Shotcut 19.06.15

Shotcut

Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. Major features include support for a wide range of formats; no import required meaning native timeline editing; Blackmagic Design support for input and preview monitoring; and resolution support to 4k.

Editing Features

Trimming on source clip player or timeline with ripple option
Append, insert, overwrite, lift, and ripple delete editing on the timeline
3-point editing
Hide, mute, and lock track controls
Multitrack timeline with thumbnails and waveforms
Unlimited undo and redo for playlist edits including a history view
Create, play, edit, save, load, encode, and stream MLT XML projects (with auto-save)
Save and load trimmed clip as MLT XML file
Load and play complex MLT XML file as a clip
Drag-n-drop files from file manager
Scrubbing and transport control

Video Effects

Video compositing across video tracks
HTML5 (sans audio and video) as video source and filters
3-way (shadows, mids, highlights) color wheels for color correction and grading
Eye dropper tool to pick neutral color for white balancing
Deinterlacing
Auto-rotate
Fade in/out audio and fade video from and to black with easy-to-use fader controls on timeline
Video wipe transitions:
bar, barn door, box, clock (radial), diagonal, iris, matrix, and custom gradient image
Track compositing/blending modes:
Over, Add, Saturate, Multiply, Screen, Overlay, Darken, Dodge, Burn, Hard Light, Soft Light, Difference, Exclusion, HSL Hue, HSL Saturation, HSL Color, HSL Luminosity.
Video Filters:
Alpha Channel: Adjust, Alpha Channel: View, Blur, Brightness, Chroma Key: Advanced, Chroma Key: Simple, Contrast, Color Grading, Crop, Diffusion, Glow, Invert Colors, Key Spill: Advanced, Key Spill: Simple, Mirror, Old Film: Dust, Old Film: Grain, Old Film: Projector, Old Film: Scratches, Old Film: Technocolor, Opacity, Rotate, Rutt-Etra-Izer, Saturation, Sepia Tone, Sharpen, Size and Position, Stabilize, Text, Vignette, Wave, White Balance
Speed effect for audio/video clips

Hardware Support

Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring
Leap Motion for jog/shuttle control
Webcam capture
Audio capture to system audio card
Capture (record) SDI, HDMI, webcam (V4L2), JACK audio, PulseAudio, IP stream, X11 screen, and Windows DirectShow devices
Multi-core parallel image processing (when not using GPU and frame-dropping is disabled)
DeckLink SDI keyer output
OpenGL GPU-based image processing with 16-bit floating point linear per color component

Shotcut 19.06.15 fixes:

Fixed deleting the project file if there was a save error.
Fixed reliability of Settings > Display Method > Software on Windows.
Fixed Crop: Source filter not working with Color clip.
Fixed using filters on Color Bars and other generator clips.
Fixed audio filters (Compressor, Expander, Limiter, Notch, Reverb) broken on comma for decimal.
Fixed alpha video opaque on gaps in Timeline.
Fixed Convert/Reverse if there no audio track.
Fixed Measure Video Quality broken.
Fixed saving the app directory in XML.
Fixed Alpha: Adjust > Invert checkbox on reload.
Fixed color eye-dropper (picker) error.
Fixed audio Pan filter channel resets on reload.
Fixed a crash using Mirror filter before Rotate and Scale or Size and Position.
Fixed poor reverse audio quality for mp4 and mkv options.
Fixed Simple Scroll HTML template may not scroll Up or Left completely.

Changes

Changed project file to use period for decimal point regardless of OS locale (region/language setting).
This applies to new projects only. Old projects load and run same as before including saving.
Changed Export > From to show Source instead of base file name.
Improved Export Job progress and estimated time remaining.
Changed Timeline ruler interval to 5 seconds.
Renamed video filter Circular Frame to Crop: Circle.
Renamed video filter Crop to Crop: Source.
Renamed video filter Text to Text: Simple.
Renamed video filter 3D Text to Text: 3D.
Renamed video filter Overlay HTML to Text: HTML.
Renamed video filter Blur to Blur: Box.
Renamed Reduce Noise video filter to Reduce Noise: Smart Blur.
Changed the default for Settings > Display Method back to DirectX on Windows.
Changed maximum duration of Color, Text, and Color Bars clips to 4 hours.
Added Jobs to the main toolbar.
Reordered panel buttons on main toolbar to match View menu.
Increased maximum value of Timer filter's Start Delay, Duration, and Offset to 24 hours.

New

Added View > Show Text Under Icons to menu.
Added View > Show Small Icons to menu.
Added support for alpha channel to Crop: Circle.
Added Crop: Rectangle video filter with support for alpha channel.
Added Add Keyframe button in Keyframes (only on parameters that show a curve UI).
Added Ripple All button to Timeline toolbar.
Added keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+0-9 to toggle the panels.
Added Alt 0/+/- shortcuts to adjust the zoom in Keyframes.
Added a vertical Flip video filter.
Added Blur: Exponential video filter (fast and bleeds to edges).
Added Blur: Low Pass video filter (fast and bleeds to edges).
Added Blur: Gaussian video filter (slow and bleeds to edges).
Added Reduce Noise: HQDN3D video filter.
Added Noise: Fast video filter.
Added Noise: Keyframes video filter.
Added Swedish translation.