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Changes for v20.04.12 - v20.06.28

  • New
  • Added Playlist > menu > Add Selected to Slideshow slideshow generator!
  • Added Settings > Proxy for videos and images. See the documentation
  • Added bigsh0t 360॰ video filters:
  • 360: Equirectangular Mask
  • 360: Equirectangular to Rectilinear
  • 360: Hemispherical to Equirectangular
  • 360: Rectilinear to Equirectangular
  • 360: Stabilize
  • 360: Transform
  • Added Open Other > Blip Flash generator.
  • Added 2 new Export presets: Slide Deck (H.264) and Slide Deck (HEVC).
  • Added a Background color parameter to the Rotate and Scale and Size and Position video filters.
  • Added Help > Topics with keyboard shortcut F1.
  • Added the ability to drag-n-drop from external file manager (Explorer, Finder) directly to Timeline.
  • Added Merge with next clip to the timeline clip context menu. This only works for clips that are from the same source and contiguous. This is not clip grouping.
  • Added returning to the original file if you Reverse a reversed clip.
  • Added Settings > Synchronization... to calibrate the Shotcut player. This works while something is currently playing to help you calibrate using a known good clip.
  • Added millisecond Format options to the Timer video filter.
  • Added Add a keyframe button to the Keyframes panel for all parameters (previously it was missing on some paramters).
  • Added the Reduce Noise: Wavelet video filter.
  • Added a context menu (right-click) to the Recent panel with a Remove action.
  • Added keyboard shortcut ; to toggle a keyframe at the playhead position.
  • Added keyboard shortcut F2 to rename a clip.
  • Added keyboard shortcut F3 to search in Recent.
  • Added keyboard shortcut F11 to toggle fullscreen.
  • Added View > Enter Full Screen on Windows, but simply maximizes due to issues with popup (dialog) windows not appearing on top.
  • Added the UI files for the bigsh0t 360 video filters.
  • Added progress dialogs in several places where time consuming activities occur that otherwise block the user interface.
  • Changes
  • Renamed Timeline > Master to Output.
  • Stop selecting Output (formerly Master) by default when opening a project.
  • Removed Settings > External Monitor > DVEO VidPort.
  • Export now sets color primaries automatically based on the Video Mode colorspace.
  • Use Qt's internal image orientation detection instead of libexif.
  • Upgraded Mesa software OpenGL in Windows build to version 19.2.7.
  • Upgraded SDL audio output library in Windows build to version 2.0.12.
  • The keyboard shortcut to open a playlist item is changed to Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Return on macOS).
  • Changed the keyboard shortcut to open the web page of keyboard shorcuts to ?.
  • Change the timeline toolbar icon for Timeline > Split to something more clear and obvious.
  • Timeline no longer shows thumbnails for video when the track height is at its lowest.
  • The Timeline toolbar button to toggle Scrub while dragging is now saved to settings.
  • Export > Video > Deinterlacer is no longer disabled when Scan mode is Interlaced (Anything that causes a change to the vertical resolution of an interlaced source is automatically deinterlaced.)
  • Deprecated the following video filters. These will be removed in the next version.
  • Rutt-Etra-Izer
  • Swirl
  • Text: 3D
  • Text: HTML
  • Added a Detect button to the Use hardware encoder > Configure dialog.
  • Memory is now released when you choose File > New, File > Close, or Export File. (Previously it would keep most of it for reuse.)
  • Improved constant quality rate control mode for Intel Quick Sync Video.
  • Changed Playlist > Sort > By Name to be case insensitive.
  • Improved the performance of image sequences.
  • Significantly improved the performance of the automatic image padding.
  • Show a project's current Video Mode as selected in the Settings menu when opened.
  • Added a timecode tooltip to the mouse pointer when over the player, Timeline, or Keyframes scrub bars.
  • Filter VUIs (video user interfaces) are now disabled when the filter is disabled.
  • Fixes
  • Fixed Open Other > Audio/Video Device on Windows with special characters in name.
  • Fixed changing Properties > Audio > Track sometimes does not work.
  • Improved A/V synchronization on speed-changed clips with Pitch Compensation or using the Pitch audio filter.
  • Fixed changing Crop: Source video filter, Right parameter on an image with odd width skews the image.
  • Fixed audio pops and clicks in a few places.
  • Improve A/V synchronization when resampling audio rate is required.
  • Fixed incorrect color when using Export > Codec > libx264rgb.
  • Fixed the clip name after using Properties > Convert or Reverse.
  • Fixed showing the waveform after undo Detach Audio.
  • Fixed Audio Tone in Timeline loses focus after change in Properties.
  • Fixed moving clip sometimes does not adjust background duration.
  • Fixed Filters, Timeline, and Keyframes responding to touch screen.
  • Fixed a crash when you use Timeline > Append, Insert, or Overwrite after choosing File > Close or File > New.
  • Fixed Backspace or Delete key in input fields sometimes delete timeline clip.
  • Fixed Timeline > Select All incorrectly includes clips on locked tracks.
  • Fixed track filter out points are changed after reopening a project.
  • Fixed the default timeline height is too short.
  • Fixed Properties > Convert ruins filters on clips that were never selected.
  • Fixed a crash when using Crop: Source > Center bias.
  • Fixed seeking to the out point in the Source player when you click to seek after the out point.
  • Fixed setting in > out or out < in in the Source player not reliably updating a playlist clip.
  • Fixed saving projects with relative paths.
  • Fixed keyframes for the Level parameter of the Opacity filter.
  • Fixed drop-framed timecode for 59.94 fps to follow a strict cadence.
  • Fixed the Reduce Noise: Smart Blur and Reduce Noise: Wavelet video filters to not overwrite the alpha channel.
  • Fixed the image quality (interpolation) of a Size and Position or Rotate and Scale filter inside of a transition.
  • Fixed loading image sequences when the sequence number in the file name does not start with 1.
  • Fixed a crash when using JACK audio and File > Open Other.
  • Fixed Export > Video not updated when open clip-only project.



Changes for v20.04.12 - v20.06 Beta

  • Fixes
  • Fixed Open Other > Audio/Video Device on Windows with special characters in name.
  • Fixed changing Properties > Audio > Track sometimes does not work.
  • Improved A/V synchronization on speed-changed clips with Pitch Compensation or using the Pitch audio filter.
  • Fixed changing Crop: Source video filter, Right parameter on an image with odd width skews the image.
  • Fixed audio pops and clicks in a few places.
  • Improve A/V synchronization when resampling audio rate is required.
  • Fixed incorrect color when using Export > Codec > libx264rgb.
  • Fixed the clip name after using Properties > Convert or Reverse.
  • Fixed showing the waveform after undo Detach Audio.
  • Fixed Audio Tone in Timeline loses focus after change in Properties.
  • Fixed moving clip sometimes does not adjust background duration.
  • Fixed Filters, Timeline, and Keyframes responding to touch screen.
  • Fixed a crash when you use Timeline > Append, Insert, or Overwrite after choosing File > Close or File > New.
  • Fixed Backspace or Delete key in input fields sometimes delete timeline clip.
  • Fixed Timeline > Select All incorrectly includes clips on locked tracks.
  • Fixed track filter out points are changed after reopening a project.
  • Fixed the default timeline height is too short.
  • Fixed Properties > Convert ruins filters on clips that were never selected.
  • Fixed a crash when using Crop: Source > Center bias.
  • Fixed seeking to the out point in the Source player when you click to seek after the out point.
  • Fixed setting in > out or out < in in the Source player not reliably updating a playlist clip.
  • Fixed saving projects with relative paths.
  • New
  • Added Playlist > menu > Add Selected to Slideshow slideshow generator!
  • Added Settings > Proxy for videos and images. See the documentation
  • Added Open Other > Blip Flash generator.
  • Added 2 new Export presets: Slide Deck (H.264) and Slide Deck (HEVC).
  • Added a Background color parameter to the Rotate and Scale and Size and Position video filters.
  • Added Help > Topics with keyboard shortcut F1.
  • Added the ability to drag-n-drop from external file manager (Explorer, Finder) directly to Timeline.
  • Added Merge with next clip to the timeline clip context menu. This only works for clips that are from the same source and contiguous. This is not clip grouping.
  • Added returning to the original file if you Reverse a reversed clip.
  • Added Settings > Synchronization... to calibrate the Shotcut player. This works while something is currently playing to help you calibrate using a known good clip.
  • Added millisecond Format options to the Timer video filter.
  • Added Add a keyframe button to the Keyframes panel for all parameters (previously it was missing on some paramters).
  • Added the Reduce Noise: Wavelet video filter.
  • Added a context menu (right-click) to the Recent panel with a Remove action.
  • Added keyboard shortcut ; to toggle a keyframe at the playhead position.
  • Added keyboard shortcut F2 to rename a clip.
  • Added keyboard shortcut F3 to search in Recent.
  • Added keyboard shortcut F11 to toggle fullscreen.
  • Added View > Enter Full Screen on Windows, but simply maximizes due to issues with popup (dialog) windows not appearing on top.
  • Added the UI files for the bigsh0t 360 video filters.
  • Added progress dialogs in several places where time consuming activities occur that otherwise block the user interface.
  • Changes
  • Removed Settings > External Monitor > DVEO VidPort.
  • Export now sets color primaries automatically based on the Video Mode colorspace.
  • Use Qt's internal image orientation detection instead of libexif.
  • Upgraded Mesa software OpenGL in Windows build to version 19.2.7.
  • Upgraded SDL audio output library in Windows build to version 2.0.12.
  • The keyboard shortcut to open a playlist item is changed to Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Return on macOS).
  • Changed the keyboard shortcut to open the web page of keyboard shorcuts to ?.
  • Change the timeline toolbar icon for Timeline > Split to something more clear and obvious.
  • Timeline no longer shows thumbnails for video when the track height is at its lowest.
  • The Timeline toolbar button to toggle Scrub while dragging is now saved to settings.
  • Export > Video > Deinterlacer is no longer disabled when Scan mode is Interlaced (Anything that causes a change to the vertical resolution of an interlaced source is automatically deinterlaced.)
  • Deprecated the following video filters. These will be removed in the next version.
  • Rutt-Etra-Izer
  • Swirl
  • Text: 3D
  • Text: HTML
  • Added a Detect button to the Use hardware encoder > Configure dialog.
  • Memory is now released when you choose File > New, File > Close, or Export File. (Previously it would keep most of it for reuse.)
  • Improved constant quality rate control mode for Intel Quick Sync Video.



