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 and does not require separate black and white video mattes. If you would like to use it, it is available in ZIP format (along with a description and documentation) from my website at:
http://www.elusien.co.uk/shotcut/filters/JRtransition/index.html