Feature Requests: LUT Support, Copy/Paste Effects, and VA-API Rendering

[AyrXZ47]

Hello, developer team!

First of all, thank you so much for the incredible work you do on Power Sequencer; it's a fundamental tool for many of us.

I would like to propose three features that I believe could greatly improve the editing workflow directly in the VSE:

1. LUT Support in the VSE

It would be incredibly useful to be able to apply LUT files (e.g., .cube) directly to video strips as just another effect. Currently, the color correction process requires external solutions or nodes, and having this capability directly in the sequencer would greatly speed up the color grading process.

2. Copy and Paste Effects Between Strips

A function to select the effects from a strip (either a single one or the entire modifier stack) and be able to copy and paste them onto any other strip. This would be a huge time-saver, especially when working with many cuts that require the same color correction, transformation, or effects.

3. Hardware-Accelerated Rendering (VA-API)

For Linux users, the ability to render using hardware acceleration via VA-API would be a game-changer. This would allow leveraging modern AMD and Intel GPUs to drastically reduce export times. As an Arch Linux user with an AMD GPU, this is one of the features I miss the most for a 100% fluid workflow in Blender.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read and consider these suggestions.

Keep up the excellent work!

[NathanLovato]

Hi, thanks for the feature request. Note that currently I am not actively maintaining power sequencer. The project has been in need of a new maintainer for a while now.

You mentioned features that would probably need to be implemented directly in Blender in C as part of the sequencer source code and that cannot be implemented in a plugin like our sequencer: LUT (I don't think it's possible to add as a sequencer plugin) and hardware accelerated rendering.

Note that when it comes to hardware accelerated rendering some pieces of video rendering are probably using hardware acceleration (some visual effects, the new compositor if you use it) while others are not.

Copying and pasting effects across strips, that should be possible in a plugin.

[prokoudine]

Nathan is right. Those are all core-level features. They don't belong to the Power Sequencer.

[AyrXZ47]

Hello Nathan and thank you for the clarification!

I completely understand that LUTs and hardware rendering are core features. I really appreciate you explaining the distinction. I'll take those suggestions to the official Blender development channels.

Regarding features that could be possible within Power Sequencer, I'd like to add one more suggestion:

Custom Playback Speeds (e.g., 1.5x)

It would be extremely helpful to have more granular control over playback speed, specifically adding a 1.5x option. When editing dialogue or syncing audio (doing J-cuts and L-cuts), 2x speed is often too fast to follow the conversation, while 1x is too slow. A 1.5x speed is the perfect middle ground for efficient review.

Thanks again for your time and for this great add-on!