HandBrake 1.0.0 New Version Released for all Ubuntu/Linux Mint Versions [PPA]

HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, DVD ripper, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. It is a versatile, easy-to-use tool for converting DVDs and other videos into H.264, MPEG-4, or OGG formatted […]

Openshot 2.2 Released With 4K Editing, Improved Performance

It’s been a few years since the OpenShot Kickstarter campaign end successfully, but progress on the ‘next generation’ version of OpenShot has been, for various practical reasons, a little slow. But this year the open-source non-linear video editor has (thankfully) picked up pace in its new Qt clothing. Following the release of OpenShot 2.0 beta in the early part of […]

Kdenlive Video Editor 16.12 Released [How-to-Install]

  Kdenlive, KDE Non-Linear Video Editor, has reached the 16.12 release one day ago. The 16.12 release cycle brings the much requested Rotoscoping effect back and new effects, Library improvements, OGG render profile, UI fixes and as with every release much more stability. This release marks the first step towards implementing Advanced Trimming Tools which […]

Microsoft Office Ribbon UI Is Coming to LibreOffice

LibreOffice 5.3 hides a hidden, Microsoft Office-style ‘Ribbon’ interface — but here’s how to enable it. It seems the feature has been lurking behind the scenes in the open-source office suite a little while, but as LibreOffice isn’t something I use regularly (much less poke around in) I didn’t know it was coming until today. Reader […]