Shotcut 24.01.28

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 24.01.28 changelog:

New Stuff

Added Player > Loop (\) and Player > Set Loop Range to the menu and player controls.
Added Timeline > Selection > Group/Ungroup (Ctrl+G, command+G on macOS).
This is basically a saved multi-selection system. So, the operations it supports are all those available for multiple selection. That does not include trim, Filters, or Properties at this time.
Added support for multiple selection to Split At Playhead.
Added Timeline > Edit > Split All Tracks At Playhead (Shift+S).
Added Edit > Undo and Redo support for adding, removing, changing, and disabling Filters.
Added Timeline > Edit > Nudge Forward (.) and Nudge Backward (,).
Added Pause and Resume to the context menu in Jobs.
Added Settings > Backup with options for:
Manually
Hourly
Daily (default)
Weekly
This creates a backup of the current project file in a manner similar to File > Backup and Save except it is automatic now unless Manually is chosen.
Added File > Other Versions submenu that tries to find similarly-named project files in the same folder create by Shotcut backup or recovery mechanisms.
Added Settings > Player > Audio API on Linux and Windows.
Basically, this makes the --SDL_AUDIODRIVER command line option available in the Settings menu.
Added a Previous button to View > Application Log dialog that goes to the log file created by the previous app session.
Now, on startup, Shotcut makes a backup of shotcut-log.txt to shotcut-log.bak.
Added a Copy button to all text viewer dialogs that does the same thing that the non-obvious Select All and Copy actions in the context menu.

Fixes and Changes

Fixed a possible crash when opening project.
Fixed a crash in Playlist > menu > Add Selected to Slidewhow when something is playing.
Fixed a possible crash in Timeline > Split or trim actions if the clip has certain filters with keyframes.
Fixed some bugs in Undo after moving clips on the Timeline.
Fixed sometimes (25 fps) frames are dropped and others repeated in Export on macOS.
Fixed proxy generation failing with NVENC if Settings > Proxy > Use Hardware Encoder is on.
Fixed proxy generation failing for videos with full range color on macOS with Settings > Proxy > Use Hardware Encoder turned on.
Fixed 10-bit Export with NVENC (NVIDIA) encoders.
Fixed Layers > New > Emoji is disabled in Glaxnimate on Windows.
Fixed distort mode in Size & Position GPU filter.
Fixed zombie values in Time Remap filter while working with keyframes.
Fixed saving B frames in custom Export preset with hardware encoder.
Fixed toggling Export > Use hardware encoder resets all options to defaults.
Fixed Export > Each Playlist Item > Directory incorrectly shows a filename.
Fixed intermittent crash moving a clip on the Timeline.
Fixed Playlist > Select All and Remove All are disabled until selection changes.
Fixed some filter parameters' sliders may overflow using new keyframe easings that over- or under-shoot.
Changed the name of the Declick time filter to Declick Audio.
Changed the player controls to automatically adapt to 2 rows so the In Point and Selected Duration show more reliably.
Changed the low memory warning dialog to automatically close itself when the free memory becomes high enough.
Changed the low memory detection to automatically pause and resume a currently running job as the free memory becomes too low and then high enough again.
Changed Timeline > Detach Audio to automatically create a group.
Changed the Jobs log viewer to automatically and scroll to the end if it is left open while a job is running.
Changed the Slideshow Generator to remember all options.
Changed the splitter between UI panels to be easier to find and grab to drag.