Shotcut Video Editor Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- In this step-by-step tutorial for beginners, learn how to use the Shotcut video editor. Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor that works extremely well.
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- Download & install Shotcut: shotcut.org
- Comprehensive list of shortcut keys: www.shotcut.org/howtos/keyboa...
⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:55 Download & install Shotcut
2:05 Get sample files
2:29 Create new project & open recent projects
3:53 Playlist & adding media
4:26 Change how media appears in playlist
5:53 Preview pane
6:31 Frames & customize view
7:55 Pre-set views
8:37 Edit clip in preview pane
9:53 Add clip to timeline
10:33 Timeline & edit on timeline
15:06 Fade transition
15:38 Ripple move
16:37 Bringing multiple clips onto timeline
17:10 Edit clips on timeline
20:18 Apply video filter
22:26 Add audio / music
24:33 Audio filters
25:52 Insert text onto clip or track
27:22 Keyframes
29:12 Export
30:38 View final video
31:09 Wrap up
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Kevin, I may have found my video editor - thanks to you! I'm 82 and not keen to learn a lot of new tricks. I need to construct a short video of my model railway layout featuring different train movements through a busy railway junction. I think I'll be able to accomplish that with this app, and since it's for a single project, "free" is good!
82 damn !?
@@5tartj690 ikr, I read that thrice just to make sure......makes me, a 17 year old look like a bitch for being scared of learning how to edit videos
@@daidipyamane Same here I'm 50 and been putting it off forever.....shame on me....
If you are 82 then God bless you, if you are 17, then how do you know what mode trains are. Regardless. I’m 29 and it took me 4 hours to get to the point of feeling comfy with the program but it is free and effective. You got it
Oi man wow
Great tutorial! I will add it to our tutorials page. At 23:05, all the clips on the video track moved when you dropped to the audio track because you have the "Ripple All Tracks" turned on - se the Timeline menu option or the (*) icon on the toolbar and the video track is not locked. This option is intended to keep things across tracks in sync as you make edits. It is off by default, but this trips up a lot of people. Also, be aware that the 32-bit version has been discontinued as that is too memory limited for today's world of HD and up video.
Thanks for doing what you guys do with the Shotcut video editor.
hello you are very useful
Thanks for making the best video editor in the world FOR FREE. no constant popups that tell me go to pro, because there is no pro!
Thank you. I am creating family videos using Shotcut. You have got the best software. Being completely free helps a lot as I only creating 2-3 videos a year and they are not commercial. Thank you.
Why isn't your channel verified?
This was my FIRST time EVER attempting edits - I have been SO overwhelmed to begin learning - as SO many tutorials are not clear, concise, and novice friendly. I am SO thankful I came across yours and greatly appreciate your time, energy, thoughtfulness, and creativity in your tutorial video! After watching - I successfully edited my FIRST one and at my FIRST go around - This was a HUGE victory for me and am SO excited to learn more!!! THANK YOU, KEVIN!!!
SO many SOs
SO
Practice makes perfect. I am sure you are much better now almost a year later.
its nice ,so i am here also to learn😊
2 years later, I would just like to confirm that this tutorial is super helpful for beginners. Without this I never would have even tried to learn Shotcut
This is a masterclass in how to explain how to do something on UA-cam. Just brilliant.
this was the first Shotcut tutorial I watched. After watching quite a few more: it is by far the best in terms of concise information, and presentation style.
I agree. It was the first video I watched too and by far the best
is it just me or does this guy make the best tutorials
This helped me SO MUCH! I had a project for my kid's school that I had to get done. I found out that I needed to do it about three hours before it needed to be done. I came here and you gave me the information that I needed to get it done with an hour to spare. Thank you!
I found this tutorial to be the best balance between covering all the basics but also quick and to the point. Thanks, it seems a bit overwhelming when you start but I think it's making more sense now.
Kevin, It is one thing to make a tutorial, but it's a totally different kettle of fish to be able to present everything in a clear, concise, and logical manner that makes it easy to follow. Very well done! Good voice-over too!
@KevinStatvert: The question still remains. What software did you use to edit this video. Show this video editing tool? :D
Thank you Kevin. Your pace is just nice. Really appreciate the way you take the effort to zoom in to let us see much better of what you're doing. Well done!
