You can get a keyframe option for filters. The simple text option allows displaying the video time, date, and frame rates in the video. Timecode and frame rates Adding Transition Effect in Shotcut Shotcut supports GPU video rendering, while OpenShot uses CPU to render videos. Some include a clip trimmer, timeline with ripple option, hide or lock track controls, the custom name for clips, notes-taking panel, etc. Shotcut has a 3-way color grading and correction tool that can be enough for social media videos. These include deinterlacing, 360-degree video, video scopes, tone generators, and more.

OpenShot does not correctly support MKV formats, while Shotcut supports this format.īesides text and transitions effects, you find many video and audio effects. In that transition section properties, you will find transition options and details.

On Shotcut, you must make a section by overwriting the two clips. You go to the transitions, drag an effect and drop it between two clips.

Adding transitions on OpenShot is quicker. OpenShot comes with 412 transition effects. You can also add custom transitions depending on your video style. OpenShot gets the win in the round of Shotcut vs. Transition effects Adding Transition Effect in Shotcut It opens as a separate window where you can edit the text. You can find the text title section on the top navigation bar. Those presets are for text positions and styles. Both simple and rich text filters come with ten presets. Instead, you add three text types: simple, GPS, and rich. Tools Text titles Text Titles in OpenShot You can download these on Linux, Mac, and Windows. Platformsīoth are available on desktop PCs. One different thing about Shotcut is that it uses modes and workspaces, which are not available in OpenShot (discussed below). The timeline is down at the bottom, with the main navigation on the top. You get files to the left and the main preview to the right. Interface Shotcut Interface OpenShot Interface Layout of bothīoth use a bit dated interface. Shotcut is an open-source video editor offering advanced features, like video resolution, text codes, watermarks, color corrections, etc. OpenShot is a free and open-source video editing program suitable for beginners.

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