Changes for v19.12.31 - v20.02.17

  • Fixes
  • Fixed dropping multiple files to Playlist in a new project (broken in v19.12.31).
  • Fixed some broken keyboard shortcuts in the Turkish translation.
  • Fixed Properties > Speed not working after a project file repair.
  • Fixed clip selection after Insert Track or Remove Track.
  • Fixed Playlist > Add Selected to Timeline creates corrupt clips (broken in v19.12.31).
  • Fixed Settings > Display Method > Software (Mesa) on Windows (broken in v19.12.31).
  • Fixed creating a Project folder with leading or trailing spaces.
  • Fixed saving the length property in MLT XML as a time value independent of frame rate.
  • Fixed starting Text: Simple video filter with "@" shows "0".
  • Fixed seeking previous & next on the first track in Keyframes where you trim a filter or use simple keyframes.
  • Fixed an unexpected transition is created when moving a clip rightward adjacent to the next clip in Timeline (regression in v19.12.16).
  • Fixed drag-n-drop from Source player to Timeline left player in an inconsistent state (broken in v19.09.14).
  • Fixed an inconsistent colorspace conversion when accessing a cached image.
  • Fixed Playlist > Copy followed by a change in Properties incorrectly changes the playlist item.
  • Fixed clicking on the rectangle control may change its size.
  • Fixed using the LUT (3D) filter with file with extended characters in its file path on Windows.
  • Fixed a crash when using a transition on every track at the same time.
  • Changes
  • Improved the reliability of Timeline > Select None.
  • Changed Timeline > Master > Properties > Frame rate to show 6 decimal digits.
  • Reduced the latency of scrubbing (regression in v19.12.31).
  • Changed the video-overlay rectangle control used in some filters to allow changing the position by dragging from anywhere inside the rectangle.
  • To enable, one must first double-click the center circle to put it into a positioning-locked mode. Otherwise, you would be prevented from dragging the clip out of the Source player.
  • Changed the Filters panel on macOS to prevent floating to avoid a frequently reported problem of the Filters window appearing blank/black.
  • Changed Timeline > clip context menu > Detach Audio to not seek afterwards.
  • Improved mouse wheel and trackpad behavior in Timeline.
  • Now, you do not need to ensure the mouse pointer is over a clip, speed is reduced, and zoom keeps focal point in view. The new zoom behavior does not apply when using the option Center the Playhead in the timeline menu.
  • Upgraded MLT to version 6.20.0 and WebVfx to version 1.2.0.
  • New
  • Added Settings > Preview Scaling!
  • This reduces the resolution for rendering effects for preview within the app, but there may be added a fair cost to the CPU for down-scaling sources to the preview resolution. Thus, this will be more beneficial when low resolution proxies are created, which is planned for version 20.04 in April.
  • Please understand that preview scaling will not always provide perfect fidelity. Some differences are unavoidable especially where blur, softness, and noise are concerned.
  • Some filters may not support preview scaling and will process at full project resolution:
  • Choppy
  • Rutt-Etra-Izer
  • Stabilize
  • Text: HTML > Blank with Web Animations
  • Text: HTML > Simple Scroll
  • Text: HTML > Two Column Scroll
  • Added Export > Advanced > Video >Use preview scaling.
  • This is intended to provide a faster export for draft review. You should leave the export resolution set to the project resolution unless your preset or video codec dictates a resolution.
  • Added Views > Scopes > Video Vector.
  • Note that the graticule on this is non-traditional, inspired by Alexis Van Hurkman.
  • Added Filters > Audio > Pitch.
  • This is handy when changing the speed of a clip anywhere from 4.0x - 0.25x.
  • Added the ability to rename clips in Properties by clicking into the header where the name is displayed.
  • Added support for using a video clip in Transition Properties > Video.
  • This is handy to use with @jonray's matte transitions.
  • Added a few more export presets:
  • audio/ALAC
  • audio/FLAC
  • intermediate/DNxHR HQ
  • intermediate/ProRes HQ
  • intermediate/ProRes was changed to ProRes 422
  • Added Arabic translation.



Changes for v19.12.16 - v19.12.31

  • Unfortunately, version 19.12.16 introduced a major new bug when moving clips on the Timeline with Ripple on. This version not only fixes that but also includes a highly requested feature that was a year end goal: moving multiple clips on the Timeline! In addition, two more video scopes were added: RGB Parade and RGB Waveform.
  • Other Changes and Fixes
  • Allow reducing track height to very short in Timeline and Keyframes.
  • Fixed crackly audio playback for some Windows users.
  • Fixed loading project files made before v19.06 when not using a period for a decimal point.
  • Fixed Lift and Ripple Delete on Timeline not reliably removing all selected.
  • Fixed checking Properties > Image sequence may not update duration in Playlist.
  • Fixed the intra-VLC and non-linear-quantizer options in the XDCAM-422 and D10 export presets.



Changes for v19.10.20 - v19.12.16

  • Fixes
  • Fixed Scale animation not linear in the Rotate & Scale filter.
  • Fixed audio crackles in first couple of seconds of export.
  • Fixed Ctrl+A selects all in Playlist as well as Timeline.
  • Fixed the size and position of the Text: HTML editor with Settings > External monitor enabled.
  • Fixed drag-drop from Playlist to Timeline sometimes reorders the Playlist.
  • Fixed Color Grading and Contrast creates a weird color after deleting a keyframe.
  • Fixed updating x265-params in Export > Other after making changes in Codec.
  • Fixed opening another project in the same session breaks master track filters.
  • Fixed saving a preset with a slash in the name.
  • Fixed export fails if the system temporary directory is not writable.
  • Fixed removing some temporary files on exit.
  • Fixed the timeline Ripple All Tracks option was not saved with history (before the current setting used during undo and redo).
  • Fixed an image sequence in Export > From > Playlist may show "INVALID" on export.
  • Fixed changing Properties (for example, image duration) not updating the Playlist.
  • Fixed snapping to horizontal grid lines.
  • Fixed Timeline clip context menu > Properties broken in v19.09.
  • Fixed bad bad transitions created by trimming beyond media beginning or end.
  • Fixed audio does not follow default device changes on Windows.
  • Fixed changing the speed of the clip on the right side of a transition creates INVALID transition.
  • Fixed track filters were not restored when undoing a Remove Track.
  • Changes
  • Changed the minimum of the Gain/Volume filter to -70 dB.
  • Removed Settings > Deinterlacer > YADIF. (This was causing crashes, and this option only affects preview, not export.)
  • Added support for adding a transition in Timeline when dragging over a gap.
  • Added support for free-form movement of clips on the Timeline (no more snapping back).
  • Change the Timeline and Keyframes toolbars respond to View > Small Icons.
  • Upgraded Mesa software OpenGL in Windows build to version 19.2.7.
  • Upgraded SDL audio output library in Windows build to version 2.0.10.
  • Added a limit to undo History configurable to new configuration key undoLimit that defaults to 1000.
  • New
  • Added 3 new filters:
  • Gradient video filter
  • Scan Lines video filter
  • Noise Gate audio filter
  • Added a new color gradient control to the following filters:
  • Audio Light Visualization
  • Audio Spectrum Visualization
  • Audio Waveform Visualization
  • Added View > Scopes > Video Zoom.
  • Added Reverse checkbox to the Mask: From File filter.
  • Added Remove Finished to the Jobs menu.
  • Added Playlist > Update Thumbnails.
  • Added Update Thumbnails to the timeline video clip menu.
  • Added keyboard shortcut Shift+Escape to give the player focus (take focus away from certain widgets).
  • Added a Two Column Scroll template to the Text: HTML filter.



Changes for v19.09.14 - v19.10.20

  • Fixes
  • Fixed Open Other > Audio/Video Device capture (broken in v19.09).
  • Fixed a crash in Timeline when you Lift the first clip in a track (broken in v19.09).
  • Fixed automatic configuration of VA-API for Export > Use hardware encoder (broken in v19.09).
  • Fixed Blend Mode filter affects other clips on the track (if the track Properties > Blend mode was not changed).
  • Fixed adding keyframes to some video filters into area after extending the clip:
  • Text: Simple
  • Rotate and Scale
  • Size and Position
  • Fixed color picker not automatically changing alpha from 0 to 255.
  • Fixed a restarted job reports stopped when completed successfully.
  • Fixed HTML file names with extended UTF-8 chars on Linux.
  • Fixed Timeline audio waveform after changing Properties > Audio > Track.
  • Fixed a crash opening a project that includes itself by making a self-repair on open.
  • Fixed saving the length property in MLT XML as a time value independent of frame rate.
  • Fixed changing Video Mode of an opened project breaks timing of edits.
  • Fixed Timeline ruler not synchronized with the tracks' scroll after resizing panel or window.
  • Fixed Timeline > Undo after splitting the second clip of a transition corrupts the timeline.
  • Changes
  • Use the main video stream by default when there is an embedded album/poster/thumbnail.
  • Minor improvements to the ProRes Export preset.
  • Improved performance of some video filters when using parallel processing:
  • Blur: Exponential, Gaussian, Low Pass
  • Glow
  • Mask: Simple Shape
  • Reduce Noise: HQDN3D
  • Sharpen
  • Improved performance of track blending in areas with transparency.
  • Reduced the free disk space check to 25 GB.
  • Opening Matroska files containing HuffYUV or Ut Video is much faster.
  • Timeline waveforms are no longer completely when track is muted but rather dimmed.
  • Changed RGB video clip Properties > Color range to Full and disabled.
  • Changed Properties > Reverse and ""Convert to Edit-friendly** best option (MKV) to use PCM for audio.
  • Changed the Export > lossless > Ut Video preset to the matroska format.
  • The signed macOS app is now notarized.
  • New
  • Added new video Filters:
  • Choppy
  • Nervous (a random selection of previous and current frame)
  • No Sync
  • Trails
  • Vertigo
  • Added Keyframes toolbar buttons and keyboard shortcuts for filter-trimming and simple keyframes:
  • [ = set the filter start
  • ] = set the filter end
  • { = set the first simple keyframe
  • } = set the second simple keyframe
  • Alt+[ = seek previous simple keyframe
  • Alt+] = seek next simple keyframe
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for Filters:
  • F = open the Filters panel and filter chooser. (At this point search has focus and the first filter is selected...)
  • Up/Down - select the previous or next filter in the list
  • Enter = add the selected filter to the list
  • Shift+F = remove the selected filter from the list
  • Added Thai translation.



