SHOTCUT(1)

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version 26.9.27 · 2 versions
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💖 SHOTCUT(1) — like, the manual page bestie 💖

okay so real talk: this is the manual page for shotcut, and it lives in the User Commands corner of your man pages. she's a video editor. that's the whole vibe. 🎬✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

shotcut — video editor 🎥💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

shotcut [options] [FILE]...

like. that's it. that's the whole summoning ritual. 🪄

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -h, --help — shows you this help. bestie behaviour fr, she's telling you how to use her. 🫶
  • -v, --version — spills the version info. the "who even am i" moment. 👑
  • --fullscreen — fills the entire screen with the Shotcut window. main character energy, no edges, no crumbs. 🌈
  • --noupgrade — hides the upgrade prompt and the menu item. she said "do not perceive me about updates." 🙈
  • --glaxnimate — runs Glaxnimate instead of Shotcut. plot twist, different app entirely. 💀
  • --gpu — use GPU processing. let the graphics card do the heavy lifting, slay. 🔥
  • --clear-recent — clear Recent on Exit. the past is the past, we don't revisit. ✨
  • --appdata <directory> — the directory for app configuration and data. that's her lil home base. 🏠
  • --QT_SCALE_FACTOR <number> — the scale factor for a high-DPI screen. for when everything is teeny tiny. 🔍
  • --QT_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTORS <list> — a semicolon-separated list of scale factors for each screen. yes, semicolon-separated, not comma, not vibes. each screen gets its own number. 🖥️🖥️
  • --QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY <string> — how to handle a fractional display scale. the options are: Round, Ceil, Floor, RoundPreferFloor, PassThrough. pick your fighter. 🥊
  • --SDL_AUDIODRIVER <string> — which operating system audio API to use. the lineup is: alsa, arts, dsp, esd, jack, pipewire, pulseaudio. choose your audio destiny. 🔊

🦋 Arguments: 🦋

  • [FILE]... — zero or more files or folders to open. zero is fine. zero is valid. she's not gonna be weird about it. 💜

🌐 INTERNET 🌐

Best to start at https://shotcut.org/tutorials/ — like genuinely, that's the move, that's the plug, iykyk. 🧚

heads up bestie: that's the whole page. no hidden lore, no secret flags. what you see is what you get. 💖

kisses, this was the shotcut manual page, brought to you by Shotcut, dated September 2023, filed under SHOTCUT(1). go make something iconic. periodt. 💅✨

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