The first stable version of OpenShot Video Editor has been released. OpenShot is a free and open source application for Linux distributions that makes video editing quite easy. OpenShot 1.0 comes with several bug fixes, a shiny new graphics and many new features that add to the many previous features like; Video encoding based on FFmpeg, Gnome integration (drag and drop support), drag and drop timeline, support for many video, audio, and image formats (based on FFmpeg) – just to mention a few. More
Ubuntu tweak gets an important update, its now at version 0.5.0. The last time it was mentioned on this blog was a year ago – users now get an Application Center that is supposed to be an alternative to the Ubuntu Software Center. Well Ubuntu Tweak tries to “override” Ubuntu’s basic structure – that’s why its a tweak, that’s why some like it and others don’t. Ubuntu beginners are not advised to use it, better move ahead, come back later when you’re more comfortable with Ubuntu. More
A short video that explains the Ubuntu release schedule and life cycle;
– The Ubuntu Desktop and Server are released every six months and each release is supported for 18 months.
– An LTS (Long Term Support) version of the Ubuntu Desktop and Server is produced every 2 years, the Ubuntu Desktop gets a 3 years support while the LTS Server release gets a five years support.
– The official name of an Ubuntu release uses the year and month of the release as the version number.
– Ubuntu code names use an adjective and animal with the same first letter – codes names are in alphabetical order.
Windows-only: Mozilla Product Visual Designer, Stephen Horlander recently posted on his personal blog some iterations of the Windows design mock-ups for Firefox 4.0 – if you liked these proposed designs then know that the Fx4 theme closely reproduces some of them. More
Idid a simple Google search with the keywords “flash issues with linux”, well try and see what comes ups. I’ll certainly prefer my Linux system to be 100% flash-free, but lets be real its not the case. Minitube and other media players with YouTube plug-ins provide a more convenient way to watch YouTube video clips and avoid “youtube crashes firefox “.
Minitube is a desktop client that fetches and plays YouTube video clips – leaving the ads behind. Its a simple, minimal and very intuitive application with full screen mode, HD viewing on/off and a right-click context menu with a direct link to YouTube. It also saves your recent keywords. More
