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When you add your content to the timeline, Shotcut sets the duration for each photo to 4 seconds by default.

There are a few editing options in Shotcut worth noting, such as duration, fit to screen, motion, transitions, and text. Want to change the order of your content on your timeline? Simply drag and drop them to their new position.Then drag and drop the new content from the playlist to the timeline. This way your content should appear in your playlist. If you don’t see the new content appearing in your playlist, click on “+” to add the source to the playlist. Wait until you see all the content imported. Want to add new content? Click on Open file, fınd the content you want to add, and click on Open to import them to Shotcut.

Want to get rid of a photo or a video? Simply right click and select Remove.

Organize your photos and videos to have a good flow of your slideshow story: If you double click on the first slide on the timeline, it’ll bring the playhead to the beginning. To be able to play your slideshow from the very beginning in Preview, ensure that the playhead ( white vertical line with arrow at the top that indicates the current position) is on the first slide. This means that you are working on the timeline and not on the source files. Throughout the editing process, be sure that the Project option is selected at the bottom left of the Preview window. Once all your photos and videos are on the timeline, you can preview the slideshow at any stage of the editing process by using the Preview control buttons. This is how you see the content in the form of a timeline at the bottom of the Shotcut screen.

Shotcut editor how to#

I have previously written on how to create a photo and video slideshow with iMovie for Mac here. For Mac users, I find Apple’s free video editor iMovie to be more powerful and user-friendly, especially because it has batch editing features.

Shotcut editor professional#

Having said that, once you learn how to use it, you can create a nice and professional looking slideshow for personal, modest-sized projects.įor this tutorial, I tested Shotcut for both Windows and MacOS. It’ll also be challenging to handle extensive video editing projects as Shotcut isn’t as flexible as I’d like it to be sometimes when you want to change and adjust content, it doesn’t behave as expected. If you end up agreeing with us, however, check out Shotcut to see if it’s more along the lines of what you are looking for – it just might be.īeware that you will have a steep learning curve with Shotcut as the features are somewhat hidden from plain sight. If haven’t already tried the Microsoft Photos app, take a look at the previous blog post on how to create a photo and video slideshow in Microsoft Photos to see if it can do the work for you.

Shotcut editor movie#

This software in interesting because it’s widely considered an alternative for Windows users who are looking for a free video editor with advanced features.įollowing the discontinuation of Windows Movie Maker last year, Microsoft added slideshow features to their native Photos app, but they weren’t enough to fill the void. Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux. We have already covered how to create slideshows in iMovie as well as in Microsoft Photos, so be sure to look at those two posts if video is something you’re passionate about! Enjoy the read!

Shotcut editor series#

We continue our video series with a tutorial on Shotcut, a free video editor that you can use to create great photo & video slideshows.