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CinelerraHV and CinelerraCV are not included in the software list normally available in Ubuntu because of license issues. CinelerraHV is availble as Ubuntu package or source code at the original website. CinelerraCV can be easily installed following the procedures described here. How to install a CinelerraCV precompiled packageThe easiest way to install the Cinelerra package for Ubuntu is to use a terminal. For the current Ubuntu and previous versions (down to Karmic 9.10): Just open a terminal (from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal or pressing the keys ALT + CTRL + T) and copy&paste the following commands, on at the time: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cinelerra-ppa/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install cinelerra-cv Cinelerra is now available in the Applications → Sound & Video menu. For Ubuntu Hardy 8.04
Cinelerra is now available in the Applications → Sound & Video menu. How to open and close CinelerraTo open (or start or launch or run) a program you can use either the GUI (menu) or the CL in the terminal. Using the GUI is quicker but using the terminal you get helpful error messages everytime something goes wrong. Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI)Go to Applications → Sound & Video and click on Cinelerra. Don’t worry if Cinelerra opens with an error message. Too save a couple of mouse clicks you can move the Cinelerra button to the panel of the menus. To do that, go to Applications → Sound & Video and right click on Cinelerra. Select Add this launcher to panel. To close the program click on the cross at the top right of the Program window. If the Program window is minimized, right click on the Program icon in the bar where Ubuntu keeps all the minimized windows, that is by default at the bottom of the screen. Select Close from the popup menu. Using the Command Line (CL)To open a terminal click on Applications → Accessories → Terminal. Then type cinelerra and press ENTER. Don’t worry if Cinelerra opens with an error message. To close the program use the command for stopping terminal operations, that is with the focus on the terminal, hold down the CTRL key and press c. How to approach the Cinelerra error message you get at start upWhen you start Cinelerra you get an error message saying: The following errors occurred: void MWindow::init_shm0: WARNING:/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax is 0x2000000, which is too low. Before running Cinelerra do the following as root: echo "0x7ffffff">/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax Actually this message is not an error, but rather a reminder. What to do? Option 1: Ignore this message. You won’t get in any trouble because of this. Option 2: Do what you are told. That is open a terminal and type: sudo echo "0x7ffffff">/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax This command will increase the shared memory during your work session. Option 3: Open a terminal and type: sudo sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=0x7fffffff This way you have increased the shared memory permanently.
How to run Cinelerra in a non-English languageCinelerra was born in American English. Her interface has been translated in many languages. Here is the list of the available languages and the relative language code:
If you are lucky or if you installed the package made by Akirad, Cinelerra will open in the language you set as default for your computer. In the likely event of bad luck, try troubleshooting following the Manual. How to run Cinelerra in a non-default languageTo run Cinelerra on a language different from the one selected on your system, you must temporarily change your locale settings. Using the Command Line (CL)Here is the terminal command for running Cinelerra in Italian on non Italian systems: LANGUAGE="it_IT:it" LANG="it_IT.utf8" cinelerra Adjuste it according to your language. For language troubleshooting see the Manual. Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI)To open Cinelerra in another language using the GUI, you have to change some menu settings. Go to Applications → Sound & Video and right click on Cinelerra. Select Add this launcher to panel. You should now have a Cinelerra icon on the same panel of the menus. Richt click on the just created icon and select Properties from the menu options. In the Command field replace cinelerra with LANGUAGE="it_IT:it" LANG="it_IT.utf8" cinelerra Close the Properties box and click on the Cinelerra icon on the panel. Cinelerra will open in Italian. For other languages, replace the language codes. For language troubleshooting see the Manual. How to get oriented in the 4 windows Interface
It is considered normal to feel uncomfortable when looking at Cinelerra interface for the first time. . The interface is made of 4 windows:
To use this tutorial you need to know a few terms to understand how to move in the Program window.
How to remove Cinelerra from your systemYou can remove a package using Synaptic. Similary to what you did for installation you can mark the cinelerra package for Removal or for Complete removal (to remove ~/.bcast too). TroubleshootingFor problems running Cinelerra see the Troubleshooting page. |