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    The video profile will define the format of your project. A list of predefined formats is available in Kdenlive, like for example ''DV / DVD PAL'', ''HD 1080i 25 fps'', etc.  
    The video profile will define the format of your project. A list of predefined formats is available in Kdenlive, like for example ''DV / DVD PAL'', ''HD 1080i 25 fps'', etc.  


    The profile defines the image resolution, as well as display ratio, color space and a few other parameters.
    The profile defines the video resolution, as well as display ratio, color space and a few other parameters.


    You should carefully choose your project format and select the one that fits better with what you want to output. All video operations on the project (like compositing, scaling, etc) will then use this profile.
    You should carefully choose your project format and select the one that fits better with what you want to output. All video operations on the project (like compositing, scaling, etc) will then use this profile. Advanced users can create custom project profiles in <menuchoice>Settings -> Manage Project Profiles</menuchoice>).


    For example, if your goal is to create a DVD, you should use a DVD profile with the correct frame rate (PAL / NTSC) and display ratio (widescreen or not).
    For example, if your goal is to create a DVD, you should use a DVD profile with the correct frame rate (PAL / NTSC) and display ratio (widescreen or not).

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    Project Settings

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    Project Settings dialog

    The Project Settings dialog is shown when you start a new project (File -> New). This allows you to set all basic properties for your project. You can also edit the properties of your current project in Project -> Project Settings.


    Project Folder
    As recommanded in the Quick Start section, you should create a new folder for your project. This folder will hold all temporary files that are used during the editing of your project (thumbnails, proxy clips, etc).


    Video Profile
    The video profile will define the format of your project. A list of predefined formats is available in Kdenlive, like for example DV / DVD PAL, HD 1080i 25 fps, etc.

    The profile defines the video resolution, as well as display ratio, color space and a few other parameters.

    You should carefully choose your project format and select the one that fits better with what you want to output. All video operations on the project (like compositing, scaling, etc) will then use this profile. Advanced users can create custom project profiles in Settings -> Manage Project Profiles).

    For example, if your goal is to create a DVD, you should use a DVD profile with the correct frame rate (PAL / NTSC) and display ratio (widescreen or not).


    Tracks
    You can select the default number of audio and video tracks that your project will have. You can always add or remove tracks in an existing project.


    Proxy Clips
    Proxy clips is a feature that can be used if your computer is not powerful enough to display and edit your source video clips. This is especially useful when working with full HD AVCHD sources that require a lot of resources.

    When the Proxy Clip feature is enabled, Kdenlive will automatically create reduced versions of your source clips, and use these versions for your editing. Then, when you want to render your project, Kdenlive will replace the proxy clips with the originals for a full resolution rendering.

    You can choose an Encoding profile for the proxy clips, which will define the size, codecs and bitrate used when creating a proxy. The proxy profiles can be managed from the Kdenlive Settings dialog (Settings -> Configure Kdenlive -> Project Defaults).