Kdenlive Explained

Kdenlive
Developer:KDE
Programming Language:C++ (Qt, KF5)[1]
Operating System:FreeBSD
Linux
Microsoft Windows 7 and higher, x86-64 only
macOS
Genre:Video editing software
License:GPL-3.0-or-later[2] [3]

Kdenlive (;[4] [5] acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor[6]) is a free and open-source video editing software based on the MLT Framework, KDE and Qt. The project was started by Jason Wood in 2002, and is now maintained by a small team of developers.[7]

With the release of Kdenlive 15.04.0 in 2015 it became part of the official KDE Projects suite.[8]

Kdenlive packages are freely available for Linux, FreeBSD, and Microsoft Windows. As a whole it is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, while parts of the source code are available under different licenses such as GPL-2.0-or-later and GPL-3.0-or-later.[9]

History

The project was initially started by Jason Wood in 2002. The development of Kdenlive moved on from the K Desktop Environment 3 version (which wasn't originally made for MLT) to KDE Platform 4, with an almost complete rewrite. This was completed with Kdenlive 0.7, released on 12 November 2008.[10] Kdenlive 0.9.10 released on 1 October 2014 was the last KDE 4 release.

Kdenlive started to plan a move into the KDE Projects and its infrastructure in 2014.[11] Port to KDE Frameworks 5 was finished with the release of 2015.04.0 as part of KDE Applications 5.[12] The move to KDE is ongoing.[13]

In early 2017 the development team started working on a refactoring of the program, and by June 2017 a first preview was available.[14] By December 2017 the refactoring became the main focus of the development team with the release of the first usable preview.[15] Release of the refactoring version was originally planned for August 2018 in the KDE 18.08 Applications release.[16] The refactored version of Kdenlive was released on 22 April 2019 in the KDE 19.04 Applications release.[17]

On 20 September 2022, KDE began the first fundraising drive for Kdenlive, with the funds to be used to implement major features and bring Kdenlive up to the standards of more professional video editors. By 18 October 2022, the initial goal of €15,000 had been met.[18]

Features

KDE's Kdenlive makes use of MLT, Frei0r effects, SoX and LADSPA libraries. Kdenlive supports all of the formats supported by FFmpeg or libav (such as QuickTime, AVI, WMV, MPEG, and Flash Video, among others), and also supports and aspect ratios for both PAL, NTSC and various HD standards, including HDV and AVCHD. Video can also be exported to DV devices, or written to a DVD with chapters and a simple menu.[19] [20] [21]

Availability

Kdenlive is available on FreeBSD, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, and on Linux

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Kdenlive Open Source Project on Open Hub. Black Duck Software. 1 August 2018.
  2. Web site: COPYING · master · Multimedia / Kdenlive. 2021-05-10. GitLab. en.
  3. Web site: About Kdenlive. 2021-05-10. en-US.
  4. News: Kdenlive: A Video Editor in the Spotlight. Smart. Christopher. 9 July 2009. Linux Magazine. 1 August 2018. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190645/http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7413/. 1 August 2018.
  5. News: Multitrack Video Editor Roundup. Sawyer. Dan. 1 March 2008. Linux Journal. 1 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155120/https://www.linuxjournal.com/magazine/multitrack-video-editor-roundup. 1 August 2018.
  6. Web site: About. kdenlive.org. 7 March 2020.
  7. Web site: Kdenlive / Libre Video Editor. kdenlive.org. 1 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826121520/https://kdenlive.org/en/. 26 August 2018.
  8. Web site: KDE Applications 15.04 Adds KDE Telepathy Chat and Kdenlive Video Editing. 15 April 2015. KDE.org. 1 August 2018.
  9. Web site: kdenlive_21.04.3-3_copyright. 5 September 2021. 5 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905133249/https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/k/kdenlive/kdenlive_21.04.3-3_copyright. dead.
  10. Web site: Kdenlive 0.7 Released. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123717/https://kdenlive.org/users/j-b-m/kdenlive-07-released. 2 April 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: Granjow's blog - Randa meeting 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417025302/https://kdenlive.org/node/9182. 17 April 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Kdenlive to be released with KDE Applications 15.04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150321095744/https://kdenlive.org/node/9430. 2015-03-21.
  13. Web site: Kdenlive 15.04.0 released. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417032411/https://kdenlive.org/node/9433. 17 April 2015. dead.
  14. Web site: Kdenlive – refactoring preview and news. 20 June 2017. 1 August 2018. kdenlive.org.
  15. Web site: Kdenlive 17.12.0 released. 15 December 2017. 1 August 2018. kdenlive.org.
  16. Web site: Mardelle. Jean-Baptiste. Kdenlive: test the future. kdenlive.org. 4 July 2018. 14 August 2018.
  17. Web site: Kdenlive 19.04 released. 22 April 2019. kdenlive.org. 8 December 2019.
  18. Web site: Kdenlive Fundraiser . Kdenlive Fundraiser - Kdenlive . KDE . 18 October 2022.
  19. [Wikibooks:Kdenlive/What Kdenlive is]
  20. Web site: KDE Commit-Digest - 12th October 2008. KDE.org. 12 October 2008. 1 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110075532/http://commit-digest.org/issues/2008-10-12/. 10 November 2013. dead.
  21. Web site: Features. kdenlive.org. 1 August 2018.
  22. Web site: Kdenlive Builder Wizard. Kde-apps.org. 2013-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907230108/http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Kdenlive+Builder+Wizard?content=85826. 7 September 2015. dead.
  23. Web site: Kdenlive Proxy Clips | Kdenlive.
  24. Web site: Kdenlive/Manual/Projects and Files/Archiving - KDE UserBase Wiki. userbase.kde.org.

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