Shotcut
Shotcut is a free and open-source cross-platform video editing application for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Started in 2011 by Dan Dennedy, Shotcut is developed on the MLT Multimedia Framework,[3] in development since 2004 by the same author.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
Features listed on website as of Version 15.08:[8]
- 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: Alpha Channel (View and Adjust), Blur, Chroma Key (Simple and Advanced), Color Grading, Crop, Diffusion, Glow, Invert Colors, Key Spill (Simple and Advanced), 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
- Speed control for an audio/video clip.
- Chroma keying (aka greenscreening)
- 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, Slovak (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
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