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A powerful NL Video editor for UNIX/Linux, using MLT, QT and KDE libraries. Available from the Ubuntu Repositories.

Kdenlive is a powerful Non-Linear video editor, based on the MLT framework (similar to OpenShot), with numerous effects and tools for new users and professionals alike. It uses KDE libraries (and thus QT), but can run on any desktop environment or even alone (so long as there is a display of course).

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How do I crop a video clip?

I've recorded a video using recordmydesktop, but have unfortunately chosen for capturing the whole screen (1600*896) instead of a small part with geometric 900*690. How do I crop this video? Preferably in the editor I'm using, Kdenlive, to minimize…
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Kdenlive dark theme on Ubuntu 20.04 (How to Enable?)

I've got Kdenlive version 20.04.01 on my Ubuntu 20.04 default installation. How do I enable Kdenlive's dark theme? If I go to Settings > Color Theme there's only one option "Default" which happens to be a light theme.
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How to install KdenLive on Ubuntu 16.04?

I'm relatively new to Linux and have only used Ubuntu briefly while saving up for a Windows key. I wanted to try out Ubuntu 16 as a replacement for Mac OS X so for an iMovie replacement I wanted to try KdenLive. I was looking around on the website…
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How to get the stabilization function working in Kdenlive?

I have a shaky video that I would like to stabilize with Kdenlive. However, I can't seem to get it to work. I right-click a clip in the project bin and select Clip Jobs -> Stabilize, but nothing happens. I am using Kdenlive 15.12.3 on Ubuntu 16.04.…
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How to easily delete snippets using Kdenlive?

I'm using Kdenlive to edit some video I recorded. I have some "uh"s, "um"s, and dead air I want to delete quickly. For every little bit I need to remove, I'm having to: Select track Set end cutting point Cut clip (Shift+R) Set start cutting…
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Recommended way to install Kdenlive on Ubuntu 18.04

If you go to the kdenlive download page: https://kdenlive.org/en/download/ Under Ubuntu | LinuxMint | Elementary It reads: It is recommended to download the AppImage version until the release of Ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu 18.04 has been released.…
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Kdenlive: Speed up the audio and video without losing pitch

I am using Kdenlive Version 17.12.3 in Ubuntu 18.04. I have increased the the speed of the video and it resulted in the pitch variation of audio. Is there any way to change the pitch? I even tried changing the speed and pitch of the audio outside…
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Muting certain audio part in movie clip using Kdenlive

I would like to mute audio sound in certain area of movie clip. I assume that I need to add markers first and select the area I would like to mute. I couldn't find in effects any trick to do this. How can I mute certain part of audio sound from…
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How can I replace a clip with another one in Kdenlive?

I would like to replace a specific clip inside a project with another one from the project bin but keep all applied effects and the length of the original clip. Can this be done in Kdenlive?
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How to stabilize video with Kdenlive?

I'm using kdenlive 16.12.3 (with Ubuntu Studio 17.04), so this cannot be the How to get the stabilization function working in Kdenlive? issue I assume since that bug supposed to be fixed a good while ago. What I'm doing: I add the video clip I want…
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How do I control output video file size with kdenlive?

I have a few videos i just want to add a fade to black effect or dissolve transition at the last 2 seconds with Kdenlive. My problem is that the output file is much larger than the original video. How do I keep the output video the same size and…
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Find missing/moved video clip Kdenlive

After moving a video clip used by kdenlive from one folder to another, kdenlive can no longer find the video clip and tells me "missing clip". How do I tell kdenlive where the new location of the video clip is? Or do I have to delete the missing…
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How to create video visualizations / sound responses for songs

Simply I'm wanting to create music visualization videos for songs I make for youtube (like a stereoscope). I know it can be done using templates for Adobe After Effects on Windows machines. Is there any software / plugins for Ubuntu that would…
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kdenlive - How to set rendered video orientation? Landscape or Portrait!

It's strange, but my rendered video is portrait oriented and I want landscape. I've been googling for two days with zero results. I know how to rotate a video using a rotating effect, but how to set the orientation of the rendered video and/or…
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Kdenlive melt-7 dependency broke package manager

Any kind soul able to help out? I tried to install a package and received an error from the terminal that sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) After running: sudo dpkg --configure -a I get the following terminal output: dpkg:…
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