Well, honestly the simplest method would be to add a frame on your image (with Photoshop, Gimp, Canvas etc…) before importing it in Shotcut. But it is possible to do it with Shotcut. Here’s a quick tutorial:
- Track V1: A background image. Don’t use it if you intend to export the framed photo with a transparent background.
- Track V2: A color clip. It will be used to create the frame. Choose any color you want.
- Track V3: Your image clip.
- Add a Size, Position & Rotate filter to your image clip
- Also add a Crop: Rectangle filter
- Set the size of the cropped area and center the crop rectangle on the screen. Don’t forget to click the Transparent button to reveal the layers below.
- If needed you can use the Size, Position & Rotate filter to move the image inside the cropped area.
- Copy the Crop filter.
- Select the color clip and paste the crop filter.
- If you want the width of photo frame to be, for example, 20px, increase both Size values by 40px.
- To align the frame with the photo, decrease both Position values by 20px (half of 40).