Cinelerra : Video Editing Tool for Ubuntu Linux

Cinelerra is the most advanced non-linear video editor and compositor for Linux. It is developed by Adam William. Cinelerra does primarily 3 things: capturing, compositing, and editing audio and video with sample level accuracy. It's a movie studio in a box. If you want the same kind of editing suite that the big bosses use, on an efficient Linux operating system, it's time for Cinelerra.
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How to install cinelerra in ubuntu 8.10

deb http://akirad.cinelerra.org akirad-intrepid main

Installation notes:
- For your convenience you can install a package for detecting your version of Ubuntu, installing akirad repository and keeping it updated.
Just double click on the link http://akirad.cinelerra.org/pool/addakirad.deb and install it with GDebi Package Installer.

or

Alternatively, use one of the following terminal commands:

echo deb http://akirad.cinelerra.org akirad-intrepid main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akirad.list && wget -q http://akirad.cinelerra.org/dists/akirad.key -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

4 packages are available in the akirad repository: Install it using synaptic package manager

cinelerra (all computers)
cinelerra-gl (best on computer with opengl2.0 shader)
cinelerra-smp (best on multiprocessors computer, it allows also opengl2.0 shader)
cinelerra-swtc (extra Shape Wipe Transitions)

If You have Sound Problem use the following or read this

- Ubuntu Intrepid uses Pulse Audio as Sound driver. Since it comes with a PulseAudio ESD compatibility layer, Cinelerra can be set to work with PulseAudio. Simply open Cinelerra and go to Settings->Preferences->Playback->Audio Driver. Select ESound and set the following parameters:
Server:
Port: 7007

Here you can see installation details for all linux distros including old ubuntu