Avidemux 2.5.3 Released (Available At GetDeb Ubuntu Repository)

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.

Avidemux came in second place in our best Linux video editor poll. Although designed as a video editor, many people use Avidemux as a video encoder as well.

Avidemux 2.5.3 was released 2 days ago, the new version bringing:

• Fixed again partial filter
• Added support for I420 video decoding
• H.263 video encoder now supports more profiles
• mpeg2enc video encoder no longer drops first few frames and now works on Win32
• The majority of video encoders are now plugins
• Updated the FFmpeg libraries
• Updated libass
• Avsproxy now supports audio
• All auto wizards are now scripted and available in both interfaces (GTK+ and Qt)
• Needed files to compile your own plugins on windows (the *sdk*.zip file)
• Various minor fixes and enhancements

Avidemux 2.5.3 is available @ GetDeb.net repository for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx users only. If you don't have the GetDeb.net repository added to your sources.list simply download THIS deb package, install it and it automatically adds the GetDeb.net repository.

Then, to install Avidemux 2.5.3, paste this in a terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install avidemux

For other Linux distributions, MacOS X and Windows, see the Avidemux download page.

Avidemux 2.5.2 Ubuntu Karmic .deb

There are a lot of Linux video editors and more are coming (VLMC, Lombard) but I've always found Avidemux to be as simple as it gets and never fail doing what I want (I usually just cut some parts of a video, add some audio, etc). Others will also find OpenShot easy to use. But you should really give Avidemux a try.

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.

The new Avidemux 2.5.2 was released about a week ago, and it includes the following changes and new features:

• Re-enabled Vorbis decoder (regression introduced 2.5.0)
• Improved channel mapping of multichannel DTS
• Updated FFmpeg libraries
• Added support for latest x264 core and updated Qt interface
• Added support for H264 video, VP6A video and AAC audio in FLV container
• Improved MKV demuxer
• New Colour Curve Editor plugin for Qt interface
• Various GUI fixes for GTK+ and Qt interface
• Added support for SEDG and WMVA four CCs
• Various fixes related to Xvid settings
• And a lot more

Full changelog

Avidemux 2.5.2 is now available on GetDeb.net so you can easily install it in Ubuntu Karmic. If you don't have the GetDeb repository, simply download THIS .deb package and after running it, the GetDeb repository will be added to your sources.list automatically.

Then, simply either install Avidemux, or upgrade:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install avidemux

or:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

For other Linux distributions and Windows, see Avidemux download page.

Avidemux Version 2.5.1 Was Released - Fixes A Lot of Bugs

Version 2.5.1 of Avidemux was released, a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. I've been having some problems with version 2.5.0 and as you can see from these comments, I wasn't the only one experiencing this.

2.5.1 release changes and fixes:

* Re-enabled several video and audio encoders (regression introduced in 2.5.0)
* Updated the FFmpeg libraries
* More video encoders are now plugins
* DV video encoder now supports more profile
* Fixed loading and saving issues with LAME, x264 and Xvid options (regression introduced in 2.5.0)
* Removed support for libamrnb and replaced with opencore-amrnb
* Removed support for libdca and replaced with libavcodec's DCA decoder
* AMR-WB audio decoding support using opencore-amrwb
* Fraps video decoding support
* Lowpass-5 mode added to libavcodec deinterlacer filter plugin
* Fixed formatting of parameters for various filters on 64-bit platforms
* Updated libass
* Fixed sizing of the bitrate control on various video encoder configure windows (regression introduced in 2.5.0)
* Improved filter dialog for GTK+ interface
* New navigation icons for GTK+ interface
* Fixed the behaviour of several GTK+ open/save dialogs (regression introduced in 2.5.0)
* asharp filter's Block Adaptive mode can now be disabled using the Qt interface
* Re-enabled the colour chooser dialog using the Qt interface (regression introduced in 2.5.0)
* GCC 4.4 support
* Fixed issues with CMake build scripts when using multiple make jobs (regression introduced in 2.5.0)


Download Avidemux 2.5.1:

- .deb (Ubuntu) - altough I recommend you add the GetDeb.net repository
- .exe (Windows) from Berlios.de or SourceForge
- .tar.gz (Linux source): from Berlios.de or SourceForge