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| Shotcut 26.1.30 Feb 1, 2026 |
Settings > Preview Scaling > Use Hardware Decoder: Enabled by default, except with NVIDIA on Linux. Uses VA-API on Linux, Media Foundation on Windows, and Video Toolbox on macOS. Only supports codecs your hardware can decode; automatically falls back to software decoding if needed. May not provide a dramatic speed boost unless you use Linear 10-bit CPU processing mode or have a low-powered CPU. Has limited impact on seeking and scrubbing—using proxies is still recommended for smooth editing. Reduces CPU usage, which can help lower battery drain and keep your system cooler. Not integrated with GPU processing mode via 0-copy. Transferring uncompressed video between CPU and GPU RAM can be a bottleneck, so this feature is limited to preview scaling or 1080p-60fps (or lower) sources. Export > Codec > Use hardware decoder: Disabled by default, as it can sometimes increase export times. No resolution or frame rate limits. Can reduce CPU usage during export, which may be beneficial for some workflows. (Tip: Avoid exporting videos on your lap for long periods!) The setting is persistent and will be remembered between sessions and projects. Feel free to test it on your system to see if it offers benefits for your specific hardware and workflow. What's This: This is contextual help! It lets you get assistance for a specific item in the user interface—just click the "What's This?" icon, then click on the UI element you want to learn about. Usually, this opens a web browser to the relevant documentation, but for some items like toolbar buttons, it may show a tooltip instead if more detailed documentation isn't available. Comprehensive documentation is essential for this feature to be useful. Many users aren't aware that documentation exists, but it's now much more complete and accessible. The documentation is available on the website, and a PDF is generated automatically from the forum-wiki-based content. Additionally, the forum offers a Claude AI bot t |
| Shotcut 25.12.31 Jan 1, 2026 |
Fixed nesting MLT XML stopped working. Fixed Screen Recording missing on Linux and macOS. Fixed Stabilize video filter on macOS. |
| Shotcut 25.12.30 Dec 31, 2025 |
Higher Bit Depth: 10-bit Video CPU Pipeline: What is "bit depth?" That is the number of colors or video brightness levels. 8-bit has only 256 values per color component, for example, red/green/blue. 10 bits has 1024 levels. Previously, 10-bit video sources were only partially supported using GPU Effects and only GPU filters. Without GPU Effects (CPU), in order to stay in thee 10 bit space, you could only use filters with the #10bit tag but no transitions or track blending/compositing. Now, we have ported many CPU video effects to support 10- and 12-bit video sources including transitions and track blending. Also, the #10bit CPU video filters also work properly with the experimental GPU processing. Not all of the video CPU filters have been converted; many of them come through another software project that does not support it. However, we were able to convert many for this release or at least mark them as safe for a 10-bit project. Higher Image Quality: Linear Color Processing: Any mixing of pixels with a color space's gamma is not ideal, can cause color distortions, and is technically incorrect. This pixel mixing occurs whenever images interpolated, for example scaling, blurring, and sub-pixel positioning, as well as with track blending/composition. Previously, only GPU Effects and video filters in the GPU category operated in linear color. Now, there is an option to use it outside of the GPU processing. But when using the GPU, the handoff of the video from GPU to CPU now stays in the linear color transfer. There is a new sub-menu in Settings > Processing Mode with options: Native 8-bit CPU (fast, flexible) Native 10-bit CPU (slower, better) Linear 10-bit CPU (slowest, best) Linear 10-bit GPU/CPU (Experimental) Non-linear "native" options are still included because there is a signficant performance decrease when using linear (more conversions). We have a plan to improve performance for the next release. 8-bit is still included because it is mo |
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