[ubuntu-uk] Openshot video editing software Karmic Koala

[Simon Osborne]

2009/11/1 linux <linux at soslug.org>:
> Hello,
>
> I have today received this message from one of my LUG members message
> follows:-
>
> Hi Derek
> Please warn anyone using karmic to stay well away from a video editing
> software called "openshot" .
> The problem as far as i can tell is that they have just given it a major
> revamp and upon install it changes amongst other things the karmic
> version of ffmpeg  (others as well but i dont have the list).
> This will leave most your multimedia playback dead in the water
> especially VLC and totem player  and once installed is a pig of a job to
> put right.( i had to re install Ubuntu).
> Can you warn all soslug members so they dont get caught by this.
>
>                                  Thanx    Chaz.
>
> Can anyone confirm the problem above and get back to me please.
>
> Derek Shaw (SoSLUG)

Yes. It upgrades libavcodec to a version which is incompatible with
gstreamer and VLC, along with other things. It can be fixed by forcing
a downgrade on libavcodec to the version supplied with Karmic.

Simon