Their 'Daily Stable' PPA will probably install VLC v2.x, whereas their 'Daily Master' PPA will probably install VLC v3.x, which has more features. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releasesįor example: the superb 'VLC' multi-media player has a great 'Daily Stable' PPA, and a great 'Daily Master' PPA. HandBrake 0.10.2 Version (or newer version) Released, Install in Ubuntu/Linux Mint via PPA (11-30-=2015) I go through great lengths to do my research on these before I recommend anything in this forum (I spend a lot of time and effort doing so). There are also other people, and web places, that maintain PPA's for the same software, so there can also be conflicts if more than one PPA has the same software as another PPA. There are some PPA's that are 'stable', or 'unstable', or 'Development' or 'nightly' or 'daily' builds (bleeding edge and possibly unstable), or for specific versions of their software, or are just so old to not work well with current versions of Mint.

You can usually un-install (remove) something, if it does not install well, or is not what you want, and that includes removing a PPA. Linux Mint will usually tell you if there is a conflict, or if installing something is going to remove a lot of other stuff you may not want removed so watch the screen.

But as with any software you install, it is up to you to monitor, or research, whether it is what you want, or whether it will conflict with some other software in your system. There are very good sources for software and their updates available by using a PPA for software that is in the repos, and for software that is not in the repos. It is always recommended to first look for and install software through the Software Manager or Synaptic Package Manager (SPM).Īnd, although some people deride the use of PPA's, I am not one of them. We all wish there was not, but overall, they (Linux Mint people) do a wonderful job. Re: How to convert AMV video files (Need AMV Converter)Ĭonsidering that there are tens of thousands of programs, or more, in the repositories (repos) (software manager and synaptic package manager), it is not surprising to me that there are 'lags' in updating them. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kirillshkrogalev/ffmpeg-next To install this using the PPA method, open a console terminal, type in, or copy & paste, each line below one by one: To install the current version of FFmpeg: use the PPA instructions below to get current FFmpeg. One Link suggested that 'Handbrake' might be able to do this, and it is in the Software Manager or Synaptic Package Manager (SPM).Ĭonvert any video to AMV format using ffmpegĬonverting videos to AMV format using Linux Note, sometimes online websites have video size limits. Numerous online tools for this in link below. Why do you need to do this? How many, and how big are the original video mp4 video files, approximately? I just read your post and the good reply to it.

Convert mp4 video to amv