Shotcut

Shotcut is a free and open-source cross-platform video editing app for Windows, OS X, and Linux.

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Description

Started in 2011 by Dan Dennedy, Shotcut is developed on the MLT Multimedia Framework,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in development since 2004 by the same author.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Shotcut features

Shotcut supports many video, audio, and image formats via FFmpeg and screen, webcam, and audio capture. It uses a timeline for non-linear video editing of multiple tracks that may be composed of various file formats. Scrubbing and transport control are assisted by OpenGL GPU-based processing and a number of video and audio filters are available.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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• supports many audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg
• supports many image formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF as well as image sequences
• no import required, as native editing is supported
• frame-accurate seeking for many formats
• multi-format timeline: mix and match resolutions and frame rates within a project
• screen capture (Linux only) including background capture to capture a Shotcut session
• webcam capture (Linux and Windows only)
• audio capture (Linux and Windows only: PulseAudio, JACK, ALSA, or DirectShow)
• 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 with search
• drag-n-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 scopes: peak meter, waveform, spectrum analyzer
• volume control
• scrubbing and transport control
• flexible UI through dock-able panels
• encode/transcode to a variety of formats and codecs via FFmpeg (or libav as-built)
• capture (record) SDI, HDMI, webcam (V4L2), JACK audio, PulseAudio, IP stream, X11 screen, and Windows DirectShow devices
• stream (encode to IP) files and any capture source
• batch encoding with job control
• create, play, edit, save, load, encode, and stream MLT XML projects (with auto-save)
• 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 support for undo/redo
• OpenGL GPU-based image processing with 16-bit floating point linear per color component
• multi-core parallel image processing (when not using GPU and frame-dropping is disabled)
• Video filters: Blur, Color Grading, Crop, Diffusion, Glow, Invert Colors, Mirror, Old Film: Dust, Old Film: Grain, Old Film: Projector, Old Film: Scratches, Old Film: Technocolor, Opacity, Rotate, Saturation, Sepia Tone, Sharpen, Size and Position, Stabilize, Text, Vignette, Wave, White Balance
• Audio filters: Balance, Bass & Treble, Band Pass, Compressor, Copy Channel, Delay, Downmix, Expander, Gain, High Pass, Limiter, Low Pass, Normlize, Notch, Pan, Reverb, Swap Channels
• Balance, Bass & Treble, Band Pass, Compressor, Copy Channel, Delay, Downmix, Expander, Gain, High Pass, Limiter, Low Pass, Normlize, Notch, Pan, Reverb, Swap Channels
• 3-way (shadows, mids, highlights) color wheels for color correction and grading
• eye dropper tool to pick neutral color for white balancing
• UI translations: Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish (not all 100%, but you can help)
• HTML5 (sans audio and video) as video source and filters
• Leap Motion for jog/shuttle control
• DeckLink SDI keyer output
• 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%
• multitrack timeline with thumbnails and waveforms
• thumbnail and waveform caching between sessions
• audio mixing across all tracks
• video compositing across video tracks
• trimming (on timeline)
• append, insert, overwrite, lift, and delete (ripple) editing on the timeline
• 3-point editing
• hide, mute, and lock track controls
• external monitoring on an extra system display/monitor
• 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
• video wipe transitions: bar, barn door, box, clock (radial), diagonal, iris, matrix, and custom gradient image
• video quality measurement (PSNR and SSIM)
• support for 4K resolutions

See also

• List of video editing software
• Comparison of video editing software
• Non-linear editing system

External links

• [ Shotcut] @ Wikipedia
• Official website