Changes for v19.08.16 - v19.09.14

  • New Features
  • Added the option Play After Open (default on) to the playlist menu to control above behavior.
  • Added multi-select to Playlist as welll as Select All (Ctrl+Shift+A) and Select None (Ctrl+Shift+D) to its menu.
  • Added multi-select to Timeline, which is currently limited to the remove/delete and lift operations.
  • Added Select All (Ctrl+A) and Select None (Ctrl+D) to the Timeline menu.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for some existing Timeline menu actions:
  • Insert Track (Ctrl+Alt+I)
  • Remove Track (Ctrl+Alt+U)
  • Copy Timeline to Source (Ctrl+Alt+C)
  • Added new video filters:
  • Dither
  • Halftone
  • Posterize
  • Threshold
  • Elastic Scale (non-linear horizontal scaling)
  • Blend Mode (overrides the track Properties > Blend mode for that clip)
  • Added a Galician translation.
  • Fixes
  • Fixed a crash in some audio filters when using 1 or 6 channels.
  • Fixed showing language English (Great Britain) when English (United States) is chosen.
  • Fixed a crash bug in v19.06 when changing image sequence Repeat in Properties.
  • Fixed a bug in v19.08 where dropping a video into Playlist on a new project does not update the Automatic Video Mode.
  • Fixed a bug in v19.08 in the on-screen rectangle control (as used in Text: Simple and Size and Position filters among a few others).
  • Fixed changing speed of a clip with a colon in the file name.
  • Fixed reading MLT XML with a colon in the file name of a relative path.
  • Fixed the playlist menu button disabled after removing all clips.
  • Fixed reloading Fade In Video or Fade Out Video using opacity may alter the colors.
  • Fixed Convert to Edit-friendly failing on GoPro videos.
  • Fixed filters during a transition are truncated after a Split on the timeline.
  • Fixed a bug in v19.08 where Keyframes becomes broken after trimming on the timeline.
  • Changes
  • Reduced the size of the installation by 255 MiB (by removing share/mlt/lumas/*.pgm and computing them on-demand).
  • Upgraded FFmpeg to v4.2.
  • Increased export process priority on Windows from Low (idle) to Below Normal.
  • Changed default HEVC quality to 45% so the x265 crf matches its default of 28.
  • Added the clip's name to the end of a clip in Timeline if its block is wide enough.
  • No longer seek after dropping a clip from the player to the Timeline.



Changes for v19.08.16 - v19.09 Beta

  • New Features
  • Added the option Play After Open (default on) to the playlist menu to control above behavior.
  • Added multi-select to Playlist as welll as Select All (Ctrl+Shift+A) and Select None (Ctrl+Shift+D) to its menu.
  • Added multi-select to Timeline, which is currently limited to the remove/delete and lift operations.
  • Added Select All (Ctrl+A) and Select None (Ctrl+D) to the Timeline menu.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for some existing Timeline menu actions:
  • Insert Track (Ctrl+Alt+I)
  • Remove Track (Ctrl+Alt+U)
  • Copy Timeline to Source (Ctrl+Alt+C)
  • Added new video filters:
  • Dither
  • Halftone
  • Posterize
  • Threshold
  • Elastic Scale (non-linear horizontal scaling)
  • Blend Mode (overrides the track Properties > Blend mode for that clip)
  • Fixes
  • Fixed a crash in some audio filters when using 1 or 6 channels.
  • Fixed showing language English (Great Britain) when English (United States) is chosen.
  • Fixed a crash bug in v19.06 when changing image sequence Repeat in Properties.
  • Fixed a bug in v19.08 where dropping a video into Playlist on a new project does not update the Automatic Video Mode.
  • Fixed a bug in v19.08 in the on-screen rectangle control (as used in Text: Simple and Size and Position filters among a few others).
  • Changes
  • Reduced the size of the installation by 255 MiB (by removing share/mlt/lumas/*.pgm and computing them on-demand).
  • Upgraded FFmpeg to v4.2.
  • Increased export process priority on Windows from Low (idle) to Below Normal.
  • Changed default HEVC quality to 45% so the x265 crf matches its default of 28.
  • Added the clip's name to the end of a clip in Timeline if its block is wide enough.



Changes for v19.08.05 - v19.08.16

  • This version continues to rework and refine existing features in the areas of video stabilization, audio normalization, converting and reversing files, external monitoring, and most significantly: the playlist.
  • Playlist
  • Changed Playlist > Open As Clip to simply Open. This action now opens the playlist item directly in the Source player, and all changes made in Source (trim in/out), Properties, Filters, and Keyframes apply to the playlist item immediately without an explicit update.
  • Added Playlist > Copy that opens a copy of the playlist item in Source just like the old behavior. This is useful if you want to trim out another shot from the same source clip or create a different sub-clip with different filtering.
  • Changed double-click on a playlist item to Open the clip instead of Copy it.
  • Added keyboard shortcut Shift+C to Copy a playlist item.
  • Now, when you drag a clip from Playlist to Timeline the timeline shows an appropriately-size box on a track.
  • Filters
  • Fixed a performance regression (since v19.06) in the following filters: Chroma Hold, Flip, LUT 3D, Mirror, Noise: Fast, Reduce Noise: Smart Blur.
  • Fixed reloading the filter UI for Rutt-Etra-Izer, Text: 3D, and Text: HTML resets the filter trimming in Keyframes.
  • Added support for keyframes to the Lens Correction and Mosaic video filters.
  • Fixed Swirl when maximum = 0%.
  • Changed the minimum values for Mosaic to 0%.
  • Removed the scrolling animation from the Blank Web Animations HTML template.
  • Fixed pasting filters changes the trim and keyframes of the existing filters.
  • Fixed Crop: Circle and Crop: Rectangle not clearing the canvas resulting in trails in some situations.
  • Fixed color incorrect when using the LUT 3D filter with some other filters following it.
  • Fixed reliability of the Stabilize video filter to write its results (.stab) file.
  • Fixed showing vidstab.trf as a missing file.
  • Fixed updating Stabilize and Normalize: Two Pass results to clips copied between Source, Playlist, and Timeline.
  • Added the ability for the Stabilize and Normalize: Two Pass filters' analysis jobs to update pending export jobs.
  • Added the option to run pending Stabilize and Normalize: Two Pass filters' analysis jobs on export. This only works for Stabilize if you are using the project folder feature. Or, if not using the project folder feature, you must click Analyze to assign a results file name, but you can stop the analysis job.
  • The combination of the above fixes and changes means you can now easily batch convert files while applying image stabilization and audio normalization!
  • Properties
  • Added support for interlace output to Properties > Reverse and Convert to Edit-friendly including overrides for Scan mode and field order.
  • Improved detection of interlaced video in some files such as Ut Video in Matroska.
  • Added Comments to image properties along with a menu button with: Copy Full File Path, Show in Folder, and Set Creation Time...
  • External Monitor
  • Add resolution and refresh rates to the screens in Settings > External Monitor to make them easier to differentiate.
  • Fixed switching between different external screens on the same GPU.
  • Fixed external screen not showing on correct screen in some arrangements.
  • Export
  • Changed the default video quality to 55% for the Default and YouTube presets. This aligns with the x264 default crf of 23 and produces a smaller file that most people desire for upload without significant quality loss.
  • Added text after Export > Advanced > Codec > Quality to show the generated codec-specific quality level (e.g. crf for x264).
  • Fixed Stream broken by check for writable file.
  • Other
  • Fixed double-click in Recent Projects loading twice.
  • Fixed disabling meters in the Audio Loudness scope not shrinking space.
  • Added version metadata to the AppImage for Linux.
  • Added md5sums.txt and sha256sums.txt to the GitHub releases page.
  • Added saving Timeline track height to configuration, not only a project file.
  • Fixed trimming an unselected clip in Timeline does not correctly adjust its filters.
  • Changed Settings > Interpolation > Nearest Neighbor to no longer relax seek accuracy. Instead, seek accuracy is now relaxed only during trick playback (reverse, rewind, fast forward).
  • Added a Korean translation.



