To see if the video “surpass 100gb”
Really helpful
See Estimated size of the exported file
Though Shotcut could actually start the export in RAM for a few seconds and use the same method as for Estimated size during export to give an estimation:
(…) using the current progress % and the current output size to make an estimation.
So for instance with current progress 5% and 10MB written, 100/5*10=200MB estimated final size.
I totally get why this is a tough feature to implement, especially with VBR. For anyone who needs a hard limit for email or Discord, I’ve found that switching to ‘Average Bitrate’ under the Advanced tab is the only way to get a predictable size. It’s a bit of extra math (Duration x Bitrate), but it’s a lifesaver when you’re trying to hit a specific MB target!