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A cinematic look

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With Kdenlive you can emulate the classic cinematic look of Hollywood films in post production: all you need is a slightly overexposed shot and the effects for the light manipulation of the famous open source video editor

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January 22, 2020
Luca Tringali
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All the light you want in your videos

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Do you have to shoot a scene outside at night and do you only have a small lamp to illuminate everything? All you have to do is shoot multiple clips illuminating different points of the scene, and use Kdenlive to blend everything into one very bright movie.

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June 26, 2019
Luca Tringali
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From video to drawing

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We transform the movie of an actor into an animated drawing using the texture we prefer: pencil, paint, markers, we can make it with GIMP. Then, thanks to Kdenlive, the texture can be applied to the actor's silhouette.

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August 12, 2018
Luca Tringali
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Correct colors like a pro

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To obtain a look similar to the great Hollywood productions, the colors of the film can be corrected to give a dramatic look to the scenes. It can be done manually, but also using LUTs, presets that can be downloaded from the web.

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July 2, 2018
Luca Tringali
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A virtual poster… animated

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With Kdenlive it is possible to assemble a completely virtual collage of photos and videos, in order to simulate the movement of a camera on it. A perfect solution for the opening credits of any movie, and for music clips.

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August 31, 2017
Luca Tringali
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A less boring title than usual

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We use Kdenlive and GIMP to create a title: we transform a frame into a drawing, color it, and insert the text. We will also add transitions to animate the title entering the scene.

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June 15, 2017
Luca Tringali
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Replace the sky in a couple of clicks

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Amateur films often have a defect: the sky appears white due to the excessive brightness of the Sun. But with Kdenlive we can replace the sky, inserting a photograph with realistic colors in its place.

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May 28, 2016
Luca Tringali
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A shot in the dark

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Shooting movies in low light conditions is not impossible: just follow some rules. And if your camcorder makes too much noise in the shadows, the problem can be solved with Kdenlive's color correction tools.

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September 30, 2015
Luca Tringali
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The wizard of colors

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Kdenlive as GIMP: the video editing program includes incredibly powerful tools to correct the colors of the movies, treating them as if they were simple photographs. We will try to achieve the bleach bypass effect and the lomo effect.

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October 14, 2014
Luca Tringali
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