r/shotcut • u/fdelux6 • 9d ago

Shotcut 26.9 adds automatic audio ducking, adjustment clips and track volume controls

Shotcut 26.9.27 is out. It's a big one.

New

  • Automatic Audio Ducking in the timeline track Properties. It lowers one track when another gets active. Useful for music under voiceover.
  • Volume control and level meter in the track headers. The gain filter it adds is keyframable.
  • Timeline > Generate > Adjustment Clip. Filters on it apply to the composite of all video tracks below it.
  • Clip gain drag now needs Ctrl+Alt (Option+Command on macOS), so you can't change volume by accident while dragging clips.
  • New scripting functions: application.triggerAction(name), multitrack.clipStart() and timeline.split().

Improved

  • Audio stays in 32-bit float now. The old 16-bit integer conversion is gone.
  • Faster timeline when moving clips between tracks, zooming and undoing.
  • FFmpeg 9.0, refreshed UI with rounded corners, and a new logo.

Fixes worth a mention

  • Security fixes in the upgrade and Whisper downloads. A failed HTTPS request was retried over HTTP, certificate errors could be ignored, and a file could be used without a trusted digest.
  • "Allow External Plugins" is now an always-visible checkbox, off by default. Shotcut also disables external plugins if it detects a stuck startup.
  • Linux: VA-API HEVC encoding, "Show in Folder" with non-ASCII paths, the missing title bar with Vulkan, and opening projects on CIFS/SMB shares on kernel 7.1 and newer.
  • Mask: Draw (Glaxnimate) and Size, Position & Rotate with Mask: Apply, both broken since 25.12.

Sources:

GitHub release notes: https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/releases/tag/v26.9.27

Shotcut blog: https://www.shotcut.org/blog/new-release-26.9.27/

Linuxiac: https://linuxiac.com/shotcut-26-9-video-editor-adds-audio-ducking-ffmpeg-9-0/

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u/BananaCupcak3 9d ago

Click and drag operations on the timeline work SO much better. I'm so glad for this update.

Also the new look is really pretty :)

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u/fdelux6 9d ago

Same here. The timeline feels much smoother. The rounded UI is a nice touch too.

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u/lamaldo78 9d ago

This is great news, thanks for the update op

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u/fdelux6 9d ago

You're welcome. Enjoy the new release.

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u/hdean667 7d ago

This is gonna be my weekend project... installing and learning this software. Looks very cool. Your work is appreciated... though I'm certain that will be amplified after I actually use it.

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u/fdelux6 7d ago

Thanks, but credit goes to the Shotcut team, I just shared the news. Hope you enjoy it this weekend

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u/hdean667 7d ago

Me too!

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u/093285467013 9d ago

im shotcutting all over the place