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How good is kdenlive these days? (self.opensource)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by bpt11 to c/[email protected]

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When i try to find reviews or people talking about Kdenlive on places like YouTube, I mostly find things that are 2-5 years old at this point and just seem relatively outdated. Does it have an active community of users? Is it worth using in 2025? I think it seems really promising but i haven't given it a shot yet.

Edit: up to this point I've been a user of premier pro and more recently DaVinci resolve

Another edit for further context: I wouldn't say I'm a "professional editor" but I'm not just making simple cuts either. I make video essays on YouTube and my style is pretty edit heavy. Lots of text, sometimes I'll have like 10 things on screen at once, etc

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's good, but not comparable to Premiere or Resolve. I'd compare it to Vegas maybe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Every now and then I meet someone who uses Vegas still and it's just utterly baffling to me lol one of my colleagues is an excellent editor and somehow makes his stuff in Vegas. I truly don't know how he does it. He must be handrolling so many of his own effects.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not very knowledgeable as far as editing goes, but I know from experience a good artist working with a familiar yet basic tool can be surprisingly proficient.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Totally! It’s just shocking how long he’s held on lol