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# Kdenlive in 30 Minutes ⮺

Video Editing Basics

• Change Speed - Ctrl+click allow to redimension by changing speed instead of cropping
• Extract Frame to project
  • Freeze Frame / demo
• Overlay Clips
  • Animated Overlay

# Transition

• method 1 - vertical transition

• method 2 - horizontal transition

• I make all my videos using Linux. Here’s how.
  • kdenlive + obs - recommend flathub
  • 2 Audio recording + auto sync audio track
  • auto caption
  • video thumbnail / preview
    • Futura font pipewire
  • Hardware
    • Audio -
    • Photo - as camera Lumix

# Sequence ⮺

• create sequence from selection
• creat new sequence

# Title

• How to Create Smooth Subtitle Animation - Kdenlive Tutorial rus

# Vertical Video

• Convert Horizontal Videos To Vertical - Kdenlive Tutorial

# Audio

# Voice Over ⮺

• How to Record Audio Voiceover in Kdenlive

Kdenlive usually applies effects during playback and editing, not true ultra-low-latency live monitoring like a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

A lot of creators therefore use external audio processing tools instead. Reddit users frequently recommend using external apps like Audacity, OBS, or system-level audio routing for better live voice processing.

# Workflow ⮺

Simple recommended setup

In OBS:

• Noise Gate
• Noise suppression → ON
• Compressor → light
• Limiter → ON

In Kdenlive:

• EQ → adjust voice tone
• Normalize loudness → final step

If you had to prioritize:

• Always enable basic cleanup in OBS
• Avoid heavy stylistic processing there (keep it flexible for editing)

see EasyEffect ⮺

• Capturing Audio - You can use Kdenlive to capture audio with a microphone while you are playing your project in the project monitor.
  • Depending on your recording device, this may record stereo audio. You can mix it down to mono using the Audio effect Copy Channels to Stereo.

see also

• How to add audio effects to your voice in Linux with PipeWire and Carla
• LES FILTRES OBS QUE TU DOIS METTRE SUR TON MICRO

# Troubleshooting

• Audio recording not working
  • $ sudo apt install libqt5multimedia5-plugins
• opening existing project is crashing => try removing preview folder in kdenlive directory

Try using an older version without the bug

• 24.8 - 24.08.1 is more stable
• previous release

# Video

• Can do screen grab as well.

• Markers & Guides
  • Markers can be used for certain points in a clip that are important.
  • Guides - Guides can be used to define regions for rendering
• Sequence
  • BUG: No audio from sequence when created from clips in main timeline - just reinsert them in the main sequence

# Effect

• Remove Peopel and Objects From Video

• Transform Your Videos With Overlays

• Zoom In

# Renderfarm

• render notes
• Render farm for kdenlive 20.12.1

# Atlernatives

• DaVinci Resolve 18 / HN - For a small 30-second clip I like the more approachable, simple workflow of Kdenlive but holiday videos with a hundred or more cuts work much better with Davinci for me.
• OpenShot - Multiplatorm
• Teleprompter / linux Mag