How To Install OpenShot Video Editor 3.3.0 released On Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

 OpenShot Video Editor is a free, open-source video editor for Linux. OpenShot can take your videos, photos, and music files and help you create the film you have always dreamed of. Easily add sub-titles, transitions, and effects, and then export your film to DVD, YouTube, Vimeo, Xbox 360, and many other common formats.
 

OpenShot 3.3.0 release highlights:

• New Default Theme: "Cosmic Dusk" brings a modern and stylish look to OpenShot.
• Comprehensive Ripple Editing Improvements:
  • Playhead Alignment: The playhead now aligns automatically after ripple slice operations, keeping your edits precise.
  • Ripple Slice Enhancements: Ripple slicing supports multi-selection across different layers, allowing simultaneous slicing and realignment.
  • Ripple Delete Optimization: Deleting clips with ripple now adjusts the timeline seamlessly, preventing gaps and maintaining synchronization.
  • Ripple Select: Added Alt+Click for ripple selection, allowing users to select all items to the right of the clicked position, making timeline adjustments faster and more intuitive.
  • Keyboard Shortcut for Ripple Delete: Introduced Shift+Delete for quick ripple deletion, streamlining the editing process.
  • Focus Improvements: UI focus stays consistent on the timeline after ripple operations, ensuring uninterrupted workflow.
• Recovery Menu: Restore previous project versions with a streamlined recovery menu, including timestamps for easy navigation.
• Wayland-Compatible Color Picker: New color picker supports Wayland, ensuring compatibility with modern Linux systems.
• Tutorial Dock Enhancements: Enhanced design and navigation with left/right arrows and word-wrap for wide translations.
• Updated About Dialog: Redesigned layout with Cosmic Dusk theme alignment, word-wrap support, and a "Copy Version Info" option.
• Zoom Slider Improvements: Enhanced zoom precision, frame boundary banding, and seamless navigation along the timeline.
• Copy/Paste Overhaul: Smarter copy-paste for effects and timeline elements, with improved clipboard management.
• Faster Timeline Updates: Significant performance boost when handling large projects or batch operations.
• Audio Buffer Size Control: Customizable audio buffer size in preferences for optimal playback on various systems.
• Track Resizing Fixes: Improved resizing behavior with better snapping to FPS precision.
• Multi-Drag and Drop: Simplified handling of large clip batches with faster operations and better snapping.
• Keyboard Shortcut Enhancements: Refined shortcuts for improved consistency and usability, aligned with industry standards.
• Export Settings Refinements: Persistent export settings tied to projects, with "Restore Defaults" option.
• No More Timeline Gaps: Automatically fixes tiny gaps during profile changes or exports to different FPS settings.
• Translation Updates: Comprehensive updates to support additional languages and improve existing ones.

 Installation instructions:

In order to successfully install OpenShot on Ubuntu, you have to add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the openshot-qt package:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install openshot-qt libopenshot*

 
 Optional, to remove OpenShot, do:

$ sudo apt-get remove --autoremove openshot-qt