.. metadata-placeholder :authors: - Annew (https://userbase.kde.org/User:Annew) - Claus Christensen - Yuri Chornoivan - Ttguy (https://userbase.kde.org/User:Ttguy) - Bushuev (https://userbase.kde.org/User:Bushuev) - Jessej (https://userbase.kde.org/User:Jessej) - Jack (https://userbase.kde.org/User:Jack) - Roger (https://userbase.kde.org/User:Roger) - Julius Künzel Configure Kdenlive --> Capture` (more on this :ref:`configure_kdenlive`). You define the destination location for your captures by using :menuselection:`Settings --> Configure Kdenlive --> Environment --> Default Folders` (more on this :ref:`configure_kdenlive`). To execute a video capture, select the :ref:`ui-monitors` and choose the capture device from the dropdown in the bottom right. .. image:: /images/Kdenlive_Capture_video1.png :width: 450px :alt: Kdenlive_Capture_video1 Firewire -------- .. note:: This option is not available in recent versions of Kdenlive. Use dvgrab directly in a terminal to capture video from firewire. This captures video from sources connected via a firewire (also known as - IEEE 1394 High Speed Serial Bus) card and cable. This functionality uses the `dvgrab `_ program and the settings for this can be customized by clicking the spanner icon or choosing :menuselection:`Settings>Configure Kdenlive`. See :ref:`configure_kdenlive`. To perform a capture: * Plug in your device to the firewire card and turn it on to play mode * Click the *Connect Button* .. image:: /images/Kdenlive_Connect_firewire_button.png :align: left :alt: Kdenlive_Connect_firewire_button * Click the Record Button – note it toggles to grey while you are recording * Click the Record button again to stop capture. Or click the stop button. * Once capturing is finished, click the disconnect button .. image:: /images/Kdenlive_Disconnect_capture.png :align: left :alt: Kdenlive_Disconnect_capture * In the *Captured Files* dialog, click the import button to have the captured files automatically imported into the project bin. .. image:: /images/Kdenlive_Captured_files_dialog.png :align: left :alt: Kdenlive_Captured_files_dialog .. note:: If your device does not start playing the source device when you click the record button, you may have to start playback on your device manually and then click record. FFmpeg ------ I believe this captures video from an installed Web Cam using *Video4Linux2*. .. _screen_grab_capturing: Screen Grab ----------- This captures video of the PC screen. Open screen grab: :menuselection:`View --> Screen Grab`. Start recording: click the “record” button. Stop record: click the "record" button again. The recorded clip will be added in the project bin. Settings can be adjusted in :ref:`configure_kdenlive` To check on your linux distro, type ``ffmpeg -version`` in a terminal and look for ``--enable-x11grab`` in the reported configuration info. [1]_ If you are capturing the screen and using the X246 with audio settings and you get a crash as shown in the screen shot… .. image:: /images/Kdenlive_Screen_cap_with_audio_crash.png …then consider creating a profile for audio capture where ``-acodec pcm_s16le`` is replaced by ``-acodec libvorbis -b 320k``. See :ref:`configure_kdenlive`. Blackmagic ---------- This is for capturing from Blackmagics `decklink `_ video capture cards (AFAIK). Not sure how stable this code is at the moment. Mentioned in legacy Mantis bug tracker ID 2130. Footnotes --------- .. [1] There are now two branches of *ffmpeg*: a *Libav* branch and an ffmpeg.org branch. The *ffmpeg* version from the latter branch reports the configuration when you run with ``ffmpeg -version``. The *Libav* version does not. So this method to check for the ``--enable-x11grab`` does not work if you have the *Libav* version of *ffmpeg*.