This was a very good tutorial. Excellent job! Very in-depth and easy to follow. Great pace but not too long. Thanks so much for putting this together.
I swear I love you man. I gave up on shot cut cos I couldn't find a good video that could explain it. But every tech problem I have you resolve
What a great tutorial, I never knew Shotcut existed. Now I'll have to give it a try.
The best Shotcut tutorial I have seen thus far. And the same high quality as your other tutorials. Thanks, Kevin.
Just getting into video editing w my 1st project. Shotcut was on my short list.
Rewatched this today after my 1st day of editing. Several shortcut keys will come in handy for tomorrow.
I will need to dig deeper into the text features, but this got me started in the right direction when I get to that point.
Thanks!
You have no idea how much I find your content useful!
This is the most helpful video I've found for learning how to use Shotcut. I'm very grateful that sample clips were provided so that we can follow along. I felt so proud and accomplished when I finished editing the video! It's another skill I can add to the resume. Thanks Kevin!
I love how you explain it in a way that even beginners can follow. Thanks Kevin!
Perfecto, en un solo tutorial nos da todos los elementos para hacer una buena edición, a un ritmo agradable y claro. Excelente. GRACIAS
Hi Kevin, Amazing video, you have become recently my favorite UA-camr, your content is amazing and I admire what you do, greetings from Mexico
I'm glad I found this video. It's by far the best I've watched on editing with Shotcut. Kevin is a great teacher...
Thank you Kevin. I Just downloaded the Shotcut yesterday and I am now ready to play it around. Thanks again for this great tutorial.
You are very good at making these tutorial videos. Clear speech, concise ordering of explanation without many distractions, and thorough in the things I wanted to learn. I still can't figure out how you pulled that hot cookie sheet out of the oven with your bare hands, though! I am setting myself a hard start date for making UA-cam videos for the beginning of next year, and I will make sure to remember you and send people here if they need it. I appreciate it, and you have earned my sub. Thanks again!
I haven't even watched it yet, but I already plussed this video ... 😇 You read my mind!
EDIT. I FINALLY was able to stop long enough to watch the video in its entirety, and in fact I created a little video! I was very pleased at how straight-forward it was to manipulate the clips and use the filters. This is definitely going to become one of my key tools for video editing. It's definitely a step up from using the PHOTOS app that comes with windows.... lol ...
THANKS AGAIN, KEVIN!!!!!
You are an amazing teacher. Thank you so much. I just created my very first edited drone footage and I think it turned out pretty good thanks to you. I appreciate it very much. 😊
Thank you! This tutorial was just perfect. Helped me at a crucial time.
Great work Kevin 👍🏻
This is awesome! I am very impressed with all the features this editor includes all for free. :)
Finally..after 3 days😂 It's Toodaaayyyyyyyy🤘 Really appreciate the way you Explain buddy👍👍👍
This is one of the best instructional videos on video editoring I've seen on UA-cam. GREAT JOB!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've been struggling with trying to figure out Shotcut and this video has done it for me. Can't wait to finally make quality content with this powerful video editor!
Excellent Shotcut tutorial for beginners! Great work, Kevin!
I'll add one very important tip for future users. If your project is ever lagging a lot when editing there are two options under "settings" that take care of it. One is "preview scaling" which cuts down the lag that happens after adding filters and the other is "proxy" that makes lower resolution copies of your videos that are easier to edit with in case your original video files are also giving you lag. If you use both "preview scaling" and "proxy" at the same time it'll cut down on lag from all possible angles.
Thanks so much, I wasn't thinking of using Shotcut after a while from all the lag, but now I'll see if this fixes it.
@@colesparrow8144 So how did preview scaling and proxy work out for you?
@@DaRunningMan It worked great, there was no lag when editing, which was awesome. The only problem right now is adding text (because I'm trying to figure it out), but yeah it's worked great.
thank you man I thought I was going to have to buy more RAM or something. This helped a lot with lag
thank you so much, my man!!!
Kevin, I've watched hundreds (thousands) of tutorials on countless subjects. There are many outstanding presenters but none can compare with you, your style, clarity, and thoroughness. Kudos and keep them coming...
IKR, I did the same thing back then. It was very confusing and impede me to do my editing videos until i watched this clip
I thought it would take more time than I imagined to learn. Thanks for the video Kev!
