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Filmora Changelog

What's new in Filmora 13.0

Oct 29, 2023
  • AI Copilot Editing:
  • Editing videos is now as effortless as conversing with a copilot. This AI enables video editing through text instructions while analyzing and offering useful insights.
  • AI Text-Based Editing:
  • Manipulate the audio behind your videos through written commands. Utilize this AI to transcribe a video and modify the transcribed text for audio modifications.
  • AI Music Generator:
  • Craft and align the video background music according to their themes and durations. This AI can customize royalty-free music based on moods and emotions.
  • AI Thumbnail Creator:
  • This AI feature will analyze and select the most relevant and creative frame as a thumbnail. Users can craft personalized thumbnails from its template’s library.
  • AI Smart Masking:
  • Worry no more about creating the perfect mask around objects. This smart AI independently identifies such objects in a video and creates a precise mask.
  • AI Text-To-Video:
  • With Filmora's text-to-video AI, users can effortlessly generate videos through textual directions. It can automatically search and insert the relevant graphics in your video.
  • Optimized Video Templates:
  • Choose from our wide range of pre-designed templates, perfect for daily creation needs. Just drop in your media and you’re ready to publish.
  • Super Slow Motion with Optical Flow:
  • Create AI-influenced slow-motion videos with high-range quality. Utilize the Optical Flow technology for the creation of premium-grade slow-motion videos.
  • Compound Clip:
  • Make complex video editing simple with compound clipping. Group media files into a single track while performing precise editing.
  • Multi-Clip Editing:
  • Effectively manage multiple clips across the video editor, edit and add effects to your multi-selections using simple click or drag-and-drop operations.
  • Optimized Algorithms:
  • Get the finest video quality with quality-graded video stabilization and precise motion tracking. Perform qualitative video editing with high-resolution media files.
  • Pro Video Scopes:
  • Perform precise color analysis across Filmora with its Pro Video Scopes of RGB waveform, monitors, and vectorscopes. Make adjustments to create a perfectly color-graded video.
  • Playback Speed Shortcuts (JKL):
  • Highlight the key segments within a video with the help of Playback Speed Shortcuts. Get a perfect review on a video by navigating through its specific moments.
  • AI Vocal Remover:
  • With AI Vocal Separation, you can instantly extract, separate, or remove vocals from any music without compromising the quality of the audio.
  • Keyframe Graph Editor:
  • Make your video sequences smooth with the help of Velocity graphs in Filmora. Change values before and after the keyframe points to maintain video flow.
  • Customizable Backgrounds for Videos and Images:
  • Add unique backgrounds to your videos and images with manageable aspect-ratio adjustments. Remove all black bars to achieve quality-graded video content.
  • Collection of Effects:
  • Use the highest quality music, titles, and effects from the "Collections" menu of Filmora. Make video editing seamless and proficient with such creative video components.
  • Optimized Screen Recording:
  • Filmora assists in screen recording while separating the main screen and webcam recording windows. It provides a flexible environment for recording high-quality content instantly.
  • Markers:
  • Mark the starting and ending points in video footage with the Mark In and Mark Out tools, making the process seamless.
  • AI Skin Tone Protection:
  • Use the AI Skin Tone Protection feature for preserving skin tone regardless of applying LUTs or color grading.
  • Marked Favorites (Enhanced):
  • Filmora offers the option of Enhanced Marked Favorites for organizing the video assets into folders for effective folder management.
  • Optimized Filmora Cloud Space:
  • Filmora Cloud supports the display of finished videos, materials and preset files. The upload and download operation are more convenient with the enhanced interface and UI design.

New in Filmora 12.3 (Jun 2, 2023)

  • AI Image:
  • With Filmora Image Generator from Text, unlock your creativity and transform your ideas into visual material.

New in Filmora 12.1 (Mar 30, 2023)

  • Copy-Paste Transition Support:
  • Filmora offers copy-paste support for seamless video editing. You can easily copy and paste the transitions through appropriate techniques within your video present on the Timeline.
  • New Timeline Shortcuts:
  • Whether it involves limiting horizontal movement of the clip, or inserting a new position within the timeline, you can perform such actions with the newly added shortcuts.
  • Real-Time Text Editing Sync:
  • On editing text in the panel, text particles will be simultaneously updated on the Timeline due to their synchronous behavior. You can streamline your text editing process easily.

