The shortcut shot detection based on MPEG compressed video bitstream is presented in this paper. The detection algorithm is used the video picture frame from MPEG compressed video directly not to be decompressed the original image. For shortcut detection, I and P frame of MPEG video bitstream are classified. The changing scene cuts at I pictures are detected by the decompressed DC image and scene cuts at P picture frame by monitoring the percentage of intra-macroblocks per P picture are detected. Experimental results using test video bitstream QVGA results in average 92% detection rate, searching time is taken around 4.5 times faster in comparison with changing scene shot detection algorithm which is decompressed the compressed bitstream.