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How to merge two videos with openshot?

I installed the latest version of OpenShot with sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa sudo apt update && sudo apt install openshot-qt python3-openshot I want to merge two videos....
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Inkscape not launched on OpenShot

Inkscape not launched on OpenShot OS - Ubuntu 22.04 OpenShot - v: 3.1.1 on OpenShot Edit -> Preferences Advanced Title Editor (path): /run/user/1000/doc/9264e32b/inkscape On Terminal; $ whereis ...
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Upgraded to ubuntu studio 20.04 and lost all the extra video effects in Kdenlive and Openshot

When i upgraded to Ubuntu Studio 20.04, I lost all the weird video effects (like screen glitching, old Film effect, etc) that used to appear in Kdenlive and Openshot. What package(s) am I missing?
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openshot not launching (ubuntu 22.04)

I am using Ubuntu 22.04 and Openshot video editor is not launching, I tried removing and reinstalling and installing PPA. This is what I get from the terminal: Loaded modules from: /usr/lib/python3/...
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OpenShot not working Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

1st of all I'm very noob in linux..I could run Openshot on ubuntu 20.04 but recently I did new clean install of 22.04 and now I can't run Openshot. I installed it through github repo,,as mention ...
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How can I resolve the error "be sure the Blender executable is correct" when trying to open animations in blender installed with snap?

I installed OpenShot and Blender from snap in 18.04 to keep the versions current. When trying to open an animated title I get the following error message: Blender, the free open source 3D content ...
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How to (force) use Nvidia graphics with OpenShot?

I'm on Ubuntu 20.04 . Yesterday I slightly edited a video in OpenShot, but video exporting was too slow, like it will take forever to finish! So now I want to use my Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti, but I ...
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Cannot run OpenShot: libpango-1.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_list_model_get_n_items

I have downloaded OpenShot v2.5.1 (the latest version as of today), in the form of x86_64 AppImage. My system: Operating System: Kubuntu 20.10 KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.74.0 ...
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After Ubuntu upgrade, I installed Openshot 2.5.1 and was able to export video to DVD, but when playing the DVD, there is no sound or audio

After I upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS, I found I could not longer create DVD from Openshot Video Editor 2.4.3. A message appears “Sorry there was an error exporting your video: Could not write header ...
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Issue with Openshot after ugraded from 18.04 to 20.04

I recently upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04. The upgrade went well but Openshot video editor had some issues. So I uninstalled Openshot completely. sudo apt-get remove --purge ...
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Openshot not opening in Ubuntu 18.04, No module named PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets

I installed Openshot in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with sudo apt-get install openshot-qt And when I try to open it with openshot-qt in terminal it fails with an error : Traceback (most recent call last): ...
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Can't start openshot-qt

System Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. Have installed OpenShot through Synaptic and can't start it either though Main Menu or Terminal. Terminal answer like this: Loaded modules from installed directory: /usr/lib/...
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Openshot can't use Blender in Ubuntu Studio 20

Just installed Ubuntu Studio 20 Tried animated title which needs access to Blender (version at least 2.78, installed is 2.82a) The default Blender command path is blender, also tried /usr/bin/blender ...
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Openshot crashes when exporting video on 20.04

OpenShot (version 2.4.3) crashes when it is exporting a video (YouTube HD 720p 30fps). I installed it using apt and official repos. This is the last part of the log file: export:INFO YouTube-HD ...
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And easy to convert an audio file into a video?

I am involved in producing a podcast which I upload to LinkedIn. Typically, I design covert art for 1080p and add that and the audio as tracks in OpenShot and then convert to a video format. Is ...
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Install an old OpenShot release in Ubuntu 18.04

OpenShot is a free video editing software. In 2017, developpers updated it in a QT version. Recently I moved to Ubuntu 18.04 instead of 16.04 so I had no choice and had to use the new version of ...
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Openshot Video Editor 1.4.3-1.2 - How to stop it auto updating to v 2.43 etc in 18.04 LTS

Basically, the latest version openshot-qt increases file size, which does not have any advantages. I have a lot of 2-hours length mp4 video, which were cut from 2-3 hours plus F1 downloads. The ...
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Export original 30fps video to 60fps

If I had 30fps original video, than edited it in Openshot, would there be any quality difference if I exported it to 60fps instead of 30fps?
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Uninstall OpenShot

Ubuntu says that OpenShot is not installed. It clearly is, as you can see in this screenshot. I've tried a number of variants, including apt remove openshot*, OpenShot, and so on. All the info I ...
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Openshot distorted line on the right side after exporting

When I export a video using OpenShot 2.4.1, there is this distracting line on the far right side that is completely showing different thing from the actual video. It's like an overlay chaos. The ...
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Openshot app not visible anywhere

I have downloaded openshot from terminal as stated on a website like this:- $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install openshot-qt I didn't ...
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If Lubuntu uses the same repositories as Ubuntu, can it have OpenShot & GIMP? [duplicate]

I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 and I'm considering switching to Lubuntu since my machine is pretty old for this heavy OS. I read it uses the same repositories as Ubuntu, but when trying Lubuntu from a disk on ...
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I can not open Openshot in Ubuntu 17.04. What is the problem? how can I solve it?

