Media Browser
The Media Browser allows you to easily navigate through your file system. You can enable it from the View menu.
The main advantage of using the Media Browser is the ability to drag clips not only to the project bin but also directly into the timeline. Make sure that when you drop a clip to the timeline there is enough space and a valid video/audio track combination available.
Layout and Controls
| 1 | go-previousGo back goes back in your navigation or browsing history |
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| go-nextGo forward goes forward in your navigation or browsing history | |
| go-upGo up goes up one level in the file system folder hierarchy | |
| folder-newAdd folder creates a new folder in the current project bin. These are virtual folders that help you organize large bins. Folders can be turned into their own bins. | |
| 2 | view-refreshRefresh document refreshes the current view (default keyboard shortcut F5) |
| 3 | view-list-iconsIcons View switches to icon view |
| view-list-detailsCompact View switches to compact view | |
| view-list-treeDetails View switches to details view | |
| 4 | view-previewShow Preview opens the preview pane to display a preview of the file where the mouse pointer is hovering over (default keyboard shortcut F12) |
| 5 | view-sortSorting opens a context list menu to specify sort field, sort order, and position of folders and hidden files |
| 6 | Use the slider or the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to increase or decrease the icon size |
| 7 | folder-newNew folder opens the new folder dialog window (default keyboard shortcut Ctrl+shift+N) |
| 8 | configureOptions opens a context list menu to specify what to show |
| 9 | Import image sequence enables the import of a series of images that can be used to make a stop motion animation (see also Image Sequence) |
| 10 | Ignore subfolder structure enables importing video footage or audio recording folders while automatically ignoring any sub-folder structures created by some devices, such as the Sony XDCam, Panasonic P2, Canon camcorders, or Zoom audio recorders. |
The Media Browser in Action
Note Depending on the version of Kdenlive, the Media Browser may look slightly differently.
| 1 | go-upGo up goes up one level in the file system folder hierarchy |
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| go-previousGo back goes back in your navigation or browsing history | |
| go-nextGo forward goes forward in your navigation or browsing history | |
| 2 | Zoom out and zoom in (increases or decreases the size of the icons in the file list) |
| 3 | view-previewShow Preview opens the preview pane to display a preview of the file where the mouse pointer is hovering over (default keyboard shortcut F11) |
| 4 | document-openImport Selection imports the selected files to the project bin |
| 5 | application-menuOptions opens a context list menu to specify sort field, sort order, and position of folders and hidden files |
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| 6 | kdenlive-show-video opens a context list menu with additional navigation elements |
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| 7 | Import image sequence When checked, Kdenlive will look for files with a filename pattern similar to the selected file and open the Add Image Sequence dialog window. |
| 8 | Ignore subfolder structure When checked, Kdenlive will import the clips in the selected folders and sub-folders without recreating the folder structure in the project bin |
| *[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 | |
| *[nadir]: direction pointing directly below a particular location | |
| *[OS]: Operating System | |
| *[decibel]: Unit of measurement (dB) for sound levels | |
| *[clipping]: A form of distortion that limits a signal once it exceeds a threshold | |
| *[Spectrogram]: Visual representation of the spectrum of frequencies of a signal as it varies with time | |
| *[prevent clipping]: Dynamic range compression (DRC)is an audio signal processing operation that reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet sounds, thus reducing or compressing an audio signal's dynamic range. | |
| *[SNR]: Signal-to-Noise Ratio | |
| *[dbFS]: Decibels relative to full scale | |
| *[QHD]: Quad-HD | |
| *[UHD]: Ultra High Definition | |
| *[XML]: Extensible Markup Language |