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How to file a bug report, and where? How to do debugging if necessary (link gdb tutorials) when using a dev version?

Kdenlive is too large on my screen. I cannot make it smaller.: This usually happens when too many widgets are open. Each widget label takes a minimum amount of space in width. Close some (e.g. via the View button) and consider using layouts (View -> Save Layout As).

I want to trim videos without re-encoding them. How can I do this?: You cannot do this with Kdenlive. (Please try Avidemux instead.) The reason is that, for splitting, files need to be treated in a very different manner (the file itself needs to be edited, whileas Kdenlive renders frames into a new file).; See also: [1], [2]

I want to apply an effect, for example a watermark, to the whole project. What is the best way to do this?: Create a new project with the same project profile and import the project on which you want to apply the effect to as clip (Project -> Add Clip).; See also: How to: Add a Watermark in kdenlive on Vimeo.

My monitor plays distorted images, or generally something it really should not.: Please check your Settings -> Configure Kdenlive -> Playback settings. Try to disable OpenGL if it is enabled, or use a different driver. Kdenlive may need to be restarted.

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+;Kdenlive is too large on my screen. I cannot make it smaller.
+: This usually happens when too many widgets are open. Each widget label takes a minimum amount of space in width. Close some (e.g. via the <menuchoice>View</menuchoice> button) and consider using layouts (<menuchoice>View -> Save Layout As</menuchoice>).
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+;I want to trim videos without re-encoding them. How can I do this?
+: You cannot do this with Kdenlive. (Please try [http://avidemux.org/ Avidemux] instead.) The reason is that, for splitting, files need to be treated in a very different manner (the file itself needs to be edited, whileas Kdenlive renders frames into a new file).
+: See also: [http://kdenlive.org/forum/how-edit-videos-without-re-encoding], [http://www.kdenlive.org/forum/merging-clips-without-render-angain]
+;I want to apply an effect, for example a watermark, to the whole project. What is the best way to do this?
+: Create a new project with the same project profile and import the project on which you want to apply the effect to as clip (<menuchoice>Project -> Add Clip</menuchoice>).
+: See also: [http://vimeo.com/13610402 How to: Add a Watermark in kdenlive] on Vimeo.
+;My monitor plays distorted images, or generally something it really should not.
+: Please check your <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Kdenlive -> Playback</menuchoice> settings. Try to disable OpenGL if it is enabled, or use a different driver. Kdenlive may need to be restarted.