Hi, I recently updated the latest edition of shotcut on my pc, I’m running windows 7 pro 64bit on an core i5 8gig ram system. Since updating, shortcut no longer works. It looks fine until opening up a video file. It plays sound for the video but is not rendering the video??? [2020-08-12 11_47_14-…

This is an OpenGL compatibility issue because everything that uses OpenGL is a black box, while everything else is fine. See Settings > Display Method [image] Display Method Documentation - English This setting is only available on Windows and Linux. Shotcut uses OpenGL …

Thanks again, I will have another go via software, but what i can’t understand is why was it working fine until the update and why when rolling back to an earlier version it still no longer works?

I do not know what versions you are talking about. There are many of them. Nothing changed in this area in the last year and half to cause this except perhaps the default setting for Display Method, which it seems like you did not even try. It works fine for me on all my systems. It is downloaded n…

thank you, i’ve noticed an error on the appication log: [Warning] [consumer 0x572b690] The DeckLink drivers not installed. Could this be the issue? What is decklink?

A DeckLink is a model of a specialized video card for video output separate from your desktop. It is completely optional and unrelated to your problem.

By the way I did follow instructions you provided before re changing the display method, i couldn’t do it via the program install but did it via the portible file, i replied to let you know that the problem persited. I am trying this again,I have moved the corrosponding registery files to the portib…

[image] thinkpad: if i double clicked ‘software mesa’ file that it might ensure everything was configured correctly, however I get an error message saying that it is not a valid win32 registery file On the Display Methods help page that contains the registry files, there is not one named soft…

Cheers Dan, it did seem to add the which ever selected file to the registery when i first tried last week, however it did not solve the issue. I thought i would try again in case i missed someting, but now when selecting it shows an error: [2020-08-16 00_19_46-C__Users_pc123_Downloads_SHOTCUT_Shot…

This is a problem with file associations on your windows. Notice it says not a valid application. Of course it is not an app; it is a data file. Open the register editor and use import. Sorry but I am no longer available to help you further with your issue.

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This is an OpenGL compatibility issue because everything that uses OpenGL is a black box, while everything else is fine. See Settings > Display Method