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Tried to use Shotcut years ago to edit a documentary and it crashed constantly. Neat idea, bad execution. Maybe it’s gotten better since then but it was unusabl

Tried to use Shotcut years ago to edit a documentary and it crashed constantly. Neat idea, bad execution. Maybe it’s gotten better since then but it was unusable for serious work ca 2015.

Shared404 4y ago
It's not the most stable app I've used, but on Linux I rarely crash these days - much better than where it was 2 - 3 years ago. The Windows version is quite volatile the last time I tried it however.
progre 4y ago
My take: It worked excellent for unserious work a couple of weeks ago.
bobsmooth 4y ago
2015 was 7 years ago.
- mbgerring 4y ago
  Yeah, it was bad enough that I gave up on my quest to use Linux for media production and switched back to macOS. Never had the occasion to try it again.
  - Eupraxias 4y ago
    This looks like a great project, but after just now trying it a few times for the first time, it's crashing for me on Linux (Mint). I really want this to work - it's exactly what I need. Does anyone know of any similar projects that work well on Linux? Are there plans to improve Shotcut Linux operability?
  - freedomben 4y ago
    Did you try davinci? My brother went back to Windows after struggling, but after he found davinci he moved back to Linux and has been super happy. I think he uses Fedora but he ran opensuse for awhile too, I think because setting up Jack was easiest. With pipe wire coming it might level the playing field
aosmith 4y ago
I've used it for editing 4k on linux somewhat recently (1 year +) and it was ok, the fact that it wouldn't GPU render was a real bummer but maybe that's fixed by now. Exporting a couple minutes of video could take an hour on an i7. As an amateur I loved their interface because it was really easy to figure out.
JaDogg 4y ago
If you are using this I recommend you to watch Tips on How to Speed Up Cinematic Editing & Reduce Lag with Proxy Editing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHutxve2T0&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHutxve2T0&t=3s. Also from my experience M1 Mac build was lot faster than it running on Windows 11 with AMD Ryzen 9 3900. (This is with proxy files for both). It did not crash for me on both OSes.
md81544 4y ago
Yes, that was my experience too, maybe three years ago.
BizarroLand 4y ago
I had the same experience but I stuck with it and saved often. I use it for work now from time to time and it is vastly more stable than it used to be.

Tried to use Shotcut years ago to edit a documentary and it crashed constantly. Neat idea, bad execution. Maybe it’s gotten better since then but it was unusable for serious work ca 2015.

Shared404 4y ago

It's not the most stable app I've used, but on Linux I rarely crash these days - much better than where it was 2 - 3 years ago. The Windows version is quite volatile the last time I tried it however.

progre 4y ago

My take: It worked excellent for unserious work a couple of weeks ago.

bobsmooth 4y ago

2015 was 7 years ago.

mbgerring 4y ago
Yeah, it was bad enough that I gave up on my quest to use Linux for media production and switched back to macOS. Never had the occasion to try it again.
- Eupraxias 4y ago
  This looks like a great project, but after just now trying it a few times for the first time, it's crashing for me on Linux (Mint). I really want this to work - it's exactly what I need. Does anyone know of any similar projects that work well on Linux? Are there plans to improve Shotcut Linux operability?
- freedomben 4y ago
  Did you try davinci? My brother went back to Windows after struggling, but after he found davinci he moved back to Linux and has been super happy. I think he uses Fedora but he ran opensuse for awhile too, I think because setting up Jack was easiest. With pipe wire coming it might level the playing field

aosmith 4y ago

I've used it for editing 4k on linux somewhat recently (1 year +) and it was ok, the fact that it wouldn't GPU render was a real bummer but maybe that's fixed by now. Exporting a couple minutes of video could take an hour on an i7. As an amateur I loved their interface because it was really easy to figure out.

JaDogg 4y ago

If you are using this I recommend you to watch Tips on How to Speed Up Cinematic Editing & Reduce Lag with Proxy Editing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHutxve2T0&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHutxve2T0&t=3s. Also from my experience M1 Mac build was lot faster than it running on Windows 11 with AMD Ryzen 9 3900. (This is with proxy files for both). It did not crash for me on both OSes.

md81544 4y ago

Yes, that was my experience too, maybe three years ago.

BizarroLand 4y ago

I had the same experience but I stuck with it and saved often. I use it for work now from time to time and it is vastly more stable than it used to be.