Software Update: Shotcut 18.11.18

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 18.11 of Shotcut was released last week, which includes hardware encoding on macOS and Linux. In the meantime, a small update has also been released, which should solve some problems.

Version 18.11.18 with Major Fixes for Hardware Encoding

• Fixed crash in Export (bug in v18.11.13).
• Fixed NVENC hardware encoders on Windows and Linux.
• Fixed VA API hardware encoders on Linux. As a result, the Linux build is now based on Ubuntu 16.04 (glibc 2.23), which may reduce compatibility with older Linux systems.
• Fixed hardware encoder detection on Windows.
• Added Audio Waveform Visualization video filter.
• Added MM:SS.SS to Timer filter.
• Added IRE graticule and tooltips to the Video Waveform scope.
• Added support for the mouse wheel to the Color Grading circles.
• Added configuration setting player/warnGPU, which is a boolean that defaults true.

Version 18.11: And Hardware Encoding For All

This version brings hardware encoding to macOS and VA-API encoding for Linux. Meanwhile, the experimental GPU Effects mode, which was always unstable and unsupported is made a truly advanced option by hiding it. Now, one can only enable it by manually changing the configuration file/registry. To make things easier a New Project screen was added, most Export options are hidden behind an Advanced button, hardware encoding gets a checkbox, and a signed macOS build is provided. Additional information about the new features is available here†

New

• Added an Advanced mode to Export.
• Added Use hardware encoder checkbox to Export.
• Added VA API hardware encoding for Linux.
• Added video toolbox hardware encoding for macOS.
• Added New Project / Recent Projects screen.

• Added 10 Pixel Grid 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 presets to Export.
• Added signed app bundle for macOS.
• Added SDK 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.
• Fixed Color generator did not signal colorspace.
• Fixed transfer characteristic conversion and full range output in Export.
  (Add mlt_image_format=rgb24, color_range=jpeg, and pix_fmt=yuvj420p in Other for full range output.)