Install Curlew Multimedia Converter On Ubuntu

Curlew Multimedia Converter is an easy to use, free and open-source multimedia converter for Linux. Curlew is written in python and GTK3 and it depends on (ffmpeg/avconv). Curlew Multimedia Converter can easily convert to over 117 different formats.

Main Features:

  • Easy to use with simple user interface.
  • Hide the advanced options with the ability to show them.
  • Convert to more than 100 different formats.
  • Show file informations (duration, remaining time, estimated size, progress value).
  • Allow to skip or remove file during conversion process.
  • Preview file before conversion.
  • Convert a specified portion of file.
  • Combine subtitle with video file.
  • Show error details if exist

Dependencies:

  • python >= 2.7 < 3.0 python-gobject >= 3.0
  • gir1.2-gtk-3.0
  • ffmpeg >= 0.8 (or libav-tools >= 0.8)
  • mencoder
  • libavcodec-extra
  • xdg-utils
  • mediainfo

Install Curlew Multimedia Converter

Ubuntu users can also download the latest Curlew Multimedia Converter deb file from https://sourceforge.net/projects/curlew/files/ and install it manually. Once you have downloaded the deb file, run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/curlew_*.deb
sudo apt -f install

Ubuntu users can also install the Curlew Multimedia Converter using NoobsLab PPA. Run the following commands in terminal to install Curlew Multimedia Converter:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curlew

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