Kdenlive image sequence/slideshow improvment

tobbegraf · November 30, 2023, 1:36pm

Hello,

i tried to create a photo slideshow with many pictures in kdenlive, but the results from the “add image sequence” tool are not how i want it. E.g every image get the same pan+zoom effect (zoom in the same corner) and i cannot correct a single image when the pan+zoom is going in the wrong corner (face not visible).

I created a python script that will add the transformation effect to the images in the timeline, so every image hast its own effect and is editable:

github.com

tobbegraf/kdenlive-slideshow-generator/blob/main/ksg.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-

# kdenlive slideshow generator
# 2023 Tobias Philipp
# ksg@philipphome.de
# GPL V3
#
# usage: ksg.py projectfile.kdenlive
# you need a prepared kdenlive project file:
# all images in a timeline with the desired duration
# and transitions
# run the tool with the file as arugmuent and
# then open the created slideshow.kdenlive file in kdenlive
# for rendering or further editing
#
# effectListZoom/effectListMove:
# you can choose which zoom/move effects are used
# or how often if you add them multiple times to the list

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You need a saved kdenlive project file with all images in a timeline with the desired duration and transitions. Then run the tool with the file and it will generate a slideshow.kdenlive file with the added effects. you can open this file in kdenlive for rendering or further editing.

Sorry for the code quality, i’m in no way a python/coding expert.

Greetings
Tobias

berndmj · November 30, 2023, 2:28pm

Thanks for sharing!

I took the liberty to cross-post this to the Kdenlive Telegram channel and r/kdenlive on reddit …