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Playlist Thumbnails Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

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:

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In Only - Large
In Only - Small (default)
In and Out - Left/Right (shown above)
In and Out - Top/Bottom (vertically stacked in above out)

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We Have Filters Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:57:00 +0000

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. smile

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Melted Server Integrated Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:15:00 +0000

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.

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Added Undo, Redo, and History View Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:03:00 +0000

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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Support For Translations Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:49:00 +0000

Shotcut received its first submission for translation to the Czech language. So, I have added support to the code and build system to support the inclusion of languages as of version 12.10.20. This has been integrated and tested on Windows and Linux. I think there is still something I need to do for OS X with plists in the app bundle to support this.

If you want to translate Shotcut first please understand that Shotcut is young and under heavy development, and you should expect many changes over the next few years. Also, the project releases a new version almost daily, and there will not be periodic calls for translation updates; you would be responsible for periodic updates. With that said, please comment here or in the discussion forum if you want to make a translation.

Update: I have since setup a Transifex project to make it easier for people to make and submit translations.

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64-bit Linux (Ubuntu 11.10 - 12.10, Debian 7, openSUSE 12): (Mon, 20 May 2013 09:55:00 GMT) older versions

32-bit Linux (Ubuntu 11.10 - 12.10, Debian 7, openSUSE 12): (Mon, 20 May 2013 09:53:00 GMT) older versions

64-bit Fedora Linux 16 - 18: (Mon, 20 May 2013 11:49:00 GMT) older versions

OS X (64-bit; OS X 10.5 - 10.8): (Mon, 20 May 2013 07:29:00 GMT) older versions

Windows: (Sun, 19 May 2013 13:02:00 GMT) older versions

Source code archive: (Mon, 20 May 2013 07:33:00 GMT) git repository

To install, simply extract the archive and run it. You can drag the Shotcut folder (app icon for OS X) to copy and move it wherever you want.

Mac OS X Mountain Lion users: since the application is not signed, you need to control-click the app icon and choose Open from the context menu the first time you run it.

Linux users will need to install the following dependencies from their distribution (the exact names may vary): libqt4, libsdl, libsox, libexif, plus whatever LADSPA plugins you want.

Quickstart

You open files by drag-n-drop in addition to the usual menu and toolbar methods.
MLT XML files can be opened as a clip; so, you can use Shotcut to test your XML.
Tap J, K, L to control playback speed and direction. Tap J or L repeatedly to go faster.
Tap I or O to set the in and out points.
Press left or right cursor keys to step frame-by-frame.
Press page up or down to step 10 frames at-a-time.
Press alt+left or alt+right to jump between start, in, out, and end.
Right-click the video window to access its settings.
Version is based on date. You can choose to update whenever you like (new builds are available almost daily).

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Topic revision: r71 - 2013-03-10 - DanDennedy

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