I tried some times for use Kdenlive on video editing. I tried to edit a simple videoclips based on DV PAL Widescreen. Sources are coded on DV avi format. I only apply some effects and create some keyframes for volume and opacity but kdenlive crash each a few seconds or minutes when I use preview screen. I use last version Kdenlive 0.7.8 with last MELT 0.7 on Ubuntu 10.10 64 bits.

I think this program is not usable at all.

sorry, kdenlive is NOT instable as you say ...

since 2 or 3 years we don't see crash ...

may be it's an another prblem (install, hard ... ?)

I use a notebook with an i7 cpu, nvidia gt210 graphic card, dual hard disk sata.oss is ubuntu 10.10 x64. kdenlive 0.7.8 on melt 0.7. When kdenlive 0.8 will arrive?

MLT v0.7.0 is too new for Kdenlive 0.7.8. You are using an unsupported combination of versions. It should be MLT v0.5.10.

I use kdenlive-svn and mlt-git, and its crashing a lot when pressing "pause" :/

MLT v 0.7.0 introduced a major change in the form of parallel processing that is likely de-stabilizing. Work is ongoing, and I strongly suggest anyone using the MLT 0.7.x series be prepared to periodically update or downgrade to 0.6.2. If you downgrade, you should not change the # processing threads over 1 in Settings > Kdenlive Settings > Environment. Obviously, I can not reproduce the problem with crash on pause - something as basic as that would have been fixed if it happened to me.

There may be an issue with repository packagers not knowing what the correct versions should be. On my laptop I have a similar configuration of kdenlive 0.7.8 and MLT 0.7, which was automatically installed as a dependency when I installed kdenlive from the Packman repository for openSUSE 11.4. I think a lot of people might have this configuration because of potentially sub-optimal dependency resolution in the repositories. OTOH, when you run the config wizard in kdenlive 0.7.8, it reports that MLT 0.7.0 is OK, so I can understand the repository packagers not knowing it could be a problem.

For me, I've been running with this combination and not having any increased problems of crashing above the normal very occasional crash (perhaps the number of cpus defaults to 1, since the kdenlive 0.7.8 configuration GUI doesn't seem have a way to set it to anything else).

I installed 0.7.9 REV 5523 with the new Builder Wizard and it installed MLT 0.7.1. I sometimes experience crashes when I press the "Stop" button while viewing in the Project Monitor.

waynevid

i don't care to defend kdenlive or anything but my honest experience has been super stability for the current version. i've only had 1 crash in a year and my project is super complicated with lots of layers audio, effects(and effect animation), and compositing

hmmm, i am a great fan o kdenlive but recently tried to edit a project without success. actually i might have had if i had continued but the deadline was too near. i ended up using blender to edit and kdenlive to view the rendered png's. but keep up the great work guys! it is a great program.

You have to put a lot of effect on the video to got it crashing.

EDIT : btw, downgrading to 0.6.2 solved my problems. thanks

Mlt 0.7 is installed when you install kdenlive 0.7.8 from repositories published in this page. How can I formats downgrade melt version?

MMmh, sorry. It fixed the crash problems, but it caused another one : HUGE memory leak.

Kdenlive taking 2.5 Go after 10 mins of HD editing and 5-6 effects. lol.

please update, new packages uploaded.

sunab.

New package on svn ?

Or its only for ubuntu ?