Shotcut: v20.10.31 Release

Release date:
October 31, 2020
Previous version:
v20.10.24 (released October 24, 2020)
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Release Notes Published

HTML5 Removal And Qt Upgrade

  • Removed QtWebKit and WebVfx (HTML5 components) from all builds.
  • Upgraded Qt to version 5.15.1 on Linux and Windows and version 5.12.9 on macOS. As a result, the minimum macOS version is 10.12.
  • Updated Linux build to a Ubuntu 18.04 base (glibc version 2.27).
  • Completely new Windows build based on msys2, and discontinued the 32-bit build.
  • Migrated Windows and Linux builds to GitHub Actions, and automated builds of AppImage and snap for Linux.

New

  • Added Invert (reverse polarity) audio filter.
  • Added showing the job progress in Windows taskbar button. (thanks @lolametro!)
  • Added converting Text: HTML filters to Text: Rich. This does not retain full fidelity, but hopefully it retains the text.
  • Added using the H.264 hardware encoder if HEVC not available when Proxy > Use Hardware Encoder is on.
  • Added Scroll to Playhead on Zoom option to Timeline menu.
  • Added ability to change position in Size, Position & Rotate by dragging anywhere inside the rectangle while also holding <kbd>Shift</kbd>.
  • Added rectangle VUI help tips for various video filters.
  • Added Size, Position & Rotate > Zoom now works in any Size mode!
  • Added Scroll to Playhead on Zoom to Keyframes menu!
  • Added keyboard shortcut for Center the Playhead: Ctrl+Shift+P.
  • Added keyboard shortcut for Scroll to Playhead on Zoom: Ctrl+Alt+P.
  • Added keyboard shortcut for rich text editor Paste Text Only: Ctr+Shift+V
  • Added common preset resolutions and aspect ratios to the Add Custom Video Mode dialog.

Changes

  • Improved Text: Rich filter export on Windows and Linux when display scale is fractional (e.g. 150%).
  • Improved the performance of the Fade In Video, Fade Out Video, and Brightness filters on multicore systems.
  • Improved image quality when using Size, Position & Rotate.
  • Changed Export > Codec > Dual pass to not write a video file for the first pass.

Fixes

  • Fixed time rulers hiding on vertical scroll in Timeline and Keyframes (regression in v20.09).
  • Fixed Crop: Rectangle > Corner radius not exactly the same as in version 20.07 (regression in v20.09).
  • Fixed a compatibility issue for some systems by downgrading FFmpeg to version 4.2 (regression in v20.09).
  • Improved the Timeline scrolling speed and smoothness (regression in v20.09).
  • Fixed Blur: Pad incorrect after splitting clip.
  • Fixed moving the cursor in filter fields may move playhead.
  • Fixed Filters allowed pasting filters when nothing selected.
  • Fixed saving projects to Dropbox on Windows leaves temporary files.
  • Fixed saving the current stock layout when switching to a custom layout.
  • Fixed progress dialog appears over the convert variable frame rate dialog when dragging to Timeline.
  • Fixed dropping file with comma in its name to Timeline.
  • Fixed delete keyframe button in Keyframes may remove keyframe for another parameter.
  • Fixed convert dialog for variable frame rate never appears if dragged directly to non-empty playlist or timeline.