I’ve been thinking, and I had a suggestion that I couldn’t find a workaround for: when opening the software, it would be awesome if it came with a default video track.
The reason being, in most video editing tasks (color grading, adding audio, adjusting volume, etc.), a video track is required anyway. Having one pre-added would streamline the workflow and save a bit of time.
Would love to hear your thoughts. Maybe there’s a workaround I didn’t notice.
A) It is not necessary to manually add a track. Just add something to an empty Timeline, and a track will be added automatically.
B) Shotcut allows clip- and playlist-only projects. An empty timeline is not only a clue about this to the program code but also visually to the user–important, because each project type has subtle behavioral differences.
C) Today, you can make a default project template that includes a Video Mode and tracks. Start Shotcut, set the video mode, add some empty tracks, and save as AppDataDir\__untitled__.mlt