The biggest update in history to the free video editing tool "OpenShot" -AI effect that automatically tracks the subject

"OpenShot" v2.6.0

The free video editor "OpenShot 2.6.0" was released on August 25th. In addition to the introduction of new video effects using AI and computer vision (CV), audio effects such as noise reduction and equalizer have been added, making it the largest update in history.

"OpenShot" is an open source project (license is GPL) started in 2008 to develop a simple video editor that works in a Linux environment. It is based on the cross-platform GUI library "Qt" and multimedia library "FFmpeg 4", and is currently available for Windows and Mac. The supported OS for the Windows version is Windows 7 or later. It supports 70 languages ​​and can also be used in Japanese.

The highlight of "OpenShot 2.6.0" is that it is equipped with AI / CV video effects for the first time. Effects such as Stabilization, which calculates and completely eliminates camera vibration and motion, and Tracker, which draws a box around any element in the video and tracks coordinates through each frame, are available. In addition, as a beta version, it has an Object Detection effect that identifies the subject in the scene, determines the type, and draws a box and label. It takes a little time to build the environment, and it is difficult to consume GPU power, but it is a function that makes you feel the possibility in the future.

Also, audio effects have been expanded. Nine effects have been added based on the implementation of the audio library "JUCE", all of which work in real time.

In addition, a widget called a zoom slider (tentative name) has been added, allowing you to get a bird's eye view of the entire timeline. "OpenShot" can handle an infinite number of tracks, but historically it was not good at grasping the whole while scrolling, panning, and zooming the timeline. The zoom slider added this time is expected as a function to make up for such weaknesses of "OpenShot".

In addition, when you select any clip, the transform mode is automatically enabled, and you can intuitively perform operations such as resizing, rotating, scaling, position adjustment, and cropping. Video effects that make it easier to manage and render subtitles, about 1,000 pictograms from the OpenMoji project, and mouse wheel zoom-in / out video previews will help you edit your video. I'm glad that the performance has also improved and it now works with less resources.

In addition, "Chrome OS" (Chromebook) is officially supported in this version. You can now download the 64-bit App Image from the official download page.