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Shotcut

Name: Shotcut
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)

20.02.17

18 February 2020

Free open-source video editor.

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Overview

Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editing software for Mac

Features:

Video editor 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

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.

What's new in Shotcut

Version 20.02.17:

Fixes:

Dropping multiple files to Playlist in a new project (broken in v19.12.31)
Some broken keyboard shortcuts in the Turkish translation
Fixed Properties > Speed not working after a project file repair
Clip selection after Insert Track or Remove Track
Fixed Playlist > Add Selected to Timeline creates corrupt clips (broken in v19.12.31)
Fixed Settings > Display Method > Software (Mesa) on Windows (broken in v19.12.31)
Creating a Project folder with leading or trailing spaces
Saving the length property in MLT XML as a time value independent of frame rate
Starting Text: Simple video filter with "@" shows "0"
Seeking previous & next on the first track in Keyframes where you trim a filter or use simple keyframes
An unexpected transition is created when moving a clip rightward adjacent to the next clip in Timeline (regression in v19.12.16)
Drag-n-drop from Source player to Timeline left player in an inconsistent state (broken in v19.09.14)
An inconsistent colorspace conversion when accessing a cached image
Fixed Playlist > Copy followed by a change in Properties incorrectly changes the playlist item
Clicking on the rectangle control may change its size
Using the LUT (3D) filter with file with extended characters in its file path on Windows
A crash when using a transition on every track at the same time

Changes:

Improved the reliability of Timeline > Select None
Changed Timeline > Master > Properties > Frame rate to show 6 decimal digits
Reduced the latency of scrubbing (regression in v19.12.31)
Changed the video-overlay rectangle control used in some filters to allow changing the position by dragging from anywhere inside the rectangle
To enable, one must first double-click the center circle to put it into a positioning-locked mode. Otherwise, you would be prevented from dragging the clip out of the Source player
Changed the Filters panel on macOS to prevent floating to avoid a frequently reported problem of the Filters window appearing blank/black
Changed Timeline > clip context menu > Detach Audio to not seek afterwards
Improved mouse wheel and trackpad behavior in Timeline
Now, you do not need to ensure the mouse pointer is over a clip, speed is reduced, and zoom keeps focal point in view. The new zoom behavior does not apply when using the option Center the Playhead in the timeline menu
Upgraded MLT to version 6.20.0 and WebVfx to version 1.2.0

New:

Added Settings > Preview Scaling!
This reduces the resolution for rendering effects for preview within the app, but there may be added a fair cost to the CPU for down-scaling sources to the preview resolution. Thus, this will be more beneficial when low resolution proxies are created, which is planned for version 20.04 in April
Please understand that preview scaling will not always provide perfect fidelity. Some differences are unavoidable especially where blur, softness, and noise are concerned
Some filters may not support preview scaling and will process at full project resolution:

Choppy
Rutt-Etra-Izer
Stabilize
Text: HTML > Blank with Web Animations
Text: HTML > Simple Scroll
Text: HTML > Two Column Scroll

Added Export > Advanced > Video >Use preview scaling
This is intended to provide a faster export for draft review. You should leave the export resolution set to the project resolution unless your preset or video codec dictates a resolution
Added Views > Scopes > Video Vector
Note that the graticule on this is non-traditional, inspired by Alexis Van Hurkman
Added Filters > Audio > Pitch
This is handy when changing the speed of a clip anywhere from 4.0x - 0.25x
Added the ability to rename clips in Properties by clicking into the header where the name is displayed
Added support for using a video clip in Transition Properties > Video
This is handy to use with @jonray's matte transitions
Added a few more export presets: