Shotcut 24.04.28

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 24.04.28 changelog:

Enhancements

Added Ambisonic Encoder audio filter.
Added View > Scopes > Audio Vector.
Added View > Scopes > Audio Surround.
Added Settings > Time Format to affect everywhere that timecode is displayed or editable.
Added a indication to the on-video control for the Ambisonic Decoder audio filter.
Added Edit > Undo and Redo support for adding, removing, and changing Keyframes (work in progress) for the following filters:
Fade In Audio
Fade Out Audio
Gain / Volume
Brightness
Color Grading
Contrast
Fade In Video
Fade Out Video
Text: Rich
Size, Position & Rotate
White Balance
Added Apply Copied Filters to Timeline > menu > Edit and context menu that works with multiple selected clips.
Upgraded MLT to version 7.24.0.

Fixes

Fixed crash if the Keyframes panel is in a tab group along with Filters.
Fixed Elastic Scale video filter can distort with preview scaling.
Fixed dropping incompatible video file may not prompt conversion.
Fixed color in Properties > Convert > Best if input video is BT.709 without signaling.
Some fixes for Settings > Audio Channels > 4 (quad).
Fixed changes in Filters cannot after moving the clip on the Timeline.
Fixed Zoom Timeline to Fit sometimes incorrect.
Fixed batch analysis for Stabilize video filter on export with project folder.

Download: Shotcut Shotcut 24.04.28 (64-bit) | Portable | ~150.0 MB (Open Source)
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