Software » Video Editors » Shotcut 25.12.31 / 26.1 Beta

v26.1 BETA

Fixed Brightness filter with a reduced level is different when there is clip with transparency above it (broke in v25.12).
Fixed a crash in the scrub-bar on a very long playlist.
Fixed app not responding while enqueuing very many proxy jobs.
Fixed Previous/Next in Subtitles may be unreadable on some themes and OS.
Changed bulk proxy generation (when you switch Settings > Proxy > Use Proxy ON) to update clips.
(Previously, you had to turn proxy mode off and back on again to start using the proxies. That requires reloading the project each time, which was a real drag.)
Changed Timeline > Add Generator and New Generator > Add To Timeline to not seek.
This leaves the playhead over the clip it just added to facilitate preview and reduce steps.
Added converting a project between GPU & CPU.
Improved the appearance of outline on many of the text filters.
Increased the maximum resolution in Video Mode and Export to 8640 for 8K VR180 video.
Added the Blend Mode filter and track option for the Linear 10-bit GPU/CPU processing mode.
Added Settings > Preview Scaling > Use Hardware Decoder.
It defaults ON.
Obviously, it only supports codecs that your hardware supports, but it automatically falls back to software decoding.
It requires VA-API on Linux, uses Media Foundation on Windows, and uses Video Toolbox on macOS.
Do not expect to be blown away by speediness unless perhaps you are using Linear 10-bit CPU processing mode.
It does not seem to help much with seeking and scrubbing; proxies are still key for that.
It does reduce CPU usage, which is important to reduce battery usage or keep the system cooler, for example, if it is on your lap.
It is not integrated with the GPU processing mode by using so-called 0-copy.
There is still considerable overhead to transfer uncompressed video between CPU & GPU RAM, which is why this feature is coupled with preview scaling or 1080p-60fps or less video sources. Things higher than that are actually slower to transfer than software decode for most systems.
Added Export > Codec > Use hardware decoder.
It defaults OFF because it often increases the export time.
Like preview, it too can reduce CPU usage, and that may be a benefit.
(9 out of 10 software engineers recommend that you do not export your video on your lap!)
Feel free to test it and make your own conclusion about what works best for you on your system.
The option is sticky, meaning it is remembered between sessions and projects.
Added Help > What's This? to the menu and toolbar for contextual help.
Upgraded Qt to version 6.10.1 on Windows.

Wide Format Support
Support for the latest audio and video formats thanks to FFmpeg
Supports popular image formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF as well as image sequences
No import required - native timeline editing
Frame-accurate seeking for many formats
Multi-format timeline: mix and match resolutions and frame rates within a project
Webcam capture
Audio capture
Support for 4K resolutions
Network stream playback (HTTP, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, MMS, UDP)
Frei0r video generator plugins (e.g. color bars and plasma)
Color, noise, and counter generators
EDL (CMX3600 Edit Decision List) export
Export single frame as image or video as image sequence
Audio Features
Audio scopes: loudness, peak meter, waveform, spectrum analyzer
Volume control
Audio filters:
Balance, Bass & Treble, Band Pass, Compressor, Copy Channel, Delay, Downmix, Expander, Gain, High Pass, Limiter, Low Pass, Normlize: One Pass, Normalize: Two Pass, Notch, Pan, Reverb, Swap Channels
Audio mixing across all tracks
Fade in and out audio and fade video from and to black with easy-to-use fader controls on timeline
Cross-fade audio and video dissolve transitions easily by overlapping shots on the same track of the timeline
JACK transport sync
Tone generator


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, Lens Correction, 3D LUT, 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


Editing Features
Trimming on source clip player or timeline with ripple option
Easy-to-use cut, copy, and paste operations
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


Cross Platform & Codec Independent
Cross platform support: available on Windows, Linux, and macOS (OS X)
Codec independent so does not rely on system codecs
Can run as a portable app from external drive
UI translations: Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Italian, Occitan, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukranian (not all 100%, but you can help
Batch encoding with job control
Encode/transcode to a variety of formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg
Stream (encode to IP) files and any capture source
Video quality measurement (PSNR and SSIM)
Perform integrity check of an audio/video file
View detailed information about an audio/video file
Display and Monitoring
External monitoring via Blackmagic Decklink card on NTSC monitor
External monitoring on an extra system display/monitor
UI themes/skins: native-OS look and custom dark and light
Control video zoom in the player: fit viewable area (default), 50%, original (100%), and 200%
Flexible UI through dock-able panels
Detailed media properties panel
Recent files panel with search
Thumbnail and waveform caching between sessions


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, 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