Just wanted to share how I resolved a consistent Export failure with exit code 1073741819. After upgrading from Release 20.10.31 to Release 21.12.24, I got the error with every export. Even with the simplest video and with any of the Export presets I tried, trying various output formats (codecs in the h264_x or libx264 realm), always got the error.
Fixed it with a clean re-install of Shotcut:
- Un-installed the old one (using Windows Settings, Apps)
- Deleted EVERYTHING from the Shotcut appdata folder. For me it was in C:\Users\ user-id\AppData\Local\Meltytech\Shotcut but may be in a different place on your system
— Note: this will wipe out your custom presets if you saved any, history, and probably other personalized settings. I had some presets and had to re-create after. - Installed the new release. During install, made sure the “Remove Shotcut Settings from Registry” was checked on.
When upgrading the first time, I did not clean out the Shotcut folder or registry, and had the problem. After a clean re-install, export is working again.
It’s not unreasonable to guess there was some setting left over that was incompatible. I have no idea which setting(s) it might have been, but the clean re-install definitely fixed it for me. Hope this is helpful, if you’ve migrated from a previous release.
Thank you, Hudson, for taking the time to write this post. Extremely helpful!