HOWTO Run any sample with qmelt without shotcut

[DangerD]

I’ve downloaded example from:

and tried to run qmelt:
"C:\Program Files\Shotcut\qmelt.exe" 111.mp4 out=299 -filter webvfx:index.html out=299

And it stuck… Is there any example on how i can run any sample from console?

[Elusien]

Try this:

@shotcut

1. in Shotcut, start an export job and stop it
2. right-click the job and view XML
3. save XML with .mlt or .xml extension (It now includes a <consumer > element that contains the export parameters including file name.)
4. close Shotcut
5. open a command line window
6. run like /path/to/qmelt /path/to/xml from step 3 (how this is done exactly depends on OS)

[D_S]

Does this still need a gui? I tried making a dedicated render system and ran into problems with it not having a UI before(it was a headless linux box)

[DangerD]

I’m not using XML.
Great i’m able to run examples from here: (overlay text)
_http://elusien.co.uk/shotcut/webvfx/index.php

qmelt.exe" 111.mp4 out=120 222.mp4 -filter webvfx:credits.html out=299

Can anyone advice how to run transitions correctly:

http://elusien.co.uk/shotcut/filters/JRtransition/index.html
qmelt.exe 111.mp4 out=120 222.mp4 -mix 60 -mixer webvfx:JRtransition.html Angle=45

Result

Issue - transition ends without changing to next clip and after transition finished it changes to next one…

[jonray]

Hi @DangerD, this might be a useful thread for you to read:

Jonray's Diagonal Swipe Transition made into a Filter

A few weeks ago Jonray posted an article about a new “diagonal swipe transition” he had made using an Overlay HTML (Text: HTML) filter. It generated a lot of interest and several members suggested ways of improving the feature. So in collaboration with Jonray I have taken it a stage further and turned it into a proper filter, parameterising such things as the angle of the swipe, its direction (from the top, right, bottom or left), the colours of the stripes etc. It is now much easier to use …

[jonray]

My original thread is here, if it helps…

Clean diagonal swipe transition using HTML file overlaid on a transparent clip

Hi folks, I designed a diagonal swipe transition in Notepad++ and applied it to a transparent clip with the newly-named “Text:HTML” filter (19.06 onwards, previously named “Overlay HTML” filter). It works fine. Here are two short demos I made: DEMO 1: https://streamable.com/1vs8y DEMO 2: https://streamable.com/xh7ff The diagonal swipe design features 4 large “boxes”, each rotated, moving from left to right using @elusien’s webvfx framework. I have: White box set at opacity =0.1; L…

[Elusien]

Sorry, I’ve not tried running qmelt standalone. I’ve always done it via the Shotcut GUI.

[DangerD]

The problem that i’m using script that creates video automatically on server side every day and i need to add more complex effects like this: (circle and text that zooms in)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kn9vaoaolm6trr2/%231-11%20Frances%20Loring%20Lane%20Toronto%2C%20Andrew%20Doumont.mp4?dl=0
And i tried to make zooming in text:

and it animates choppy…
Is there any way to make text zoom in smooth using html webvfx?

[Elusien]

I’m not sure how the webvfx framework I created works without the Shotcut UI. Also, webvfx is due to be removed from MLT-Shotcut by the end of the year, so relying on this will make it impossible to upgrade from then on.