When i try to find reviews or people talking about Kdenlive on places like YouTube, I mostly find things that are 2-5 years old at this point and just seem relatively outdated. Does it have an active community of users? Is it worth using in 2025? I think it seems really promising but i haven’t given it a shot yet.

Edit: up to this point I’ve been a user of premier pro and more recently DaVinci resolve

Another edit for further context: I wouldn’t say I’m a “professional editor” but I’m not just making simple cuts either. I make video essays on YouTube and my style is pretty edit heavy. Lots of text, sometimes I’ll have like 10 things on screen at once, etc

  • cygnus@lemmy.ca
    5·
    3 days ago

    It’s good, but not comparable to Premiere or Resolve. I’d compare it to Vegas maybe.

    • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Every now and then I meet someone who uses Vegas still and it’s just utterly baffling to me lol one of my colleagues is an excellent editor and somehow makes his stuff in Vegas. I truly don’t know how he does it. He must be handrolling so many of his own effects.

      • Hadriscus@lemm.ee
        3·
        3 days ago

        I’m not very knowledgeable as far as editing goes, but I know from experience a good artist working with a familiar yet basic tool can be surprisingly proficient.