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| Original author(s) | Charlie Yates |
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| Developer(s) | Meltytech, LLC |
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24.06.26[1] |
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| Written in | C, C++ |
| Operating system | FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Video editing software |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later[2][3][4] |
| Website | shotcut |
Shotcut is a free and open-source, cross-platform video, audio, and image editing program for FreeBSD,[5] Linux, macOS and Windows.[6] Started in 2011 by Dan Dennedy, Shotcut is developed on the MLT Multimedia Framework,[7] in development since 2004 by the same author.[8][9]
Shotcut supports video, audio, and image formats via FFmpeg. It uses a timeline for non-linear video editing of multiple tracks that may be composed of various file formats. Scrubbing and transport control are assisted by OpenGL GPU-based processing and a number of video and audio filters are available.[10][11] The output options for the 2017 version included Apple ProRes, HDV, DVD, Flash, H.264, GIF animation, Ogg-Vorbis, WebM, and WMV.[12]
Shotcut was originally conceived in November 2004 by Charlie Yates, an MLT co-founder and the original lead developer.[13] The current version of Shotcut is a complete rewrite by Dan Dennedy, another MLT co-founder and its current lead. Dennedy wanted to create a new editor based on MLT and chose to reuse the Shotcut name, since he liked it so much. He wanted to make something to exercise the new cross-platform capabilities of MLT, especially in conjunction with the WebVfx and Movit plugins.
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Digital compositing software
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| Discontinued |
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