Overview of Shotcut Video Editor
Shotcut is a versatile and open-source video editing software that works seamlessly across Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. This free tool stands out due to its robust features, which allow native timeline editing without the need for prior import. Users benefit from comprehensive format support, Blackmagic Design input, and preview monitoring capabilities, alongside impressive 4K resolution editing options.
Editing Capabilities
- Trim clips using the source player or timeline with ripple functionality.
- Effortlessly manage timeline edits with options for appending, inserting, overwriting, lifting, and ripple deleting.
- Utilize 3-point editing for precision tasks.
- Control track visibility, muting, and locking with user-friendly features.
- Access a multitrack timeline enhanced with thumbnails and waveforms.
- Engage in unlimited undo and redo actions with a history view for playlist alterations.
- Create, edit, save, and stream projects in the MLT XML format with auto-save functions.
- Import and export trimmed clips as MLT XML files.
- Drag and drop files directly from the file manager for easy importing.
- Utilize scrubbing tools and transport controls to streamline editing.
Video Effects and Filters
- Compositing capabilities across multiple video tracks.
- Utilize HTML5 as a video source and apply various filters, excluding audio and video.
- Adjust color with a 3-way color wheel (shadows, mids, highlights) for effective grading and correction.
- Employ an eye dropper for accurate white balancing of neutral colors.
- Features for deinterlacing and automatic rotation.
- Easily perform fade in/out audio transitions and video fades to/from black with simple timeline control.
- Choose from an array of video wipe transitions including types like bar, clock, and custom gradients.
- Utilize various track compositing and blending modes such as Multiply, Screen, Overlay, and many more.
- Apply diverse video filters including adjustments for blur, brightness, contrast, and chroma key effects.
- Speed effects can be applied to both audio and video clips.
Hardware Compatibility
- Support for Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI input for enhanced monitoring.
- Leap Motion compatibility for jog/shuttle control.
- Direct webcam and audio capture capabilities to improve production quality.
- Record from various devices including SDI, HDMI, and X11 screens.
- Advanced multi-core parallel image processing ensures high performance even without a GPU.
- Supports OpenGL GPU-based image processing for 16-bit floating-point precision per color component.
Latest Updates: Shotcut 25.07.07 Beta Changelog
- Resolved issues with converting 10-bit full to limited range (fixed from v25.01).
- Corrected audio muted channels for Balance and Pan when audio channels exceed two.
- Fixed hardware encoder exports issues with H.264 on macOS 15.
- Improved properties conversion for iPhone 16 Pro videos using Ambisonic audio.
- Addressed a single frame fade-out filter issue leading to unexpected results.
- Enabled project repair while using proxy settings.
- Enhanced Mask: Apply functionality with multiple simple shape options.
- Introduced Whisper.cpp model downloader for Speech to Text features.
- Reduced download size by omitting certain pre-included models.
- Enhanced the Copy Channel audio filter to support four channels.
- Boosted the Balance audio filter with fader and surround balance for multi-channel setups.
- Allowed waveform peak line adjustment for gain modifications.
- Added new settings for timeline clip gain and volume adjustments.
- Default audio/video duration settings in Slideshow Generator set to 4 hours.
- Enabled scrubbing while dragging for timeline trimming.
- Facilitated rolling edits or trims on the timeline.
- Improved capabilities for ripple trimming and adjustments with modifier keys.
- Expanded language support to include French (Canadian) and Lithuanian.
- Changed the default audio rate control for various formats to Average Bitrate.
Audio Filter Enhancements
Added channel toggle buttons for several audio filters, particularly useful for surround sound projects:
- Band Pass
- Compressor
- Delay
- Downmix
- Equalizer: 3-Band
- Equalizer: 15-Band
- Equalizer: Parametric
- Expander
- Gain/Volume
- High Pass
- Low Pass
- Limiter
- Mute
- Noise Gate
- Notch
Download and Resources
To get started with the latest version of Shotcut, you can download the following:
Download ShotCut 25.07.07 Beta | Download Portable Version | Download ARM64 Version (Approx.200.0 MB)
For additional information and resources, visit the Shotcut Home Page or explore downloads for other operating systems.
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