I have removed it and and again installed, but still it is not working. When I try to open it, it blinks few seconds and automatically close.
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Unable to use Blender with OpenShot in Ubuntu 16.04

I am using Ubuntu 16.04, and I installed Blender, and put the path in OpenShot->Preferences. I am getting the following error: Blender, the free open source 3D content creation suite is required for ...
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How can I make the audio of this mp4 downloaded with youtube-dl work? [duplicate]

I opened the terminal of blender suite and typed: youtube-dl -f22 youtubeaddress The specifics of format 22 of the youtube-dl program is as follows: 22 mp4 1280x720 hd720 , ...
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Openshot bugs and crops some parts away

In my Ubuntu, if I export a mp4 using Openshot, its not the same as I can see in the video preview, its shorter, I mean from every single clip there are a couple of seconds cropped away... Please help....
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Openshot creating videos within a box.

Openshot 1.4.3 Ubuntu 16.04 - No matter what profile I use or target codec... the output of the video file all end up with a 1inch black border on all sides. VLC settings working just fine when ...
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Openshot Default Project No Sound

running Ubuntu 16.04 and Openshot Default Project, downloaded from the PPA, has no sound. Tried several files, none work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Openshot 2.2 uses all my cpu and freezes

I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and I just installed Openshot 2.2. When I load a video, and begin to preview it, Openshot begins to use over 50% of my cpu and after about 5 seconds freezes. Any ideas or ...
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OpenShot Video Editor blurs the video recorded by Simple Screen Recorder

I am working on YouTube videos. I recorded my screen using Simple screen Recorder. The quality of this recording was very good. I recorded sound on my mobile phone, as its mic is of good quality. I ...
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Openshot VideoEditor is not running

not able to run the openshot. Everytime, I run it it goes and create a process though. Even after ending process and restarting doesnot work, then running through terminal, gave me above mentioned ...
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Openshot Video Editor + Blender--ERROR!

I'm using a Video Editor called Openshot, and it uses Blender. However, I keep getting this error: Blender, the free open source 3D content creation suite is required for this action (http://www....
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How run the Openshot AppImage?

When I try to run the appimage it complains about missing Qt libraries (I will edit this to include the actual output later). This doesn't make any sense - but it also means the application doesn't ...
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How to install Openshot 2.0 side by side with 1.4.3?

I'd like to install Openshot 2.0 separately from 1.4.3 (say in opt, for example). I'd tried running the appImage but it doesn't work due to incompatible libraries (weird for a self-contained ...
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Why is kill command not working on Openshot?

I am using OpenShot version 1.4.3 in Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit). Here is my system details: lsb_release -a: Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 ...
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How do I set the dimensions of OpenShot images?

For reasons I can't seem to divine, when I export images from OpenShot they are consistently 320x240, even if the originating video is 2 or 3 times that size. I've tried using the "Convert to Image ...
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Openshot trouble, help

I installed openshot today and so far I was doing kinda fine but when I went back to create a title(animated) it wont let me progress. I checked blender also it's there but I am helpless and unable to ...
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OpenShot opens .webm file as audio

Tried to edit this file: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Acute_leukemia.webm in OpenShot 1.4.3, which is what the Ubuntu Software Store has and what the OpenShot site says is ...
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How can I upload my videos to the recommended encoding settings for YouTube?

I edited and exported a video using openshot, and selected the YouTube-HD profile. But, when uploading, I get the message saying: Your video will be processed faster if you encode them in a file ...
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The file menu of Openshot is missing. What should I do?

The file menu (that would be used to export video etc.) is missing. It does not appear in the menu bar or the window title bar and it is not searchable using the HUD. The file menus appear to be fine ...
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Video Editing Performance?

I'm relatively new to Linux but love using Ubuntu and it has become my preferred OS for daily use. I am really disappointed I don't seem to ba able to edit video on Ubuntu 14.04 with my Lenovo ...
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Every video editor crashing! [11GB AVI File vs Openshot & KDen Live]

After about 5-6 hours of waiting in Blender, I finally get an 11GB avi video file that is a audio visualisation of the song Stay With Me by Mendum generated by a script I made. The file is rather ...
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How to remove the black bars with Openshot

I downloaded a video from YouTube with Openshot, then I cut little portions of it with the same program. The aspect ratio of the video originally a 16:9) was changed and 4 big black bars were added (2 ...
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How do I export a video from Openshot?

I made a video with Openshot on Ubuntu 14.10. I want to export this video, along with the audio, for use on my computer and for uploading to YouTube. What format and codecs should I use? Every time I ...
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How to add a Custom Openshot Blender Template?

After Creating the appropriate files and structure as listed ./blender/custom.xml ./blender/blend/custom.blend ./blender/scripts/custom.py ./blender/icons/custom.png and placed in the location /usr/...
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Part of window is inaccessible

As you can see, I am unable to access the "Export Video" button at the bottom of the window. I managed by using Tab to cycle over all the fields. I would like to know if there is another way around, a ...
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How To Make A Song With Lyrics

Today I was trying to make a video using song lyrics but I couldn't find a way, I want to add some effects for text(Animation) and Slide(Animation) I know many programs Windows relative but I don't ...
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merge two video and make one of them smaller

I want to prepare a presentation. I captured the screen by kazam software and also my face via webcam by cheeze software, so what I have are two mp4 videos.Now I want to merge them. I want to make ...
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Reporting specific Ubuntu Software Center issues?

To whom or where do I report issues with the Ubuntu Software Center? I am trying to download OpenShot and it tells me that I have no Internet connection... Despite the fact that I do have a working ...
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Best Professional Video editor for Linux equivalent to Sony Vegas Pro? [closed]

I have recently moved onto Linux especially Ubuntu, and I'm a video freak, I love editing videos for my youtube channel, Vimeo, Plex, etc and since I'm new to this Open Source World, I cannot decide ...
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