github mltframework/shotcut v26.4.30
V26.4: All the Small Things

6 hours ago

What's Changed

Timeline Improvements

  • Added symmetric resize of a timeline transition using its trim handles.
  • Added drag-n-drop from Recent to Timeline.
  • Improved Timeline and Keyframes zoom to be less erratic and more focused.
  • Reduced memory usage for timeline waveforms.
  • Changed Timeline > Set Current Track Above and Set Current Track Below to use the bare Up and Down keys.

Speech to Text

  • Added Vulkan GPU support to Speech to Text on Windows and Linux.
  • Added a Use GPU checkbox to the Speech to Text dialog.

Other New Features

  • Added Export > Metadata including Cover art.
  • Added a Typewriter group of options to the Burn In Subtitle filter.
  • Added job progress and status on the taskbar or dock icon where supported.
  • Added Properties > LUT file for video clips, primarily for the Linear 10-bit processing mode.
  • Added aspect ratio grid options to the player grid button:
    • 1:1 Frame
    • 16:9 Frame
    • 4:3 Frame
    • 9:16 Frame
  • Added 10-bit VP9 MP4 (E-AC-3) and 10-bit VP9 WebM (Opus) export presets.
  • Added launching Glaxnimate from the Microsoft Store on Windows if available.

Changes

  • Stopped bundling Glaxnimate except in the Linux Flatpak.
  • Changed audio transition to a constant power crossfade.
  • Changed multi-select for Subtitles to use the Shift key.
  • Changed Properties timeline duration to be editable.
  • Changed opening an image to not start playback.
  • Changed Export to default to 10-bit HEVC export in the 10-bit processing modes.
  • Changed Timeline > Record Audio to use FLAC instead of Opus for improved quality and tool compatibility.
  • Reorganized the Video Mode menu with new categories:
    • Social Media
    • Other
    • Legacy
  • Reduced the thickness of the panel splitters and made them brighter.

Fixes

  • Fixed intermittent audio waveform sync or blank waveforms (broke in v26.2).
  • Fixed incorrect last frame in Glaxnimate animations.
  • Fixed Font style other than weight and italics/oblique in the font dialog.
  • Fixed accepting file names with special characters in Playlist > Add Files.
  • Fixed markers disappearing after undo moving clips.
  • Fixed hourly backup not working when saving frequently.
  • Fixed opening a project starts the player at the second frame.
  • Fixed seeking with keyboard in Timeline sometimes not working.
  • Fixed Settings > Time Format not immediately updating the Timeline and Keyframes rulers.
  • Fixed Timeline > Copy, Cut, Paste, and Overwrite breaking grouped clips.
  • Fixed keyframes after undoing a trim in.
  • Fixed changing Properties > Duration dropping time filters.
  • Fixed Edit Marker duration and Ripple Markers off by one frame.
  • Fixed the Nervous video filter doing a 2 frame fade-in from black.
  • Fixed undo history for lock, mute, and hide track.
  • Fixed button menus not opening reliably on Wayland on Linux.
  • Fixed a possible crash during voice preview in the Text to Speech dialog.

Upgrades

  • Upgraded FFmpeg to version 8.1.
  • Upgraded x265 to version 4.1.
  • Upgraded whisper.cpp to version 1.8.3.
  • Upgraded MLT to version 7.38.0.
  • Upgraded Qt to version 6.10.3 on Linux.

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Full Changelog: v26.2.26...v26.4.30

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