ozmartian/vidcutter 3.0.0

v3.0.0

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3.0.0 changelog

• Fedora25 RPM now included in release builds below but requires
  access to the RPMFusion repo (https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration).
  I've setup a VidCutter repo on copr (Fedora build server works similar
  to how launchpad PPAs are used for Ubuntu).

  Installing via the copr repo will automatically handle it all for you in just
  one step and is the recommended install method for all Fedora based
  distros. Just issue the following command to enable it, after which you
  will then be able to search for and install "vidcutter".

  sudo dnf copr enable suspiria/VidCutter
  sudo dnf install vidcutter
  

• complete rewrite of multimedia backend which now uses libmpv to drive
  video viewing and enables frame stepping for greater accuracy in cutting.
  this has greatly shortened to the list of dependcies to enable this app to
  work and should allow for quicker and easier installation for all users.

• multiple streams (audio/video) support. output file will now mirror the
  original source regarding number of streams included.

• additional options added to command-line mode (Linux/macOS only). run
  with the usual help argument for the details

  $ vidcutter --help
  
  Usage: vidcutter [options] [video]
    The simply FAST & ACCURATE video cutter & joiner
  
  Options:
    --edl <edl file>  Preloads clip index from a previously saved EDL file.
                      NOTE: You must also set the video argument for this to work.
    -d, --debug       Output all info, warnings and errors to the console. This
                      will basically output what is being logged to file to the
                      console stdout. Mainly useful for debugging problems with
                      your system video and/or audio stack and codec
                      configuration.
    -v, --version     Displays version information.
    -h, --help        Displays this help.
  
  Arguments:
    video             Preloads the video file in app.
  

• frame level accuracy when stepping through video via cursor keys or mouse
  wheel. see the new Keyboard Shortcuts menu option for more details.

• improved UI in many areas including main toolbar redesign.

• keyboard shortcuts now advertised to user via new menu option

• exception handing improved with all errors, even those not surfaced to user,
  are logged. application log file can be viewed by the user via new menu
  option.

• mediainfo library now used to generate metadata for media information which
  works a million times better than what the previous gstreamer codecs had to
  offer.

• hardware accelerated video via vdpau or vaapi depending on what user has
  installaed. this is all dependant on libpmpv which is the by far the best
  multimedia library in the opensource world. fallback options also exist if
  user has no power codecs installed so things should all still work on a
  minimual workstation setup.

• many UI fixes and improvements that I cannot be bothered to list but
  should overall make the app feel much more professional than ever before :-)

Cross-platform Qt5 based app for quick and easy video trimming/splitting and merging/joining for simple quick edits. FFmpeg drives the backend with a stylishly hand edited Qt5 UI. A FFmpeg static binary is preinstalled for both Windows and macOS releases.

For non-windows, use your o/s package manager if on Linux and homebrew for Mac OS X to manage FFmpeg. It is most likely already installed on your Linux or macOS machine.

Windows + macOS Users

Installers for Windows (64bit) and macOS (64bit only) are available below or will be very soon if not there yet.

Linux Users

Only install via PyPi if you are using something other than ArchLinux or an Ubuntu/Debian derivative (Ubuntu, Mint, Elementary, Debian Jessie etc...)

ArchLinux users can install directly from AUR, package is available in both stable and git-latest versions:

AUR: vidcutter, vidcutter-git

Ubuntu/Mint/Debian users can install via Launchpad PPA.

ppa:ozmartian/apps

If you are new to PPAs then just issue the following commands in a terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ozmartian/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vidcutter

You should now be able to search for vidcutter in your chosen package management software (synaptic, Ubuntu software centre, apt-get etc.)

All other Linux users including Debian users on Debian 8 Jessie or below can install from PyPi can use the AppImage bundled binary package available for download. I've produced a 64bit version but will make 32bit available if requested. For those new to the AppImage concept, just download the file and then make it executable once downloaded. You can then run it, and optionally install it as part of your desktop app menus etc.

chmod +x VidCutter-3.0.0-linux-x64.AppImage

For those running off the source code, please note that you need a minimum of Qt 5.5 and PyQt 5.5 to run the app as it is intended.

Homepage: http://vidcutter.ozmartians.com