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ShotCut 25.05

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

ShotCut 25.05.11 changelog:

New Features

  • Added Alpha Strobe video filter.
  • Added Freeze Frame to Timeline.
  • Added File > Rereun Filter Analysis.
  • Added adjustable track headers width to Timeline.
  • Added an item count to Playlist.
  • Added File > New submenu with items for Project and generators.
  • Added Add Generator to Timeline toolbar.
  • Changed the Convert to Edit-friendly dialog to make it obvious that "better" and "best" options create very large files.
  • Added Settings > Preview Scaling > 1080p. (This was added primarily for use with DeckLink SDI/HDMI external monitoring.)
  • Added Settings > Player > External Monitor > DeckLink Gamma with SDR and HLG HDR options.
  • Added HLG color transfer/gamma to GPU Effects. HDR is not ready to announce; these are just some pieces.

Improvements

  • Improved compositing in Obscure With Blur, Obscure With Mosaic, and Mask: Apply. Now, they are better at concealing details.
  • Moved the Files > Go Up button to top left to be more like OS file browsers.
  • Upgraded dependencies:
  • Qt 6.8.3
  • MLT 7.32.0
  • Rubberband 4.0
  • SVT-AV1 3.0

Fixes

  • Fixed ability to select or drag short Timeline clips (broke in v25.03).
  • Fixed Text: Rich scroll presets (broke in v25.03).
  • Fixed may crash in Files dock on startup (broke in v25.01).
  • Fixed possible crash when selecting a track head.
  • Fixed Filters > Copy Current/All ignores disabled filters.
  • Fixed Speed time filters reset when they are reloaded in the UI.
  • Fixed generating proxy for videos with BT.2020 color space.
  • Fixed Fade Out Audio in a filter set.
  • Fixed Timeline > Record Audio is distorted on macOS.
  • Fixed SDI/HDMI capture/monitor not working with recent Blackmagic Design drivers.
  • Fixed Center/LFE channels swapped in 5.1 sound output in DeckLink SDI/HDMI external monitor.
  • Fixed adding media with unknown or very long duration (for example, more than 7 days). Now, it prompts for the duration.