Is Swirl filter going to stay or be removed?

[frew]

Hello,
at

mltframework/shotcut

v20.06 BETA
Changes
I notice:

"
Deprecated the following video filters. These will be removed in the next version.
Rutt-Etra-Izer
Swirl
Text: 3D
Text: HTML
"
Just curious why Swirl is going to be removed, I like it a lot. It’s very fun and interesting.
Is there any way we can keep it in Shotcut? Maybe I am misunderstanding something.
Thanks.

[DRM]

It has to do with a future upgrade of Qt not supporting WebVfx which is the technology that those listed filters use.

If you’re interested in more about this check out this thread:

What to do if/when WebVfx disappears

This is direct from the Qt website news: Support of Qt 5.9 LTS ends in May 2020. If you are still with Qt 5.9 LTS, update to the soon released Qt 5.15 LTS or Qt 5.12 LTS is recommended. If you can’t update, extended support is available for an additional fee after the standard support ends. Version 5.9 is what MLT-Shotcut currently uses and which is needed for WebVfx. Later versions of Qt do not support Qt-Webkit upon which WebVfx depends. If/when Dan updates MLT-Shotcut to a supported versi…

[frew]

I see. Thank you for that link.
So I guess I’ll keep this Shotcut v20.06 BETA installed, for when I use Swirl filter,
even as I install any future versions of Shotcut.

[Elusien]

My plan is to install v20.06 on my PC and name it Shotcut_with_WebVfx. Then whenever I want to use WebVfx features I’ll use this one. Of course this will probably have to be at the end of processing, since the MLT file from this will not be compatible with Shotcut versions going forward.

See here for how to install multiplt versions of Shotcut:

Multiple Installations of Shotcut - Windows 10

https://shotcut.org/FAQ/#can-i-have-multiple-versions-installed-at-the-same-time To learn about every release read this: https://shotcut.org/blog/ Use this link to download current version: https://shotcut.org/download/ Use this link to download older versions from GitHub: https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/releases/ Note: The GitHub link is located at the bottom of the current version download link. There maybe situations to where you wish to have multiple installations of Shotcut. H…