Kdenlive 25.08.2

Free, Open Source non linear video editor based on the MLT framework. Kdenlive accepts many audio and video formats, allows you to add effects, transitions and render into the format of your choice.

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Kdenlive

Kdenlive is an acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor. It works on GNU/Linux, Windows and BSD. Through the MLT framework, Kdenlive integrates many plugin effects for video and sound processing or creation. Furthermore Kdenlive brings a powerful titling tool, a DVD authoring (menus) solution, and can then be used as a complete studio for video creation.

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 4:3 and 16:9 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.

Video editing features:

Multi-track editing with a timeline and supports an unlimited number of video and audio tracks.
A built-in title editor and tools to create, move, crop and delete video clips, audio clips, text clips and image clips.
Ability to add custom effects and transitions.
A wide range of effects and transitions. Audio signal processing capabilities include normalization, phase and pitch shifting, limiting, volume adjustment, reverb and equalization filters as well as others. Visual effects include options for masking, blue-screen, distortions, rotations, colour tools, blurring, obscuring and others.
Configurable keyboard shortcuts and interface layouts.
Rendering is done using a separate non-blocking process so it can be stopped, paused and restarted.
Kdenlive also provides a script called the Kdenlive Builder Wizard (KBW) that compiles the latest developer version of the software and its main dependencies from source, to allow users to try to test new features and report problems on the bug tracker.
Project files are stored in XML format.
An archiving feature allows exporting a project among all assets into a single folder or compressed archive.
Built-in audio mixer

Kdenlive 25.08.2 changelog:

Fix fade to black preset incorrectly applied. Commit. Fixes bug #509108
Fix crash dragging effect from another window. Commit. Fixes bug #510253
Added new pass-through alpha parameter to frei0r_pixeliz0r.xml. Commit.
Added new VSync parameter to frei0r_nosync0r.xml. Commit.
Updated frei0r_sigmoidaltransfer.xml. Commit.
Fix crash using filter job (tracker, loudness) on sequence clip. Commit. See bug #509769
Fix monitor audio waveform using incorrect normalize factor when switching betwwen clips. Commit.
Improve selection and resize of small clips. Commit. Fixes bug #509911
Fix job QProcess created in incorrect thread. Commit.
Fix sequence subclips disappear after reopening project. Commit. Fixes bug #509773
Drop v4l in ffmpeg too. Commit.
Doc: remove the space after a 'url' tag. Commit.
Fix incorrect links in appdata. Commit.
CI - Flatpak - Use our mirror as ladspa URL is unreliable. Commit.
Fix freeze loading invalid clip. Commit.
Fix gif preset not finding the correct file. Commit. Fixes issue #2044