Histogram
kdenlive-show-video Histogram
Status :
Maintained
Keyframes :
No
Source library :
avfilter
Source filter :
histogram
Available :
linux appimage windows apple
On Master only :
No
Known bugs :
Yes
Color depth :
10bit color-management
Tutorial :
Yes view-presentation
Description
This effect/filter computes and draws a color distribution histogram for the input video as an overlay to the clip. Below each graph a color component scale meter is shown.
See also
Scope - Histogram widget in the View Menu and How the Histogram Works
Parameters
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Level Height | Integer | Set height of level. Allowed range is from 50 to 2048, default value is 200. |
| Scale Height | Integer | Set height of color scale. Allowed range is from 0 to 40, default value is 12 |
| Display | Selection | Set display mode |
| Mode | Selection | Set mode |
| Components to Display | Selection | Set what color components to display |
| Foreground Opacity | Float | Set foreground opacity[[1]]. Default is 0.7. |
| Background Opacity | Float | Set background opacity[[1]]. Default is 0.5 |
| Colors Mode | Selection | Set how the scope is using various color combinations for displaying the results |
The following selection items are available:
Display
Overlay |
---|---
Stack | default
Parade |
Mode
| Linear | default |
|---|---|
| Logarithmic |
Components to Display
None |
---|---
Y (Luminance) |
U (Chroma red-diff) |
YU |
V (Chroma blue-diff) |
YV |
UV |
All |
Alpha |
Colors Mode
White on Black |
---|---
Black on White |
White on Gray |
Black on Gray |
Color on Black |
Color on White |
Color on Gray |
Black on Color |
White on Color |
Gray on Color |
[1] ([1],[2])
Doesn’t seem to work *[RGB]: Red, Green, Blue *[VFX]: Visual Effects *[feathering]: Smoothing or blurring the edges of a feature *[LFO]: Low-Frequency Oscillation *[dB]: decibel *[LUFS]: Loudness Units Full Scale *[AI]: Artificial Intelligence *[LLM]: Large Language Model *[HSV]: Hue, Saturation, Value *[SOP/Sat]: S(lope), O(ffset), P(ower) / SATuration *[CDL]: Color Decision List *[HSL]: Hue, Saturation, Lightness - Using HSL color space is useful for subtle color changes *[px]: pixel *[hh:mm:ss:ff]: hours:minutes:seconds:frames *[Hz]: Hertz *[CIE]: Commission internationale de l'éclairage, French for International Commission on Illumination *[DCI]: Digital Cinema Initiative