What a superb walkthrough. Thank you for taking the time to make this. I have just started using Kdenlive (after OpenShot kept causing audio crackles that I couldn't overcome) and, having thinking I'd finished my first video, I've gone back and added a tonne of stuff that you've shown. Really very good work. Thanks.
This was a terrific video for a beginner! After watching, I downloaded kdenlive and was able to string together some clips right away, with text on screen and simple transitions. Very clear explanation. Thank you for sharing!
I enjoy using it. I don't understand the hate toward this software. People usually complain about crashes but actually in new version I don't have crash problem.
I really needed this. Have used kdenlive several times in the past but nowhere near enough to look all this stuff up. Watching this video has given me plenty of new ideas on how I can use it.
I remember back in 2010 doing video editing in kdenlive using a core 2 duo and sometimes even an intel atom (although i did not render/export on that!), kdenlive is still my favorite editor unless you specifically need gpu rendering/exporting. To this day it is my go to recommendation to anyone wanting to do video editing and have no experience with video editing it to begin with or they need a video editor and dont need davinci resolve (like for work).
Incredible! Recent Ubuntu convert and left behind Camtasia. This video will be my boot camp going forward! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it and sharing your knowledge!
I have been so apprehensive about editing videos because it all seemed so complicated. thank you so much for this video. it is the best explanation I could've asked for and I can finally starting making the videos I want to!
One drawback of KDEN Live, @Distrotube, is that when you render, if you choose the default, you may have just clobbered the original video. Because you import the original video as a reference. When that video is rendered TO, if that's a referenced video, you are overwriting the video that's used in the production. So, make sure you make a new backup with a new title every time! Even make a second backup in another folder of backups.
That's what sucks about Qt based gui outside of KDE. Get a package called Kvantum (it comes with tons of Qt themes), and then change Kdenlive's theme with it's settings tab
Great stuff Derek. One stability note: I've had much better luck since I started dragging clips into the project bin and then adding them to the time line vs being lazy, watching them with a video player, and then dragging them straight in. Your tutorial set me straight!
Unfortunately I can't add a like every time I come here to check what I need, so much useful information. Thank you !! I failed you though, I'm using this app in windows :)
Thak you so much!! I'm on a dif acc but I'm an new youtuber and I really had no idea on how to use the software. But thanks to you I can edit my videos properly! Thank you so much!
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This video is just what I needed! I've recently started to do some videos, and I use Kdenlive on Windows and Kubuntu for the editing process. But I was struggling with some of the things that you explained so well on this video. I want more of this. For example: how did you do the animated intro that appears on some of your videos? How do you use the other FOSS for your editing process?
It always amazes me that you think you know what is on the market, then something like this appears! Hey man, thanks for this tutorial, I thought Davinci was the only free one with this much detail. Thank you, I'll be checking it out. subbed. Having seen all the video now, I feel like i'm being trained Naval style, so propessional. Thank you Sir.
Heard about Kdenlive one(1) hour ago after struggling with A Prem Element for decades for playing with family video and am already starting to be in love with it after viewing this D-T Video. Wishing I love the way Kdenlive outputs after completing editing, which I am planning to try after first installing the program hopefully during the holidays.
28:48 goddamit i was trying to make a clip fit to an audio cue and I had to adjust the percentage like 1000 times doing right click --> change speed 😂 THANK YOU
Love your video, man! Perfectly done... and just what I needed, as I'm looking for an alternative to Shotcut. Trying Kdenlive now. First impressions are A1!
Youre the best, i have been having issues with davinci resolve to work on Elementary OS, and then i ended up watching your video now im using Kdenlive.
Is simply great. Olive is a masterpiece so far, and let's wait for the rewritten version to celebrate a real revolution in the video arena for open source.
I wish more intro video were like this one. no fluff and to the point. Just outgrew OBS, which is awesome, but i need more of a timeline now. thank you for getting me started on kdenlive! :)
Thanks DT, am not too computer savvy with all the technical stuff, still not sure how to organize the main screen with all the apps I use for editing etc, but you have really helped with lots of basic stuff so now I am more confident to experiment. Cheers buddy.
