Hi!

What I did:

1. Converted the raw files to low-res avi using WinFF
2. Edited the film
3. Rendered low-res version of the film (success!)

4. Created links from the clips to the original files\
5. Re-opened the project in kdenlive
6. Rendered the film in 1080p (problems with sound)

This works in principle. Video pictures are ok, but the sound is in the wrong place. Something I encountered while experimenting with the EOS5d-files in kdenlive.

So I guess it would be best to convert the EOS5d-files to another 1080p-format beforehand. Which one is recommended? I'd like the conversion to be fast and keep the cpu-usage low.

Is my approach in principle the right way to do it?

Thanks for your help, kdenlive is a great tool!
Donalbain

You might want to use the transcode feature.
Import the original files into kdenlive, select them, right click, select transcode and choose a DNxHD profile that fits your needs. Make sure you check "add clips to project".
The resulting files will be quite big but should be usable at a good speed and you won't see any difference in quality (probably).

Thanks for your reply,

Tried it, but I still have problems with the sound track. The sound starts again after a second or so in every clip, just like in the original files.

Is there another solution for the EOS 5DmkII?

D.

WinFF, Kdenlive, and ffmpeg (Kdenlive Transcode) are heavily based on FFmpeg for demuxing and likely the cause of the a/v offset. I recommend trying a tool not entirely based on FFmpeg such as Avidemux or Transmaggedon (gstreamer) or Arista (gstreamer).