Changes for v19.07.15 - v19.08.05

  • This version continues to rework and refine existing features in the areas of video stabilization, audio normalization, converting and reversing files, external monitoring, and most significantly: the playlist.
  • Playlist
  • Changed Playlist > Open As Clip to simply Open. This action now opens the playlist item directly in the Source player, and all changes made in Source (trim in/out), Properties, Filters, and Keyframes apply to the playlist item immediately without an explicit update.
  • Added Playlist > Copy that opens a copy of the playlist item in Source just like the old behavior. This is useful if you want to trim out another shot from the same source clip or create a different sub-clip with different filtering.
  • Changed double-click on a playlist item to Open the clip instead of Copy it.
  • Added keyboard shortcut Shift+C to Copy a playlist item.
  • Now, when you drag a clip from Playlist to Timeline the timeline shows an appropriately-size box on a track.
  • Filters
  • Fixed a performance regression (since v19.06) in the following filters: Chroma Hold, Flip, LUT 3D, Mirror, Noise: Fast, Reduce Noise: Smart Blur.
  • Fixed reloading the filter UI for Rutt-Etra-Izer, Text: 3D, and Text: HTML resets the filter trimming in Keyframes.
  • Added support for keyframes to the Lens Correction and Mosaic video filters.
  • Fixed reliability of the Stabilize video filter to write its results (.stab) file.
  • Fixed showing vidstab.trf as a missing file.
  • Fixed updating Stabilize and Normalize: Two Pass results to clips copied between Source, Playlist, and Timeline.
  • Added the ability for the Stabilize and Normalize: Two Pass filters' analysis jobs to update pending export jobs.
  • Added the option to run pending Stabilize and Normalize: Two Pass filters' analysis jobs on export. This only works for Stabilize if you are using the project folder feature. Or, if not using the project folder feature, you must click Analyze to assign a results file name, but you can stop the analysis job.
  • The combination of the above fixes and changes means you can now easily batch convert files while applying image stabilization and audio normalization!
  • Properties
  • Added support for interlace output to Properties > Reverse and Convert to Edit-friendly including overrides for Scan mode and field order.
  • Improved detection of interlaced video in some files such as Ut Video in Matroska.
  • External Monitor
  • Add resolution and refresh rates to the screens in Settings > External Monitor to make them easier to differentiate.
  • Fixed switching between different external screens on the same GPU.
  • Fixed external screen not showing on correct screen in some arrangements.
  • Export
  • Changed the default video quality to 55% for the Default and YouTube presets. This aligns with the x264 default crf of 23 and produces a smaller file that most people desire for upload without significant quality loss.
  • Added text after Export > Advanced > Codec > Quality to show the generated codec-specific quality level (e.g. crf for x264).
  • Other
  • Fixed double-click in Recent Projects loading twice.
  • Fixed disabling meters in the Audio Loudness scope not shrinking space.
  • Added version metadata to the AppImage for Linux.
  • Added md5sums.txt and sha256sums.txt to the GitHub releases page.



Changes for v19.04.30 - v19.07.15

  • Fixes
  • Fixed Timer video filter shows incorrect decimals.
  • Fixed clips that become INVALID were saved as uneditable text clips.
  • Fixed a crash in Wave video filter.
  • Fixed a crash when changing clip Speed to something very low.
  • Fixed long Projects folder path in the New Project view.
  • Fixed the temporary backup file is empty when saving MLT XML.
  • Fixed saving existing project on Dropbox gives an error.
  • Fixed advanced keyframes removed when trimming.
  • Fixed loading the frame rate from an export preset.
  • Fixed multiple Stabilize video filter analysis jobs may try to write to the same .stab file.
  • Fixed reported timecode of failed Export job if (Frames/sec is not 25 or not changed in Advanced > Video).
  • Fixed incorrect audio waveform after Undo after insert/paste into Timeline.
  • Fixed filters added to a clip with a transition are not the correct length and not active during the transition.
  • Fixed Blur: Gaussian filter makes bottom 3 rows of the image with black or garbage.
  • Fixed help text in the New Project view may be truncated without scroll bar.
  • Fixed Crop: Circle > Radius = 100% not completely extended.
  • Fixed loading image sequences that do not put leading zeroes into their number (bug introduced in v19.06).
  • Changes
  • Changed Average Bitrate for libopus audio codec to set vbr to constrained.
  • Changed Crop: Source to use the source clip's resolution as maximum for parameters.
  • Changed the Convert to Edit-friendly and Reverse "better" option from ProRes to DNxHR, which is faster.
  • Changed the Convert to Edit-friendly and Reverse "best" option from FFV1 to Ut Video, which is faster.
  • Improved full range handling in Convert to Edit-friendly and Reverse by respecting an override in Properties > Color Range.
  • Improved detection of full range color in video clips.
  • Changed ripple move on the Timeline to push the clips when the drop zone is a gap.
  • Added " - Converted" into the suggested file name when using Properties > Convert to Edit-friendly...
  • New
  • Added a status message at the start of opening a project.
  • Added a drop-down of common frame rates to Export and Custom Video Mode.
  • Added a dialog to ask if the standard, fractional frame rate was intended in Export and Custom Video Mode.
  • Added a HD 1080p 50 fps video mode.



Changes for v19.04.30 - v19.06 Beta

  • Fixes
  • Fixed deleting the project file if there was a save error.
  • Fixed reliability of Settings > Display Method > Software on Windows.
  • Fixed Crop: Source filter not working with Color clip.
  • Fixed using filters on Color Bars and other generator clips.
  • Fixed audio filters (Compressor, Expander, Limiter, Notch, Reverb) broken on comma for decimal.
  • Fixed alpha video opaque on gaps in Timeline.
  • Fixed Convert/Reverse if there no audio track.
  • Fixed Measure Video Quality broken.
  • Fixed saving the app directory in XML.
  • Fixed Alpha: Adjust > Invert checkbox on reload.
  • Fixed color eye-dropper (picker) error.
  • Fixed audio Pan filter channel resets on reload.
  • Changes
  • Changed project file to use period for decimal point regardless of OS locale (region/language setting).
  • This applies to new projects only. Old projects load and run same as before including saving.
  • Improved speed of opening animated GIF.
  • Changed Export > From to show Source instead of base file name.
  • Improved Export Job progress and estimated time remaining.
  • Changed Timeline ruler interval to 5 seconds.
  • Renamed video filter Circular Frame to Crop: Circle.
  • Renamed video filter Crop to Crop: Source.
  • Renamed video filter Text to Text: Simple.
  • Renamed video filter 3D Text to Text: 3D.
  • Renamed video filter Overlay HTML to Text: HTML.
  • Renamed video filter Blur to Blur: Box.
  • Renamed Reduce Noise video filter to Reduce Noise: Smart Blur.
  • Changed the default for Settings > Display Method back to DirectX on Windows.
  • Changed maximum duration of Color, Text, and Color Bars clips to 4 hours.
  • Added Jobs to the main toolbar.
  • Reordered panel buttons on main toolbar to match View menu.
  • New
  • Added View > Show Text Under Icons to menu.
  • Added View > Show Small Icons to menu.
  • Added support for alpha channel to Crop: Circle.
  • Added Crop: Rectangle video filter with support for alpha channel.
  • Added Add Keyframe button in Keyframes (only on parameters that show a curve UI).
  • Added Ripple All button to Timeline toolbar.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+0-9 to toggle the panels.
  • Added Alt 0/+/- shortcuts to adjust the zoom in Keyframes.
  • Added a vertical Flip video filter.
  • Added Blur: Exponential video filter (fast and bleeds to edges).
  • Added Blur: Low Pass video filter (fast and bleeds to edges).
  • Added Blur: Gaussian video filter (slow and bleeds to edges).
  • Added Reduce Noise: HQDN3D video filter.
  • Added Noise: Fast video filter.
  • Added Noise: Keyframes video filter.



Changes for v19.02.28 - v19.04.30

  • Fixes
  • Fixed reading some AVCHD files after a camcorder splits.
  • Cosmetic fixes for timecode spinner and toolbar icons on high DPI systems.
  • Bundled libnsl for Linux to fix Fedora.
  • Fixed Video Waveform scope graticule not showing on non-dark theme.
  • Fixed incorrect compositing z-order after Insert Track.
  • Fixed cosmetic problem with main toolbar using System theme on macOS.
  • Fixed current track changes after inserting or overwriting a clip in Timeline.
  • Fixed absolute paths can be introduced on Windows when using a project folder.
  • Fixed sometimes showing forward slashes for file paths on Windows.
  • Fixed first clip does not start at beginning when drop to Timeline after File > New or File > Close.
  • Fixed Properties > Convert and Reverse on files with album art or embedded thumbnail.
  • Fixed a possible crash on File > New or File > Close.
  • Fixed filters on clips not extended into transition when adding a transition by trimming or resizing a transition.
  • Fixed Open Other > ALSA Audio on toolbar on Linux.
  • Fixed changing Properties > Speed or Color Range on a timeline clip may crash.
  • Fixed timeline correction when drag clip to another track and then back to original.
  • Fixed reloading the Mask: From File filter resets Threshold keyframes.
  • Fixed the Mask: Simple Shape filter does not work when Width or Height is 0%.
  • Changes
  • Increased parameter ranges in the Rotate and Scale filter.
  • Added verification that saved MLT XML is well-formed XML before (over-) writing the target file.
  • Changed default Outline Thickness (3) and alpha of Text filter to match Open Other > Text and prevent a problem where the text outline is aliased when the clip is transparent.
  • Changed the version check to use HTTPS for increased privacy.
  • Added DLL redirection files for other .exe programs on Windows to prioritize Shotcut-provided DLLs over those in system or $path.
  • Removed the buggy Merge with next clip from Timeline clip context menu.
  • New
  • Added (creation) Date column to Playlist Details view.
  • Added Set File Date... to the Playlist menu and item context menu.
  • Added Sort By Name and Sort By Date to the Playlist menu.
  • These are single-shot sorting commands. The playlist is still fixed-ordering. The new options do not automatically sort new playlist entries.
  • Added new video filters:
  • Grid
  • Audio Dance Visualization
  • Audio Light Visualization
  • RGB Shift
  • Glitch
  • Distort
  • Added Zoom 300%, 400%, 500%, 750%, and 1000% to the player's zoom menu.
  • Added Settings > Drawing Method > Software (Mesa) on Windows.
  • This is not good for performance, but it improves compatibility. Use only as a last resort.
  • Added Display Method > OpenGL or Software (Mesa) on Linux.
  • Added Norwegian Nynorsk translation.



