Kdenlive can't use modern file from our new cameras because it's basically only 1080p. It is like 6 different apps smashed together.
Shotcut vs kdenlive update#
When they update Kdenlive they fix/add a couple things that changes your whole workflow, deletes everything you set up, and breaks a bunch of other tools in the editor. Fun, just pure fun, use/editing its Shotcut every time. If you go by ease of use, work flow, being able to edit your 4k vieo/photo into a video for youtube or other social media, it is hands down Shotcut. However, using transitions in Kdenlive is easier. The latter has over 20 transition effects. The former one only has a few transition effects, including wipe, slide, and dissolve. Premiere Pro Transition effects Adding Transition Effect in Shotcut It has three different text options: GPS, simple, and rich text. However, Shotcut has text effects with timers, frames, and timecode options. Kdenlive has an advanced titling tool like the one in Premiere Pro, that makes the text look pretty. Text tool Timecode and Frame rate display in Shotcutīoth use different text options. Shotcut has 27, which is nowhere close, but still, you find the essential ones there. Kdenlive brings 70 audio effects as of writing this article. For example, if you add any blur effect, it will cover the whole screen. The effects in both do not have width and height properties to cover only the selected video area. Most of the effects in Kdenlive are basic, whereas Shotcut has many advanced effects. Regarding features, you see more great effects in Shotcut. It offers over two hundred video effects categorized in mask, blur, grain and noise, stylize, motion, transform, utility, etc. If we talk about numbers, Kdenlive takes the cake.