New in Filmora 12.0 (Dec 22, 2022)

  • Multiple Platform Support:
  • Edit your videos anywhere with Filmora, whether on desktop or on the go. Using the Filmora Workspace cloud service, video clips can also be transferred from the Filmora mobile application to the desktop for further editing.
  • Assets Backup & Sync:
  • Use your Wondershare ID to back up your imported media, project files, favorite effects, customized titles, etc. Never lose these valuable assets again.
  • Video Review and Collaboration:
  • Seamlessly share your video securely and invite your team to add time-coded notes and respond to comments via the Filmora Workspace cloud service.
  • Switchable Workspace Layouts:
  • Choose from 5 predefined workspace layouts that best fit your workflow and monitor size. You can also view media playback on an external monitor by selecting the "Dual Monitor" workspace.
  • Enhanced Keyframe:
  • Keyframe has been expanded to all parameters in Filmora V12, including filters and color correction in addition to position, rotation, and scale.
  • Draw Mask:
  • Create free-form shapes using the pen tool. It lets you freely draw complex mask shapes around objects, which can be either straight lines or curve segments with Bezier path.
  • Adjustment Layer:
  • Create adjustment layers and use them to apply the same effect to multiple clips on the timeline. The effects applied to an adjustment layer affect all layers below it in the layer stacking order.
  • AI Smart Cutout:
  • The Smart Cutout tool allows quick AI-powered selections of both people and objects.
  • AI Audio Stretch:
  • With the AI-powered audio stretch tool, you can intelligently retime audio to match the duration of your video. No need to cut straight across or repeat the music again.
  • AI Audio Denoise:
  • The AI-powered audio denoise tool helps you reduce background noises better.
  • 3D Titles:
  • Create 3D titles easily from preset 3D templates.
  • More Keyboard Shortcut Presets:
  • You can now select a shortcut preset from Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro and use it along with your usual keyboard shortcuts in Filmora.
  • Revamped Effects Library:
  • Faster navigation experience when browsing Filmora effects.

New in Filmora 11.6 (Sep 8, 2022)

  • RGB Curves:
  • Make quick and precise color adjustments to suit your style.
  • Third-Party Cloud Drives:
  • Import media from your cloud storage to boost creating efficiency.
  • TTS Support SRT Files:
  • Convert SRT files to various voices in just one click.
  • Countdown Effects:
  • Try dynamic countdown effects to create impressive videos.
  • Built-in Filmstock Audio:
  • Search and browse Filmstock audio and sound effects in Filmora.

New in Filmora 11.5 (Jul 21, 2022)

  • New:
  • Quick Split Mode: Quickly cut and split your long clips and never let a wrong cut interrupt your inspiration.
  • Denoise: Try the upgraded hum and wind denoise to bring your audio quality to the next level.
  • Boris Updates: New Boris filters, grades, and tints to add a professional touch to your video.
  • Beauty Filter: Showcase your best side with one-click beauty filters.
  • New Cineform format: Export clips with upscaled quality to add enhanced details, ideal for further editing and color grading.
  • MacOS Enhancement: Enhanced editing experience for Mac users - Title Editing, Silence Detection, Auto Beat Sync, On-boarding instruction and more features now available.

New in Filmora 11.3 (May 10, 2022)

  • Audio Visualizer:
  • Make your music alive on PC now.
  • Speech to Text:
  • Save your time by converting voice to subtitles in one click.
  • Text to Speech:
  • One click to convert text to voiceover and liven up your story.
  • Support SRT file:
  • Easily add external subtitles to your video.
  • Support HDR:
  • Vivid visual experience in Filmora now.
  • Video Effects:
  • Playlist Title Pack
  • Audio Visualization Intro

New in Filmora 11.0.6.94 (Feb 18, 2022)

  • FX Plug-ins - Explore amazing visual effects from Boris FX and NewBlue FX!
  • Wondershare Drive - It allows the uploading and sharing of project documents, project templates, and exported videos.
  • Auto Beat Sync - Create a video that is in line with your music selection, add recommended special effects, and automatically generate videos.
  • Speed Ramping - Adjust your video’s speed with better control of your keyframes. Easily slow down or speed up your videos to create unique cinematic effects.
  • Masking - This interface has been revamped and optimized to support masking keyframes.
  • Stock Media - Browse over 10 million stock media files. Explore more with royalty-free stock media.
  • Auto Synchronization - Automatically align audio and video captured by different cameras in the same scene.

