PixClip v1.0.0 (Build 100) — Initial Release

We are thrilled to announce the first official release of PixClip! PixClip is a high-performance desktop image and video editing application built with PySide6, OpenCV, and FFmpeg, designed for creators who demand speed, visual precision, and cohesive workspaces.

🌟 Key Highlights

• Specialized Clarity & Sharpness
• Bilateral Clarity: Enhance mid-frequency details using a structure-preserving bilateral filter on the luminance ($L^*$) channel, boosting details without causing halo artifacts.
• Smart Edge Sharpness: Custom Unsharp Masking (USM) restricted by an edge-noise threshold (0.015) to sharpen lines while ignoring sensor noise and film grain.

• 32-Bit Processing: Run internal calculations on float32 arrays to eliminate color banding and math rounding errors.

• Hardware-Accelerated Video Filtering

• Apply all adjustments (exposure, shadows, highlights, clarity, sharpness) and color filters directly to video files.

• 10-50x Faster Exports: Translates PySide6 adjustment states into native FFmpeg filtergraphs, executing hardware-accelerated H.264 streams and direct copy audio streams.

• 30+ Creative Presets & 3D LUTs

• Grade media instantly with over 30 preloaded filter presets organized across 9 aesthetic families (Vivid, Film, Cinematic, Warm, Moody, Fog, Natural, and Artistic).

• Programmatic 3D LUT (.cube) export engine for rapid color mapping.

• Responsive Desktop Workspace

• Seamless Workspace Themes: Clean Dark Mode and high-contrast Light Mode layouts.
• Configurable Grid Layout: Toggle the sidebar asset layout to display 1, 2, or 3 columns to match your monitor width.
• Real-time Live Viewport: Downscaled real-time preview loop for instantaneous slider feedback.

📦 Installation & Getting Started

1. Install Dependencies: bash pip install -r requirements.txt
2. Setup FFmpeg: Place your ffmpeg.exe file inside the ffmpeg/ folder (or ensure it is added to your system environment PATH).
3. Launch the Application: bash python main.py

🤝 Support Us

If you find PixClip helpful, please consider giving it a ⭐ star on our GitHub Repository or SourceForge Project Page!

Summary of Work

• Generated Release Note: Authored a detailed, bulleted, and structured release note highlighting the core features of PixClip (V1.0.0), setup instructions, and support links.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/thisal-d/pixclip/commits/v1.0.0