Shotcut FREE Open-Source Video Editor

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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.




Fixes:
 

• Fixed deleting the project file if there was a save error.
  
• Fixed reliability of Settings > Display Method > Software on Windows.
  
• Fixed Crop: Source filter not working with Color clip.
  
• Fixed using filters on Color Bars and other generator clips.
  
• Fixed audio filters (Compressor, Expander, Limiter, Notch, Reverb) broken on comma for decimal.
  
• Fixed alpha video opaque on gaps in Timeline.
  
• Fixed Convert/Reverse if there no audio track.
  
• Fixed Measure Video Quality broken.
  
• Fixed saving the app directory in XML.
  
• Fixed Alpha: Adjust > Invert checkbox on reload.
  
• Fixed color eye-dropper (picker) error.
  
• Fixed audio Pan filter channel resets on reload.
  
• Fixed a crash using Mirror filter before Rotate and Scale or Size and Position.
  
• Fixed poor reverse audio quality for mp4 and mkv options.
  
• Fixed Simple Scroll HTML template may not scroll Up or Left completely.
  

Changes
 

• Changed project file to use period for decimal point regardless of OS locale (region/language setting).
  
• This applies to new projects only. Old projects load and run same as before including saving.
  
• Changed Export > From to show Source instead of base file name.
  
• Improved Export Job progress and estimated time remaining.
  
• Changed Timeline ruler interval to 5 seconds.
  
• Renamed video filter Circular Frame to Crop: Circle.
  
• Renamed video filter Crop to Crop: Source.
  
• Renamed video filter Text to Text: Simple.
  
• Renamed video filter 3D Text to Text: 3D.
  
• Renamed video filter Overlay HTML to Text: HTML.
  
• Renamed video filter Blur to Blur: Box.
  
• Renamed Reduce Noise video filter to Reduce Noise: Smart Blur.
  
• Changed the default for Settings > Display Method back to DirectX on Windows.
  
• Changed maximum duration of Color, Text, and Color Bars clips to 4 hours.
  
• Added Jobs to the main toolbar.
  
• Reordered panel buttons on main toolbar to match View menu.
  
• Increased maximum value of Timer filter's Start Delay, Duration, and Offset to 24 hours.
  

New
 

• Added View > Show Text Under Icons to menu.
  
• Added View > Show Small Icons to menu.
  
• Added support for alpha channel to Crop: Circle.
  
• Added Crop: Rectangle video filter with support for alpha channel.
  
• Added Add Keyframe button in Keyframes (only on parameters that show a curve UI).
  
• Added Ripple All button to Timeline toolbar.
  
• Added keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+0-9 to toggle the panels.
  
• Added Alt 0/+/- shortcuts to adjust the zoom in Keyframes.
  
• Added a vertical Flip video filter.
  
• Added Blur: Exponential video filter (fast and bleeds to edges).
  
• Added Blur: Low Pass video filter (fast and bleeds to edges).
  
• Added Blur: Gaussian video filter (slow and bleeds to edges).
  
• Added Reduce Noise: HQDN3D video filter.
  
• Added Noise: Fast video filter.
  
• Added Noise: Keyframes video filter.
  
• Added Swedish translation.
  

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Shotcut 19.07.15 (15-July-2019)

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.



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Changelog:
 

• Changed Average Bitrate for libopus audio codec to set vbr to constrained.
  
• Changed Crop: Source to use the source clip's resolution as maximum for parameters.
  
• Changed the Convert to Edit-friendly and Reverse "better" option from ProRes to DNxHR, which is faster.
  
• Changed the Convert to Edit-friendly and Reverse "best" option from FFV1 to Ut Video, which is faster.
  
• Improved full range handling in Convert to Edit-friendly and Reverse by respecting an override in Properties > Color Range.
  
• Improved detection of full range color in video clips.
  
• Changed ripple move on the Timeline to push the clips when the drop zone is a gap.
  
• Added " - Converted" into the suggested file name when using Properties > Convert to Edit-friendly...
  

New
 

• Added a status message at the start of opening a project.
  
• Added a drop-down of common frame rates to Export and Custom Video Mode.
  
• Added a dialog to ask if the standard, fractional frame rate was intended in Export and Custom Video Mode.
  
• Added a HD 1080p 50 fps video mode.
  

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Shotcut 20.11.25



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.
 