New in Filmora 10.5.5 (Nov 19, 2021)

  • Cloud Files - Synchronize multiple files and use them across applications.
  • New AI chatbot - Always at your service.
  • AI Portrait (Add on):
  • Update the AI Portrait algorithm.
  • Find more cool background removal effects.
  • Filmora Template Mode Beta:
  • Great video templates.
  • Uses AI algorithms to pick footage highlights and automatically creates the video.
  • You can perform a more detailed editing after the automatic video creation.
  • Filmora Creator Academy:
  • New tutorial video.
  • New project templates.
  • Personalized recommendations.
  • Related tutorials.

New in Filmora 10.5 (Nov 17, 2021)

  • Filmstock Effects Library Integration - Search and browse more than 20,000 effects on Filmstock without leaving Filmora.
  • AI Portrait (Add on) - The easy and fast way to remove backgrounds from your video content.
  • Removes background from figure only.
  • Includes background removal effects.
  • Auto Reframe - Recreate the same video in different aspect ratios in an instant. Perfect for multiple social media platforms.
  • AR Stickers - Add fun and unique stickers that respond to your face's motion!
  • Audio effects - Apply special audio effects to your clips; includes effects like echo, reverb, and phone.

New in Filmora 10.4 (Jul 16, 2021)

  • New Auto Highlight Feature - capture the bests moments from your videos.
  • Audio Normalization - one-click audio normalization.
  • Optimized Project Page – Quick access when opening and operating Filmora.
  • Some bugs were fixed.

New in Filmora 10.2 (Jun 17, 2021)

  • Added new languages: Indonesian and Swedish.
  • Supported mouse wheel zoom in-out in the Timeline.
  • Added support for Apple ProRAW format.
  • Optimized HEVC format exporting.
  • Various bug fixes.

New in Filmora 10.1.6 (May 20, 2021)

  • Silence Detection (Add-On) - remove silent pauses automatically.
  • Optimized the video exporting process.
  • Motion Tracking for Mosaic Effects - apply motion tracking to pixelate moving objects like faces or license plates.

New in Filmora 10.1 (May 20, 2021)

  • New Music - we've added 48 royalty-free music tracks.
  • Text Keyframing - you can now create custom animations for text with keyframes.
  • GPU Switching - manually choose your graphics card.
  • Various bug fixes.

New in Filmora 10.0 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Motion Tracking - Attach an element to a moving object in your video easily with auto motion tracking.
  • Keyframing - Customize animation by adding keyframes to change position, rotation, scale and opacity of a clip.
  • Color Match - Match the color of selected clips to another frame from another clip.
  • Audio Ducking - Quickly fade your music so your dialogue stands out.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts Editor - Edit faster using hotkey commands.
  • New UI and switch dark/light mode - Switch between light and dark mode for all day editing comfort.
  • Plain Text - Added flexibility to editing using plain text.
  • Advanced Title Editing ( for Win only) - Change position, rotation and scale of a title (as a whole) on the player.
  • New Effects - 30 new elements and 9 callout titles.
  • Touch Bar (Mac) - Preview and scrub through your timeline using the touch bar.

New in Filmora 9.5 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Optimized GPU detection - more computers can use GPU acceleration.
  • Lag detection - when the program lags, it will suggest a solution.
  • Upgraded rendering - timeline rendering has been made faster, especially when rendering with reduced preview quality.
  • 14 new effects - you have 14 new built-in filters to get creative with.
  • Vertical text - type vertically when adding text and titles to your videos.
  • New ways to learn - complete tutorial ‘missions’ to gain new skills.

