot at least deserved to be available! I would vote for it to be the default video editor in Ubuntu!
Congratulation to you & long life to the project!
March 7, 2010 7:52 AM
Congratulations! Will be nice to see it included and ready to be installed when I update to 10.04. Also nice to hear it's getting into Debian. This is really getting big!
March 7, 2010 9:51 AM
Great news!!
March 7, 2010 10:14 AM
yeah, it´s in software centre now, but Ubuntu does not update open shot.
Because open shot develops so quick I rather use a PPA.
March 16, 2010 10:08 PM
No Theora support? Hope some other backend other than FFMPEG will be optional in future versions
March 16, 2010 10:17 PM
@Anonymous,
Thanks for the comment! Yes, actually we do have Theora support, thanks to FFMPEG. However, you must have the correct version of libavformat installed to use Theora (as well as a few other formats). -Jonathan
June 2, 2010 3:57 PM
This is a really nice app, Jonathan, but as so often with Ubuntu, I'm experiencing sound problems. That's to say, no sound in Openshot playback under 10.04. I'm pretty much used to that with Ubuntu, as sound has overtaken video hardware as its biggest bugbear. But sound is working everywhere else at the moment!