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    Editing is done in the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline|Timeline]]. Add a clip by dragging it from the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Projects_and_Files/Project_Tree|project tree]] or the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors|Clip Monitor]]. Once a clip is dropped on a track, it can be moved (drag and drop it) to another place on the same track or onto another track.
    Editing is done in the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline|Timeline]]. Add a clip by dragging it from the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Projects_and_Files/Project_Tree|Project Tree]] or the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors|Clip Monitor]]. Once a clip is dropped on a track, it can be moved (drag and drop it) to another place on the same track or onto another track.


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    The timeline cursor shows your current position in the project. The positions of the cursors on the timeline ruler and project monitor are always in sync. Position can be moved in following ways:
    The timeline cursor shows your current position in the project. The positions of the cursors on the timeline ruler and Project Monitor are always in sync. Position can be moved in following ways:


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    * Clicking/dragging in the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors#Project Monitor|project monitor]] ruler.  
    * Clicking/dragging in the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors#Project Monitor|Project Monitor]] ruler.  


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    * Rotating the mouse wheel while the pointer is over the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline|timeline ruler]] or over the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors#Project Monitor|project monitor]]  
    * Rotating the mouse wheel while the pointer is over the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline|timeline ruler]] or over the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors#Project Monitor|Project Monitor]]  


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    * Editing the timecode in the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors#Project Monitor|project monitor]]  timecode widget
    * Editing the timecode in the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors#Project Monitor|Project Monitor]]  timecode widget


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    * Clicking the up or down arrows on the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors#Project Monitor|project monitor]] timecode widget
    * Clicking the up or down arrows on the [[Special:myLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Monitors#Project Monitor|Project Monitor]] timecode widget


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    A clip can be resized from its start or end by dragging its left or right edge. If you want a more precise resize, you can place the timeline cursor wherever you want the resize to end and use the menu [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline Menu|Timeline]] <menuchoice>Resize Item Start</menuchoice> (default shortcut: <keycap>1</keycap>) or [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline Menu|Timeline]] <menuchoice>Resize Item End</menuchoice> (default shortcut: <keycap>2</keycap>)
    A clip can be resized from its start or end by dragging its left or right edge. If you want a more precise resize, you can place the timeline cursor wherever you want the resize to end and use the menu <menuchoice>Timeline->Resize Item Start</menuchoice> (default shortcut: <keycap>1</keycap>) or <menuchoice>Timeline->Resize Item End</menuchoice> (default shortcut: <keycap>2</keycap>)


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    [[File:kdenlive_right-click_in_timeline_space.png]]
    [[File:kdenlive_right-click_in_timeline_space.png]]


    </translate><span id="Bottom Tool Bar"></span><translate>
    </translate><span id="Middle Tool Bar"></span>
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    There is a toolbar under the timeline that controls various aspects of the editor.  
    There is a toolbar between monitors and  the timeline that controls various aspects of the editor.  
    [[File:Kdenlive Top toolbar17 04b.png|left|frame|Middle Toolbar ver  17.04]]
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    The first 6 buttons on this toolbar belong to two groups of three buttons each. These same settings can be found under the <menuchoice>Tool</menuchoice> menu.
    1. '''Track Compositing''' drop down.  


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    Active buttons are light blue with a box around them.
    1a. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Track_Compositing_-_None|None]]


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    [[File:kdenlive_bottom_toolbar02.png]]
    1b. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Track_Compositing_-_Preview|Preview]]
     
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    1c. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Track_Compositing_-_HighQuality|High Quality]]


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    '''Edit Mode Group''' (one of these 3 can be active)
    2. '''Timeline Edit Mode'''   Drop Down
     
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    Note with ver 17.04 this mode is selected via a dropdown rather then toggle buttons.
    [[File:Kdenlive Editing mode 17 04.png|left|frame|ver 17.04]]
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    1. Normal Mode
    2a. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Normal_Mode|Normal Mode]]


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    2. Overwrite Mode
    2b. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Overwrite_Mode|Overwrite Mode]]


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    3. Insert Mode
    2c. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Insert_Mode|Insert Mode]]
     
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    These same settings can be found under the <menuchoice>Tool</menuchoice> menu.


