Shotcut 23.06.14

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 23.06.14 changelog:

This release is mainly a collection of desirable bug fixes.

New Bugs

Fixed H.264 output when using Export > Use hardware encoder with NVIDIA (h264_nvenc).
(Note: please avoid changing Codec > B frames higher than 0.)
Fixed file dialogs in filters crash Shotcut in Linux AppImage or on KDE.
Fixed crash in Text: Rich > File > Open when choosing a text file.
Fixed crash changing Video Mode with Count generator with GPU Effects on.
Fixed crash when trying to Open MLT XML as Clip (nest project) with GPU Effects on.
Fixed loading JPEG images over 32 megapixels.
Fixed player not working if Settings > Player > External Monitor was used in a previous version.
Fixed Timeline > Replace on a clip breaks some of its video filters.
Fixed Keyframes > Add Keyframe in the Mask: Simple Shape filter.
Fixed changing Keyframe Type or a keyframe's time position in the Mask: Simple Shape filter.

Old Bugs

Fixed custom keyboard shortcuts for actions in the Timeline or Keyframes context (right-click) menu.
Fixed Properties > Copy Fill File Path uses incorrect directory separator on Windows.
Fixed chroma bleeding on some (e.g. Ut Video) interlaced 4:2:0 files.

Improvements