50 Shotcut video effects and what can you do using these effects - Shotcut tutorial

About the tutorial

This is the 2 nd tutorial of shortcut beginner tutorial series. 1 st tutorial I told how to get start edit with Shotcut video editor. This tutorial I will tell About video filters in Shotcut. Shotcut has many video filters. But how can you know what is good filters for your videos and how to use filters in shortcut. But don't worry I will tell all about Shotcut video filters.

How to add filters

You can go to the filters option using shortcut key Ctrl + 6 or you can click the filter button on the toolbar. After going to the filters you can see + mark. To add filters you need to click the video you need to use filters. After you can click + mark and add the filter you want.

Shotcut filters

There are many useful and amazing video filters in Shotcut. But finding good filters, It is a very hard thing because Shotcut has many video filters. Don't worry I will tell you what is the best video filters in Shotcut and what can you do using these filters.

1. Audio dance visualization

This is a pretty amazing video effect. If you add this video effect your video is dancing (moving) for your Audio. You can control Moving speed, Moving direction, and more.

2. Audio light visualization

This video effect like a flashlight. This video effect can add light to your video and it blinking for the Audio. You can change the light color, brightness, speed, and more.

3. Audio spectrum visualization

This video effect can add an Audio spectrum for your video. You can control the size of the spectrum color of the spectrum and more.

4. Audio waveform visualization

This video effect looks like the Audio spectrum but different is it add waveform for your video. and you can control the color of a waveform, Thickness of waveform, and more.

5. Blur: box

This video effect can add a box blur to your videos. And you can change how much blur you need.

6. Blur: gaussian

If you want to Blur your videos gaussian you can choose this tool. And you can change how much blur you need.

7. Brightness

This is another amazing video effect. This one can change the Brightness of your videos.

8.  Choppy

This video effect can repeat the frames of your video.

9. Chroma hold

This video effect can remove some colors in your video. You can remove some colors using one bar.

10. Colour grading

This is another amazing video effect. You can change the colors of your videos using this tool. There are three color willes (shadows, mids, highlights)in this effect. And you can edit colors using this video effect yery well.

11. Contrast

This effect can change levels in your videos.

12. Crop: circle

This video effect can crop your video like a circle. You can change the size of the circle using one bar.

13.  Crop: rectangle

This video effect like Crop circle but deferent is it crop like a rectangle. And you can always radius corner of the rectangle.

14.  Crop: Source

You can crop all axis using this tool.  If you want to crop 100px from up and 200 px from the right side. You can use this tool for the crop.

15. Distort

If you want to distort your videos you can use this effect.

16. Dither

This video effect can dieter your videos. You can always control levels of dither and Matrix types.

17. Fade in video

This is a very useful video effect in Shotcut. Using this video effect you can fade the start of your video. And you can change the duration of the fading effect.

18. Fade out video

This is the opposite of the fade-in video. It happens to fade at the end of your video.

19. Glitch

This video effect can add a glitch video effect to your videos.

20. glow If you want to glow up your video you can use this effect. You can control the blur of this effect.

21. gradient

This video effect can add a gradient effect to your videos. If you want to blend your videos with colors you can use this effect. And you can also control blend mode color and more things.

22. Halftone

You can halftone your videos using this effect.

23. Huge/Lightness/saturation

You can change Huge, Lightness, and saturation on your videos very easily.

24. Key Spill

This is another good video effect. This video effect can key (remove) green or blur screen only one click.

25. Levels

This effect can change the levels of your videos. You can change gamma, output white, output black, and more.

26. Mirror

If you want to mirror your videos you can use this video effect. This video effect can change left and right on your videos.

27. Mosaic

You can Blur your videos mosaic using this video effect. Also, you can change the width and height of the mosaic in this effect.

28. Noise: fast

Using this video effect you can add noise for your videos. and you can also change the amount of noise.

29. Noise: keyframe

This video effect most looks like Noise fast. But it has little deference. This video effect looks like an old TV.

30. Old film: Dust

This video effect looks like an old film. You can always change the dust size and amount.

31. Old film: Projector

This video effect like an old projector. Always brightness is changing and video is moving a little bit.

32. Old film: scratches

If you want to make your video like an old film and add scratches to it, this video effect is good for it.

33. Old film: Technocolour

This video effect can change the colors of your videos like an old film. You can increase yellow, Blue, Red, and green colors in your videos.

34. Posterize

This video effect can Posterize your videos. You can change the Posterize level in your videos.

35. Reduce noise

This video effect can add some noise to your videos.

36. Rotate and scale

If you want to rotate or change the scale of your videos you can use this video filter. This video effect can rotate, change scale, and move to another position.

37. Saturation

This video effect can change the levels of your videos using one bar.

38. Scan lines

If you want to add lines like scan for the videos you can add this video effect.

39. Sepia Tone

You can change tone your videos using this video effect. You can change to yellow, blue, cyan and red using two bars.

40. Size and position

This is another good video effect. This one can change the size and position of your videos very easily.

41. Sketch

This video effect can convert your video to Sketch. And you can always add color for the sketch using one bar.

42. Swirl

This video effect can swirl your videos. And you can control the amount of swirl.

43. 3D Text

You can add 3D text for your videos using this effect. You can always control the size, position, dept tilt, and color.

44. Text: HTML

This is another amazing tool in Shotcut. This feature you can add animated Text and more using this tool. And you can create this using HTML programing language.

45. Text: Simple

You can add simple Text, Timecounter, frames counter, and more using this Video effect.

46. Timer

You can add a timer using this video effect very easily. And you can always change time duration, font size, color, and more.

47. Vignette

This video effect can add a vignette effect to your videos. You can change radius, opacity, and more.

48. Wave

You can add a wave effect to your videos. You can change the amplitude and speed. 49. Trails If you want to add trails for your videos you can use this effect. You can change the number of frames in trails.

50. White balance

The last filter can change color temperate on your videos. And it is another good video effect.


Now you can see there are more video effects in Shotcut filters. And now you can make your videos using these filters and effects.

Thank you for reading, If you have any questions comment down below. Have a nice day
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