Presented release of a free non-linear video editing system OpenShot 3.2.0. The project code is supplied under the GPLv3 license: the interface is written in Python and PyQt5, the video processing core (libopenshot) is written in C++ and uses the capabilities of the FFmpeg package, the interactive timeline is written using HTML5, JavaScript and AngularJS. Ready-made assemblies prepared for Linux (AppImage), Windows and macOS.
The editor features a convenient and intuitive user interface that allows even novice users to edit videos. The program supports several dozen visual effects, makes it possible to work with multi-track timelines with the ability to move elements between them with the mouse, allows you to scale, crop, merge video blocks, ensure a smooth flow from one video to another, overlay translucent areas, etc. It is possible to transcode video with a preview of changes on the fly. By leveraging the FFmpeg project's libraries, OpenShot supports a huge number of video, audio, and image formats (including full SVG support).
Basic changes:
- Components related to themes and user interface have been significantly redesigned. Two new themes have been added: Retro and Cosmic Dusk. As part of the Cosmic Dusk theme, developers are experimenting with a new approach to building the OpenShot interface. This theme includes new panels, a new set of icons, and a redesigned timeline.
- Added a new tool to remove unwanted empty spaces or pauses between video segments (clips). To delete, just right-click on the empty area between the clips and select the “Remove Gap” operation from the menu, after which all fragments on the right will automatically move (in previous versions you had to select and move the clips manually). To remove all gaps in a track at once, the “Remove All Gaps” option is provided.
- Improved function for snapping elements on the timeline (Timeline Snapping, snaps the edges of clips to certain positions on the timeline).
- Improved preview dialog and Split Clip function.
- Added support for the Blender 4.1 3D modeling system and improved work with animation created in Blender.
- Improved capabilities and increased stability of the rollback functions (Undo / Redo).
- Improved support for high pixel density screens.
- Improved effects for identifying and tracking objects.
- The functionality of the property editor has been expanded.
- Improved work with fonts in the title editor.
- Updated some icons and added an icon for missing or damaged files.
- The ability to automatically resize has been added to the cropping effect.
- The button for saving the current frame has been moved to the “File” menu.
- Vertical and horizontal shift settings have been added to the “Copy” and “Copy All Keyframes” menus.
- Added experimental support for bindings for the Java language.
- Improved performance of audio processing using FFmpegReader.
- Compatibility with FFmpeg 7.0 package is ensured.
- Improved compatibility of assemblies in AppImage format with various distributions.
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