Alchemist

Alchemist

Grass Valley
Shotcut

Shotcut

Meltytech
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About

Alchemist is recognized throughout the world as the undisputed gold standard of motion-compensated frame rate standards conversion. Alchemist Live builds on this legacy and offers the very best motion-compensated frame rate conversion, providing the transparent, artifact-free conversion for seamless global distribution of live media. Available in two operational modes, as a single channel for 4K UHD conversions or three channels for HD/3G conversions, Alchemist Live can also support either SDI workflows or IP SMPTE ST 2110/2022-6 applications with 10/40 GbE or 25/100 GbE interfaces. Supported IP features include PTP timing to SMPTE ST 2059, single stream 4K HD, SMPTE ST 2110-20 narrow sender. World-class motion-compensated framerate conversion, new technology optimized to deliver stunning image quality, however, complex the source. Supports live IP or SDI media streams, either 1x 4K UHD channel or 3x HD/3G channels.

About

Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor. Supports hundreds of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg. No import required which means native editing, plus multi-format timelines, resolutions and frame-rates within a project. Frame accurate seeking supported for many video formats. Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring. Screen, webcam and audio capture. Network stream playback. Supports resolutions up to 4k and capture from SDI, HDMI, webcam, JACK & Pulse audio, IP stream, X11 screen and Windows DirectShow devices. Multiple dockable and undockable panels, including detailed media properties, recent files with search, playlist with thumbnail view, filter panel, history view, encoding panel, jobs queue, and melted server and playlist. Also supports drag-n-drop of assets from file manager.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Anyone seeking a solution offering motion-compensated frame rate conversion for their live media streams

Audience

Anyone who needs an open source video editing solution

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 3.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 3.0 / 5
support 2.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.7 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 4.2 / 5
support 4.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Quality conversion from European videos to North American broadcast formats without speeding or slowing the source. Keeps the included closed captions in sync. You can also do the reverse. Change of speed is applied also to the sound (25 to 23,976, 24 to 25fps...), absolutely great. It can also upscale your content, but no AI to improve the picture. It is not the strength of this software. But for regular broadcast works, it keeps the quality of the picture when your source is film content. Also very good results when video sources (interlaced) are used.

Cons

  • It takes some times to find the correct parameters. Render process is quite slow (90 minutes movie may take 4 to 5 hours, depending on your hardware). Created for broadcast users. Pricey.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Lots of excellent YouTube Shotcut tutorials (thank you to all who share). Packed with great audio and video features. Easy to use but I can't really compare as Shotcut is the only video editor I use. Constantly upgraded (and not just superficial upgrades) And of course, it is free!
  • -Shotcut is completely free to download and it doesn't have annoying paywalls or pop-ups to upgrade -Lots of different filters -Very easy to work with timelines -Different formats to export your videos in
  • Free and open source. Simple and easy even for beginners. Screen, webcam and audio capture. Cross platform - Windows, Linux and mac. Has a portable version as well.
  • Multiplatform: It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux (Snap, Flatpak and AppImage), so you can edit on any computer. Large number of export formats.
  • Shotcut is capable of handling most aspects of video-editing: video segments editing, various effects, keyframes applied to effects, text overlays, video overlays, etc. Very impressive for a freeware program.

Cons

  • As I said earlier, I can't really compare. The only thing I have noticed over time is that there's the occasional crash so best to save your work regularly. I've never lost any work and recovery is fast.
  • -Time to export a video is quite long -Not always easy or intuitive to use, there is a learning curve
  • Bugs and occasional glitches while rendering - rare crashes as well. Less encoding presets. Misses on advanced features like lossless editing.
  • The interface and video editor can take some time to accustom to. Sometimes it crashes on Linux - so you need to save the project regularly.
  • - Interface is not the best - GPU acceleration is very limited - Sluggish when the project becomes too big

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Grass Valley
Canada
www.grassvalley.com/products/standalone-converters-adapters/alchemist-live/

Company Information

Meltytech
Founded: 2004
United States
shotcut.org

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HitFilm

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Categories

Categories

Video Editing Features

3D Video Editing
Audio Tools
Brand Overlay
Collaboration
Media Library
Social Sharing
Speed Adjustment
Split / Merge
Supports HD Resolution
Text Overlay
Video Capture
Video Stabilization

Integrations

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Integrations

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