Changes for v19.02.28 - v19.04 Beta

  • Fixed reading some AVCHD files after a camcorder splits.
  • Cosmetic fixes for timecode spinner and toolbar icons on high DPI systems.
  • Increased parameter ranges in the Rotate and Scale filter.
  • Added (creation) Date column to Playlist*Details view.
  • Added Set File Date... to the Playlist menu and item context menu.
  • Added Sort By Name and Sort By Date to the Playlist menu.
  • These are single-shot sorting commands. The playlist is still fixed-ordering. The new options do not automatically sort new playlist entries.
  • Added verification that saved MLT XML is well-formed XML before (over-) writing the target file.
  • Bundled libnsl for Linux to fix Fedora.
  • Changed default Outline Thickness (3) and alpha of Text filter to match Open Other > Text and prevent a problem where the text outline is aliased when the clip is transparent.
  • Fixed Video Waveform scope graticule not showing on non-dark theme.
  • Fixed incorrect compositing z-order after Insert Track.
  • Added new video filters:
  • Grid
  • Audio Dance Visualization
  • Audio Light Visualization
  • RGB Shift
  • Glitch
  • Distort
  • Fixed cosmetic problem with main toolbar using System theme on macOS.
  • Fixed current track changes after inserting or overwriting a clip in Timeline.
  • Fixed absolute paths can be introduced on Windows when using a project folder.
  • Fixed sometimes showing forward slashes for file paths on Windows.
  • Fixed first clip does not start at beginning when drop to Timeline after File > New or File > Close.
  • Changed the version check to use HTTPS for increased privacy.
  • Fixed Properties > Convert and Reverse on files with album art or embedded thumbnail.
  • Added Zoom 300%, 400%, 500%, 750%, and 1000% to the players's zoom menu.
  • Added Settings > Drawing Method > Software (Mesa) on Windows.
  • This is not good for performance, but it improves compatibility. Use only as a last resort.
  • Fixed a possible crash on File > New or File > Close.
  • Added DLL redirection files for other .exe programs on Windows to prioritize Shotcut-provided DLLs over those in system or $path.
  • Added Norwegian Nynorsk translation.
  • Removed the buggy Merge with next clip from Timeline clip context menu.
  • Fixed filters on clips not extended into transition when adding a transition by trimming or resizing a transition.



Changes for v19.01.27 - v19.02.28

  • Fixes
  • Fixed opening image sequence on Windows with extended/special characters in file path/name.
  • Fixed crash on some video clips, particularly those with Google Pixel 3 and likely others.
  • Fixed field order with interlaced export.
  • Fixed an image artifact when using keyframes with the Mask: Simple Shape filter.
  • Fixed image and alpha channel integrity with transitions on clips with a non-opaque alpha channel.
  • Fixed a crash when changing clip Properties > Audio > Track.
  • Fixed Properties > Video > Color Range inaccurate after changing it.
  • Fixed Shake One Second presets in regions that use comma for decimal point.
  • Fixed moving a Playlist item to the end.
  • Fixed more dialogs to be modal to prevent them from going behind the main window.
  • Fixed Overlay HTML webvfx templates when using a project folder.
  • Fixed volume slider appears before main window at launch on macOS.
  • Fixed more dialogs to use sheet style on macOS.
  • Fixed a few small memory leaks in MLT.
  • Changes
  • Upgraded Qt to version 5.9.7.
  • Changed Width and Height minimum to 0 for Blur filter.
  • Set the Save as type list on all file save dialogs (convert, reverse, text, EDL, image).
  • Improved the quality of Export Frame > WebP.
  • Show "Not Seekable" instead of "Live" when opening a non-seeable clip (or device or stream).
  • Show a status message when trying to drag from Project player.
  • Prefer loading DLLs in Shotcut's install folder over those in System32.
  • Default the out point of the Color, Count, and Text generator clips to the same as image duration (default 4 seconds).
  • New
  • Added Offset to Timer video filter.
  • Added Vertical HD 30 fps and Vertical HD 60 fps video modes.
  • Added support for HTTPS.
  • Added --QT_SCALE_FACTOR and --QT_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTORS command line options.
  • Added English (Great Britain) translation.



Changes for v19.01.24 - v19.01.27

  • Fixed Text animation/keyframes not working in v19.01.24.
  • Fixed distortion when a Mirror filter is placed before a Size and
  • Position or Rotate and Scale filter.
  • Fixed Levels filter in locales with comma for decimal point.



Changes for v18.12.23 - v19.01.24

  • Fixes
  • Fixed launch crash on Linux by excluding libdrm libraries.
  • Fixed audio level changed by the Mask : From File filter.
  • Fixed Text filter may have glitches with Export > Parallel processing (regression in v18.12.x).
  • Fixed missing file detected when Stabilize filter added without clicking Analyze.
  • Fixed external monitoring on Linux screen.
  • Fixed unable to detect hardware encoders with spaces in the installation folder path.
  • Fixed changing Speed can move a clip.
  • Fixed changing Speed has no effect when the system region and language decimal separators are different.
  • Fixed filter duration not adjusted when trimming a transition.
  • Fixed ripple trim when clip has a transition.
  • Fixed removing a transition by trimming adds some frames.
  • Fixed aspect ratio for File > Export Frame with non-square pixel video.
  • Fixed handling relative paths to external resources in the Overlay HTML editor.
  • Fixed a crash opening a project after removing the bottom video track.
  • Fixed the lossless/H.264 preset to be completely lossless.
  • Fixed dropping a file from a file manager whose name has special/extended characters (e.g. [, ]).
  • Fixed the state of the enabled checkbox for the Overlay HTML filter and when using a color picker.
  • Fixed distortion after changing the Keyframe Type of a keyframe for the Scale parameter in the Rotate and Scale filter.
  • Fixed right-clicking a keyframe to open context menu may change its position.
  • Fixed distortion when a Mirror filter is placed before a Size and Position or Rotate and Scale filter.
  • Changes
  • Upgraded FFmpeg to v4.1
  • Improved Color Grading filter by letting all parameters go from -100% to 100%.
  • Added an automatic retry without Parallel processing when Export job fails.
  • Set the Save as type list on the Export File dialog on Windows when a preset defines a filename extension.
  • New
  • Added Center Playhead option to the Timeline and Keyframes menus.
  • Added Slow Zoom ___, Hold ___ presets to the Size and Position filter.
  • Added a Chroma Hold video filter.
  • Added a Swirl (HTML) video filter.
  • Added a simple Templates framework to the Overlay HTML filter (see path Shotcutshareshotcutqmlfilterswebvfxtemplates to add your own) with the following templates:
  • Blank HTML
  • Blue Middle Bar
  • Creative Commons Music
  • Blank with Web Animations
  • Simple Scroll



Changes for v18.12.23 - v19.01 Beta

  • Fixes
  • Fixed launch crash on Linux by not bundling libdrm libraries.
  • Fixed audio level changed by the Mask : From File filter.
  • Fixed Text filter may have glitches with Parallel processing (regression in v18.12.x).
  • Fixed missing file detected when Stabilize filter added without clicking Analyze.
  • Fixed external monitoring on Linux screen.
  • Fixed unable to detect hardware encoders with space in installation directory.
  • Fixed changing Speed can move a clip.
  • Fixed changing Speed has no effect when the system region and language decimal separators are different.
  • Fixed filter duration not adjusted when trimming a transition.
  • Fixed ripple trim when clip has a transition.
  • Fixed removing a transition by trimming adds some frames.
  • Fixed aspect ratio for File > Export Frame with non-square pixel video.
  • Fixed handling relative paths to external resources in the Overlay HTML editor.
  • Fixed a crash opening a project after removing the bottom video track.
  • Fixed the lossless/H.264 preset to be completely lossless.
  • Changes
  • Upgraded FFmpeg to v4.1
  • Improved Color Grading filter by letting all parameters go from -100% to 100%.
  • Added an automatic retry without Parallel processing when Export job fails.
  • New
  • Added Center Playhead option to the Timeline and Keyframes menus.
  • Added Slow Zoom ___, Hold ___ presets to the Size and Position filter.
  • Added a simple Templates framework to the Overlay HTML filter.



Changes for v18.11.13 - v18.12.23

  • The new Mask: Apply filter makes it possible to mask filters without using multiple tracks! Use Mask: Simple Shape or Mask: From File to start the filter mask followed the video filters to be masked followed by Mask: Apply to apply the mask to the filters in between. Filters before or after the mask filters affect the entire video frame. One can still use Mask: Simple Shape or the new Mask: From File to affect the alpha channel for multitrack compositing as before.



Changes for v18.10 Beta - v18.11.13

  • New
  • Added an Advanced mode to Export.
  • Added Export > Use hardware encoder checkbox.
  • Added VA-API encoding for Linux.
  • Added videotoolbox encoding for macOS.
  • Added New Project / Recent Projects screen.
  • Added 10 and 20 Pixel Grid options to the player grid button menu.
  • Added Spot Remover video filter.
  • Added View > Scopes > Video Waveform.
  • Added Settings > Video Mode > Non-Broadcast > Square 1080p 30 fps and 60 fps.
  • Added Ut Video export presets.
  • Added signed app bundle for macOS.
  • Fixes
  • Fixed support for macOS 10.10 and 10.11.
  • Fixed clearing export preset search collapses categories.
  • Fixed searching export presets in categories.
  • Fixed initial rectangle size for Size and Position filter.
  • Fixed reopening Timeline changes zoom level.
  • Fixed exit sometimes hangs.
  • Fixed some filters' presets do not save any values:
  • Key Spill: Advanced
  • Chroma Key: Advanced
  • Reduce Noise
  • Fixed A/V synchronization on some files.
  • Fixed seeking on audio files with album art.
  • Fixed saving multiple lines of text in preset for Text generator.
  • Fixed crash when undoing split and transition on Timeline.
  • Fixed filters not applied correctly when using Export > From > Each Playlist Item.
  • Improved reliability of Audio/Video Device capture.
  • Changes
  • Made GPU Effects hidden and discouraged.
  • Added support for project folder to Stabilize and Overlay HTML filters.
  • Increased Scale maximum to 500% for Rotate and Scale filter.
  • Improved support for DDS, ICO, and WebP images.
  • Bundle more library dependencies on Linux.
  • Converted macOS build to standard app bundle layout.



