Shotcut 20.10.31

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

What's new in Shotcut 20.10.31:

Added Invert (reverse polarity) audio filter.
Added showing the job progress in Windows taskbar button. (thanks @lolametro!)
Added converting Text: HTML filters to Text: Rich.
This does not retain full fidelity, but hopefully it retains the text.
Added using the H.264 hardware encoder if HEVC not available when Proxy > Use Hardware Encoder is on.
Added Scroll to Playhead on Zoom option to Timeline menu.
Added ability to change position in Size, Position & Rotate by dragging anywhere inside the rectangle while also holding Shift.
Added rectangle VUI help tips for various video filters.
Added Size, Position & Rotate > Zoom now works in any Size mode!
Added Scroll to Playhead on Zoom to Keyframes menu!
Added keyboard shortcut for Center the Playhead: Ctrl+Shift+P.
Added keyboard shortcut for Scroll to Playhead on Zoom: Ctrl+Alt+P.
Added keyboard shortcut for rich text editor Paste Text Only: Ctr+Shift+V
Added common preset resolutions and aspect ratios to the Add Custom Video Mode dialog.

Changes

Improved Text: Rich filter export on Windows and Linux when display scale is fractional (e.g. 150%).
Improved the performance of the Fade In Video, Fade Out Video, and Brightness filters on multicore systems.
Improved image quality when using Size, Position & Rotate.
Changed Export > Codec > Dual pass to not write a video file for the first pass.

Fixes

Fixed time rulers hiding on vertical scroll in Timeline and Keyframes (regression in v20.09).
Fixed Crop: Rectangle > Corner radius not exactly the same as in version 20.07 (regression in v20.09).
Fixed a compatibility issue for some systems by downgrading FFmpeg to version 4.2 (regression in v20.09).
Improved the Timeline scrolling speed and smoothness (regression in v20.09).
Fixed Blur: Pad incorrect after splitting clip.
Fixed moving the cursor in filter fields may move playhead.
Fixed Filters allowed pasting filters when nothing selected.
Fixed saving projects to Dropbox on Windows leaves temporary files.
Fixed saving the current stock layout when switching to a custom layout.
Fixed progress dialog appears over the convert variable frame rate dialog when dragging to Timeline.
Fixed dropping file with comma in its name to Timeline.
Fixed delete keyframe button in Keyframes may remove keyframe for another parameter.
Fixed convert dialog for variable frame rate never appears if dragged directly to non-empty playlist or timeline.