No, to anyone experienced in professional video, not just me. That includes users who come from other NLE programs. The fundamentals are the same; for example, the concept of “gamma” is the same whether in Shotcut or avisynth or vapoursynth or ffmpeg or Avid Media Composer or Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro or “traditional linear TV broadcast”.
There are three different ways to adjust white levels in Shotcut, each accomplishing exactly the same thing. This has nothing to do with “traditional linear TV broadcast standards” but everything to do with how Shotcut is organized.
I appreciate that. I’ve tried it, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. That said, Dan was amazingly responsive to the issue of color accuracy so that is a plus for Shotcut.