Changes for v18.09.15 - v18.10 Beta

  • Fixes
  • Fixed audio preview distortion on Windows.
  • Fixed some AAC MP4 files start in the middle.
  • Fixed un-mute a track may not draw its waveforms.
  • Fixed whitespace in Text filter removed in Export.
  • Fixed crash adding clip to Timeline after removing all tracks.
  • Fixed simple keyframes go missing or not all the way to 00:00.
  • Fixed switching from simple to advanced keyframes in Text, Rotate and Scale, Timer, and Size and Position filters.
  • Fixed a possible crash when adding a transition by trimming.
  • Fixed crash on macOS after the app restarts itself when some Settings are changed.
  • Fixed moving a clip to the left where the right edge is not a blank.
  • Fixed some Timeline actions do not work correctly after a Ripple move.
  • Fixed undo/redo form trim-to-transition over a blank/gap.
  • Fixed Ripple moving a clip to the end of a track was not extending the hidden black background.
  • Hide the Text generator if Settings > GPU Effects is on (incompatible).
  • Fixed the Rotate and Scale filter preset not saving keyframes for the Scale parameter.
  • Fixed a crash opening multiple files at once either through File > Open or drag-n-drop from a file manager.
  • Fixed a crash closing a playlist-only project with Automatic Video Mode.
  • Fixed changing position or removing advanced keyframes for the Scale parameter of the Rotate and Scale filter distorting the aspect ratio of the image.
  • Fixed Timeline > Split not working if the current track is empty. (It should split the topmost clip under the playhead.)
  • Fixed clicking the reset button of the Center checkbox of the Crop filter does not re-enable the other controls.
  • Fixed the Timeline and Keyframes timeline rulers are incorrect after changing Settings > Video Mode.
  • Changes and Improvments
  • Changed Timeline fade controls to behave the same as Keyframes simple keyframes.
  • Changed resolution restriction from a multiple of 8 to a multiple of 2.
  • Improved the layout of the filter chooser in Filters.
  • Changed the Noise generator from opening as a live source to a clip with a duration.
  • Changed drag-n-drop to Playlist to not automatically open the first file unless the project is empty.
  • Changed the Rotation parameter of the Mask filter to use degrees, and fixed its reset button.
  • New Features!
  • Added the ability to make a temporary Custom Video Mode (leave Name blank).
  • Added Settings > Video Mode > Custom > Remove....
  • Added View > Layout > Remove....
  • Added Grid and Safe Area overlays with a toggle/menu button to the player.
  • Added snapping to the grid and safe areas for the VUI rectangle control as used by Text, Size and Position, and more filters.
  • Added a Snapping checkbox to the player's grid button menu.
  • Added the ability to drag-n-drop folders from a file manager into Shotcut.
  • Added the ability to supply multiple file and folder name arguments to the shotcut command line executable.
  • Added Open Other to the main toolbar with a drop-down menu.
  • Added Settings > Clear Recent on Exit checkbox to prevent saving data on a shared computer account.
  • Added command line option --clear-recent to enable Clear Recent on Exit and hide that option in the Settings menu.
  • Added a dialog when you click to check for an update that asks if you want to check for update automatically (at startup only) with the option to suppress the dialog indefinitely.



Changes for v18.09.13 - v18.09.15

  • Fixed image transform regression in Rotate and Scale, Size and
  • Position, and Text filters.
  • Fixed image scaling interpolation method when not using a transform filter.
  • Fixed a crash applying an image transform filter to an image with alpha
  • channel (PNG, SVG).
  • Added a highlight for the buttons in the Filters chooser.
  • Fixed new Ripple and Snapping keyboard shortcuts not always working.
  • Fixed moving a clip to another track and back not working correctly.
  • Fixed dragging clips to the Timeline stops working.
  • Fixed redo trimming the in point of clip on Timeline not working correctly.



Changes for v18.08.14 - v18.09.13

  • Timeline
  • Added Ripple support for moving clips including Ripple All Tracks.
  • When Ripple is on and you move a clip to the right, it now
  • ripples (pushes) all the clips to the right instead of making a transition
  • (including the Ripple All Tracks option).
  • Added Ctrl+R keyboard shortcut to toggle Timeline Ripple,
  • Ctrl+Alt+R to toggle Ripple All Tracks, and
  • Ctrl+Shift+R to toggle both.
  • Improved Snapping behavior on the Timeline.
  • Added Ctrl+P keyboard shortcut to toggle Snapping.
  • Added Reset Track Height (Ctrl+0) to the Timeline menu.
  • Filters
  • Added a Timer video filter.
  • Added support for negative rotation to the Rotate and Scale filter.
  • Added Shake 1 Second - Scaled and Shake 1 Second - Unscaled presets
  • to the Size and Position filter.
  • Other
  • Added a Text clip to the Open Other dialog.
  • This is a convenience item that creates a transparent Color clip with a
  • Text filter.
  • Added Extract Sub-clip to Properties menu for audio/video clip.
  • Added Export presets for WebM VP8 and VP9 with alpha channel.
  • Better
  • Stability Fixes
  • Fixed a crash when quickly changing clip selections in the Timeline.
  • Improved closing Shotcut more reliably and the behavior of multiple shotcut
  • processes.
  • Fixed Undo beyond Remove Track may crash.
  • Fixed a crash when moving a clip after undoing a transition.
  • Fixed a crash loading project after some sequence of inserting and removing tracks.
  • Fixed a crash loading an image with the wrong filename extension.
  • Fixed OS audio device changes may cause Shotcut to hang.
  • Fixed crash dragging simple keyframes beyond the edges of the clip.
  • The 32-bit Windows build can use more memory to reduce risk of crash:
  • 3 GiB on 32-bit Windows and 4 GiB on 64-bit Windows.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Improved behavior of opening WebP images.
  • Fixed advanced keyframes for the Size and Position filter.
  • Fixed inserted and then hidden video tracks become audio tracks after
  • re-opening the project.
  • Fixed changing Video Mode from Automatic to something else with
  • nothing opened.
  • Fixed moving a transition to another track leaves a hidden clip on the old track.
  • Fixed trimming the out point of a timeline clip may change the in point of
  • the following clip.
  • Fixed Properties > Speed, Convert, Reverse, and
  • More Information does not work sometimes after reloading a project.
  • Fixed reliability of changing size and position fields with keyframes
  • in Size and Position and Text filters.
  • Fixed trimming outward with Ripple All Tracks moved clips on other tracks
  • in the wrong direction.
  • Fixed audio waveforms still appear on muted tracks after adding a track.
  • Image Fidelity
  • Fixed edges of text with the Text filter may get cut off (clipped).
  • Fixed Size and Position and Rotate and Scale filters may leave black
  • right and bottom edge of frame.
  • Fixed trimming a timeline clip with Fade In/Out Video filters
  • with "Adjust opacity instead of fade with black" enabled.
  • Fixed Export may change the actual frame rate and cause timing errors.
  • Fixed reducing the Frame/sec in Export causes timing errors in the output.
  • Changes
  • Removed the Compositing toggle icon from the Timeline track head. Now,
  • it is located in the track Properties as Blend mode with a None option.
  • In the 3D Text filter, replaced the Droid fonts with Liberation due to an
  • incompatible license.
  • Faster
  • Well, to be honest, there is not much speed improvement. Most of the improvement
  • comes from a fix to prevent an incomplete shutdown. In the case of the 32-bit
  • Windows build, since more memory can be accessed now, we have removed some of
  • (not all) multi-threading limits.
  • Improved the performance of changing filter parameters and scrubbing.
  • Limit the number of background thumbnail and waveform generation threads to 4.
  • Prevent trying to generate audio levels for waveforms for still images and
  • other silent sources.



Changes for v18.08.11 - v18.08.14

  • Fixed two regressions in v18.08.11:
  • Fixed selecting a clip that contain clips whose speed was changed may corrupt the project file.
  • Fixed selecting an existing Text filter with animation breaks the position and size of the text.



Changes for v18.08 - v18.08.11

  • Fixed new crash in v18.08 changing Settings > Video Mode with nothing opened.
  • Fixed crash while adjusting position or size in Text and Size and Position filters.
  • Fixed position and size information incorrect if resolution or aspect ratio changed in Export.
  • Fixed Text animation (keyframes) when not the first clip in the timeline.
  • Fixed track name not editable after the track head had been selected at least once.
  • Fixed right-clicking a timeline clip breaks automatic timeline scrolling during playback.
  • Added Quicktime Animation Export preset to export video with alpha channel.
  • In Export, let option values in Other tab override values generated by other fields.



