Edit Video

Use KDEnlive or DaVinci Resolve

Create professional quality videos using Kdenlive and other tools.

• Create a project directory
• Copy video and audio to project directory
• Start editing
• Pre-process audio with Audacity
• Other Tools
• Troubleshooting
• Revisions
• Disclaimer

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Create a project directory

Create a project directory to hold all your clips and other project files. Name it something like VideoProject-001.

Copy video and audio to project directory

Use KDE Connect to download files videos from your Android device to your project directory. Alternately, copy the files directly from an SD Card or USB stick using the Dolphin file manager or terminal.

Start editing

We recommend this in-depth video by Chris' Tutorials as a general intro and guide for using Kdenlive.

Pre-process audio with Audacity

We often use Audacity to edit audio files that are extracted from video.

Other Tools

We have considered LightWorks and DaVinci Resolve. While neither are free software, both are available at no cost to get started. What we really appreciate about DaVinci Resolve is that it reportedly uses GPU acceleration throughout the production pipeline. TjFree Software for Creators appears to be a reliable, high-quality resource. The GPU acceleration is only available to Nvidia GPU models like the M1 and M2.

One thing DaVinci Resolve cannot do is convert video files for import on-the-fly like Kdenlive, so we recommend converting to xvid using WinFF. To do this, copy the following and save it as xvid.wff. Then, import it into WinFF:

For more information, we recommend this guide.

Paid versions of Davinci Resolve have better import capability, so if you have purchased the software, this step may not be necessary for many formats.

Troubleshooting

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