If you don't need advanced features KDEnlive is one of the best editing software available in market . Yes it's a bit unstable but the frequent backup tool really helps .
First of all thanks for creating such video editing tutorial what I was searching for. I was in dilemma what software to use for linux and how to use for video editing. This helped me to create at least a short film to make. Thanks again
I have been using this editor since I moved to this from VideoPad 2 years ago. It definitely has improved in the past 2 or 3 years. Edit: Peter Griffin came up with the name for that cutting tool.
Yes, at 10:41 I discovered that the scissors isn't to "cut" a clip out as in delete or remove it as in many programs, but to split or slice a clip, useful to know! So many programs have same words for the different things it's maddening. Yes, at 12:33 you read my mind make it a razor or butcher knife symbol. Waiting to find out how to actually cut or remove a part of the clip that's been "cut" into sections that are no longer wanted in the project (so i can use short "cuts"/clips from a long video to a much shorter clips/video using only specific portions (clips/cuts/slices?sheesh). Next, need help creating a Marker, it's hidden somewhere. It's easy to make a "guide" (whatever that is) but I need a Marker which is common in many programs, not a Guide. Now looking up how to remove in and out points. Thanks your video is a great start to learn this program.
This was awesome.. thanks for such tutorial.. Suggestion please look directly into the camera.. your audience will feel you are talking with them. But this video was awesome.. only two things which i use in video editing was missing in this video.. "reverse play back and zooming in and zooming out of text and video."
Kdenlive is the only editor I've seen that only shows audio tracks with a rectified waveform. Is there anyway to change that? I can't stand that about Kdenlive.
@@matthiasschuster9505 It's another free video editor. It's extremely similar to Premiere in terms of layout, which I think is really cool! But the problem is that it's still early in development and is kind of buggy, so you should use it at your own risk. If you want a professional grade video editor for linux you should check out Lightworks! It's an extremely powerful video editor that has been used in the professional movie making world for ages! But it's not free, so keep that in mind.
Awesome video! I was searching for free video editor for my new laptop run by Linux and now I'm certain about the choice! Thanks indeed for this very useful piece of information!
I'm thinking of trying this editor out soon. Looks easy to use/learn (especially compared to Davinci which I hate with a passion (Lightworks I don't know enough about to say)). Seems to lack some of what Adobe Premiere offers but since it is not a yearly subscription I can let that slide.
Thank you very much, sir. Your tips are very basic but at the same time also very powerful and useful. I feel like I can do a lot with these tips already.
Great video - one thing, early on where you set the processing threads to 24, I think you say that’s how many cores you have - a core can run multiple threads and also I’m not sure that means it will run one thread per core, which would be efficient. It might run 24 threads on one core.
Excellent video! Just one thing, how do I separate video and audio from a clip? Moved out of windows into linux mint. Moved out of Premiere Pro (long time ago) into Kdenlive recently. However, being a newbie, the Kdenlive crashed and my linux mint 21.2 desktop changed to basic features only. Do I just reboot to get back to normal. How would I go to another stable version of KdenLive? From this video I learned things from Kdenlive that I did not know how to do in Premiere pro. Thank you!!
Your video was very helpful to guide me through getting started with Kdenlive. I will be making a contribution to them. I was impressed with the professionalism of this demo video. All too often on other people's YT videos, the audio quality is poor and the camera work is shaky and out of focus. Not here! My compliments1
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What a superb walkthrough. Thank you for taking the time to make this. I have just started using Kdenlive (after OpenShot kept causing audio crackles that I couldn't overcome) and, having thinking I'd finished my first video, I've gone back and added a tonne of stuff that you've shown. Really very good work. Thanks.
This man treats kdenlive like his son
This was a terrific video for a beginner! After watching, I downloaded kdenlive and was able to string together some clips right away, with text on screen and simple transitions. Very clear explanation. Thank you for sharing!
Very informative
2:55 when he starts teaching
Thanks
@@itschampymc4036 Same
I enjoy using it. I don't understand the hate toward this software. People usually complain about crashes but actually in new version I don't have crash problem.
After trying Resolve and Hitfilm Express, this is the only full featured editor that will run reliably on my 8 year old laptop.
