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Easy to use and Free Multimedia Converter for Linux.

Curlew Multimedia Converter:

Description:

Easy to use, Free and Open-Source Multimedia converter for Linux. Curlew written in python and GTK3 and it depends on (ffmpeg/avconv).

Main Features:

  • Easy to use and clean user interface.
  • Hide the advanced options with the ability to show them.
  • Convert to more than 100 different formats.
  • Edit formats.
  • Shutdown or suspend PC after a conversion process.
  • Show file information (duration, remaining time, estimated size, progress value).
  • Show file details using mediainfo.
  • Skip or remove file during conversion process.
  • Preview file before conversion.
  • Show video thumbnail.
  • Convert a specified portion of file.
  • Combine subtitle with video.
  • Crop and pad video.
  • Show error details if exist.
  • And more ...

Dependencies:

For Curlew:

- python >= 3.3
- python3-gi >= 3.12
- python3-dbus
- gir1.2-gtk-3.0 >> 3.12
- gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0
- libav-tools >= 0.8 (or ffmpeg)
- libavcodec-extra (Ubuntu/Debian)
- xdg-utils
- mediainfo
- gnome-icon-theme-symbolic

For installer (setup.py):

- librsvg2-bin (or something similar) to convert .svg to .png.
- intltool-debian (or intltool) to compile translations files.

NB: This dependencies names may change if you are using another distribution than Ubuntu/Debian or its sons.

License:

Waqf public license. Please see: LICENSE-ar.txt/LICENSE-en.txt files for more information.

Installation:

In terminal, run the following (as root):

python3 setup.py install --prefix=/usr Or run script (as root): ./install

Remove (Uninstall):

In terminal run the following (as root):

python3 setup.py uninstall Or run script (as root): ./uninstall

Clean Project:

sudo python3 setup.py clean