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Install Avidemux Video Editor 2.7.6 on Linux Ubuntu

By Sourabh /  Category: How To, Ubuntu

Install Avidemux Video Editor 2.7.6 on Linux Ubuntu. Avidemux 2.7.6 is released with new encoder/decoder and many improvements.

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities.

Features and Improvements – Avidemux Video Editor 2.7.6

  • New Feature:Detect and warn when cut points in HEVC video streams may result in grave playback issues despite being on keyframes
  • New Video Decoder:Add libaom-based AV1 decoder
  • New Video Encoder:Add libvpx-based VP9 encoder
  • New Video Filter:Add hardware accelerated deinterlacer and resizer based on VA-API (Linux only)
  • FFmpeg:Update to the 4.2.3 release
  • Core:Increase maximum supported resolution to 4096×4096
  • Core:Fix crash on macOS with HW accel. decoding enabled and H.264 video streams containing both frame- and field-encoded slices
  • Encoder:Extend configuration options for NVENC-based H.264 and HEVC encoders, add 2-pass mode
  • Demuxer:Support MPEG-TS files with duration in excess of 13:15:36
  • Demuxer:Use DTS core from DTS XLL audio in MPEG-TS files instead of rejecting the track
  • Demuxer:Fix mono MP3 audio tracks in MP4 files misdetected as stereo
  • Demuxer:Try to correct timestamp jitter in MP4 files produced by older Avidemux versions
  • Muxer:Fix timestamp rounding which caused pseudo-VFR output from CFR sources
  • Muxer:Fix saving to network shares on Windows using the Mp4 muxer when index should be moved to the start of the file
  • Muxer:Support LPCM audio in the Mp4 muxer by silently switching to the MOV muxing mode
  • Muxer:Add support for Vorbis audio to the Mp4 muxer
  • Filter:Fix “Fade” and “Fade to black”, broken on macOS
  • Filter:Allow to toggle rubber band visibility in “Crop” and “Blacken Borders” video filters
  • Filter:Fix keyboard input in “Resize” video filter by recalculating values only on moving focus to another field or on accepting dialog
  • Audio:Add HE-AAC and HE-AACv2 profiles to the FDK AAC encoder plugin
  • Audio:Support external audio tracks in DTS format
  • UI:Fix navigation slider with RTL locales
  • UI:Restore the shutdown option in encoding dialog on Windows
  • Scripting:Add PTS query and keyframe seek methods to Python interface
  • Miscellaneous:Allow user-defined fragment size for auto-append of chunked MPEG-TS files
  • Miscellaneous:Improve handling of field-encoded video streams throughout the chain
  • Miscellaneous:Improve handling of H.264 video streams with parameter sets changing on the fly
  • Miscellaneous:Try to keep track of video time base throughout the chain
  • Miscellaneous:Numerous other fixes and polish

Install Avidemux Video Editor 2.7.6

Ubuntu Linux users can install Avidemux Video Editor 2.7.6 via Flatpak or via PPA:

sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt update
sudo apt install flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install flathub org.avidemux.Avidemux

Or

sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/avidemux
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libavidemux2.7-6 libavidemux2.7-qt5-6 avidemux2.7-qt5 avidemux2.7-plugins-qt5 avidemux2.7-jobs-qt5

Once installed, open avidemux from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal.