Video Tutorial: Getting Started
Playlist Thumbnails
As of version 13.04.09 the playlist renders thumbnails of a shot’s in and out points. The following options are available in the playlist’s menu button:
- Hidden
- In Only - Large
- In Only - Small (default)
- In and Out - Left/Right (shown above)
- In and Out - Top/Bottom (vertically stacked in above out)
We Have Filters
As of version 13.03.10, there are now several video filters available. Thanks to Movit and MLT, these filters run on the GPU using OpenGL Shading Language for speedy, high quality, 16-bit (per color component) linear float processing! There are also some CPU-based ones (8-bit integer with gamma); you switch between them by using the GPU Processing option in the Settings menu. This provides a convenient way to compare them. The GPU filter processing even works in conjunction with simultaneous SDI/HDI monitoring. Also, it works for background encoding jobs. The screenshot on the Shotcut homepage has been updated. Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention that with the GPU-powered Color Grading filter, we now offer 3 way color wheels. :-)
Melted Server Integrated
The initial effort to integrate Shotcut with the Melted video server is now available since version 12.12.03.
What is Melted video server? Basically, it is an industrial-grade media player for broadcast/linear television channels. It was the original use case and application for the MLT framework, which is also the multimedia engine for Shotcut. For many of you this will be unimportant, which is why these new features are hidden under the View menu and not given prominent location on the main toolbar. However, for the folks who are interested in Melted, this represents the first publicly available multi-platform client!
This is just the initial, basic integration. There are a couple of simple enhancements planned for the near future:
- Map the server's root directory of clips to the local or network file system so that you can easily preview and trim clips and then add them to a Melted unit's playlist.
- When you open a unit that streams to the network, play the stream instead of just showing black.
Added Undo, Redo, and History View
Hello, as of version 12.11.04 there is support for Undo and Redo for the playlist. In addition, there is a History view to show the list of actions taken.
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