Thanks, Kevin, for a great instructional video. I tried 7 editing programs and watched at least twice that many how to videos but finally, with your help, was able to edit my first solo video for UA-cam.
Great tutorial! Direct to the point and so simple to learn it step by step. The recommended video editing app is so easy to use plus equip with all the needed features. good job Kevin!
This is honestly amazing !! Thank you so much, as a beginner this has given me so much insight and confidence I cant wait to start creating content.
PS: I am so shouting you out in my videos soon cause your content is so dope and easy to understand.
Thanks Kevin! Your video made it easier to understand shotcut. It was a great help!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It helped me a lot to go from just converting my videos to actually editing them!
I just want to say thank you so much for this helpful video. I have watched over a dozen videos trying to learn how to use shotcut as I'm NOT tech savy and all of the ones I watched just confused me. Your video is easy to follow and woohoo I was able to edit my video and it turned out! 😁
Total novice here, need to learn this to produce interviews for my non-profit. This gives me hope!!!!! Thank you!!!!
I've just set up my UA-cam channel after getting months worth of footage. I cam to this app and was o it for hours and got no where. Came on UA-cam to find more about it. Came across your well spoken put together video where you explained very very well for simple people like me lol. Cant thank you enough. You have saved me hours of not getting stressed out and giving up my channel. Subbed
Another of your outstanding videos: clear, complete, and concise. Thanks.
Its awesome n perfect explanation I've ever found....!! thanks a lot.
This was brilliant! Thank you so much for a clean precise and detailed video tutorial! Fantastic job!
Kevin, you are the best!!!! I had given up on learning how to edit until i saw you!!!! You are a very thorough, easy-to-follow instructor! No one else compares! Thanks to you, learning to edit it is so easy and enjoyable to follow!!! Speaking of following, i am a new subbie! Thanks so much!!! Looking forward to learning all you have to offer.
"This is a masterclass in how to explain how to do something on UA-cam. Just brilliant."
Excellent tutorial. I followed it exactly and had a great outcome! Was having a bit of stumbles on adding text and lower 1/3rds. I will be wanting to add PNG frames and custom graphics and would like to know more about that.
Man! You're one of the few highly gifted UA-cam Tutors! This video is so far knocked out all the ShortCut videos I have gone through and a big standing Ovation for you Kevin! Your tutoring skill have kidnapped me into Subscription and massive respect comes to you!
Yes, Kevin is really good at video presentation (Damn, this man is good with his words)!
Kevin, What an excellent tutorial. I had watched two tutorials prior to this one and I knew just as much as I had prior to watching the other two tutorials. Your tutorial is precise and to the point without meaningless conversation. I downloaded the videos that accompanied this tutorial and was able to follow along. Thanks so much for your time and effort. Great job. You have a new subscriber.
THANK YOU - I am a self-described technical dinosaur starting a UA-cam channel. I chose the free editing software that I could find the best - for an absolute beginner - tutorial for and yours was so thorough that when I couldn't export it from my notebook and redid it on my desktop, I didn't even have to follow along the second time. I just did it. I really, really appreciate this information and will check for more of your videos. SO... now to make one using my own clips.
I said it: WOW! Thanks a lot for this video, I enjoyed learning about it and this is excellent to put in practice right now at my work. I appreciated that you shared your knowledge with anothers.
Great tutorial (like all of your tutorials):
Questions and observations:
-- Can you mark a time on the timeline, or mark a frame on the timeline?
In other words, is there a way to tag locations, based either on time or on content, so that you can easily go to those points on your timeline?
For example:
Can you tag / mark the 2:18 time in the video (so that you do not have to remember that time for something you need to get back to)?
Can you tag / mark a specific frame, such that the tag (or mark) will stay glued to that frame as you move that media around during your editing? This would be useful if you want to make changes to that section, but do not want to lose track of it as you are moving things around.
-- Can you click (or step), frame by frame, in order to make precise edits? Can you identify a single frame and remove it?
-- Can you stack media, such that when two or more items overlap a segment of time, the one in the top-most position will be the one that gets viewed / rendered?
-- Can you tag (or grab) multiple items on your timeline and move them together as a group, or adjust their audio or video properties together as a group?
-- Can you separate the audio from a media clip?
I have seen videos where the video and the audio are out of sync (sometimes the video lags behind audio by, perhaps, ½ a second (or the other way around)).
