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

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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Kdenlive on places like YouTube, I mostly find things that are 2-5 years old at this point and just seem relatively outdated.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] 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It’s fantastic. I use it professionally. A lot of comments say it’s just for basic editing and I think they haven’t scratched the surface.

There are a lot of advanced effects like grading, time remapping, and motion tracking that simply are not basic effects. If you want basic, try out OpenShot. Kdenlive is a fucking gem. It’s replaced premiere for me.

[–] bpt11 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Do you have any like work samples you could share?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No most of my work is company IP and internal so I wouldn’t be able to provide a link.

[–] bpt11 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ah dang, well thanks anyway