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== How To Do Split Screen Effect ==

This effect is also known as picture in picture effect or PIP.

In this example we will see how to have 4 screens playing at once in the video.

{{#ev:youtube|YRs5UDuCVJg|500|left|Example - 4 screens in one}}
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To create this effect you need 4 video tracks on the time line.  Add extra tracks to the time line from the  [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Project_Menu/Tracks|Project>Tracks>Insert Track]] menu.

You create a project/timeline like that shown in Figure 1 and described in detail below.

[[File:Kdenlive 4pip overview.png|frame|400|left|Figure 1. - Time Line Setup]]

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Video 1 (appears in bottom left in the result) has no effects added to it.  
<br>There is a composite transition between Video 1 and Video 2. (See Figure 2). This transition has a sizing and positioning effect as part of it that causes the Video on Video Track 1 to be scaled down 50% and be positioned in the bottom left corner.

[[File:Kdenlive 4pip transition1.png|frame|200|left|Figure 2. - Transition 1]]

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Video 2 (appears top left in result) has a pan and zoom effect added to it (See Figure 3).  This effect has a sizing and positioning effect as part of it that causes the Video on Video Track 2 to be scaled down 50% and be positioned in the top left corner.

[[File:Kdenlive 4pip vid2 pan and zoom.png|frame|200|left|Figure 3 - Effect on Video 2]]
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There is a standard composite transition between Video track 2 and Video track 3 - see Figure 4.
[[File:Kdenlive 4pip transition2.png|frame|200|left|Figure 4 - Transition between Video 2 and Video 3]]
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Video 3 (appears top right in result) has a pan and zoom effect added to it (See Figure 5).  This effect has a sizing and positioning effect as part of it that causes the Video on Video Track 3 to be scaled down 50% and be positioned in the top right corner.

[[File:Kdenlive 4pip vid3 pan and zoom.png|frame|200|left|Figure 5 - Effect on Video 3]]

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There is a standard composite transition between Video track 3 and Video track 4 - see Figure 6.
[[File:Kdenlve 4pip transition3.png|frame|200|left|Figure 6 - Transition between Video 3 and Video 4]]

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Video 4 (appears bottom right in result) has a pan and zoom effect added to it (See Figure 7).  This effect has a sizing and positioning effect as part of it that causes the Video on Video Track 4 to be scaled down 50% and be positioned in the bottom right corner.

[[File:Kdenlive 4pip vid4 pan and zoom.png|frame|200|left|Figure 7 - Effect on Video 4]]