The new version of the OpenShot 2.4.4 non-linear video editor arrives

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Few days ago the release of the new version of the OpenShot 2.4.4 non-linear video editor was announced which comes with bug fixes and adds some improvements to the editor.

For those unfamiliar with the editor, I can tell you that it has a convenient and intuitive user interface that allows even novice users to edit videos.

The program supports several dozen visual effects, allowing you to work with multitrack montage scales with the ability to move elements with the mouse, allows you to scale, pan, merge video blocks, ensure smooth flow from one clip to another, overlap translucent areas, etc.

Video can be transcoded with preview changes on the fly. Using the FFmpeg OpenShot project libraries, it supports a large number of video, sound, and image formats (including full SVG support).

The project code is supplied under the GPLv3 license. The interface is written in Python and PyQt5.

The video processing kernel (libopenshot) is implemented in C ++ and uses the features of the FFmpeg package. The interactive timeline is written using HTML5, JavaScript, and AngularJS.

Main new features of OpenShot 2.4.4

With the release of this new version of OpenShot 2.4.4 a new full-size widget has been added to the editor for changing properties, displayed on the left or right pane of the interface.

The new widget allows you to display more information without having to scroll, which is especially useful when editing a video or creating animations.

The process of inserting a new track in OpenShot 2.4.4 has been updated, which has become much faster and easier, including the ability to reverse changes if necessary. In all dialogues the possibility of arbitrary track names was added.

In addition to it adaptation of key frame parameters to change in frame rate is provided.

The change will solves problems that arise when switching to a different frame ratesuch as delaying or applying keyframes too early.

Improvements have been made to the implementation of the timeline, including special processing of certain types of audio files for single-frame videos, updating the angle frame, optimizing performance, improving image caching, and removing hangs when frames are dropped.

The ability to connect user-created export presets has been added. Files with presets can be placed in the .openshot_qt / presets directory and then made available for use through the "Export" dialog.

Another novelty is that added support for one-step video compression in CRF mode (Constant Rate Factor), which can be used in any export preset and is used by default in the preset for VP9 format.

other developments

Finally, of the other changes that we can find in this new release of the editor, we find the following:

  • Now in OpenShot 2.4.4 the files (* .osp) now only use relative paths, allowing you to arbitrarily move the project directory to other systems.
  • When you save projects, current paths are automatically converted to relative paths, including entries in the change history.
  • Improved rendering of SVG images using the resvg library to render.
  • Improved Windows Installer, which resolves issues related to conflicting DLLs.
  • Added Help menu-> About OpenShot-> Changelog with a list of changes.

How to install OpenShot 2.4.4?

For users who are interested in installing this new version of the editor they should know that for those who use ubuntu packages with the latest version of OpenShot available from the PPA of this.

This is added from a terminal with:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa
sudo apt-get update

And they install the editor with:

sudo apt-get install openshot-qt

For other distributions the editor can be obtained from an autonomous set in AppImage format.

This is downloaded from a terminal with:

wget https://github.com/OpenShot/openshot-qt/releases/download/v2.4.4/OpenShot-v2.4.4-x86_64.AppImage

They give execute permissions to the file with:

sudo chmod +x OpenShot-v2.4.4-x86_64.AppImage

And they run with:

./OpenShot-v2.4.4-x86_64.AppImage


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