Shotcut 24.04.28

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)
View: Shotcut Home Page | Other Operating Systems

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