State of Kdenlive

#1

Post by f_r_d » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC

State of Kdenlive
kdenlive.org

Re: State of Kdenlive

#2

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC

[deleted]

Re: State of Kdenlive

#3

Post by popcar2 » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC

Glad this project is still going, but have they ever fixed its stability and being able to change the framerate without breaking the whole project? Last I tried, trying to export the video with a different fps just broke all the keyframe timings...

Re: State of Kdenlive

#4

Post by embedding-shape » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC

Interesting that they went to visit the Blender offices, considering Blender still has it's own video editor (that seems to be ramping up on receiving improvements as of late too) which is basically a "competitor" (as far as FOSS has competitors) to Kdenlive.

I'd love to know more what actually went down there, is there plans about sharing of code or something similar, considering the two applications serve similar use cases when it comes to video editing?

Re: State of Kdenlive

#5

Post by longitudinal93 » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC

After trying all the alternatives I can say that Kdenlive has become my goto for video editing. It's so great to see the team adding amazing new features and optimizing sub-systems. Well done.

Re: State of Kdenlive

#6

Post by aleda145 » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC

I recently switched from Shotcut to Kdenlive. Kdenlive's UX is much more intuitive. Lots of features, I still feel like a beginner, which is such a fun feeling!

I'm using it together with OBS to post short demo videos of my side project. I could use Loom I guess, but I prefer to keep my tech stack FOSS when I can.

Creating "non standard" video resolutions is a bit of a pain though. But I've solved that with an ffmpeg oneliner.

Re: State of Kdenlive

#7

Post by prmoustache » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC

embedding-shape wrote: post #4

Interesting that they went to visit the Blender offices, considering Blender still has it's own video editor (that seems to be ramping up on receiving improvements as of late too) which is basically a "competitor" (as far as FOSS has competitors) to Kdenlive. I'd love to know more what actually went down there, is there plans about sharing of code or something similar, considering the two applications serve similar u…

Open source projects do not necessary see alternatives as "competitors" if they don't market/sell their software.

Re: State of Kdenlive

#8

Post by embedding-shape » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC

prmoustache wrote: post #7

embedding-shape wrote: post #4

Interesting that they went to visit the Blender offices, considering Blender still has it's own video editor (that seems to be ramping up on receiving improvements as of late too) which is basically a "competitor" (as far as FOSS has competitors) to Kdenlive. I'd love to know more what actually went down there, is there plans about sharing of code or something similar, considering the two applications serve similar u…

Open source projects do not necessary see alternatives as "competitors" if they don't market/sell their software.

Great work responding to the only point I tried to make as weak as possible, and even provided an explanation for why it isn't "correct" in the first place...

Re: State of Kdenlive

#9

Post by dadoomer » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC

I've used Kdenlive for years. I'm someone who only needs video editing every once in a while, but even then I definitely recommend learning it.

Re: State of Kdenlive

#10

Post by TehCorwiz » Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC

embedding-shape wrote: post #4

Interesting that they went to visit the Blender offices, considering Blender still has it's own video editor (that seems to be ramping up on receiving improvements as of late too) which is basically a "competitor" (as far as FOSS has competitors) to Kdenlive. I'd love to know more what actually went down there, is there plans about sharing of code or something similar, considering the two applications serve similar u…

Blender is a wild untamed beast of a thousand panels. Those who wrangle the beast are wise and powerful. But they became that was from the journey. Kdenlive is a much more approachable quest for someone who is just entering the dungeon.