Shotcut
Shotcut is a free and open-source cross-platform video editing application for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Started in 2011 by Dan Dennedy, Shotcut is developed on the MLT Multimedia Framework, in development since 2004 by the same author.
Shotcut supports many video, audio, and image formats via FFmpeg and screen, webcam, and audio capture. It uses a timeline for non-linear video editing of multiple tracks that may be composed of various file formats. Scrubbing and transport control are assisted by OpenGL GPU-based processing and a number of video and audio filters are available.
Features listed on website as of Version 15.08:
supports many audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg
supports many image formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF as well as image sequences
no import required, as native editing is supported
frame-accurate seeking for many formats
multi-format timeline: mix and match resolutions and frame rates within a project
screen capture (Linux only) including background capture to capture a Shotcut session
webcam capture (Linux and Windows only)
audio capture (Linux and Windows only: PulseAudio, JACK, ALSA, or DirectShow)
network stream playback (HTTP, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, MMS, UDP)
frei0r video generator plugins (e.g. color bars and plasma)
Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring
JACK transport sync
deinterlacing
detailed media properties panel
recent files panel with search
drag-n-drop files from file manager
save and load trimmed clip as MLT XML file
load and play complex MLT XML file as a clip
audio scopes: peak meter, waveform, spectrum analyzer
volume control
scrubbing and transport control
flexible UI through dock-able panels
encode/transcode to a variety of formats and codecs via FFmpeg (or libav as-built)
capture (record) SDI, HDMI, webcam (V4L2), JACK audio, PulseAudio, IP stream, X11 screen, and Windows DirectShow devices
stream (encode to IP) files and any capture source
batch encoding with job control
create, play, edit, save, load, encode, and stream MLT XML projects (with auto-save)
unlimited undo and redo for playlist edits including a history view
connect to Melted servers over MVCP TCP protocol
control the transport playback of Melted units
edit Melted playlists including support for undo/redo
OpenGL GPU-based image processing with 16-bit floating point linear per color component
multi-core parallel image processing (when not using GPU and frame-dropping is disabled)
Video filters: Alpha Channel (View and Adjust), Blur, Chroma Key (Simple and Advanced), Color Grading, Crop, Diffusion, Glow, Invert Colors, Key Spill (Simple and Advanced), Mirror, Old Film: Dust, Old Film: Grain, Old Film: Projector, Old Film: Scratches, Old Film: Technocolor, Opacity, Rotate, Saturation, Sepia Tone, Sharpen, Size and Position, Stabilize, Text, Vignette, Wave, White Balance
Audio filters: Balance, Bass & Treble, Band Pass, Compressor, Copy Channel, Delay, Downmix, Expander, Gain, High Pass, Limiter, Low Pass, Normlize, Notch, Pan, Reverb, Swap Channels
Balance, Bass & Treble, Band Pass, Compressor, Copy Channel, Delay, Downmix, Expander, Gain, High Pass, Limiter, Low Pass, Normlize, Notch, Pan, Reverb, Swap Channels
Speed control for an audio/video clip.
Chroma keying (aka greenscreening)
3-way (shadows, mids, highlights) color wheels for color correction and grading
eye dropper tool to pick neutral color for white balancing
UI translations: Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovak (not all 100%, but you can help)
HTML5 (sans audio and video) as video source and filters
Leap Motion for jog/shuttle control
DeckLink SDI keyer output
UI themes/skins: native-OS look and custom dark and light
control video zoom in the player: fit viewable area (default), 50%, original (100%), and 200%
multitrack timeline with thumbnails and waveforms
thumbnail and waveform caching between sessions
audio mixing across all tracks
video compositing across video tracks
trimming (on timeline)
append, insert, overwrite, lift, and delete (ripple) editing on the timeline
3-point editing
hide, mute, and lock track controls
external monitoring on an extra system display/monitor
fade in and out audio and fade video from and to black with easy-to-use fader controls on timeline
cross-fade audio and video dissolve transitions easily by overlapping shots on the same track of the timeline
video wipe transitions: bar, barn door, box, clock (radial), diagonal, iris, matrix, and custom gradient image
video quality measurement (PSNR and SSIM)
support for 4K resolutions
Alternative To: Adobe Premiere Elements, Final Cut Pro X, Pinnacle Studio
OS Supported: Windows, Mac, Linux
License Type: GNU General Public License
Site Link: http://www.shotcut.org/
Download Page: http://www.shotcut.org/bin/view/Shotcut/Download
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