Changes for v18.07 - v18.08

  • Added the timecode of failure to the Jobs panel when an export job fails (makes locating problem areas in the project easier).
  • Added an Unpremultiply Alpha video filter (handy to fix compositing for video clips with an alpha channel that has had its color pre-multiplied with its alpha).
  • Fixed various crash regressions since v18.05.
  • Fixed audio distortion during preview (regression in v18.07).
  • Fixed custom Export presets broken if name contains parentheses (regression in v18.07).
  • Fixed Properties > Reverse... broken if numeric region setting uses comma for decimal (regression in v18.07).
  • Fixed Overlay HTML editor easily destroys default scripts (introduced in v18.07) if WebVfx JavaScript extension enabled.
  • Fixed custom interlaced Export presets loading as progressive (regression in v18.07)
  • Fixed Timeline > Copy Timeline to Source > Export fails on unsaved (Untitled) project.
  • Fixed Text filter has aliased edges (regression in v18.07).
  • Fixed Stabilize video filter not available on Linux (regression since v18.06).
  • Fixed changing Speed in Properties breaks all filters on that clip (regression since v18.05).
  • Fixed Fade Out Video (and keyframes in general) broken on still images whose in point is > 0 (regression since v18.03).
  • Fixed accuracy of Properties > Duration for image clip on the timeline.
  • Some fixes for changing Settings > Video Mode after starting a project.
  • Fixed compositing of upper video tracks becomes broken if bottom video track is deleted.
  • Fixed images with alpha channel (e.g. PNG) on upper video tracks have dark edges after compositing if the Size and Position or Rotate and Scale filters are not used



Changes for v18.05 - v18.07

  • Numerous fixes as usual.
  • Changed shortcut for Add Video Track to Ctrl+I.
  • Changed shortcut for Redo to Ctrl+Y on Windows.
  • Added 10% to the player zoom menu.
  • Hide the VUI (video user interface) when the play head is not over the clip with the current filter.
  • Renamed the Rotate filter to Rotate and Scale.
  • Keyframes are now saved in the project file using time clock values instead of frame numbers to make them adaptive to frame rate.
  • Reverted memory manager change from v18.05 pending further testing to improve stability.
  • Added advanced keyframes to the Size and Position filter.
  • Added simple and advanced keyframes to the following video filters:
  • Rotate and Scale
  • Text
  • Glow*
  • Contrast*
  • Sharpen*
  • Vignette*
  • * = including the (still experimental) GPU filter
  • Added Copy Timeline to Source to Timeline menu.
  • Changed the audio codec to AC-3 for the edit-friendly and reverse MP4 file format.
  • Changed J and K key behavior to change speed up or down before changing direction.
  • Added categories to the Export presets (custom presets can start their name with "category)" to use a category).
  • Added View > Layout menu for custom and stock layouts:
  • Timeline Project
  • Playlist Project
  • Clip-only Project
  • Player
  • Changed the default, first-time user UI layout to Timeline Project.
  • Changed Properties > menu > Reverse... to work on a trimmed clip from either Source or Timeline.
  • Added Properties menu items to the context menus for Timeline and timeline clips.
  • Added logic to sort GoPro files when multiple files are opened or dropped.
  • Added support for setting project file name (using File > Save) for empty project.
  • Added new HTML template for WebVfx JavaScript extensions enabled in Overlay HTML video filter.
  • Added search field to the filter chooser in Filters.
  • Upgraded MLT to v6.10.0



Changes for v18.03.06 - v18.05

  • Added Keyframes for Filters:
  • Gain / Volume
  • Brightness
  • Circular Frame
  • Color Grading (no simple)
  • Opacity
  • Size and Position (simple only)
  • Added support for mono and 5.1 surround sound: Settings > Audio Channels and Export >Audio > Channels.
  • Added Finnish translation.
  • Restored GIF Animation for Export.
  • Reduced memory footprint (especially for Rotate and Size and Position filters).
  • Changed Export default settings to reduce output size by increasing GOP and number of B frames.



Changes for v18.03 - v18.03.06

  • Added a Sketch filter.
  • Added numeric fields to the Color Grading filter.
  • Added All option to Properties > Audio > Track.
  • Added Estonian translation.
  • Improved image loading speed on Windows.
  • Improved mouse-wheel & trackpad scrolling in Timeline.
  • Improved support for JACK Audio (Linux and macOS only).
  • Upgraded FFmpeg to version 3.4 and latest vpx for much faster VP9 encoding.
  • Upgrade MLT to v6.6.0.
  • Upgraded SDL to version 2.0.



Changes for v18.01 - v18.03

  • Added a Sketch filter.
  • Added numeric fields to the Color Grading filter.
  • Added All option to Properties > Audio > Track.
  • Added Estonian translation.
  • Improved image loading speed on Windows.
  • Improved mouse-wheel & trackpad scrolling in Timeline.
  • Improved support for JACK Audio (Linux and macOS only).
  • Upgraded FFmpeg to version 3.4 and latest vpx for much faster VP9 encoding.
  • Upgrade MLT to v6.6.0.
  • Upgraded SDL to version 2.0.



Changes for v17.12 - v18.01

  • Added Audio Spectrum Visualization filter.
  • Added support for font size and italics to Text filter.
  • Added a Mask filter.
  • Another important fix for accuracy of XML time values for non-integer frame rates.



Changes for v17.11.07 - v17.12

  • Added icon, progress bar, and time remaining/taken to Jobs panel.
  • Increased maximum resolution to 8192x8192.
  • Indicate if variable frame rate is detected in Properties.
  • Added Convert to Edit-friendly... dialog when variable frame rate or non-seekable file opened.
  • Added Convert to Edit-friendly... to Properties menu for video and audio files.
  • Adding, removing, and adjusting Fade In/Out filters now updates fade controls on the Timeline.
  • Major speed improvements for Timeline rendering, especially when changing zoom level.
  • Stop showing waveforms on muted tracks.
  • Fixed audio crackling on some systems.
  • Fixed accuracy of reading and writing time values, particularly for non-integer frame rates.



Changes for v17.10 - v17.11

  • Changed add-filter menu to be embedded instead of popup.
  • Added Master label to Timeline.
  • Show filters icon on track heads if track is filtered.
  • Prioritize ‘0’ shortcut for Timeline over Playlist.
  • Do not adjust timeline zoom until slider is released.
  • Added warning dialog to Export if file cannot be written (e.g. due to permissions).
  • Added warning dialog to Export if chosen file is in the project.
  • Added warning dialog to Export if the drive is low on space.
  • Added Nepali translation.



Changes for v17.09 - v17.10

  • Fixed multi-threaded decoding with FFmpeg v3.2.
  • Added 1080p 59.94 and 60 fps video modes.
  • Added support for NVENC to Export panel.



Changes for v17.05 - v17.06

  • Added Hungarian translation
  • Bug fixes



Changes for v17.04 - v17.05

  • This version just fixes some bugs and updates translations. In particular, it fixes a long standing bug that, on Windows, files with non-Latin characters in the name or path can not be opened or saved.



Changes for v17.02 - v17.03

  • Converted the track toggle buttons to icons.
  • Now, you can press Del or Backspace to delete a selected item in the Recent panel.
  • Playback now pauses at the out point in the Source player. (After pause, you can press play again to continue beyond the out point.)
  • Some stability improvements
  • Performance boost for Size & Position and Rotate filters on multi-CPU systems.



Changes for v16.10 - v17.02

  • fixed drag-n-dropping files from other than C: drive on Windows
  • fixed '/' being added to front of file paths on Windows
  • fixed some regressions on the MLT XML repair tool
  • fixed opening a network stream
  • improved support for image sequences
  • improved device capture
  • added Slovenian translation



Changes for v15.08 - v16.06

  • •Show red outline on scrub bar of Source player to indicate selection.
  • •Added Cut, Copy, and Paste to Edit menu and Timeline tool bar.
  • •Changed double-click on Timeline clip to select+seek instead of copying to Source player.
  • •Changed Timeline keyboard shortcut A to append.
  • •Changed Timeline keyboard shortcut C to copy.
  • •Changed Timeline keyboard shortcut Enter to seek to start of clip.
  • •Added Peak and True Peak meters to the Audio Loudness scope.
  • •Added version/upgrade-checker.
  • •Added check for missing files when opening .mlt XML project file.
  • •Added dialog to locate and resolve (relink) missing files in project file.
  • •For clips with speed changed, added support for saving and loading relative path and file names.
  • •Added Export EDL to the File menu.
  • •Added YouTube preset to Export (which does the same thing as not changing any export settings, not selecting an export preset, or clicking Reset).
  • •Updated Blackmagic Design SDI/HDMI output to work with recent driver updates.



Changes for v15.07 - v15.08

  • Added a Greek translation.
  • • Added a Ripple All Tracks option to the Timeline menu.
  • • 4 new audio dynamics filters: ◦ Compressor
  • ◦ Delay
  • ◦ Expander
  • ◦ Limiter
  • ◦ Reverb



Changes for v15.06 - v15.07

  • 4K UHD support
  • 5 new video filters:
  • Old Film: Dust
  • Old Film: Grain
  • Old Film: Projector
  • Old Film: Scratches
  • Old Film: Technocolor
  • 5 new audio filters:
  • Bass & Treble (3-band graphic equalizer)
  • Band Pass
  • High Pass
  • Low Pass
  • Notch
  • Added Insert Track and Remove Track
  • New default Encode settings produce a better quality H.264 MP4 file
  • Composite now defaults to on/enabled for new video tracks



Changes for v15.05.06 - v15.06

  • Added 64-bit Windows build.
  • Added Audio Spectrum analyzer.
  • Changed audio Gain filter to use dB and log scale.
  • Added a toggle button to Lock a track.
  • Changed Insert and Ripple Delete to ripple across all unlocked tracks.
  • Changed keyboard shortcut to adjust track height to Ctrl+- and Ctrl+=.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts to toggle track:
  • Mute - Ctrl+M
  • Hide - Ctrl+H
  • Lock - Ctrl+C



Changes for v15.05 - v15.05.06

  • Fix frequent crashes with both Settings > GPU and Settings > Realtime turned off.
  • Fix the Timeline Split command producing incorrect results. If you saved a project with the faulty Split command in the short-lived v15.05.02, then the problems were also saved to the project, and there is no automatic fix for it. You should remove the problematic shots and recreate them.
  • On OS X, fix a crash when choosing Remove from the Timeline clip/blank context menu.
  • On OS X, fix the new keyboard shortcuts for selection control (select under play-head, move selection, deselect).



