{"id":179558,"date":"2025-07-27T07:53:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T07:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=179558"},"modified":"2025-07-27T08:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:04:54","slug":"shotcut-25-07-video-editor-adds-speech-to-text-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/shotcut-25-07-video-editor-adds-speech-to-text-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Shotcut 25.07 Video Editor Adds Speech-to-Text Model"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shotcut, one of the most popular free, open-source video editors, has just released its latest version, 25.07.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It now allows you to download speech-to-text models on demand, instead of bundling them with the installation. That means smaller downloads upfront and more flexibility for users who need specific models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding aesthetics, Shotcut\u2019s UI has just undergone a major overhaul. The System theme now better matches Windows\u2019 darker, high-contrast palette, while macOS dark mode users get a cleaner, more polished look. Additionally, the new System Fusion theme seamlessly integrates your OS\u2019s color scheme with Fusion\u2019s sleek, monochrome icons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creators working with transparent overlays\u2014such as lower thirds, PNG logos, and rich text\u2014often need a quick edge effect to make those layers stand out. The new Outline filter does exactly that by exploiting the clip\u2019s alpha channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shotcut2507-app.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shotcut2507-app-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"Shotcut 25.07 Video Editor\" class=\"wp-image-179573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shotcut2507-app-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shotcut2507-app-380x216.jpg 380w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shotcut2507-app-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shotcut2507-app-1536x874.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shotcut2507-app.jpg 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shotcut 25.07 Video Editor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that just like Shotcut\u2019s Drop Shadow, Outline needs to sit before any text filter in the stack if you\u2019re applying it to a video or image clip. Otherwise, results may look funky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performance\u2011wise, early testers are whispering that Outline can run hot on older CPUs. So, maybe keep an eye on thermals if the workstation starts sounding like a leaf blower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio heads get plenty to play with this cycle. Balance now features a surround fader, as well as left-right and front-rear controls, when channels exceed stereo. More impressively, a laundry list of audio filters\u2014Band Pass, Compressor, EQ variants, Low Pass, and more\u2014gain per-channel toggle buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little quality\u2011of\u2011life touches sprinkle the rest of the release:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drag the waveform\u2019s peak line directly to set clip gain\u2014fast and intuitive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold Ctrl (or Cmd on macOS) while trimming to roll adjacent clips in one move.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold Shift to force ripple\u2011trim when global Ripple is off\u2014because muscle memory is a thing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Slideshow Generator now defaults to a four-hour duration, allowing mixed video-image montages to breathe without manual math.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, this update addresses several bugs, including broken proxy repairs, single-frame fade-outs turning black, and macOS 15 hardware-encoding issues\u2014all now resolved. Plus, multilingual users also receive localization in French (Canadian) and Lithuanian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shotcut.org\/blog\/new-release-250726\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release announcement<\/a> for details about the Shotcut 25.07 video editor changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shotcut.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download<\/a> the application in the universal AppImage format, ready for use on any Linux distribution. Additionally, installation files for Windows and macOS are also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image credits: Shotcut Project<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shotcut 25.07 video editor adds a new Speech to Text model downloader, brings new System and System Fusion UI themes, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":179561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[5686,2029],"class_list":["post-179558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","category-news","tag-shotcut","tag-video-editor"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}