Kdenlive/Manual/Settings Menu/Configure Kdenlive

Configure Kdenlive

Misc

Open last project on startup
Check if first added clip matches project profile
Crash recovery (automatic backup)
Use KDE job tracking for render jobs
Use on-monitor effects
Disable parameters when the effect is disabled
Default Durations
Automatcially import image sequences
Transparent background for imported images

Project Defaults

Configures what the project settings will look like by default when you choose File>New.

Timeline

Configure how the timeline appears in Kdenlive

Thumbnails - video

Thumbnails - Audio

Normalise audio for thumbnails

Display clip markers comments

Autoscroll while playing

Zoom using vertical drag in ruler

Automatically split audio and video

Track Height

Environment

MLT Environment

This setting tells Kdenlive where to find the MLT executables and profile files. Only advanced users would really need to changing these settings. Kdenlive is basically a front end to the MLT program and this setting tells Kdenlive where to find the engine that runs the whole application.

Default Folders

This setting controls where Kdnelive expects project files to be by default. It also controls what folder Kdenlive will use as a temorary file storage location and it controls where files captured from an external source will be saved.

Default Apps

This setting controls what application opens when you choose edit clip for a clip in the project tree. Note there is no application for video editing - because Kdenlive is the Video editor. Images and audio files are edited by the external appliations defined here. The video player is used by the DVD wizard previewer.

Capture

Configure the capture devices (Firwwire, FFmpeg, Screen Grab, Blackmagic) from this section.