Shotcut 21.06.29

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

What's new in Shotcut 21.06.29:

Added Speed parameter to the Timer video filter.
Added keyboard shortcuts to switch between the stock layouts: Alt+1 through 6.
Added Import button to Playlist. (Thanks, @hbtalha!)
Added an Apply button next to Properties > Speed to improve workflow when using mouse wheel.

Fixes new bugs (in version 21.05.01/18):

Fixed playback may hang when playing different Playlist items.
Fixed alpha presets in Export.
Fixed a possible crash when changing Settings > Preview Scaling.
Fixed a possible crash when using Crop: Source and Size, Position & Rotate filters on the same clip.
Fixed Size, Position & Rotate filters not reloading.
Fixed reloading Keyframes for a filter on Output.
Fixed changing Properties > Color Range for a clip in the Source player.
Fixed playhead moves to the beginning of the Timeline when dragging an image from Source.
Fixed a proxy may used instead of the original when dropping from file manager to Timeline.
Fixed Fade In/Out on Timeline may add filters in wrong order.
Fixed a crash trying to make thumbnail for an invalid playlist item when loading a project.
Fixed Playlist > Play After Open not working.
Fixed missing proxies not generated for an opened project when Settings > Proxy > Use Proxy turned on.
Fixed File > Export EDL creates empty file.

Old Bugs

Fixed Center bias in Crop: Source filter.
Fixed a crash using Mask: From File and Size, Position & Rotate filters on the same color clip.
Fixed the Export > H.264 High Profile preset was producing main profile on NVIDIA.
Fixed a crash when using Paste after a File > Close or File > New.
Fixed a Project name with a slash is accepted but fails.
Fixed a possible crash when changing Settings > Theme.
Fixed Mask: Simple Shape moves when deleting all keyframes: no longer allowed to delete the last keyframe; use the keyframe toggle button in the parameters area of Filters.
Fixed maintaining the image center when reset Size, Position & Rotate > Zoom.
Improved using the mouse wheel to zoom in Size, Position & Rotate filter.
Improved the range of the new Zoom keyframe values when keyframes are changed or removed.
Fixed custom Export preset may load with incorrect frame rate.
Fixed Playlist > Replace may replaced with timeline and appear as and cause a crash if the Project
player it active.
Fixed inconsistent handling of keyframes when splitting a trimming a clip.
Fixed high CPU usage and a long wait after multiple Stabilize analysis jobs.
Fixed a crash when a Stabilize analysis (.stab) file fails to open.
Fixed a crash when Stabilize > Accuracy is 9 or higher.
Fixed remembering the last-opened folder when choosing Properties > Video > Custom... for a transition with video filter Mask: From File > File > Custom....