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    4. Selection Tool
    Active buttons are grey.
     
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    3. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Selection_Tool|Selection Tool]]


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    5. Razor Tool
    4. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Razor_Tool|Razor Tool]]


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    6. Spacer Tool
    5. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Spacer_Tool|Spacer Tool]]


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    '''Zoom Tools'''
    6. Position indicator - displays the time point or frame number of the location of the hovering mouse. Click on the widget to change the display between time and frame number
     
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    7. Total length of the project
     
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    8. Insert Clip Zone in Timeline. See [https://kdenlive.org/project/insert-overwrite-advanced-timeline-editing/ Insert & Overwrite Advanced Timeline Editing] on Kdenlive Home page.
     
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    9. Overwrite Clip Zone in Timeline. See [https://kdenlive.org/project/insert-overwrite-advanced-timeline-editing/ Insert & Overwrite Advanced Timeline Editing] on Kdenlive Home page.
     
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    10. Extract Timeline Zone
     
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    11. Lift Timeline Zone
     
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    12. Favourite Effects
     
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    13. Start Preview Render
     
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    14. Stop Preview Render
     
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    15. Add Preview Zone
     
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    16. Remove Preview Zone
     
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    17. Remove All Preview Zones
     
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    18. Automatic Preview
     
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    19. Disable Timeline Preview
     
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    20. Manage Cached Data
     
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    Items 13-20 are covered by [https://kdenlive.org/project/timeline-preview-rendering/ Timeline preview rendering]  article on the Kdenlive Home Page
     
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    21. Smaller Tracks  (see [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline#Timeline|track resizing icon]])
     
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    22. Bigger Tracks (see [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline#Timeline|track resizing icon]])
     
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    23. Use timeline zone [[File:Kdenlive Use timeline zone for insert.png]] / Don't use timeline zone [[File:Kdenlive Dont Use timeline zone for insert.png]] for insert ( toggles). See [https://kdenlive.org/project/insert-overwrite-advanced-timeline-editing/ Insert & Overwrite Advanced Timeline Editing] on Kdenlive Home page.


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    7. Fit Zoom to Project
    <span id="Bottom Tool Bar"></span>


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    8. Zoom project, including (L-to-R); zoom out, zoom level and zoom in


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    '''Miscellaneous''' (These toggle on and off independently)
    [[File:Kdenlive Bottom toolbar17 04b.png|left|frame|Bottom toolbar ver 17.04]]
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    9. Split Audio and Video Automatically
    24. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Split_Audio_and_Video_Automatically|Split Audio and Video Automatically]]
     
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    25. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Automatic_Transitions|Automatic Transitions]]


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    10. Show Video Thumbnails
    26. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Show_Video_Thumbnails|Show Video Thumbnails]]


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    11. Show Audio Thumbnails
    27. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Show_Audio_Thumbnails|Show Audio Thumbnails]]


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    12. Show marker comments
    28. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Show_marker_comments|Show Marker Comments]]


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    13. Snap
    29. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Snap|Snap]]
     
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    '''Zoom Tools'''
     
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    30. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Fit_Zoom_to_Project|Fit Zoom to Project]]
     
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    31. Zoom Out
     
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    32. [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Editing#Zoom_project|Zoom Project]]
     
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    33. Zoom In
     
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    When Track Compositing is set to None you will not get tracks with alpha channel information to composite with the other tracks unless an explicit composite or affine transition is added between the clips.  This is the behaviour that kdenlive displayed in older ( <= ver 0.9.X).
     
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    When track compositing is set to Preview tracks with alpha channel information will be automatically composited with the other tracks using an algorithm that is somewhat faster than the algorithm used with ''Track Compositing - HighQuality'' but which  slightly degrades the colors.
     
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    When track compositing is set to High Quality tracks with alpha channel information will be automatically composited with the other tracks using an algorithm (qtblend) that is somewhat slower than the algorithm used with ''Track Compositing - Preview'' but which retains higher fidelity colour information.


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    In this edit mode you can not drag clips on top of other clips in the same track in the timeline. You can drag them to another track in the timeline but not into the same track at the same time point as an existing clip. Contrast this to overwrite mode.
    In this edit mode you can not drag clips on top of other clips in the same track in the timeline. You can drag them to another track in the timeline but not into the same track at the same time point as an existing clip. Contrast this to overwrite mode.