So once you separate the audio from the video, you can drag the audio section slightly to the right (or left, as the case may be), and have the clip's audio and video now be in sync.
-- Can you pixelate frames (or regions within frames). For example, to hide a face or a credit card number, etc.
-- Can you blur ^^^ditto^^^.
-- Can you record your screen with the Shotcut program, resulting in Shotcut producing a new media file that gets added to your media bin (and optionally added to your timeline)?
-- Can you add captions?
-- Does ShotCut render with the aid of all CPU cores?
-- @23:30
The audio is too loud. When the bar graph is filling 90% of the display, it is either too loud or too compressed -- and compression kills dynamics.
I plan on divorcing myself from all closed-source products when I buy my next computer. So my current video editor (TechSmith's Camtasia) is not an option, and neither is Windows (I will be running Linux). Camtasia can do all of the things that I asked questions above. I want whatever I replace Camtasia with to be able to perform those same edits.
Thanks again for a great tutorial.
Thank you for sharing this software I've been studying this tutorial for a few months to get an appreciation of what you're doing, I have a background in video productions but that was more like hands on stuff and this digital shotcut is awesome and I'll be pleased to include this in all of my creations on my channel and website as well. Your step by step instructions on the use of this software is just what I've been looking for, good job and thank you.
This was absolutely the most helpful thing I've watched regarding how to videos. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Keep up this awesome work, it is very much appreciated.
Thanks buddy for uploading the tutorial on video editing. Can' wait to taste the cookies that was looking awesome.
same here - that ad was rad :)
I have been struggling with Resolve 16. For my uses, it's like trying to drink from a firehose. I downloaded Shotcut, and it looks closer to my desired modus operandi. I suppose if I ever wanted to edit something artful and pro, I'd go back and try to get my head around Resolve. Or, step up to the cash register and buy Premier Pro.
Thanks so much for providing this super clear tutorial.
Great to hear Jim! Sometimes simple is better. Shotcut should be able to handle most editing needs and still has lots of advanced functionality. Davinci Resolve, Blender, Premiere, etc. are all fantastic apps but get complex pretty fast.
Coming from final cut pro,. I struggled with resolve for a while. But it really is very simply if you just avoid the fusion, color and audio page. I find I get on very well without them... Most of the time. Really resolve only becomes difficult when you need to chroma key or do advanced color grading. Don't give up on resolve. It will be worth it once you turn the corner. I can say that now but I felt exactly like you did for several months.
@@Robert08010 Thanks. Next project, I'll put on my boots and wade in. From any distance, to a newby, Resolve is like being thrown into the lake and told to figure out how to swim. Drowning is the frequent outcome.
@@jimshaw899 I felt that way for a long time as well. But then I came across a big project with several easy edits (lectures I had to prep for youtube). Because they were simple projects, I forced myself to do them in Resolve and that built my confidence. I'm still not as fluent as I was with Final Cut Pro but at least I'm past the anxiety stage. I KNOW I can complete the project in resolve.
@@KevinStratvert how to insert TEXT on shotcut. i didnt find insert text
Very good and professional tutorial. Love that you put the different segments and times in the description.
I've made a shortcut to your video on my desktop (and I very rarely do that).
Thanks guy ! :)
Incredible, I love this tutorial. Not condescending at all, especially for someone who only uses youtube editing software!
I am looking forward to a Microsoft Sharepoint Tutorial Please
Yeah
Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/5nrxp7lc0so/v-deo.html
@@KevinStratvert do a video on kndelive video editor please
@@KevinStratvert How would i add an image?
@@pixelpoop5024 right click to an empty area at the bottom thing, click “track options” then “add video tracker” go to your files and find that image, then you have your image on top of a video/image, for a regular image its “open file” and go to the area you put your photo (eg: downloads)
What software you will use for your videos editing
Kevin, thank you so much! Just finished creating my first UA-cam video and this tutorial really helped.
Thanks Kevin for a great tutorial. IT have downloaded this onto my work laptop as I need to create short video's for staff to learn how to use our bi-spoke database system. You covered everything I will need to create my videos and you did it in a very easy, clear, concise way that was just brilliant for me, thank you :)
HI KEVIN YOU ARE THE BEST AND YOU KNOW MY SIR NAME IS ALSO KEVIN
Hey Kevin one question can we add more transition effect in the video apart from fade out ?
