Bug 377492

Hello I'm having issues with the Project Settings dialog for changing Video Profiles.

This is starting with a fresh install of kdenlive-16.12.3 in Antergos (have selected Arch and 16.12.2 as these were closet - problem also exists on 16.08.3, which is also not available to select).

So the use case is that I have video that is 640x480@(60000/1001). The produced video should be 1440x1080, so the video is upscaled, but title cards etc. can be the full 1440x1080.

My expectation was to be able to go into Project Settings and select a Profile of 1440x1080@60000/1001.

However, the Video Profile option offers resolutions instead. 1440x1080's not there, so I select custom. However with this fresh install, with custom, 60000/1001 isn't available. Also the available frame sizes, display ratio, sample ratio, colour space, and frame rate are not independent, so for example, if you select a frame rate of 23.98, you have no choice other than 720x486, 4:3, 8:9 and ITU-R 601.

The Resolution drop-down has a Properties button next to it however. So that brings up the Profiles dialog. Here I can create new Profiles, but the list is completely different from the one in Project Settings. Even the conventions are different.

Project Settings vs Profiles:

Resolution vs Description
Frame Size vs Size
Display Ratio vs Display aspect ratio
Sample Ratio vs Pixel aspect ratio
Colour Space vs Colourspace
Frame Rate is the same in both, but Project Settings uses decimal (23.98) and Profiles uses ratio (24000/1001) and also has decimal for Fields per second
Interlaced checkbox vs Progressive checkbox

In the Profiles dialog, I can create exactly what I want for the project. I can base a new one off of "HD 1080p 59.94", call it "HD 1440x1080p 59.94" and set all the things I need independently. I can save it. I can then select to "Use as default". This neither selects it, nor makes it available in the Project Settings as a Profile.

I can now select the frame rate, and then that fills out the rest for me, so success!

So the bugs are:

Conventions should be the same in all dialogs. My personal preference is ratios for frame rate (decimal is ambiguous. 29.98, could mean 29.98/1 or 30000/1001).

Custom resolution should allow independent entry, entering a frame rate should not change the other values. Where a value isn't in the drop down, there should be an option to enter a free value. There should also be more options in the drop downs. 60000/1001 and 60/1 should be there as they are common, also the 120fps equivalents.

Changing the Profile in the Profile dialog and then closing the dialog should set the Project Settings to match the Profile just closed. Alternatively, give it a standard OK button that when pressed sets the Video Profile settings in the Project Settings dialog.

'use as default' I would expect to not only set the Video Profile in the Project Settings but also make those settings the default project settings when I start the program. All of this should apply to using the Manage Project Profiles button in the Configure dialog too, rather than setting a Profile as default and then needing to then select custom and the frame size and then saving that separately.