Shotcut20.09.27

Name: Shotcut
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)

28 September 2020

Free open-source video editor.

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Overview

Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor.

Features:

supports oodles of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg (or libav as-built)
supports many image formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF, as well as image sequences
no import required - native editing
frame-accurate seeking for many formats
multi-format timeline: mix and match resolutions and frame rates within a project
network stream playback (HTTP, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, MMS, UDP)
frei0r video generator plugins (e.g., color bars and plasma)
Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring
JACK transport sync
deinterlacing
detailed media properties panel
recent files panel
drag-and-drop files from file manager
save and load trimmed clip as MLT XML file
load and play complex MLT XML file as a clip
audio signal level meter
volume control
scrubbing and transport control
flexible UI through dock-able panels
encode/transcode to a variety of formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg (or libav as-built)
capture (record) SDI, HDMI, webcam (V4L2), JACK, PulseAudio, IP streams, X11 screen
stream (encode to IP) files and any capture source
batch encoding with job control
create, play, edit, save, load, encode, and stream MLT XML playlists
unlimited undo and redo for playlist edits including a history view
connect to Melted servers over MVCP TCP protocol
control the transport playback of Melted units
edit Melted playlists including suport for undo/redo
OpenGL GPU-based image processing
multi-core parallel image processing when not using GPU (and frame-dropping is disabled)
video filters: blur, color grading, crop, glow, mirror, saturation, sharpen
3-way (shadows, mids, highlights) color wheels for color correction and grading
eye dropper tool to pick neutral color for white balancing
translated to Spanish, French, Czech, and German

What's new in Shotcut

Version 20.09.27:

Fixed:

File dialogs in various filters not openening on macOS (regression in v20.09.13).
Setting color alpha (opacity) to 0 in Open Other > Color and Open Other > Text (regression in v20.09.13).
A possible crash when using Center bias in the Crop: Source filter (regression in v20.09.13).
Incorrect font size in Text: Rich filter in export on Windows when the system Settings > Display > Scale
and layout > 100% (High DPI).
Text: Rich filter when Export > Video > Parallel processing is on.
Text: Rich > Preset > Scroll Up/Down when the background is not transparent.
The actual workspace layout may not match the currently selected layout when restarting after a crash.
Filters and Keyframes broken on Source clip after changing Settings > Video Mode.

Added:

Collpase & expand buttons to the Text: Rich editor's toolbar.
Overflow parameter to the Text: Rich filter.
Paste Text Only to the Text: Rich editor's menu.
A Lower Third preset to Text: Rich.

23 Reviews of Shotcut

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The App does what it needs to, but it is not as intuitive as other video packages. But those packages cost money. So, if you’re willing to learn a less Mac-like way of operating when selecting ranges, etc. , you’ll probably be very happy with the plethora of control you have over exported files. The UI knocks off a full star and a half, but if you don’t care about the UI, it’d rate a 5.

(2)

The following statement in your overview is no longer true, so you might think about removing it: "Note: Since the application is not signed, you need to Control-click the app icon and choose Open from the context menu the first time you run it."

(1)

Derekcurrie

01 June 2018

Version: 18.05

Note that the currently downloading version is 18.05.08, released May 8, 2018.

For those who, like me, are interested in, earlier versions are no longer available at: http://www.shotcut.org/bin/view/Shotcut/OlderBuildsOSX They are available at: https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/releases By the way, there you can follow all the advancements of the project. You're served!

(3)

This editor is good enough. It is free but it does everything I need in video editing and the process is simple. I also like it is cross-platform so I can use it on both my machines, Mac and Windows which is very convenient for me. A lot of features are available.

Mcr

23 February 2016

Version: 16.02.01

Note to Developer:
on the home page it says requirements for OS X is 10.8+. On this MacUpdate page it still says 10.6 or later.

It appears Shotcut is using the Qt version 5 framework. For all those with OS X 10.6, note that Qt 5 is no longer tested against 10.6.
http://doc.qt.io/QtSupportedPlatforms/index.html#qt-5-4
And in case some of you don't know, by 'Qt' , does NOT mean QuickTime, it means the Qt development framework that allows you to write programs using the same code that will run on OS X, Windows and Linux. Calibre is a well known, widely used app you may have heard of that also is built using Qt.

A bit of a steep learning curve for someone who's not an expert on video editing tools but amazingly powerful and full featured for a free app (but donations are possible - mine will be on its way very soon!) Thanks to the dev for all his hard work...

(0)

I've searched for a software to edit .TS files recorded on my sat receiver for quite some time now. I used to convert it into some editable format using handbrake, then edit out start, end and commercials and finally convert it into MPEG/H.264 or the likes. I also tried Wondershare software which was a rather disappointing experience. Then I stumbled on this piece of software and it just does it for me. It imports .TS files via Finder mounted share off of my sat receiver just fine. I can frame-exact place in and out-markers, add sections to the timeline or the playlist then finally export to a couple dozen video output formats. Okay, the UI could be a bit more simple especially the selection of encoding codecs but other than that this is a truly fine piece of software. @Developer: Thank you very much for the work and effort you've put into this software! I really do appreciate it.