Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
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Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#2Anyone use this? Opinions?
Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#3Anyone use this? Opinions?
It's good. For my use case, better than Kdenlive on Windows. Shortcut renders much faster than Kdenlive because Shotcut supports HW encoding using the integrated Intel GPU. Kdenlive only supports that on Linux.
Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#4Anyone use this? Opinions?
I used it for a few projects. Very good for being free.
Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#5Anyone use this? Opinions?
I've only used it for splicing together bike cam videos and then cutting them to 2 minutes before and after the incident for submitting to police (that's quite common for police forces in the UK when dealing with close-pass etc footage).
It was easy enough to figure out how to use it and I've got about zero knowledge of video editing. To be honest, I should really change to using ffmpeg instead as OpenShot can be a bit of a resource hog when exporting the video.
I have found the cross-platform support to be useful as I mainly use linux, but the more powerful PC that I've got is running windows (for running games).
Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#6Anyone use this? Opinions?
I've used it. It's great. Pretty easy to learn, and output looks nice. Mind you I'm an enthusiastic amateur not a pro user. I've used other video editors before, like pinnacle, premiere elements etc, and while Shotcut is not as slick, it gets the job done with minimal fuss. And hard to argue with the price.
Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#7Anyone use this? Opinions?
Didn't have all the bells and whistles that kdenlive had for my use case.
Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#8Anyone use this? Opinions?
It's free.
It actually has quite a lot of functions, and effects, but the UI/UX is so so in my opinion.
Video rendering and export is fast enough which is a good thing, even when using effects.
The real test with most of these authoring tools is text support and how comprehensive it is, or not, as titling is an important aspect of video editing.
Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#9Anyone use this? Opinions?
I taught my 10 year old son how to use this because he wanted more than iMovie.
He loves learning how to use effects and titles, creating lots of cuts, and intercutting between different tracks. He even did some lightweight animation using it.
It's the most similar to the old-school feel of Premiere and Final Cut, and has given him a great foundation in non-linear editing and 2 years later he absolutely flies in it!
Re: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor
#10Anyone use this? Opinions?
I use it and like it, though I don't make videos often or have experience with non-free video editors. It's more than enough for me and was dead simple to learn.