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    In this edit mode you can drag a clip into a track where there is an existing clip and the incoming clip will overwrite the existing clip over the length of the incoming clip.
    In this edit mode you can drag a clip onto a track where there is an existing clip and the incoming clip will overwrite that portion of the existing clip (or clips) covered by the incoming clip.


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    [[File:Kdenlive_Overwrite_mode.png]]
    [[File:kdenlive_overwrite_mode_before01.png|left|frame|Before]]
     
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    [[File:kdenlive_overwrite_mode_after01.png|left|frame|After]]
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    The bottom of the picture shows how the track shown at the top changes after a clip has been dragged into it while the project is running in overwrite edit mode.
    In the "After" screenshot above, you can see that the clip which was dragged from the upper track has replaced a portion of the clip on the lower track.


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    This is not implemented yet.
    With this mode selected and you drop a selection into the time line the selection will be inserted into the time line at the point where the mouse is released. The clip that the selection is dropped on is cut and clips are moved to the right to accommodate the incoming clip.
     
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    [[File:Kdenlive Insert mode0before.png|left|frame|Before]]
     
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    [[File:Kdenlive Insert mode1before.png|left|frame|During]]
     
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    [[File:Kdenlive Insert mode1after.png|left|frame|After. Incoming Clip inserted. Clips after the insert point are shifted Right]]
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    Use this tool ({{Icon1|Kdenilve_Spacer_tool_icon.png}}) to temporarily group separate clips and then drag them around the time line to create or remove space between clips. Very useful. Experiment with this tool to see how it works.
    Use this tool ({{Icon1|Kdenilve_Spacer_tool_icon.png}}) to temporarily group separate clips and then drag them around the timeline to create or remove space between clips. Very useful. Experiment with this tool to see how it works.


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    When this is on and you drag a clip to the timeline, the audio in the clip will end up on an audio track and the video on a video track. You can achieve the same result if you select the clip, [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Right Click Menu|right click]], <menuchoice>Split Audio</menuchoice>.  When this is off and you drag a clip onto the timeline, both the audio and video tracks are combined into one video track.
    When this is on and you drag a clip to the timeline, the audio in the clip will end up on an audio track and the video on a video track. You can achieve the same result if you select the clip, [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Timeline/Right Click Menu|right click]], <menuchoice>Split Audio</menuchoice>.  When this is off and you drag a clip onto the timeline, both the audio and video tracks are combined into one video track.
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    When active any transitions added to the time line will have the automatic transition option checked by default.
    See [[Special:MyLanguage/Kdenlive/Manual/Transitions#Automatic_Transitions| Automatic Transitions]]


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    When on, the video clips in the timeline will contain thumbnails as well a filename. Otherwise they just have the clip filename.
    When on, the video clips in the timeline will contain thumbnails as well a filename. Otherwise they just have the clip filename.
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    When the timeline is zoomed in to the maximum, the video track will show a thumbnail for every frame in the clip. When the timeline is not on maximum zoom, the video track will show a thumbnail for the first and last frame in the clip.


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    This is available on the <menuchoice>Timeline</menuchoice> menu under <menuchoice>All clips->Ripple Delete</menuchoice> <ref>available on bleeding edge versions > 0.9.10 (Jan2015)</ref>.
    This is available on the <menuchoice>Timeline</menuchoice> menu under <menuchoice>All clips->Ripple Delete</menuchoice> <ref>available on bleeding edge versions > 0.9.10 (Jan2015)</ref>.


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    <b>Seems missing in Kdenlive 17.04 & 18.04</b> <br>
    Mark In and Out points in the Project Monitor, then choose <menuchoice>Timeline->All clips->Ripple Delete</menuchoice> (or <keycap>Ctrl-X</keycap>).  Kdenlive deletes all footage between the In and Out points in unlocked tracks, slides everything else back to fill the gap, and puts the playhead on the In point.
    Mark In and Out points in the Project Monitor, then choose <menuchoice>Timeline->All clips->Ripple Delete</menuchoice> (or <keycap>Ctrl-X</keycap>).  Kdenlive deletes all footage between the In and Out points in unlocked tracks, slides everything else back to fill the gap, and puts the playhead on the In point.



