We are proud to announce the first maintenance release for the 16.12 cycle. Besides the usual bugfixes and usability improvements this release also marks the official release of the Windows port.
Windows port
Last summer, thanks to a Google Summer of Code slot, Joseph Joshua started to work on a Windows port of Kdenlive. Vincent Pinon then continued to work on it and we are excited to offer today the much expected first version of Kdenlive for Windows. This is a first testing version, zipped in a folder that does not require an install. You must however separately install FFmpeg, following the simple instructions provided on the download page.
Packaging
Packaging effort is also going on the Linux side, with an up to date Appimage and *Ubuntu PPA containing the latest release, so you have no excuse not to try Kdenlive.
You can go straight to our download page to get the instructions to install Kdenlive 16.12.1
About Kdenlive
Kdenlive is an open source video editing software, based on the MLT framework and FFmpeg libraries. We are a small team and are always welcoming new contributors.
We hold a monthly IRC Kdenlive café where users and developers meet, and you can also exchange on our forum or on our mailing list. Some great tutorials are also available from the toolbox section of our website.
We are part of the KDE community, which provides, among other, all the infrastructure for Kdenlive.
Donations are always welcome: https://www.kde.org/community/donations/?app=kdenlive
Fixes and improvements in this version
More than 25 bugs were fixed in this release, as well as a few usability improvements.
See full changelog.
Fixes and improvements in this version
Usability:
- Middle-click + move now pans title and monitor scene. Commit. See bug #358178
- Re-introduce transparency slider in titler background color. Commit.
- Disable delete tmp folder button if no folder exists. Commit.
Bugfixes:
- Fix rendering when forcing resize or fps change. Commit. Fixes bug #374739
- Fix issues with slideshow proxy. Commit. Fixes bug #374469
- Fix editing title or slideshow duration not updating project bin. Commit. Fixes bug #370902
- Correctly label missing playlists on document opening. Commit.
- Fix various titler bugs (pasting breaks color & font, incorrect selection). Commit. Fixes bug #374614
- Fix creation of project profile with messy fps. Commit. Fixes bug #374613
- Fix another possible corruption when relocating project folder. Commit.
- Fix possible corruption on document saving (slash prepended to filename). Commit. See bug #374624
- Fix slideshow animation lost on non english language. Commit. Fixes bug #374612
- Cleanup mini timeline and keyframes in rotoscoping widget. Commit.
- Rotoscoping: fix color, icons and control point activation. Commit.
- Fix possible issue when opening moved project. Commit.
- Fix possible corruption when opening doc with slowmotion clip. Commit.
- Fix path & lookup for pattern in slideshow. Commit.
- Fix size slider not updating in animated parameter. Commit.
- When possible, enforce breeze or fusion style on Windows (fixes color issues). Commit.
- Fix standard DV profile not selectable unless clicking on interlace. Commit.
- Switch to frei0r.alphagrad for effect compare (faster & available on Windows). Commit.
- Warn before deleting used clips. Commit.
- Change minimum timeline height from 200 to 100. Commit. Fixes bug #374449
- Fix timeline zone on new projects. Commit. Fixes bug #374373
- Fix warning about QOffscreenSurface thread. Commit. Fixes bug #374095
- Use AppDataLocation instead of deprecated DataLocation, remove useless Windows hack. Commit.
- Fix translation of wizard warning. Commit.
- Check FFmpeg’s executable in same folder as MLT first. Commit. See bug #373889
- Fix dbus communication broken by recent move of KDBusService. Commit. Fixes bug #367875
- Move DBus and force icon theme above KAboutData. Commit. See bug #373531
- Fix “go to previous keyframe” not going to clip start if no keyframe at start. Commit.
- Fix image / color clips if defaut duration is set to 1 frame. Commit.
- Fix bin closing on fps change. Commit. Fixes bug #373534
- Fix detection of MLT in current directory (Windows). Commit.
- Fix timeline guide uneditable when over clip. Commit. Fixes bug #373463
- Fix title clip multiple selection. Commit. Fixes bug #358178
- Load KIconTheme after DBus start (fix Windows icons). Commit.
- Fix timeline cursor offset after changing track height. Commit. Fixes bug #373468
- Do not reset keyframe type when editing effect with only one keyframe. Commit.
- Disable trim window shortcut since feature is unstable. Commit.