What an excellent video. Thank You! I am just getting into Kdenlive and video editing. Your introductory video is the best video I have found so far.
I really needed this. Have used kdenlive several times in the past but nowhere near enough to look all this stuff up. Watching this video has given me plenty of new ideas on how I can use it.
DiTto here. Most instructive and looking forward to more (when you get the chance). Donation made.
Love this, really helped me get into video editing and still use it as a reference every now and again
I’ve watched quite a few tutorials on this program, but this one gave me just what I needed. Thank you for taking the time to put this together!
For those wondering how to get a dark theme, I did it on Arch by installing the plasma-workspace package.
Probably one of the best starter tutorials I have seen so far. Thank you for this!
I'm late to the party, but I appreciate your work here. I just started using Kdenlive, and you've answered all my basic questions. Thank you.
I remember back in 2010 doing video editing in kdenlive using a core 2 duo and sometimes even an intel atom (although i did not render/export on that!), kdenlive is still my favorite editor unless you specifically need gpu rendering/exporting.
To this day it is my go to recommendation to anyone wanting to do video editing and have no experience with video editing it to begin with or they need a video editor and dont need davinci resolve (like for work).
Incredible! Recent Ubuntu convert and left behind Camtasia. This video will be my boot camp going forward! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it and sharing your knowledge!
You have put so much in such a short video. Much better than all the other ones. Thank you.
By 'other ones' I mean other RUclipsr's Kdenlive guides and tutorials
I have been so apprehensive about editing videos because it all seemed so complicated. thank you so much for this video. it is the best explanation I could've asked for and I can finally starting making the videos I want to!
One drawback of KDEN Live, @Distrotube, is that when you render, if you choose the default, you may have just clobbered the original video. Because you import the original video as a reference. When that video is rendered TO, if that's a referenced video, you are overwriting the video that's used in the production. So, make sure you make a new backup with a new title every time! Even make a second backup in another folder of backups.
This is what I was looking for...Exactly same. Thank you DistroTube.... Please keep it up...
I love how openly honest you are.
Might be the best tutorial on RUclips, across all video editing tools. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Super useful - thanks! One thing I might suggest is to use "extract clip" instead of the combination of "delete" + "remove space".
One of the best beginner videos I have watched....Nice one.
This is what I needed to know to get going. Thanks!
what about blender ?
They really need a dark mode that isn't dependent on some kde package.
I recommend qt5ct.
Some apps like Kate already have
That's what sucks about Qt based gui outside of KDE. Get a package called Kvantum (it comes with tons of Qt themes), and then change Kdenlive's theme with it's settings tab
just added that
big THANK YOU!
I like your very time-efficient style of explaining things.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks DT! I admire your dedication to OS.
24:10 Instead of keyframing volume level changes, just use a dynamic range compressor or a limiter and it does everything for you.
Great stuff Derek. One stability note: I've had much better luck since I started dragging clips into the project bin and then adding them to the time line vs being lazy, watching them with a video player, and then dragging them straight in. Your tutorial set me straight!
Starts at 2:50. Otherwise a very good intro. to video editing using Kdenlive.
Unfortunately I can't add a like every time I come here to check what I need, so much useful information. Thank you !!
I failed you though, I'm using this app in windows :)
Thak you so much!! I'm on a dif acc but I'm an new youtuber and I really had no idea on how to use the software. But thanks to you I can edit my videos properly! Thank you so much!
This video is just what I needed! I've recently started to do some videos, and I use Kdenlive on Windows and Kubuntu for the editing process. But I was struggling with some of the things that you explained so well on this video. I want more of this. For example: how did you do the animated intro that appears on some of your videos? How do you use the other FOSS for your editing process?
It always amazes me that you think you know what is on the market, then something like this appears! Hey man, thanks for this tutorial, I thought Davinci was the only free one with this much detail. Thank you, I'll be checking it out. subbed. Having seen all the video now, I feel like i'm being trained Naval style, so propessional. Thank you Sir.
