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             - Yuri Chornoivan
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             - Simon Eugster <simon.eu@gmail.com>
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             - Eugen Mohr
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             - Bernd Jordan (https://discuss.kde.org/u/berndmj)

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Create Animation
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Right-click on empty space in the project bin, or click the |kdenlive-add-clip|\ |go-down|\ :guilabel:`Add Clip` icon on the project bin toolbar, and select :guilabel:`Create Animation`.

.. note:: 
   This requires |glaxnimate| to be installed and the path to it configured in Kdenlive's :ref:`settings<configure_environment_default_apps>`.

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   :alt: project_bin_create_animation

   Creating an animation

This opens a dialog window to enter a name for the :file:`.rawr` file Kdenlive creates before opening Glaxnimate.

If Glaxnimate is not configured, you are presented with a dialog box to enter the path to Glaxnimate.

.. rst-class:: clear-both

You can edit the animation in Glaxnimate by double-clicking on the animation in the project bin, or by right-clicking and selecting :guilabel:`Edit Clip`.

For further details about editing an animation see the chapter :doc:`/titles_and_graphics/graphics_and_animations/glaxnimate`. 

Kdenlive supports the :file:`Json` (Lottie animations) and :file:`rawr` (Glaxnimate animation) file formats.

:file:`Json` and :file:`rawr` files contain an alpha channel, so the imported animations can be overlayed over other clips in the timeline.

For Glaxnimate installation see the chapter about :ref:`configure_environment_default_apps`.