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We have added a new menu item for clips (video, image, audio, and image sequence) called "Duplicate". It makes an identical clip on the timeline (every property is preserved, including IN and OUT settings).

Transitions have also received the "Duplicate" menu item. It creates an identical transition (or mask ...

I am very excited to announce our new advanced mask feature, as well as some new advanced transition options! OpenShot already has a powerful grey-scale based transition system, but now you have even more control over how it wipes across the transition.

New Transition Properties:

• Direction: Track A ...

Although this sounds like a fairly basic feature, we have just added the ability to preview media files and clips. There are many ways to preview a clip, including:

• Right click on a media file, choose "Preview"
• Double-click on a media file
• Double-click on a clip on the timeline
• Trim the edge of a clip ...

We have enhanced our Export Video screen to include the following features:

• Progress bar to show the progress of the export
• Message box confirmation when the export is done
• The export screen no longer auto-closes. It stays open, so you don't loose your settings. It lets the user double check the exported video... tweak ...

Someone pointed out to me that trimming a clip on the timeline in OpenShot is like being blind-folded with a pair of scissors in one hand. That sounds dangerous doesn't it! So, we have improved the trim / resize feature in OpenShot to work like this:

1. User switches to 'Resize' / 'Trim' mode (i.e. which ...

We have added a few new features to our great title editor. Before, we were limited to 2 lines of text (Title & Sub-Title). We have improved it to now introspect the SVG title and allow the user to edit all text elements. Also, it now defaults the values of these text-boxes to the text ...

OpenShot is still a young project, and not many people have heard about it. That's why I'm so excited that a nice story was posted (in French) on www.sum-up.fr. Thanks to Cenwen for putting this together. I really appreciate the help in "spreading the word"!

If anyone else has posted an ...

As you might (or might not) have noticed, there are a few new buttons at the top of www.OpenShotVideo.com. I'm hoping this helps new users get more information about OpenShot much quicker than skimming through a blog.

You might also have noticed the "Videos" button. Today I have published the first ever ...

Here is our final feature announcement in our 4 for 4 special: a much improved timeline and new video play-back controls. Many of these features are based on comments and feature requests I've received on this blog. I do listen to all suggestions, so keep them coming! =)

Timeline Improvements:

• Video thread is now initialized ...

The 3rd new feature in our 4 for 4 special is the Export Video dialog!!! This is no ordinary video export screen, but rather a complete set of video, audio, and image encoding features!

[screenshot of export dialog - default view]

• Export options: "Video & Audio" or "Image ...