{"id":49505,"date":"2025-08-19T15:19:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=49505"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:19:34","slug":"kdenlive-25-08-0-released-with-nvidia-10-bit-x265-encoding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-25-08-0-released-with-nvidia-10-bit-x265-encoding\/","title":{"rendered":"Kdenlive 25.08.0 Released with NVIDIA 10 bit x265 Encoding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kdenlive-icon1200.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-36220\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kdenlive-icon1200-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kdenlive-icon1200-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kdenlive-icon1200-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kdenlive-icon1200-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kdenlive-icon1200-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kdenlive-icon1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kdenlive, the popular KDE video editing software, released new 25.08.0 version yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The new 25.08.0 is a new feature release that added <i>10 bit x265 encoding for NVIDIA<\/i>, and 10 bit export profiles in the render dialog, though it will be converted to 8 bit when using compositing or non-avfilter effects.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rendering10bit.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49506\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rendering10bit.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rendering10bit.webp 611w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rendering10bit-282x300.webp 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It as well replaced AV1 profile with the faster SVT-AV1, along with preset options to control the quality and speed, and, added power management option to disable sleep while rendering and playing.<\/p>\n<p>Audio mixer in the release has been redesigned with clearer level visuals and thresholds. And, it fixed some issues for better HiDPI displays support with fractional scaling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49507\" style=\"width: 354px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mixer.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49507\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49507\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mixer.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mixer.webp 344w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mixer-283x300.webp 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">new audio mixer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kdenlive 25.08.0 also improved SVG and image support for its titler. It&#8217;s now has ability to move and resize items, and <code>shift-drag<\/code> item border to center resize.<\/p>\n<p>It renamed the <em>Pattern<\/em> tab to <em>Templates<\/em> and moved the templates dropdown to it. As well, it added timecode widget with ability to drag to seek in the Titler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-titler.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49508\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-titler-700x599.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-titler-700x599.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-titler-300x257.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-titler-768x658.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-titler.webp 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <i>subtitle edit widget<\/i> in the new release now is resizable to adapt to lower resolution displays. And, it now requires <code>shift + drag<\/code> of a subtitle clip to create a new layer.<\/p>\n<p>It as well added a new handle allowing to rotate an item in the preview using the <i>Transform<\/i> effect. And it improved monitor snapping by adding back snapping when resizing for non-rotated frames, snapping when moving a rotated frame, and added snapping support for all edges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rotateitem.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49509\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rotateitem-700x403.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rotateitem-700x403.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rotateitem-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rotateitem-768x442.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rotateitem-1536x885.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rotateitem-1320x761.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-rotateitem.webp 1628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other changes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve Scope styling by using system palettes.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to create guides and markers from project notes.<\/li>\n<li>New option to show thumbnails in the markers list dialog.<\/li>\n<li>New &#8216;Show markers for all clips in the project&#8217; toggle option.<\/li>\n<li>Add <i>Enable Hardware Decoding<\/i> option in welcome dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Add SVT-AV1 to codecs which use CRF option.<\/li>\n<li>Option to open log file in render dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Warn when exiting Kdenlive with running job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more about Kdenlive 25.08.0, see the official <a href=\"https:\/\/kdenlive.org\/news\/releases\/25.08.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release note<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Install Kdenlive 25.08.0<\/h3>\n<p>The official installers for Linux, Windows, and macOS are available to download in its website via the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/kdenlive.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Kdenlive<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a KDE project, you may alternatively download it from KDE website via <a href=\"https:\/\/download.kde.org\/stable\/kdenlive\/25.08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Linux user may choose download the <b>AppImage<\/b>, then click Run to launch the video editor after granted executable permission. Though, Ubuntu since 22.04 needs to install <code>libfuse2<\/code> library first in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install libfuse2<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive2508-appimage.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49510\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive2508-appimage-700x490.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive2508-appimage-700x490.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive2508-appimage-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive2508-appimage-768x537.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive2508-appimage.webp 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While AppImage is so far only for modern Intel\/AMD (x86_64) platform, user may choose the <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/org.kde.kdenlive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Flatpak package<\/b><\/a> that supports both X86_64 and ARM64 platforms, though it runs in sandbox environment.<\/p>\n<p>Linux Mint and Fedora can search &amp; install the Flatpak package from either Software Manager or GNOME Software.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49512\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49512\" class=\"size-large wp-image-49512\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mint-700x444.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mint-700x444.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mint-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mint-768x488.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-mint.webp 879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kdenlive Flatpak package in Linux Mint Software Manager<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While Debian\/Ubuntu, may run the 2 commands below one by one to install the package:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enable flatpak support:\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Install Kdenlive flatpak package:\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/org.kde.kdenlive.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Ubuntu, there&#8217;s also official <b>snap<\/b> package available in App Center (or Ubuntu Software).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49511\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49511\" class=\"size-large wp-image-49511\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-snap-700x452.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-snap-700x452.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-snap-300x194.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-snap-768x496.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kdenlive-snap.webp 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-49511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kdenlive Snap package in Ubuntu App Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And, if you want to build Kdenlive from source, here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/compile-kdenlive-source-ubuntu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step by step guide<\/a> shows how to do the job in Ubuntu 25.04.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kdenlive, the popular KDE video editing software, released new 25.08.0 version yesterday. 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