OpenShot has profiles to save your video settings for other projects. The only problem is that Blender is required to use those. Powered by Blender, OpenShot offers 20 animated titles. You can only see videos, audio files, and images by clicking on the filter buttons on the top. OpenShot has over 1100 emojis free to add to the video.

These include deinterlacing, 360-degree video, video scopes, tone generators, and more. OpenShot does not correctly support MKV formats, while Shotcut supports this format.īesides text and transitions effects, you find many video and audio effects. In that transition section properties, you will find transition options and details. In Shotcut, you must make a section by overwriting the two clips. Adding transitions on OpenShot is quicker as you go to the transitions, drag an effect, and drop it between two clips. OpenShot comes with 412 transition effects. You can also add custom transitions depending on your video style. OpenShot gets the win in the round of Shotcut vs. Transition effects Adding Transition Effect in Shotcut It opens as a separate window where you can edit the text. You can find the text title section on the top navigation bar.

Those presets are for text positions and styles. Both simple and rich text filters come with ten presets.

Instead, add three text types: simple, GPS, and rich. Tools Text titles Text Titles in OpenShot You can download both on Linux, Mac, and Windows.

One different thing about Shotcut is that it uses modes and workspaces, which are not available in OpenShot (discussed below). The timeline is at the bottom, with the main navigation at the top. You get files to the left and the main preview to the right. Interface Shotcut Interface OpenShot Interface Layout of bothīoth use a bit dated interface. Shotcut is also for editing, but it has more options than OpeShot, making it a bit challenging but an advanced tool. OpenShot is a video editing program suitable for beginners.

Shot cut video editing