    Revision as of 18:28, 29 April 2018

    Editing

    Editing is done in the Timeline. Add a clip by dragging it from the Project Tree or the Clip Monitor. Once a clip is dropped on a track, it can be moved (drag and drop it) to another place on the same track or onto another track.

    Seeking through your project

    The timeline cursor shows your current position in the project. The positions of the cursors on the timeline ruler and Project Monitor are always in sync. Position can be moved in following ways:

    • Keyboard shortcut: right / left arrows for one frame, Shift+ right / left for 1 second
    • Clicking/dragging in the Timeline ruler or in an empty area of the timeline.

    Cutting a clip

    To cut a clip, the easiest way is to place the timeline cursor where you want to cut the clip, then select the clip (left click in it) and use the menu Timeline -> Current Clip -> Cut Clip (default shortcut: Shift + R).

    Or Right Click -> Cut Clip

    Alternatively - use the Razor Tool.

    Resizing a clip

    A clip can be resized from its start or end by dragging its left or right edge. If you want a more precise resize, you can place the timeline cursor wherever you want the resize to end and use the menu Timeline->Resize Item Start (default shortcut: 1) or Timeline->Resize Item End (default shortcut: 2)

    To even more precisely control the length of a clip, double click it in the timeline and adjust its duration using the Clip duration dialog. You can have frame-level accuracy with this method.

    You can also resize a clip by cutting it with the Razor Tool and then deleting the bit you do not want.

    Removing Space Between Clips

    Right click in the space between the clips and choose Remove Space. Be aware however that if you have clips on multiple tracks in the timeline and they are not grouped, then removing space may disturb the alignment of the clips between the different tracks — the space is only removed from the timeline where you clicked. Under this situation it may be safer to use the Spacer Tool.

    Middle Tool Bar

    There is a toolbar between monitors and the timeline that controls various aspects of the editor.

    Middle Toolbar ver 17.04


    1. Track Compositing drop down.

    1a. None

    1b. Preview

    1c. High Quality

    2. Timeline Edit Mode Drop Down

    Note with ver 17.04 this mode is selected via a dropdown rather then toggle buttons.

    ver 17.04


    2a. Normal Mode

    2b. Overwrite Mode

    2c. Insert Mode

    These same settings can be found under the Tool menu.

    Tool Group (one of these 3 can be active)

    Active buttons are grey.

    3. Selection Tool

    4. Razor Tool

    5. Spacer Tool

    6. Position indicator - displays the time point or frame number of the location of the hovering mouse. Click on the widget to change the display between time and frame number

    7. Total length of the project

    8. Insert Clip Zone in Timeline. See Insert & Overwrite Advanced Timeline Editing on Kdenlive Home page.

    9. Overwrite Clip Zone in Timeline. See Insert & Overwrite Advanced Timeline Editing on Kdenlive Home page.

    10. Extract Timeline Zone

    11. Lift Timeline Zone

    12. Favourite Effects

    13. Start Preview Render

    14. Stop Preview Render

    15. Add Preview Zone

    16. Remove Preview Zone

    17. Remove All Preview Zones

    18. Automatic Preview

    19. Disable Timeline Preview

    20. Manage Cached Data

    Items 13-20 are covered by Timeline preview rendering article on the Kdenlive Home Page

    21. Smaller Tracks (see track resizing icon)

    22. Bigger Tracks (see track resizing icon)

    23. Use timeline zone / Don't use timeline zone for insert ( toggles). See Insert & Overwrite Advanced Timeline Editing on Kdenlive Home page.

    Bottom Tool Bar

    Bottom toolbar ver 17.04


    24. Split Audio and Video Automatically

    25. Automatic Transitions

    26. Show Video Thumbnails

    27. Show Audio Thumbnails

    28. Show Marker Comments

    29. Snap

    Zoom Tools

    30. Fit Zoom to Project

    31. Zoom Out

    32. Zoom Project

    33. Zoom In

    Button Descriptions

    Track Compositing - None

    When Track Compositing is set to None you will not get tracks with alpha channel information to composite with the other tracks unless an explicit composite or affine transition is added between the clips. This is the behaviour that kdenlive displayed in older ( <= ver 0.9.X).

