Titles and Graphics

In video production, editing, effects, and compositing are separate steps performed by different roles. But depending on the scope of the production, the size of the team, the editor might also be doing compositing, color grading, video effects, and so on.

Kdenlive is first and foremost a video editor, not a SFX or VFX tool. Nevertheless, it comes with a comprehensive set of effects and filters, compositions and transitions, and masking tools. For adding texts, titles, graphics and animation, while more a task of the FX department, Kdenlive has its built-in Title App, and integrates with Glaxnimate for Graphics and Animations

For more complex graphics, 3D animations or the like, you need to use specialized applications like Blender, Inkscape, Krita, or Gimp, and bring their output into Kdenlive just like any other multimedia asset.

• Title Clips
• Graphics and Animations

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