NAME

       kdenlive - An open source non-linear video editor.

SYNOPSIS

       kdenlive [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] [file]

DESCRIPTION

       Kdenlive  is  an  open  source  non-linear  video  editor which supports a large number of
       formats for editing.  It relies on several other open source projects, such as FFmpeg  and
       MLT video framework.

OPTIONS

   Arguments:
       file   Document to open

   Options:
       --mlt-path <path>
              Set the path for MLT environment

       --mlt-log <verbose/debug>
              Set MLT log level

   Generic options:
       --help Show help about options

       --help-qt
              Show Qt specific options

       --help-kde
              Show KDE specific options

       --help-all
              Show all options

       --author
              Show author information

       -v, --version
              Show version information

       --license
              Show license information

       --     End of options

   KDE options:
       --qwindowtitle <caption>
              Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar

       --icon <icon>
              Use 'icon' as the application icon

       --config <filename>
              Use alternative configuration file

       --nocrashhandler
              Disable crash handler, to get core dumps

       --waitforwm
              Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager

       --style <style>
              sets the application GUI style

       --geometry <geometry>
              sets the client geometry of the main widget - see man X for the argument format

   Qt options:
       --display <displayname>
              Use the X-server display 'displayname'

       --session <sessionId>
              Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'

       --cmap Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display

       --ncols <count>
              Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the
              application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification

       --nograb
              tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard

       --dograb
              running under a debugger can cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to override

       --sync switches to synchronous mode for debugging

       --fn, --font <fontname>
              defines the application font

       --bg, --background <color>
              sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades
              are calculated)

       --fg, --foreground <color>
              sets the default foreground color

       --btn, --button <color>
              sets the default button color

       --name <name>
              sets the application name

       --title <title>
              sets the application title (caption)

       --visual TrueColor
              forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display

       --inputstyle <inputstyle>
              sets  XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot,
              offthespot and root

       --im <XIM server>
              set XIM server

       --noxim
              disable XIM

       --reverse
              mirrors the whole layout of widgets

       --stylesheet
              <file.qss>   applies the Qt stylesheet to the application widgets

ENVIRONMENT

       KDENLIVE_RENDER_LOG
              If    $KDENLIVE_RENDER_LOG    is    set,    a    log    will    be    written    to
              /tmp/kdenlive_render.log.XXXXXXXX,  that  contains  information about the result of
              calling melt, ffmpeg, etc. This can be used for debugging.

SEE ALSO

       kdenlive_render(1).  Please see the homepage at https://www.kdenlive.org/

AUTHORS

       Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb@kdenlive.org>