    Track Compositing - Preview

    When track compositing is set to Preview tracks with alpha channel information will be automatically composited with the other tracks using an algorithm that is somewhat faster than the algorithm used with Track Compositing - HighQuality but which slightly degrades the colors.

    Track Compositing - HighQuality

    When track compositing is set to High Quality tracks with alpha channel information will be automatically composited with the other tracks using an algorithm (qtblend) that is somewhat slower than the algorithm used with Track Compositing - Preview but which retains higher fidelity colour information.

    Timeline Edit Mode - Normal Mode

    In this edit mode you can not drag clips on top of other clips in the same track in the timeline. You can drag them to another track in the timeline but not into the same track at the same time point as an existing clip. Contrast this to overwrite mode.

    Timeline Edit Mode - Overwrite Mode

    In this edit mode you can drag a clip onto a track where there is an existing clip and the incoming clip will overwrite that portion of the existing clip (or clips) covered by the incoming clip.

    Before
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    In the "After" screenshot above, you can see that the clip which was dragged from the upper track has replaced a portion of the clip on the lower track.

    Timeline Edit Mode - Insert Mode

    With this mode selected and you drop a selection into the time line the selection will be inserted into the time line at the point where the mouse is released. The clip that the selection is dropped on is cut and clips are moved to the right to accommodate the incoming clip.

    Before
    During
    After. Incoming Clip inserted. Clips after the insert point are shifted Right


    Selection Tool

    Use this to select clips in the timeline. The cursor becomes a hand when this tool is active.

    Razor Tool

    Use this to cut clips in the timeline. The cursor becomes a pair of scissors when this tool is active.

    Spacer Tool

    Use this tool () to temporarily group separate clips and then drag them around the timeline to create or remove space between clips. Very useful. Experiment with this tool to see how it works.

    In the above example these clips are not grouped. However, the spacer tool groups them temporarily for you so you can move them all as a group.

    Fit Zoom to Project

    This will zoom the project out so that it all fits in the timeline window. This is the same function that is triggered by Timeline Menu item, Fit Zoom to Project.

    Zoom project

    The magnifying glasses zoom in or out on the timeline. The slider adjusts the zoom by large increments. These same settings are controlled by the Timeline menu items, Zoom In and Zoom Out.

    Split Audio and Video Automatically

    When this is on and you drag a clip to the timeline, the audio in the clip will end up on an audio track and the video on a video track. You can achieve the same result if you select the clip, right click, Split Audio. When this is off and you drag a clip onto the timeline, both the audio and video tracks are combined into one video track.

    Automatic Transitions

    When active any transitions added to the time line will have the automatic transition option checked by default. See Automatic Transitions

    Show Video Thumbnails

    When on, the video clips in the timeline will contain thumbnails as well a filename. Otherwise they just have the clip filename.

    When the timeline is zoomed in to the maximum, the video track will show a thumbnail for every frame in the clip. When the timeline is not on maximum zoom, the video track will show a thumbnail for the first and last frame in the clip.

    Show Audio Thumbnails

    When on, the audio clip will have a wave representation of the audio data as well as a filename. Otherwise they just have the clip filename.

    Show marker comments

    This toggles on and off the display of the comments saved within markers (the text with the gold background in the example below) and within guides (the text with the purple background).

    Snap

    When this feature is on, dragging the beginning of one clip near to the end of another will result in the end of the first clip snapping into place to be perfectly aligned with the beginning of the second clip. As you move the two ends near to each other, as soon as they get within a certain small distance, they snap together so there is no space and no overlap. Note that this occurs even if the clips are on different tracks in the timeline.

    Clips will also snap to the cursor position, markers and guides.

    Cutting Footage from multiple aligned tracks - Ripple Delete

    This is available on the Timeline menu under All clips->Ripple Delete [1].

    Seems missing in Kdenlive 17.04 & 18.04
    Mark In and Out points in the Project Monitor, then choose Timeline->All clips->Ripple Delete (or Ctrl-X). Kdenlive deletes all footage between the In and Out points in unlocked tracks, slides everything else back to fill the gap, and puts the playhead on the In point.

    1. available on bleeding edge versions > 0.9.10 (Jan2015)