Copy and Paste Filters

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Shotcut allows you to copy the entire “stack” of filters from one clip and paste them onto another. This is an essential feature for maintaining visual consistency across multiple shots, such as applying the same color grade or audio normalization to several clips in a row.

How to Copy Filters

1. Select the clip on the Timeline that has the filters you want to copy.
2. Open the Filters panel (Ctrl+6).
3. Click the Copy Filters icon (two overlapping pages) located in the toolbar at the bottom of the panel.
4. A menu opens:

• Copy Current
• Copy Enabled
• Copy All

5. Choose one.

How to Paste Filters

1. Select the destination clip on the Timeline where you want to apply the effects.
2. In the Filters panel, click the Paste Filters icon (the clipboard icon) in the bottom toolbar.
3. The copied filters will be added to the bottom of the existing filter list for that clip.

Selective Copying

If you have multiple filters on a clip but only want to copy some of them, use the following workflow:

• Uncheck the filters you do not want to copy in the filter list.
• Click the Copy Filters button.
• Re-check the filters on your original clip.
• Select the new clip and Paste. Only the filters that were checked at the moment of copying will be applied.

Applying Filters to Multiple Clips (Bulk Paste)

As of version 24.04, Shotcut includes a specialized feature to update many clips at once.

1. Copy the filters from your source clip as described above.
2. Select multiple clips on the Timeline (hold Ctrl or Shift while clicking).
3. Right-click on one of the selected clips.
4. Select Timeline > Apply Copied Filters from the context menu.

Behavior: If a filter with the same name already exists on the destination clips, Shotcut will replace it with the settings of the copied filter rather than creating a duplicate.

Copying Between Tracks and Source

• Track to Clip: You can copy filters applied to a Track Header and paste them onto an individual clip.
• Clip to Track: Conversely, you can copy a successful look from a single clip and paste it onto the Track Header to apply it to every clip on that track.
• Source to Timeline: Filters applied to a clip in the Source player can be copied and pasted onto any Timeline clip.

Copying Keyframes

When you copy and paste a filter, all associated Keyframes are also copied. However, keep in mind that keyframes are relative to the start of the clip. If you paste a filter with keyframes onto a clip of a different duration, you may need to adjust the timing in the Keyframes panel.

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See also: Filter Sets, Timeline > Apply Copied Filters