How to Install HRConvert2 on Elementary OS Latest

HRConvert2 is an open-source video conversion tool that supports a wide range of video codecs and audio codecs. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install HRConvert2 on Elementary OS latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing HRConvert2, make sure to update your system packages to the latest version. To do this, open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Installing HRConvert2

Follow the steps below to install HRConvert2 on Elementary OS Latest:

1. Open the terminal and install FFmpeg, a multimedia framework that HRConvert2 uses for video conversion, by running the following command:

   sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
   

2. Next, download HRConvert2 by cloning the repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/zelon88/HRConvert2.git
   

3. Once the repository has been cloned, navigate to the HRConvert2 directory by running the following command:

   cd HRConvert2
   

4. Compile HRConvert2 by running the following command:

   make
   

   This may take some time as it will compile all the necessary dependencies.

5. Once the compilation is complete, you can install HRConvert2 by running the following command:

   sudo make install
   

   This will install HRConvert2 on your system.

Using HRConvert2

Now that you have installed HRConvert2 on your system, you can use it to convert your video files. To do this, open the terminal and navigate to the directory where your video file is located. To convert the file, run the following command:

HRConvert2 -i inputfile -o outputfile -p preset

Replace inputfile with the name of your input file, outputfile with the name of your output file, and preset with the conversion preset that you want to use.

For example, to convert a video file named myvideo.mp4 to an audio file named myaudio.mp3, you would run the following command:

HRConvert2 -i myvideo.mp4 -o myaudio.mp3 -p audio

Conclusion

HRConvert2 is a powerful video conversion tool that can help you convert your video files into a wide range of formats. By following the steps in this tutorial, you should now have HRConvert2 installed on your Elementary OS Latest system and be able to use it to convert your video files.

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