New in Filmora 9.3 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Make it easier to edit to music by automatically adding beat markers to audio clips.
  • 120 new animated title templates and 50 new transitions.
  • Save time and effort by adding 3D LUTs as effect layers and stretching them over multiple clips for a true Hollywood look.
  • Organize your clips better by linking clips together to move them as a unit.
  • Edit faster by copying changes (i.e., color correction settings or applied filters) from one clip and pasting them onto other clips.
  • Edit faster by splitting clips with a button on the playhead.
  • One-click color correction for a fast and smart way to enhance your clips.

New in Filmora 9.2 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • The Preview Render button is back, plus the new smart background preview Rendering.
  • Added 30 animated Split Screen effects, also able to enable/disable animation.
  • Automatically ripple delete (delete a clip and close the gap) and ripple trim, also able to toggle Auto Ripple on and off.
  • A new media library to store media files to use in multiple projects.
  • Able to set multiple photo duration to 1 frame only, make it easy to create amazing time-lapse videos.

New in Filmora 9.0 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Editing & Performance:
  • Up to 100 Video Tracks:
  • Organize your media in up to 100 full video tracks and create compositing effects. Apply filters, transitions, and other effects to any track.
  • Faster Import and Export:
  • Import and render media at a higher speed.
  • High Resolution Previews and Snapshots:
  • Preview your video with more clarity and capture high resolution still frames.
  • Enhanced Chroma Key:
  • Achieve better results with a green screen tool that gives you more control.
  • Enhanced Video Stabilization:
  • Smooth out shaky footage with the upgraded stabilization tool.
  • Adjustable Playback Quality:
  • Reduce the resolution of your video preview for a smoother editing experience without affecting the quality of your exported videos.
  • Audio:
  • Enhanced Waveforms:
  • Edit audio cues with more visible audio waveforms.
  • Envelope/Keyframe Audio Editing:
  • Adjust the volume of an audio clip within the timeline, using keyframing to make multiple adjustments within one clip.
  • Up to 100 Audio Tracks:
  • Organize your music, dialogue, and other audio clips in up to 100 timeline tracks.
  • Interface:
  • Adjustable Track Size:
  • Choose from 3 track sizes: small, normal, and big. Larger tracks are especially useful for audio editing as the waveforms become larger.
  • Adjust Clips within the Video Preview:
  • Flip, rotate, scale, and move any video clip or image within the preview window.

New in Filmora 8.7.3 (Sep 28, 2018)

  • Remove Facebook upload API.

New in Filmora 8.7.1 (Sep 28, 2018)

  • Enhanced Wondershare ID experience.
  • Expand Filmora Effect Store to more markets.

New in Filmora 8.6.2 (Sep 28, 2018)

  • Optimized Wondershare ID login process.

New in Filmora 8.6.1 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Enhanced Wondershare ID account mechanism.
  • Resolved a minor issue of text editor.

New in Filmora 8.5.0 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • Customizable speed controls, now up to 100x fast mo and 0.01x slow mo
  • Camera-shake/earthquake effects
  • Easier to create 1:1 Square ratio videos for Instagram
  • Supports 9:16 portrait project ratio and export profile
  • Adds the option to auto crop or Pan and Zoom imported photos to fit project ratio(esp 3:2 DSLR photo or 9:16 phone photo to fit 16:9 project)
  • Blending mode/Opacity control for clips in PiP tracks
  • Background blur effect for decorating black bars in portrait videos/photos
  • Frame overlays for decorating black bars in portrait videos/photos or 3:2 DSLR photo
  • New Time code digits controller for precise jump to desired time on Timeline
  • Supports sub category structure for effect categories
  • Allows more text tracks (up to 5) and more music tracks (up to 10)

New in Filmora 8.3.5 (Sep 4, 2017)

  • Resolved several issues that might cause application quit unexpectedly.

New in Filmora 8.3.1 (Jul 21, 2017)

  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Filmora 8.3.0 (Jul 21, 2017)

  • Applied new preview render mechanism, made it possible to render the timeline for smoother playback.
  • Extended GPU encoding acceleration support to newer generation graphic cards.
  • Added new transitions that fits for creating photo slideshows.
  • Optimized photo motion (animation) for photo slideshow users.
  • Added new sound effects.
  • Added basic text effects.

New in Filmora 8.2.5 (Jun 30, 2017)

  • Resolved an issue that might cause application fail to start under certain Macs with older graphic card.

New in Filmora 8.2.3 (Jun 30, 2017)

  • Optimized Spanish, German, French UI localization.
  • Addressed an issue that may cause export error when adding huge number of photos and transitions to timeline.

New in Filmora 8.2.2 (May 3, 2017)

  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Filmora 8.2.0 (Apr 13, 2017)

  • Resolved an issue that may cause preview lags between two clips on the Timeline.
  • Added 25 new royalty-free music tracks.
  • Added 4K preset for sharing to YouTube,Vimeo &Facebook.
  • Optimized the trial watermark logo.
  • Optimized audio fade in &fade out algorithm.
  • Able to search in effect library and media library.
  • Added a text input box in text editor window.
  • Made it possible to disable or enable tracks on timeline.

New in Filmora 8.1.0 (Mar 9, 2017)

  • New music from Art-list.io
  • Effects inspired by love, pets, the internet, and more!

New in Filmora 8.0.0 (Feb 14, 2017)

  • Brand new Action Cam Tool with the capability of Lens distortion correction, Video Stabilization, Audio De-noise, Advanced Speed Control (slow-mo, fast-mo, replay, reverse and freeze frame), as well as color correction.
  • Brand new Instant Cutter for users to trim or merger video files easily and fast with no quality loss!(Supports H.264 encoded MP4, MOV& MTS videos shot by Action Cams, Phones, and Home AVCHD Camcorders.)
  • Action Cam Tool:
  • Correct lens distortion
  • Clean up your audio
  • New speed controls
  • Instant Cutter:
  • Trim or merge clips quickly
  • Instant export

New in Filmora 7.8.6 (Dec 15, 2016)

  • Support VP8 code for Block Buster effects;
  • Fix transition bugs of Education, Holiday pack;
  • Fix few text bugs;
  • New ABOUT content, special thanks for Dan, the Filmora videographer, and all team members.

New in Filmora 7.8.2 (Nov 25, 2016)

  • Fixed an Italian displaying bug;
  • Fixed the Youtube, Vimeo video uploading issue.

New in Filmora 7.8.1 (Nov 17, 2016)

  • Brand new application icon.
  • Supports two new effect packs: Education (School), Food;
  • Add back Fire effect;
  • Resolves an issue that might cause error when cropping a rotated video
  • Resolves an issue of green screen module
  • Resolves an issue of font file support
  • Resolves an issue screen recording under macOS Sierra
  • Japanese product name change to Filmora

New in Filmora 7.8.0 (Oct 18, 2016)

  • New advanced color tuning features (Temperature, Tint, Lights, HSL, Vignette and more);
  • 45 color presets and supports loading 3D LUTs (Lookup table files) for tuning color of videos and images;
  • New Pan and Zoom feature for adding and customizing animation for still images!
  • Supports customize animation, font, size or color of Text effects and save as new presets;
  • New transition modes without affecting total duration of the two clips;
  • New Magnetic Timeline to make texts, effects and overlays be bound up with clips on main video track;
  • Adds Arabic Localization;

New in Filmora 7.6.0 (Aug 10, 2016)

  • All new 64 bit architecture to ensure best performance on macOS!
  • Supports creating 4K Ultra HD videos!

New in Filmora 7.6.0 (Jul 27, 2016)

  • All new 64 bit architecture to ensure best performance on macOS!
  • Supports creating 4K Ultra HD videos!

New in Filmora 7.5.2 (Jul 27, 2016)

  • Fine-tune purchase order confirmation procedure.

New in Filmora 7.5.1 (Jul 27, 2016)

  • Add order confirmation procedure;
  • Update new API of Instagram.

New in Filmora 7.5.0 (Jun 22, 2016)

  • New Audio Denoise function
  • New Audio Equalizer
  • New Track Audio Mixer, supports set the Gain and Pan of the track, virtual surround system.

New in Filmora 7.1.0 (Jun 15, 2016)

  • Supports two new Effect Packs:Retro 80s and Fashion;
  • Supports the all new Effect Store;
  • Able to create animated Gifs!
  • Supports tune resolution when recording Webcams
  • Auto rotates videos or photos imported from phones

New in Filmora 7.0.0 (May 5, 2016)

  • Brand-new advanced text/title editor
  • New text/title effects
  • Magnetic Timeline
  • Smaller trial watermark

New in Filmora 6.9.0 (Feb 2, 2016)

  • New Message Center for Mac
  • Real frame by frame control with audio output
  • Optimized screen recording effiency
  • Improved export quality

New in Filmora 6.8.2 (Dec 21, 2015)

  • Resolved several minor issues.

New in Filmora 6.8.1 (Dec 10, 2015)

  • Get the application ready for the new "Holiday Effect Pack"

New in Filmora 6.8.0 (Dec 4, 2015)

  • Added the top 3 most requested features: Video Stabilization, Reverse & Screen Record:
  • New Screen Recorder: support for recording anything on your screen;
  • New Reverse feature: able to make a clip play in reverse;
  • New Video Stabilizer: make it possible to remove shakes in video and make it stabilized;
  • Video stabilization:
  • Shaky videos are no longer a problem, smooth it in one click.
  • Play in reverse:
  • Reverse he clips and get fun & WOW effects.
  • Screen recording:
  • Your screen recordings are automatically imported for editing when you finish.

New in Filmora 6.6.0 (Nov 12, 2015)

  • Special version for Halloween with new titles, filters, overlays and music.
  • Check out the Video below to learn what's new in this version.

New in Filmora 6.1.0 (Aug 28, 2015)

  • Brand new UI for OS X Yosemite;

New in Filmora 4.1.0 (Sep 30, 2014)

  • Added 10 special transitions.
  • Enhanced media file support.
  • Support to add menu for burning DVD.
  • Adjust interface to support Mac OSX 10.10.
  • Solved the crash issues when import high-resolution photos and videos.

New in Filmora 4.0.0 (Sep 4, 2014)

  • Add 50 more Filter Effects and some Text Effects.
  • Add Text Fill and textural setting.

New in Filmora 3.5.1 (Aug 26, 2014)

  • Add New Storyboard mode for easier movie making!
  • New feature: Smart Scene Detection for trim unwanted scene from clip precisely and add transition effect between different scences;
  • Optimize the Chroma Key (Green Screen) feature for more vivid effect;
  • Optimize video streaming feature for smooth playback when uploaded to YouTube;
  • Support direct upload to Vimeo;
  • Support re-mixed audio in PiP tracks and main video;
  • Improved overall NLE performace.

New in Filmora 3.0.0 (May 14, 2014)

  • Brand new version with enhanced features and all new UI.
  • Now supports multi-track precise editing in Timeline view, up to 15 tracks supported.
  • Capable of adding Picture in Picture (PiP) graphics or videos to overlay tracks for decorating your movie.
  • New Green Screen (Chroma Key)feature for laying two videos together.
  • Added Apple ProRes and Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) support.
  • Stability enhancement for DVD creation.

New in Filmora 2.9.0 (Feb 28, 2014)

  • Enhanced the output video quality for YouTube (HD and Full HD);
  • Enabled direct video sharing onto Facebook;
  • Integrated French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Br) and Italian localization.

New in Filmora 2.5.0 (Dec 4, 2012)

  • The product name has officially changed from Vivideo for Mac to Video Editor for Mac.
  • Now includes more rich transitions, effects, as well as new intros & credit screens.
  • Now includes many special features like video & audio speed, mosaic, tilt shift and face off.
  • Now 100% compatible with iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 2 and the new iPad.
  • A revamped interface!
  • Now download online resources/extension packs.

New in Filmora 2.0.2 (Mar 22, 2012)

  • Improved quality

New in Filmora 2.0.1 (Oct 28, 2011)

  • Optimized