The new beta version of Shotcut 26-6, the free video editor, is now available. This update introduces support for OpenFX and VST2 plugins, a safe mode that prevents crashes on startup, an audio noise reduction filter, and an improved HDR preview. For users, this means editing videos more stably and with higher quality sound and image tools without spending money.
Safe mode and plugins: the editor becomes more flexible 🛡️
The inclusion of OpenFX and VST2 allows expanding the software's capabilities with third-party effects and audio processing. Safe mode, on the other hand, is a safety net that detects problems at startup and loads the program with default settings, preventing a conflicting plugin or incorrect setting from blocking the launch. The new audio noise reduction filter promises to clean up home recordings, while the improved HDR preview helps correctly visualize footage on compatible screens.
Now even your 2010 laptop will feel professional 💻
Finally, those of us who edit in the kitchen with the laptop heating up the table can use plugins without the program taking a coffee break and not coming back. Safe mode comes to save those Mondays when you open Shotcut and the filter you added at 3 AM decides to go on strike. And the audio noise thing, a miracle: you'll no longer need to record in a soundproofed basement so the interview doesn't sound like a washing machine. All free, as it should be.