Please reply 🙏
Yes! When you overlay two clips to create the fade transition, right click on the transition on your timeline and click on properties to expose all the transition effects. There are a ton, like Dissolve, Matrix Waterfall, Iris Circle, etc. You also have a bunch of settings to control the transition, like which direction, how soft, etc.
@@KevinStratvertthat's great thanks for replying sir
@@KevinStratvert and can we make green screen mixing
@@lonelyastraunaut there’s a chroma key / green screen filter available under filters, if that’s what you mean.
@@KevinStratvert yes that's I wanted to say 😂 btw thanks again
Now after knowing all this I think this is best video editor for me 😎
Great video! This helped me to get accustomed to the basics of Shotcut pretty quickly. Thank you.
by far the best I've come across. I'm a bit of a technophobe but keen to learn. You've made it so much easier. Thanks so much.
Kevin you are an awesome teacher. However, I’m looking for something simpler. I’ll never be a professional and just want to add some pizzazz to to some of my videos. I’m looking for something that can add text with ease and dress it up. There seems to be to many steps in which I want to do. Is Clipchamp the only option? I’m a novice at best. Is Mac the only option?
25:52 here is where he explains how to add text using shot cut... i'll admit, it seems like it
could've been a bit simpler, but I think once you get the hang of it, it will be really easy! hope this helps :)
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i just watched it because it is kevin
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Great tutorial. This guy is a natural born teacher. So nice.
Excellent Kevin as usual. Hats off to you ! You are doing a wonderful service to the community, by teaching
This was my first time editing on this shortcut software . Honestly this was soo helpful and I understood every detail of it. Thanks alot.
Great job! I've been struggling to use Shotcut intuitively for ages and of course didn't get very much progress! Your video is a life saver and thanks for posting it.
Love it, I needed an editor a few months after this was posted. Great tutorial and now I use Shotcut all the time.
You are EXCELLENT at creating tutorials... thank you for this!!
Such an excellent tutorial. Thank you for being so thorough with the multiple methods of doing things!
Thank U for being so detail-oriented by bookmarking key points in UR vid. I found this after creating instructions based on UR tutorial.
concise and non-ramble-y, thank you kevin
Thank you so much!! My literature assignment needs to use shortcut, and you have literally saved my life.
Another GREAT tutorial, Kevin! And this one made it easy for me to FINALLY choose an editing program to start out with as a somewhat "beginner". Thanks mucho...AGAIN!!
Excellent Tutorial Kevin!!! Just downloaded Shotcut, and this is the best tutorial video I have found. Incredibly helpful, well done!
*THANK YOU SO MUCH KEVIN! WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK TO HELP US. THUMBS UP FOR YOU!*
Thank you!!! I needed to be able to edit interview video in short time and your instruction was very clear, nice and easy! I got it done within 1hr! Thank you!!!
Kevin, your tutorials is awesome. easy and quick to understand and implement. Well done and keep on doing the good work.
Thank you so much. I have been desperately looking for a proper tutorial video and i found one.
The best tutorial I ever followed through. Just, perfect. Comment and share people, that's rarity to see such thing.
A great introduction to using Shotcut. Much appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. the only person really explained in simple form.
This guy is absolutely brilliant
I just downloaded shotcut and was a little overwhelmed at all the features it had. This tutorial was perfect thanks!
Man, that was such a simple & beautiful tutorial! Thank you!
Thank you so much Kevin this is such a digestible guide very well articulated
Thank you so much man. This video is so up to the point and you are a very good teacher.
Best Shotcut video I've seen so far! Learned a lot, awesome video!
😊 Hi! You just saved my day, busy exporting now and will upload my project within an hour or so. Thank you for a great video. Wishing you greater success.
Liked, great tutorial Kevin! This is best Shotcut tutorial I've seen, well explain, love the shortcut keyboard tip. Thanks!!
Thank you so much for the information and for truly walking step by step. When watching other UA-camrs explain it's normally very rushed and not as detailed. I took notes and drew the symbols so I can look back and follow if I get confused and not waste time editing. I really appreciate this video.
Thanks for the note Palal!
I really really appreciate this very easy tutorial! Thank you, Kevin! 😊
As usual your tutorials are fantastic and so clear. Thanks.
Putting your clips out for us to download and work along with you was so helpful, thank you so much!