Changes for v15.04 - v15.05

  • Add Distort option to Size and Position filter.
  • Add video Cut option to Transition Properties.
  • Code-sign Windows executable and installer.
  • In Timeline, operate on clip under the play head if nothing is selected.
  • New keyboard shortcuts for Timeline:
  • Select clip under play head: Ctrl+Space.
  • Move selection one item to the right/left: Ctrl+Right/Left.
  • Blanks can be selected to remove/ripple-delete: X or Shift+Del or Shift+Backspace.
  • Deselect everything: Ctrl+D.
  • Open As Clip: Enter/Return.



Changes for v15.03 - v15.04

  • Added an audio tone generator (in File > Open > Other).
  • Now you can set a new default duration for audio or video fade filters.
  • The WebM VP9 encode preset enables multi-threaded encoding.



Changes for v15.02.01 - v15.03

  • Add Update button to Playlist panel.
  • Double-clicking a successfully completed Encode job, now opens the result in Shotcut.
  • Consolidate GPU and Video filters in Filter menu.
  • Add View > Scopes > Audio Waveform.
  • Move audio peak meter to View > Scopes > Audio Peak Meter and main toolbar button.
  • Move volume slider to player toolbar icon.



Changes for v14.12.06 - v15.02.01

  • Add x265 codec. Based on the same principles and code as the esteemed x264 project, x265 provides a solution for the emerging H.265/MPEG High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard.
  • Add video quality measurement tool. Upon successful completion of an encoding job, access the job's menu by right-clicking it in the job list or by selecting it and using the menu button at the bottom of the Jobs panel. Then, choose Measure Video Quality. A file dialog opens for you to enter the name of a text file to contain a report containing PSNR and SSIM values for each video frame. When the measure job completes successfully, open its menu in the same manner to view the report or to open an original-on-top/encoded-on-bottom view in the player.
  • No longer auto-plays upon opening a playlist and multitrack project.
  • Auto-select all text upon giving a timecode field focus. See the Keyboard Shortcuts page for info about entering time values.



Changes for v14.12.03 - v14.12.06

  • New filter menu allows you favorite filters and see only favorites.
  • CPU-based video filters can be added after GPU-based filters.



Changes for v14.11.01 - v14.12.03

  • New filter menu allows you favorite filters and see only favorites.
  • CPU-based video filters can be added after GPU-based filters.



Changes for v14.10.05 - v14.11.01

  • The HTML5 features are finally available on Windows!
  • Add source code editing to the HTML editor.
  • Add 3D Text filter based on WebGL, typeface.js, and three.js.
  • Add support for DirectShow devices on Windows in the Open Other dialog.
  • Add the Opus audio codec.
  • Change the VP9 WebM preset to use the Opus audio codec.
  • Add support for the #localtime# keyword to the Text filter (no button yet).
  • Restart instead of simply closing the app when changing the GPU or language settings.
  • Change the Redo keyboard shortcut to Ctrl+Y on Windows only.
  • Save file paths in MLT XML with relative names for assets in the same folder or sub-folder. This makes it easier to use a relocatable project folder.
  • Add scale and offset parameters and a preset widget to the Rotate filter. Usually after rotating a video, part of the image has been clipped. These new parameters provide control for that clipping processing including no clipping.
  • Add Italian translation.



Changes for v14.09.03 - v14.10.01

  • Maintenance release to fix some bugs.
  • Added Polish translation.
  • Restored FFV1 encoding and preset.
  • Change Leap Motion control: close hand to pause, open hand to shuttle.



Changes for v14.08 - v14.09.03

  • Added WMV and WMA encode presets.
  • Enabled the video player zoom and pan controls for OS X.
  • Added Size and Position video filter with a rectangle control that overlays the video player.
  • Added a simple Text video filter also with rectangle control overlay. This is a dynamic text filter supports pre-defined variables: Timecode, Frame #, File date, File name.
  • Enabled parallel video processing for Encode File on systems with more than 2 logical cores when not using GPU Processing. This makes encoding faster when using filters, transitions, and compositing.
  • Added an Opacity video filter.
  • Added an option on video fade filters: Adjust opacity instead of fade with black.
  • Now you can add filters to an entire track by clicking the track head and using the Filters panel.
  • New projects created with this version now load much more quickly.



Changes for v14.08 - v14.09.02

  • Added WMV and WMA encode presets.
  • Enabled the video player zoom and pan controls for OS X.
  • Added Size and Position video filter with a rectangle control that overlays the video player.
  • Added a simple Text video filter also with rectangle control overlay. This is a dynamic text filter supports pre-defined variables: Timecode, Frame #, File date, File name.
  • Enabled parallel video processing for Encode File on systems with more than 2 logical cores when not using GPU Processing. This makes encoding faster when using filters, transitions, and compositing.
  • Added an Opacity video filter.
  • Added an option on video fade filters: Adjust opacity instead of fade with black.
  • Now you can add filters to an entire track by clicking the track head and using the Filters panel.
  • New projects created with this version now load much more quickly



Changes for v14.08 - v14.09

  • Added WMV and WMA encode presets.
  • Enabled the video player zoom and pan controls for OS X.
  • Added Size and Position video filter with a rectangle control that overlays the video player.
  • Added a simple Text video filter also with rectangle control overlay. This is a dynamic text filter supports pre-defined variables: Timecode, Frame #, File date, File name.
  • Enabled parallel video processing for Encode File on systems with more than 2 logical cores when not using GPU Processing. This makes encoding faster when using filters, transitions, and compositing.
  • Added an Opacity video filter.
  • Added an option on video fade filters: Adjust opacity instead of fade with black.
  • Now you can add filters to an entire track by clicking the track head and using the Filters panel.
  • New projects created with this version now load much more quickly.



Changes for v14.07 - v14.08

  • Shotcut 14.08 is now available for download. In the past month, we have just been continuing to fix problems while we work on some new features in branches. Hopefully, next month the new features will be ready.
  • Now the Stabilize video filter really does work on Windows.
  • Added a Gamma menu item to the Settings menu when in GPU mode, which performs gamma correction. Previously, the display gamma was fixed at sRGB, but now you can choose Rec. 709. Previously, when applying a GPU filter, Shotcut would output sRGB gamma when encoding to a Y'CbCr file, and that has been removed/fixed.
  • Transfer characteristic (gamma) metadata is now written to video files that support it (e.g., H.264).
  • The filter UI layout is now automatically adapts to a horizontal or vertical layout to suit more workspace layouts.
  • Upgraded FFmpeg to version 2.3.



Changes for v14.06.01 - v14.07

  • 14.06.28: add "Remove Old Program Files" option to Windows installer
  • 14.06.23: ask to exit if there are unfinished jobs
  • 14.06.21: ? fix crash when loading invalid XML
  • add auto-save
  • 14.06.15: fix frames repeating at end of some clips
  • 14.06.14: ? fix Stabilize filter on Windows
  • add elegant combination slider and spinner control and revise all filter UIs to use it
  • cleanup all filter UIs to be consistent with other areas of UI panels
  • improve tooltips on timeline track headers
  • fix bug that gives you a MLT-XML GPU warning when the Balance or Pan filters are in a project
  • 14.06.05: ? Save to app config the folder path name of last saved project XML. Then, use this path to default save dialogs such as next XML or video stabilization data.
  • On OS X, when using System theme, stack the display volume and mute toggles so these widgets do not appear so wide.
  • Workaround for the Stabilize filter's analysis job crashing on Windows.
  • The analysis job still crashes at the end, but the data is still created and usable. So, go ahead and try to use the data regardless of the job's failure.
  • 14.06.04: Make adjusting image duration on timeline easier.
  • Now, the Duration field in Properties adjusts the out point, and the actual duration is 10 minutes. This lets you add just a few seconds to the Timeline by default but then stretch or shrink the image clip on the timeline up to 10 minutes. If you need more than 10 minutes, add the clip to the track again.



Changes for v14.05.02 - v14.06.01

  • Fix opening files with names or paths that include extended characters on Windows.
  • Add logging of program execution info to a text file to help with troubleshooting. The logging is very limited at this time and mainly intended to help indicate app startup failures. The log is stored in the same location as the database and presets.
  • Show error message if trying to load MLT XML project file that is incompatible with current GPU processing setting.
  • Upgrade x264 from something that was 1.5 years old to latest.
  • Upgrade FFmpeg from version 2.1 to 2.2.
  • Upgrade Movit (GPU processing) from pre-1.0 to 1.1.1.
  • Update translations.



Changes for v14.03.31 - v14.04.06

  • restore Crop filter for GPU
  • fix drag-n-drop from playlist to timeline
  • improved reliability for some FLV files and music with album art
  • require shift key to make editing keyboard shortcuts target the playlist instead of the timeline



Changes for v14.03.08 - v14.03.13

  • add Open XML As Clip to File menu



Changes for v14.03.10 - v14.03.11

  • add Open XML As Clip to File menu



Changes for v14.03.02 - v14.03.08

  • add search for encode presets



Changes for v14.02.13 - v14.02.16

  • fix a luma (brightness) change when applying non-GPU filters



Changes for v14.02.08 - v14.02.10

  • fix GPU processing on Windows (where compatible)
  • new video stabilization ( faster) and audio normalization ( EBU R128) filters
  • (video stabilization still crashes on Windows 8, but works for us on Windows 7 and other OS)



Changes for v15.08 - v15.10 64-bit

  • Mostly just bug fixes.
  • Added Dutch translation.
  • Added Russian translation.
  • Added project check and repair function.
  • Release 15.09
  • Added Scrub Audio to Settings menu.
  • Added Display Method to Settings menu (Windows only).
  • Added Portugal Portuguese translation.
  • Added Mute audio filter.
  • Updated Qt to v5.5.
  • Updated FFmpeg to v2.7



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