+\begin{description}
+ \item[Website] \small \url{https://www.cinelerra-gg.org}\\
+ The website for the cinelerra-gg software is a good place to start for information, help, and documentation.
+ It is professionally maintained and continuously updated with more language
+ translations ongoing.
+ \item[Stability] ~\\
+ Software programs that \textit{just work} are a \#1 priority in order to be of use for producing quality videos.
+ A large amount of time has been invested in debugging problems and resolving crashes.
+ And in a continuous process to do so, a chapter on Troubleshooting is included in order to easily provide sufficient information for users to capture issues and crashes so that they can be analyzed and quickly fixed to avoid repeat problems.
+ \item[Modernization] ~\\
+ Artistic creativity has been applied to modernize the \CGG{} plugin icons for video and audio to even include the ffmpeg plugins.
+ The Cinfinity set of plugin icons come in square or roundish versions --- your choice.
+ In keeping up with the current expectation of users for a certain \textit{look and feel}, 2 very modern recent theme additions, Cakewalk and Neophyte, provide alternatives to the already existing 9 themes.
+ These 11 themes give the user the choice to get the look they like best for their own eyes.
+ \item[Current and up-to-date] ~\\
+ For today’s software, included thirdparty libraries are kept up to date in a timely manner and effort is made to always use a relatively recent version of FFmpeg, if not the latest.
+ This is a big deal because there is a whole set of separate programmers working on these libraries continuously and diligently to cover all of the old and newly created formats.
+ Thus \CGG{} programmers can be dedicated to working solely on \CGG{} rather than just trying to keep up with many formats.
+ \item[FFmpeg usage integration]~\\
+ By using FFmpeg with \CGG{}, there is the advantage that users can directly convert videos via pre- and post-processing, without the need for command lines to be executed manually before or afterwards.
+ \item[Import and Export formats] ~\\
+ Listed here are only a few of the supported Import and Export formats:
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item several standard native formats, such as mpeg, ac3, flac, exr and jpeg/png/ppm/tiff sequences
+ \item FFmpeg’s over 400 decoders and 150 encoders accessible from within \CGG{} to include:
+ mp4, mkv, mpeg, mov, m2ts, mp3, dvd, ogg, theora, prores, tiff, webm, flac, opus, vorbis,
+ quicktime (div, dnxhd, jpeg, mjpeg, mp4, rle, v308, v410), h264 \& h265 usage, avc, hevc,
+ and recently released AV1 and WebP
+ \item raw image format for over 700 supported cameras, courtesy Dave Coffin's DCraw
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item[Standard Features] ~\\
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Program window for video and audio tracks, navigation, popups, playing and seeking functions.
+ \item Editing via track manipulation with either drag and drop editing or cut and paste editing.
+ \item Patchbay tools: fader, gang, arm, enable output, expanders, mixers, and blending operations.
+ \item Undo and Redo capability for many editing functions.
+ \item Drag handle functionality for Ripple, Roll, Slip, Slide, Edge, and No Effect.
+ \item Dynamic Keyframe support with curve, toggle, automatic, compositor, and editing capabilities.
+ \item Proxy editing support to speed up editing for large formatted files on slower computers.
+ \item Compositor window with masking, zooming, cropping, projector and camera capabilities.
+ \item Viewing window for quickly viewing/playing audio, video, clips, or proxies.
+ \item Resources window with Media, Proxy, Clips, Video and Audio Effects/Transitions.
+ \item User defined bins/folders for a project.
+ \item Expandable Video/Audio effects for grouping selections such as Color Correction or Motion plugins.
+ \item Included are over 400 Plugins – audio and video native, FFmpeg, plus expandable to include others.
+ \item LV2 and Ladspa plugins audio support.
+ \item Mouse over Media or Proxy folders to get a 5 second real time preview of the media.
+ \item Single or multiple files rendering; background rendering, batch rendering, command line rendering, and use of a Render Farm to take advantage of multiple computer CPUs.
+ \item Numerous pre-defined output formats automatically available and allowance for user-defined formats.
+ \item Capture and Recording capability to include Broadcast TV recording, editing, and viewing.
+ \item Hundreds of Shortcuts are defined which are easily viewed using the shell commands pulldown.
+ \item PorterDuff operations are available in the patchbay of the main timeline window for alpha blending.
+ \item Color correction + 8-bit and 10-bit color space.
+ \item Up to 8K video supported.
+ \item ShuttlePro and ShuttleXpress functionality.
+ \item International language support.
+ \item Multi-screen, Multi-viewers, Multi-session, Multi-pane capability.
+ \item Menu bar shell commands with reference to some manuals and user-definable additions.
+ \item Video stabilization, Motion tracking, Motion Graphics.
+ \item Blade Cut/Hard Edges, Snap/Cut editing and Snap Dragging.
+ \item OpenGL support as well as Direct X11 speedup.
+ \item Advanced Trim Features and Grouping.
+ \item Asset and Title colors selection including Alpha slider adjustment.
+ \item Scaling preference for any monitor size and HiDPI to support 4K monitors.
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item[Innovative New Features] ~\\
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Inter-View mode as invented through a collaborative effort by a user and the developer.
+ \item Proxy settings for large formatted media with the coveted Scalar option and proxy quick switch.
+ \item Multiple cameras / Mixer Viewer with the number of cameras only limited by the resources on the user’s computer (on a large system, 50 are known to work).
+ \item DVD/bluray creation, editing, and copying for non-commercial media greatly enhanced for usability.
+ \item Title plugin virtually unlimited script size with many changeable attributes such as size, blink, color.
+ \item Motion Graphics using the Sketcher plugin to create elements such as ellipses, rectangles and shapes for simpler motion graphics.
+ \item Open EDL for editing clips, nested clips, and xml files while working on a Project.
+ \end{itemize}
+\end{description}