


It’s definitely worth taking it out for a spin. The fact it gets updated monthly is merely icing on the cake. Yes there are a few niggling glitches and design decisions, but that’s true for any software - paid or free.Īs it currently stands, Shotcut is a very robust and stable video editing package (it only crashed on us once when we were trying it out), with numerous features, and a good amount of flexibility you help you customise the interface to suit your needs. Many free alternatives can leave a lot to be desired, adding veracity to the old adage that “you get what you pay for”. Shotcut is a very good well rounded video editor. Shotcut is a clean-cut, bare-bones open source video editor that's a one-stop shop for getting your content revised and completed with minimal fuss. It has many user-friendly features for example, it doesnt notify you of its frequent. It comes with a vast assortment of presets, from the standard H.264 or YouTube options, to animation presets (which preserve a project’s transparency), audio only choices, exporting back onto a camcorder, onto a DVD, and even has legacy, lossless and stills options.Īnd that’s not all: with the Advanced button selected, you can also fine tune your chosen preset - although this would be solely recommended for those who know what they’re doing! Final verdict Shotcut is a free, open-source video editor and encoder that can handle a wide range of media formats. When it’s time to share your work with others, the Export feature is there, ready and waiting.

You have a vast number of options open to you when exporting your project (Image credit: Meltytech) Export
