{"id":51095,"date":"2026-05-01T16:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=51095"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:41:14","slug":"shotcut-26-4-released-with-gpu-acceleration-for-speech-to-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/shotcut-26-4-released-with-gpu-acceleration-for-speech-to-text\/","title":{"rendered":"Shotcut 26.4 Released with GPU Acceleration for Speech to Text"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-48030\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shotcut-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shotcut-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shotcut-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shotcut-logo-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shotcut-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/shotcut-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shotcut video editor released new 26.4 version one days ago.<\/p>\n<p>The new version named &#8220;All the Small Things&#8221;, though there are also some exciting new features and various fixes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>First, the new Shotcut 26.4 <strong>improved timeline<\/strong> by adding drag&#8217;n&#8217;drop support from <i>Recent<\/i> to <i>Timeline<\/i>, symmetric resize (grow or shrink equally on both sides, keeping center point fixed) of timeline transition using its trim handles.<\/p>\n<p>It also reduced memory usage for timeline waveforms, added support using <code>Up<\/code> and <code>Down<\/code> keys to set current track above\/below, and improved Timeline and Keyframes zoom to be less erratic and more focused.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51096\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-2604.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51096\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51096\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-2604-700x426.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-2604-700x426.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-2604-300x183.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-2604-768x467.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-2604-1320x803.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-2604.webp 1339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shotcut video editor in Ubuntu 26.04<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For Linux and Windows, the Speed to Text feature that automatically recognizes speech in video clips and generates subtitles has been improved with <strong>GPU acceleration support through Vulkan API<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And, the Speech to Text dialog will show you a &#8220;Use GPU&#8221; checkbox, which is enabled by default.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-stt.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51097\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-stt-700x448.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-stt-700x448.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-stt-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-stt-768x491.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-stt-1320x844.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut-stt.webp 1470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Export widget introduced new <b>Metadata<\/b> section, allowing to add cover art, title, artist, copyright, date, etc information for your videos.<\/p>\n<p>It also added two new presets: 10-bit VP9 MP4 (E-AC-3) and 10-bit VP9 WebM (Opus), the VP9 codec using 10\u2011bit color depth, packaged inside an MP4 or WebM container.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51099\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/openshot-export-700x465.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/openshot-export-700x465.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/openshot-export-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/openshot-export.webp 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This version as well added a <i>Typewriter<\/i> group of options added to the Burn In Subtitle filter, Properties &gt; LUT file for video clips primarily for the Linear 10-bit processing mode, and 4 aspect ratio grid options to the player grid button: 1:1 Frame, 16:9 Frame, 4:3 Frame, 9:16 Frame.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51100\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/play-grids-700x430.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/play-grids-700x430.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/play-grids-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/play-grids.webp 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other changes in Shotcut 26.4 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <code>Shift<\/code> key for subtitles multi-selection operation.<\/li>\n<li>Make Timeline duration in Properties editable.<\/li>\n<li>Use FLAC instead of Opus by default for Timeline -&gt; Record Audio.<\/li>\n<li>Default to 10-bit HEVC export in the 10-bit processing modes.<\/li>\n<li>Reorganize Video Mode menu with new categories (Social Media, Other, and Legacy).<\/li>\n<li>Do not bundle Glaxnimate except Linux Flatpak package.<\/li>\n<li>Update FFmpeg to version 8.1.<\/li>\n<li>And various bug-fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Get Shotcut 26.4<\/h3>\n<p>The official release note, installer packages for Linux, Windows, macOS, as well as the source tarball are available in Github via the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mltframework\/shotcut\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Shotcut (under Assets)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For Linux, either select download the <b>AppImage<\/b> (for modern Intel\/AMD), add executable permission from its Properties dialog, and click Run to launch the video editor.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Ubuntu since 22.04 does NOT support AppImage out-of-the-box, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to enable the feature:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install libfuse2<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51101\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut264-appimage-700x455.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut264-appimage-700x455.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut264-appimage-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut264-appimage-768x499.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shotcut264-appimage.webp 972w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or, choose the official <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/org.shotcut.Shotcut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flatpak package<\/a> in flathub.org, which also support ARM64 platform, or <a href=\"https:\/\/snapcraft.io\/shotcut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snap package<\/a> in App Center (or Ubuntu Software), though both run in sandbox environment!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shotcut video editor released new 26.4 version one days ago. 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