Help/How To

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
Frequently Asked Questions Before posting a question that has already been asked many times, please see the FAQ page on our website as well as a #FAQ tag on the forum with a few popular problems with solutions. Also, please try to search for it.	2	20605	October 24, 2020
About the Help/How To category	1	3340	November 4, 2017
Direct jump to actual time line position in keyframe window?	0	4	January 11, 2026
Entire Shotcut UI lags like crazy while playing any video (often to the point of Not Responding)	21	149	January 11, 2026
Deleting transition causes track to ripple	3	17	January 11, 2026
More information menu	1	14	January 11, 2026
The new version won't read correctly the MLT files created by an older version.	1	42	January 11, 2026
The language model cannot be downloaded	3	41	January 11, 2026
Zoom into the player like with a magnifying glass	1	39	January 9, 2026
Force Shotcut to recreate proxy?	4	42	January 9, 2026
Export keeps getting stuck around halfway	1	33	January 8, 2026
Need help exporting due to laptops low power	0	28	January 7, 2026
Set Default export Preset, how to edit	4	57	January 7, 2026
Understanding the "Sandwich Logic" for Masking and Effects in Shotcut	2	57	January 6, 2026
Default normalized audio volume?	17	171	January 5, 2026
Shotcut won't start	1	26	January 5, 2026
Shotcut failing to export no matter what I do	0	24	January 5, 2026
Dissolve Transition not Fading	3	52	January 4, 2026
export job list names mulit files	1	24	January 3, 2026
Blurring parts of video	4	98	January 3, 2026
Timeline window location	1	37	January 2, 2026
Counter with Mouseclick	19	199	January 1, 2026
End a sentence after period in Subtitle	1	33	December 30, 2025
Is there a way to both trim and ripple delete with a single keypress?	1	28	December 30, 2025
How to export to 1080 x 1350 without the dreaded "failed"	2	55	December 29, 2025
Keyframe in Glaxnimate	0	31	December 29, 2025
Increase size of text with keyframes whilst maintaining position	5	74	December 26, 2025
Clip not showing audio waveform	8	108	December 21, 2025
No microphone symbol for voice over	3	38	December 19, 2025
intake problems	3	63	December 19, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

Before posting a question that has already been asked many times, please see the FAQ page on our website as well as a #FAQ tag on the forum with a few popular problems with solutions. Also, please try to search for it.