Shotcut 20.11.25 changes:
 

• Fixed running on macOS 11.0 Big Sur.
  
• Fixed Properties > Reverse job always fails (broke in v20.10).
  
• Fixed dropping multiple files to Timeline (broke in v20.10).
  
• Fixed Timeline, Keyframes, and Text: Rich editor menus and drop-downs in all filters not showing on systems with multiple monitors (broke in v20.10).
  
• Fixed drop-downs in all filters not showing the correct value when the filter is reselected (broke in v20.10).
  
• Fixed appearance of Settings > Theme > Sysytem on Windows and macOS (broke in v20.10).
  
• Fixed text looks too big in Windows with display scale 150% (regression in v20.10).
  
• Fixed Size, Position & Rotate filter when a size value becomes 0, possibly while editing the field (broke in v20.10).
  
• Fixed some library dependencies not bundled in Linux (broke in v20.10).
  
• Fixed Size, Position & Rotate distorting the aspect ratio when image width or height > 16000 (broke in v20.10).
  
• Fixed bad performance regression and high memory usage when automatically scrolling timeline during playback (regression in v20.09).
  
• Reduced memory usage on systems with more than 8 CPU threads.
  
• Fixed high memory usage when increase Properties > Speed large amount with Pitch Compensation on.
  
• Fixed showing the convert dialog twice when dropping files to Timeline.
  
• Fixed Size, Position & Rotate filter behavior in generated slideshow.
  
• Fixed hiding a filter's VUI when the playhead is not over the filtered clip.
  
• Fixed a possible crash when audio waveforms are updated in the background.
  
• Fixed simple keyframes for Stretch X & Y parameters of Corner Pin video filter.
  
• Fixed some of the undo buttons in the Corner Pin video filter.
  
• Fixed jagged edges on text in the Text: Rich editor.
  
• Fixed cursor disappears between some characters in the Text: Rich editor.
  
• Fixed proxy generation when video includes cover art/thumbnail.
  
• Fixed a possible crash when drag clip to empty timeline after closing a project with multiple tracks.
  

Changes
 

• Improved behavior when press enter/return in the current position timecode field.
  
• Made it is easier to choose opaque black in the color chooser dialogs.
  
• Changed numeric fields in Size, Position & Rotate and Text: Rich to require Enter, Tab, or click outside (de-focus) to apply the change. This prevents the filter going to weird or undesired sizes or positions as you enter values.
  
• Changed Text: Rich default size and postion to have a 10% margin inside the frame.
  

New
 

• Added a warning dialog when the computer is getting low on available memory.
  
• Added Properties > menu > Set Equirectangular....
  
• Added a Start Offset time parameter and Apply transform option to the 360: Stabilize video filter.
  
• Added a Show Grid option to the 360: Transform video filter as a visual aid.
  
• Added a dialog to confirm trying to add or paste filters to Timeline > Output.
  
• Added Move Up, Move Down, and Deselect buttons to Filters.
  
• Added command line option --QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY that accepts values:
  
• Round, Ceil, Floor, RoundPreferFloor, PassThrough.
  
• The default is Round except on Windows where it is RoundPreferFloor, which makes it treat 150% like 100% to reduce the UI text size.
  

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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.



Shotcut 22.04.25 changelog:

• Fixed Open Other > Audio/Video Device and Timeline > Record Audio not working on macOS.
  
• Fixed Open Other > Color Bars not appearing on macOS.
  
• Fixed Filters > Paste filters for some filters (broke in v22.03.30):
  
• Normalize: Two Pass
  
• Chroma Key: Simple
  
• Crop: Source
  
• Mask: Apply
  
• Time Remap
  
• Fixed Export > Color range > Full if resolution or frame rate were changed.
  
• Fixed Export > Codec > Rate contol > Quality-based VBR with videotoolbox_hevc on macOS.
  
• Fixed changing Export > Format does not suggest a file name extension.
  
• Fixed keyframes for Corner Pin video filter.
  
• Fixed keyframes for Rotate parameter of the Size, Position & Rotate video filter after trimming the clip.
  
• Fixed Size, Position & Rotate video filter UI incorrect for non-square pixels.
  
• Fixed running Analyze more than once in Normalize: Two Pass audio filter.
  
• Added Detected Loudness and Normalization Gain status fields to Normalize: Two Pass audio filter.
  

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