This release adds user-configurable keyboard mappings

Aug 31, 2016 02:50 GMT  ·  By

The development team behind the open-source OpenShot video editor software has been more than proud to announce the release and immediate availability of OpenShot 2.1, the latest, most advanced and stable branch of the acclaimed application.

As many of you might have expected, OpenShot 2.1 is a massive release that includes a huge number of new features, starting with support for some of the most important animation functionalities around, such as transparent image sequences, multiple layers, and powerful keyframe support.

"When combined properly, you can create some very stunning animations! In July, I attended Texas Linux Fest in Austin, TX with my 16-year-old daughter, Madeline, who happens to be a very talented artist. She created an animation (using OpenShot) LIVE during the expo, while attendees watched and threw out suggestions and ideas," said the dev.

Another interesting feature implemented in OpenShot 2.1 is support for displaying audio waveforms on video clips, along with the ability to swap audio channels and separate them into another clip. Editing advanced properties is now a breeze, and the property editor features a brand new selection dropdown.

Timeline improvements, new tutorial system

Among other noteworthy features introduced in OpenShot 2.1, we can mention major improvements to the timeline, such as full snapping support, a new track menu button, and the ability to lock a track, a new tutorial system that should come in handy to new users, and the extension of the "Slice All" feature to work on all tracks.

Last but not least, there's custom profile support, improved support for importing OpenShot 1.x projects, updated translations, huge performance improvements to the brightness and saturation filters, better debugging support, and fixes for many memory leaks and other annoying issues reported by users since OpenShot 2.0.

OpenShot 2.1 is available for download right now via our website as both the source archive and a universal binary package in the AppImage file format, which can be run as is on top of any GNU/Linux operating system. Below you can enjoy the release video and the clip from the developer's daughter presentation.