
After already working on some exciting features for 2013, the OpenShot video editor has laid out some new plans following a successful KickStarter campaign. The biggest decision made is switching from using the GTK+ tool-kit to now using Qt. The reasons expressed for switching from GTK+ to Qt were performance (particularly with embedded HTML and JavaScript), the native-looking widget rendering, improved tools, and easy support for OpenGL.
With moving from GTK+ to Qt, more of the code can be removed and replaced with JavaScript code. A revised time-line for migrating to Qt5 is expected to be shared soon. Aside from switching tool-kits, there's also plans for hardware-accelerated rendering and distributed editing.
More details can be found within this OpenShotVideo.com blog post.
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