Shotcut is a comprehensive free, open source, and cross-platform video editing program for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It uses FFmpeg and therefore has support for the most common audio and video formats. The files are not imported, but are edited in their original format. It can handle multiple tracks and a mix of formats and resolutions can be used within a project. Version 18.08 of Shotcut was released recently and the release notes for this release can be found below.
New Release 18.08
This release primarily contains only bug fixes, which were strongly needed after a few releases with major additions and changes:
- 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 (eg PNG) on upper video tracks have dark edges after compositing if the Size and Position or Rotate and Scale filters are not used.
| Version number | 18.08 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Linux, macOS, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
| Website | shot cut |
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| License type | GPL |