r/kdenlive

Playback of sped up video is extremely laggy.

Hello, I am trying to speed up a video 10x, but I cant exactly get a feel for the duration of the clip when the playback is lagging. The playback begins to run at a slower rate when I try to review it.(about 16 seconds per real second).

Source video: 1440p 60fps, AV1
OS: Arch
CPU: 5700x
GPU: 9070xt

I am guessing it has to do with hardware decoding (the lack of it).

Help would be much appreciated!

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u/Unhappy_Meal_8361 — 21 hours ago

Can Kdenlive Be Used to Create Short-Form Content Like Reels and TikToks

I’m wondering what kind of content I can create with this software. Can I use it to make short-form videos, like Instagram Reels, TikToks, and YouTube Shorts?

I also want to choose a specific niche and create short-form content around it. Is this software good enough for that, and what kinds of niches or video ideas would be good for gaining views and building an audience?

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u/ResponsibleFudge8955 — 2 days ago

Beginner here Is Kdenlive good enough for freelancing, and how should I practice?

Hi everyone,

I'm a complete beginner in video editing. I recently downloaded Kdenlive because I wanted to start learning video editing without using very demanding software.

My laptop specs are:

  • HP ProBook 450 G5
  • Intel Core i5-8250U
  • 8 GB RAM
  • NVIDIA GeForce 930MX 2 GB
  • SSD

I'm mainly interested in editing short-form content like Reels, TikToks, and YouTube Shorts.

I have a few questions:

  1. What are some good ways to practice video editing in Kdenlive as a complete beginner? Are there any types of videos or projects you recommend recreating?
  2. Is Kdenlive good enough to become a professional video editor?
  3. If I want to start freelancing eventually, can I realistically earn money using Kdenlive?
  4. What settings should I use in Kdenlive specifically for my laptop to get the smoothest editing experience?
  5. Should I use proxies or any other performance settings with my hardware?
  6. Are there any good Kdenlive tutorials or beginner resources you would recommend?

I'm not trying to become an expert immediately. I just want to learn properly, build some projects for a portfolio, and eventually start looking for freelance clients.

Any advice from experienced Kdenlive users would be greatly appreciated!

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u/ResponsibleFudge8955 — 3 days ago

i switched to lubuntu, but i need a video editor

please anyone help!

i want a video editor for linux, i tried kdenlive shotcut openshot olive pitivi Flowblade Cinelerra GG

all of then are too slow when render, while kdenlive is little faster.

but they all, don't use my intel igpu and render on cpu only, taking 10x more time than capcut.

i need basic features, zoom scale crop and some basic color correction and atleast 2 video track in timeline.

suggest if you know.

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u/Full_Caramel_560 — 4 days ago

DJI Proxy Clips and how to use them?

Title. Once I finish recording I move the .lrf and .mp4 files to their respective project folder on an external drive. I have proxy clips enabled, likewise for the Camcorder, but which one should I drag into the project bin? Should moving the respective file automatically use the .lrf / proxy and still render in the higher quality recording? I alternate between Windows 11 and SteamOS 3 if different steps should be taken depending on the OS. Thanks in advance.

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u/KillerKomodoOhNo — 3 days ago

What's this voice effect called and how do you replicate it on Kdenlive?

I've been working on a small video project of mine where it starts off with a little montage that ends on a voice clip where i want the last word of the clip to have the same effect as the example i showed. I messed around and did a good chunk of research without any useful finding so i gave up after 2 days and came here to ask the question.

u/Aymen353 — 4 days ago

Kdenlive renders not uploading to YT at 1080p

Hello, I'm new to using Kdenlive and I'm making a simple video with a static image and music playing throughout. I feel like I'm using the right settings but I'm either getting fully processed uploads at 720p or even 480p. What would be the proper template to achieve 1080p?

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u/Illustrious_Twist763 — 4 days ago

what are some features you think kdenlive should have?

ill go first:
1-adjustment layers (very needed, sequence effects are not that great of an alternative)
2-motion blur (like shutter angle, not box blur)
3-better pitch and yaw controls, can do with corners but very slow
4-change track color
and obv gpu accelerated timeline but thats alr in the work

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u/Harveyes — 6 days ago

How To Find If/Where A Clip Is Used In A Timeline?

I don't want to scroll through the entire timeline to scrub for shovel DJ Khaled

u/ChannelNew6670 — 4 days ago

If Kdenlive is Open Source, Why Can't People Just Make an Adjustment Layer Plugin themselves.

I don't know how the whole "open ecosystem" is supposed to work. Obviously, there's plugins that are just preset effect stacks, but can we not add other features ourselves if everything's already laid bare?

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u/DudeManGodPerson — 5 days ago

How to do the grid effect in kdenlive?

Ive seen a bunch of videos on social media that have a grid effect where the screen is split into 9 equal parts and each part shoes either one full video or multiple different videos.

Any video tutorials that you know of?

Also any video tutorials on cool stuff like this?

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u/storage-null-123 — 4 days ago

Is there a way to select multiple keyframes at the same time to edit them all instead of doing it manually each keyframe?

I tried for a while and cant seem to find it.

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u/Scared-Tough-9360 — 8 days ago

Is Kdenlive Discontinued?

Is this the last update? It's filled with unfixed bugs. I think it's the final update.

u/Fit-Firefighter-8148 — 9 days ago

What are these bugs I currently experience whenever I use Kdenlive after I updated it after one year?

    • Error whenever I open my kdenlive app, but then it appears to open just fine?
    • Before, transform, rotoscope and all used to have these edge blocks I could manually hold and arrange, but now they have completely disappeared, and while I can still somewhat use transform, I can't even use Rotoscope anymore.

Please help me.

u/ASClasher — 11 days ago

I've started making text based edits using Kdenlive because it's quicker to use then Capcut imo lol (just a showcase but i hope you like it lol)

u/Magical-unikitty — 13 days ago

First time to happen in my life 👍

Usually it crashes and I still get the video

u/ForenHays — 14 days ago