Heard about Kdenlive one(1) hour ago after struggling with A Prem Element for decades for playing with family video and am already starting to be in love with it after viewing this D-T Video. Wishing I love the way Kdenlive outputs after completing editing, which I am planning to try after first installing the program hopefully during the holidays.
Super helpful, thanks DT!
Hey Man! Thanks for this! I am a beginner and this is so good and very clear!
I find all your Videos very instructive. Thank You for taking yourself the time to do them.
Best kden tutorial available. Thanks
The truth is that the unknown scares all of us, but we just have to practice so we can get well with the software.
Awesome tutorial. Many thanks for your efforts. With the help of your tutorial, I managed to do my first video on the same evening.
This is an excellent overview of Kdenlive. Thank you for your work.
Glad you made this vid, encouraged me to render my next video using Kdenlive
I just installed it (last version ) this week and it's a former Sony Vegas Pro ass kicker. I Love Kdenlive. Nice tutorial bro!😀
Very very nice.
Thank you so much for this tutorial...
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My pleasure 😊
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Thanks for that. It was nice introduction.
28:48 goddamit i was trying to make a clip fit to an audio cue and I had to adjust the percentage like 1000 times doing right click --> change speed 😂 THANK YOU
Love your video, man! Perfectly done... and just what I needed, as I'm looking for an alternative to Shotcut. Trying Kdenlive now. First impressions are A1!
You've helped me immensely. Thank you! 🙌❤️
you just made my day. I love this tutorial. nice work!! I just subscribed to your channel.
This video is awesome!
😀Thanks! Extremely useful and comprehensive tutorial!
Thank you, Derek. Very good presentation.
Thanks, Anzan. Hope it's useful for those needing help.
Youre the best, i have been having issues with davinci resolve to work on Elementary OS, and then i ended up watching your video now im using Kdenlive.
Thanks DT for this. Awesome video
Hey DT, have you looked into the Olive video editor??
I have looked at it. But it seems that development on it has really slowed down.
They're developing it pretty fast lately for 0.2.x
null - Every 3-4 months they released an update, but it seemed to have stopped last November, 9 months ago.
OLIVE is great. And we are waiting for the newly rewritten version. It looks so promising !
Is simply great. Olive is a masterpiece so far, and let's wait for the rewritten version to celebrate a real revolution in the video arena for open source.
This was helpful, thank you! Do you know an easy way to update a portable install of Kdenlive on Windows without losing preferences?
Olive Video Editor FTW, but good tutorial for Kdenlive
I wish more intro video were like this one. no fluff and to the point. Just outgrew OBS, which is awesome, but i need more of a timeline now. thank you for getting me started on kdenlive! :)
thank you DT: )
This is very useful information. Exito amigo.
Thank you very much
Thanks DT, am not too computer savvy with all the technical stuff, still not sure how to organize the main screen with all the apps I use for editing etc, but you have really helped with lots of basic stuff so now I am more confident to experiment. Cheers buddy.
If you don't need advanced features KDEnlive is one of the best editing software available in market . Yes it's a bit unstable but the frequent backup tool really helps .
Until now, it is the best on Kdenlive
First of all thanks for creating such video editing tutorial what I was searching for. I was in dilemma what software to use for linux and how to use for video editing. This helped me to create at least a short film to make. Thanks again
Thank you! This answers a few questions I've had, and gives me ideas for future projects.
I have been using this editor since I moved to this from VideoPad 2 years ago. It definitely has improved in the past 2 or 3 years.
Edit: Peter Griffin came up with the name for that cutting tool.
Yes, at 10:41 I discovered that the scissors isn't to "cut" a clip out as in delete or remove it as in many programs, but to split or slice a clip, useful to know! So many programs have same words for the different things it's maddening. Yes, at 12:33 you read my mind make it a razor or butcher knife symbol. Waiting to find out how to actually cut or remove a part of the clip that's been "cut" into sections that are no longer wanted in the project (so i can use short "cuts"/clips from a long video to a much shorter clips/video using only specific portions (clips/cuts/slices?sheesh).
Next, need help creating a Marker, it's hidden somewhere. It's easy to make a "guide" (whatever that is) but I need a Marker which is common in many programs, not a Guide. Now looking up how to remove in and out points. Thanks your video is a great start to learn this program.
