Shotcut 21.05.18

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 21.05.18 fixes:

Fixed a "requires newer version" dialog appears when opening a corrupt project.
Fixed some systems unable to load video clips by downgrading FFmpeg to version 4.2.
Fixed crash with File > Open MLT XML as Clip.
Fixed "INVALID" appears in export after Copy Timeline to Source or with old project that includes MLT XML as Clip.
Fixed many extra keyframes are created as video plays for any filter with on-video controls: Text: Simple, Text: Rich,
Timer, Audio Visualization, Size Position & Rotate, Crop: Rectangle or Cirle, Spot Remover, etc.
Fixed Settings > Use JACK Audio.
Changed export jobs to use melt-7 on Linux.
Added changing a Keyframes parameter's vertical zoom range when its value is changed.
Fixed Time Remap > Image mode reverts to Nearest when reloading the filter.
Fixed being unable to enter numeric values larger than 999 in some filters.
Fixed Crop: Source > Center bias not working with media lower resolution than the video mode.
Fixed presets with many keyframes not loading all keyframes.
Fixed Properties > Image sequence does not turn off an image's proxy resulting in a broken sequence.
Fixed the initial state of View > Full Screen on Windows.
Fixed adding a custom Export preset does not reload correctly.
Fixed the About Shotcut window title missing shows "%1" instead of "Shotcut".