Video & audio
Kdenlive is a non-linear video editor for assembling footage, audio and graphics into complete projects. Its timeline tools and proxy workflow support both short edits and more involved productions on desktop systems.
Editors assembling multi-track video projects
Complex projects need organized media. Effects and exports can be hardware intensive.
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Kdenlive is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
Proxy editing can ease playback on limited hardware.
Nested sequences help organize larger edits.
Complex projects need organized media
Effects and exports can be hardware intensive
Organize footage into bins and create proxies when source files are difficult to play smoothly. Build a rough cut before refining transitions, sound and color.
Use nested sequences for sections that need separate attention, and render a short sample before exporting the full project. Yes. The official workflow includes proxies for smoother editing while retaining original media for output. Yes. Nested sequences are listed among its timeline tools.
Kdenlive is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.
Yes. The official workflow includes proxies for smoother editing while retaining original media for output.
Yes. Nested sequences are listed among its timeline tools.
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