I use Kdenlive and will recommend it too. I use it to edit the videos for my 3D CAD channel. I love it.
Thanks for the walk through!
This was awesome.. thanks for such tutorial.. Suggestion please look directly into the camera.. your audience will feel you are talking with them. But this video was awesome.. only two things which i use in video editing was missing in this video.. "reverse play back and zooming in and zooming out of text and video."
Thanks, it was really helpful for newbie!
You're welcome!
Kdenlive is the only editor I've seen that only shows audio tracks with a rectified waveform. Is there anyway to change that? I can't stand that about Kdenlive.
Yes! There is !! Switch to Olive. Also look at my other comment here
@@cryptoman5412 Olive?
@@matthiasschuster9505 Yes
@@matthiasschuster9505 It's another free video editor. It's extremely similar to Premiere in terms of layout, which I think is really cool! But the problem is that it's still early in development and is kind of buggy, so you should use it at your own risk. If you want a professional grade video editor for linux you should check out Lightworks! It's an extremely powerful video editor that has been used in the professional movie making world for ages! But it's not free, so keep that in mind.
@@Kodeb8 When I last checked Lightworks wants $24/month until your grand kids grow up.
Awesome video! I was searching for free video editor for my new laptop run by Linux and now I'm certain about the choice! Thanks indeed for this very useful piece of information!
I'm thinking of trying this editor out soon. Looks easy to use/learn (especially compared to Davinci which I hate with a passion (Lightworks I don't know enough about to say)). Seems to lack some of what Adobe Premiere offers but since it is not a yearly subscription I can let that slide.
This guys room looks like an elite hacker's den
Thank you very much, sir. Your tips are very basic but at the same time also very powerful and useful. I feel like I can do a lot with these tips already.
Holy crap! Thanks so much for the awesome video. I learned so much and found everything I needed. Also donating some money to them!
senpai has been notified me...
...to learn kdenlive
Great video - one thing, early on where you set the processing threads to 24, I think you say that’s how many cores you have - a core can run multiple threads and also I’m not sure that means it will run one thread per core, which would be efficient. It might run 24 threads on one core.
Thanks DT! Really helps.
How do you get the dark theme? Is that just with a QT Theme? I just get the "Default" option in the Color Theme option.
download "breeze" if you're on Arch with pacman -S breeze.
I did it on arch by installing the plasma-workspace package.
well don't get it from the store get it from the kdenlive website
Nice video as always. But I feel like something is missing... where did the Buddha run off to?
you can still see him very slightly tho near the bottom left corner of his camera (behind the chair)...
Currently using Blenders video editing, just started watching the video, considering switching.
Thanks for the video. Very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
DT, Thanks for the video. I'm using kdenlive for now, the interface is the most intuitive in my opinion.
It makes no sense that the second imported video/audio are separated above and below the first ones. Why? and is there any way to change that?
Very useful guide. It really helps for those who just migrate from other softwares
Timeline links in the description would be very helpful.
Best smooth info. Thanks!
Thank you very much. What do you think about Cinelerra?
Thank you so much!
"Proprietary alternatives" as in "working software"
Davinci Resolve 'proprietary garbage'? (0:50) I guess the 2 million users of the free version are wrong then?
Excellent video! Just one thing, how do I separate video and audio from a clip? Moved out of windows into linux mint. Moved out of Premiere Pro (long time ago) into Kdenlive recently. However, being a newbie, the Kdenlive crashed and my linux mint 21.2 desktop changed to basic features only. Do I just reboot to get back to normal. How would I go to another stable version of KdenLive? From this video I learned things from Kdenlive that I did not know how to do in Premiere pro. Thank you!!
Your video was very helpful to guide me through getting started with Kdenlive. I will be making a contribution to them.
I was impressed with the professionalism of this demo video. All too often on other people's YT videos, the audio quality is poor and the camera work is shaky and out of focus. Not here! My compliments1
I kinda liked ShotCut thinking it would get better and issues fixed with time, though yep Kdenlive definitelly.
Thanks very much! This was very helpful!
Good tips
I'm definitely going to linux! (probably something like manjaro)