Overview of Shotcut for macOS

Shotcut is a simple and user-friendly video editor that offers a series of features and functions to help you adjust and retouch your favorite movies with just a few clicks of your mouse. It is a feature-rich and accessible video editing software suitable for all skill levels. Its intuitive interface, comprehensive format support, advanced audio editing, and flexible export options make it an excellent choice for creating professional videos.

Features of Shotcut for macOS

Supports oodles of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg (or libav as-built)

Supports many image formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, and TIFF, as well as image sequences

No import required - native editing

Frame-accurate seeking for many formats

Multi-format timeline: mix and match resolutions and frame rates within a project

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 the search

Drag-n-drop files from the file manager

Save and load trimmed clip as MLT XML file

Load and play complex MLT XML files as a clip

Audio signal level meter

Volume control

Scrubbing and transport control

Flexible UI through dock-able panels

Encode/transcode to a variety of formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg (or libav as-built)

Capture (record) SDI, HDMI, webcam (V4L2), JACK, PulseAudio, IP streams, X11 screen

Stream (encode to IP) files and any captured 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

Multi-core parallel image processing (when not using GPU and frame-dropping is disabled)

Video filters: Blur, Color Grading, Crop, Diffusion, Glow, Invert Colors, Mirror, Opacity, Rotate, Saturation, Sepia Tone, Sharpen, Size and

Position, Stabilize, Text, Vignette, Wave, White Balance

Audio filters: Balance, Copy Channel, Downmix, Gain, Normalize, Pan, Swap Channels

3-way (shadows, mids, highlights) color wheels for color correction and grading eye dropper tool to pick neutral color for white balancing

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 a timeline)

Append, insert, overwrite, lift, and delete (ripple) editing on the timeline

3-point editing

External monitoring on an extra system display/monitor

Fade in and out the audio and fade video from and to black with easy-to-use fader controls on the 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

Technical Details and System Requirements

MacOS 10.12 or later

FAQs

Q: Is Shotcut available for free?

A: Yes, Shotcut is open-source software available for free. You can download it directly from the official website.

Q: Can Shotcut handle 4K video editing?

A: Yes, Shotcut supports 4K video editing. However, the performance may vary depending on your system specifications.

Q: Can I add custom filters or effects to Shotcut?

A: Shotcut allows you to create and add custom filters using its built-in OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) support. This feature enables you to enhance the software's capabilities according to your requirements.