Shotcut 21.10.31

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

Shotcut 21.10.31 changelog:

Fixed export to MP4 or MOV may not give constant frame rate (broke in v21.09.20).
Fixed Properties > Speed with GoPro .LRV proxy file (broke in v21.09.20).
Fixed Export > Reset did not deselect a preset.
Changed Ctrl+Shift+V in Text: Simple to paste.
Changed the color of an alert vs. the proxy/preview-scaling status messages.
Increased the time for some messages, and added the ability to click a message to dismiss it.
Upgraded FFmpeg to version 4.4.1.
Added help message boxes to the Mask: Simple Shape, Mask: From File, and Text: Rich filters.
Added Properties > Comments for color clips.
Added a Mask: Chroma Key filter for convenience, for example secondary color correction.
Added support for multiple selected clips to the timeline Cut, Copy, Paste, Overwrite, and Append operations.
Copy exclusively uses the system clipboard in this mode and does not show in the Source player.

Added Markers to the Timeline

Click toolbar button or press M the first time to add a marker at the playhead (current position) with no dialog.
Markers appear in the time ruler/track/row at the top of the Timeline.
A marker shows a tool tip with its name and time when you hover the mouse over it.
Click a marker to seek to it.
Click toolbar button or press M when the playhead is on the exact start time of a marker to open the Edit dialog where you can change the name, color, start, and end times.
A color change is remembered for all new markers until changed.
Right-click a marker to open its context menu to Edit or Delete a marker.
Press Ctrl+Shift+M when the playhead is on the exact start start time of a marker to Delete it.
Drag a marker to move it.
Ctrl+drag (command on macOS) a marker to changes its duration (a marker with a duration longer than one
frame is also called a Range).
Export > From lists all Ranges.
Markers are saved to the project file and reloaded with the project XML in a <properties name="shotcut:markers"> element.
Marker operations support Undo and Redo.