OpenShot 3.0 also supports multi-threaded video formats and codecs, including AV1 refactors video caching (preparing upcoming frames before they’re needed), plius a new ‘clear’ cache option. There’s also improved real-time video playback, said to be ‘smoother’ with ‘fewer freezes and pauses’ during preview thanks to changes made to the editor’s video decoding engine.īeing unable to reliably preview edits made as you edit is a major flaw, This improvement, of all those included in OpenShot 3.0, could deliver the biggest boon to those looking to use this app regularly. Those less familiar with the app may be unaware it has the nickname “OpenShut” due to recurrent performance issues.

Jonathan Thomas, the creator of OpenShot, details the changes in a blog post, explain that he and the OpenShot team “worked tirelessly over the past 12 months to identify and fix as many stability issues as possible”. This is the first update to the non-linear video editor since last year. OpenShot 3.0 contains over 1,000 improvements and fixes, includes better stability and memory usage, and debuts interesting new performance and export capabilities. A new version of OpenShot, a free, open-source video editor for Linux, is available to download.

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