Shotcut 23.11, a free, open-source, and cross-platform video editing software developed in Qt, has been released today. This major update introduces several new features and extensive improvements.
Some of the main features provided by Shotcut 23.11 include compatibility with the NVIDIA AV1 (av1_nvenc) hardware encoder for Linux and Windows systems, and the introduction of easing for keyframes, which encompasses Ease In, Ease Out, and Ease In/Out, complete with various acceleration degrees and strategies such as elastic and bounce.
“This also changes the appearance of keyframes in the timeline view of Keyframes to make it more clear where the behavior applies – between keyframes,” the developers detailed. “When contemplating “in” or “out”, within Shotcut “in” denotes the commencement of something – a clip, filter, or parameter between keyframes. And “out” corresponds to the conclusion of something.”
A new Track Auto Fade Video filter has also been implemented in Shotcut 23.11. You can utilize this feature on video tracks to create a dip to black (or any other color), or regulate the opacity for overlays for each clip which allows for fade in and out effects.
There are several new options in this release, such as “Opacity” in the GPS Text, Text: Simple, and Timer filters, “Rectangle Select” in Timeline for rectangular selection of clips, “View Bitrate” in Properties to view a clip’s bitrate, “Automatically Add Tracks” in Timeline to automatically add tracks to a timeline, and “Glow Intensity” in Filters > Set to mix a filtered output with the input in order to reduce it.
Furthermore, Shotcut 23.11 brings back the “Split at Playhead” option to the timeline clip context menu, changes the “Save” option in the low memory dialog to perform a backup and save the project to prevent it from breaking, adds a button in Filters to save a filter set, and updates the “Copy checked filters” button to no longer show a dialog.
Last but not least, this release updates the Codec and Audio options in Export to disable some options when a lossless-only or an intra-only codec is selected, updates the Smooth keyframe type to avoid overshoots and cusps, improves the performance of the Zoom feature in Timeline, and adds a Crop: Rectangle > Apply to Source button, which will only appear when the aspect ratio of the source media matches the project’s video mode.
Several bugs have been resolved in Shotcut to enhance current functionality, such as the H.264 high-profile YouTube export preset with certain hardware encoders and AMD (AMF) quality options in saved Export presets. For more detailed information, visit the changelog for the release.
Shotcut 23.11 is now available for download from the official website either as an AppImage or as a Flatpak application, which you can run or install from Flathub on virtually any GNU/Linux distribution.
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