MLT file with ladspa filters causes Shotcut to crash -> content corrupted?

Hi,

I encountered issues with a project I wanted to continue working on after a two-month break. For some reason I cannot open the mlt files of my project because Shotcut crashes. While looking at what is happening in Linux terminal, these errors caught my attention:

[Error ] [producer_xml] failed to load filter “ladspa.1892”,
[Error ] [producer_xml] failed to load filter “ladspa.1882”
[Error ] [producer_xml] failed to load transition “frei0r.cairoblend”

Some lines later I get a message “Segmentation fault (core dumped)”

Using my limited HTML coding experience, I have tried to look at the source code of the mlt file for a couple of hours now, and tried to debug it by commenting some lines regarding these ladspa filters. I also tried to comment out whole chains where I have used these filters without much success. Even if I deleted all chains except one in a separate test file, and try to open it, the mlt file causes Shotcut still to crash. The last line regarding the frei0r.cairoblend appears every time. At this point, I think I have hit a wall when it comes to my skills in solving this issue on my own.

I’m using Shotcut version 24.04.28 on Ubuntu 20.04, and I installed it by downloading a tar file last summer. The file I’m trying to run is here WHT video.mlt (144.6 KB). All my other video projects seem to open okay except this one. I think the only difference between this project and the others I have is that I have used sound filters in some parts of the video here.

If anyone could help, it would be great! I spent about 10 hours editing this content before this issue began :confused:

Those messages suggest that something is wrong with your Shotcut package. I recommend to download a fresh package from our download site and try again. If the portable tar file does not work for you, you can also try the AppImage.

How are you starting Shotcut? Do not run Shotcut.app/bin/shotcut

Hi, installing a newer version of Shotcut (25.01.25) via snap solved the issue. Thank you for the help! :slight_smile: