Releases & Development Roadmap
FilmCraft Version History & Release Notes
Chronological record of FilmCraft releases, performance optimizations, bug fixes, and verified SHA-256 binary checksums.
FilmCraft v4.2.1
Latest Stable
Released: November 8, 2026
- check Metal 3 & NVENC Pipeline: Up to 22% faster 4K H.265 export rendering on Apple Silicon and NVIDIA RTX 40-series GPUs.
- check Whisper.cpp Integration: Added tiny.en and small multi-language speech-to-text models for instant on-device auto-subtitles.
- check QuickTime Gamma Tag Fix: Auto-embed NCLC 1-1-1 metadata on all MP4/H.264 exports to eliminate color desaturation on macOS.
FilmCraft v4.2.0
Major Release
Released: October 14, 2026
- check Full XML / EDL Import Engine: Support for Final Cut Pro XML interchange from Adobe Premiere Pro.
- check Hardware Color Scopes: Real-time Waveform, RGB Parade, and Vectorscope with sub-millisecond redraw rate.
FilmCraft v4.1.0
Maintenance
Released: August 29, 2026
- check 3-point ripple editing improvements, J-K-L shuttle acceleration, and Linux Wayland surface optimizations.