Bug 409926

Summary: Image files with a colon in the filename are "invalid"
Product: [Applications] kdenlive Reporter: kdebugs
Component: User Interface & MiscellaneousAssignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: fritzibaby, gerrytrevis
Priority: NOR Flags: fritzibaby: timeline_corruption+
Version First Reported In: 19.04.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description kdebugs 2019-07-18 03:28:35 UTC 
SUMMARY
Image files with a colon in the filename are reported as "invalid" in the clip monitor when the project is [re]opened.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a project (test project was 1280x720, 30 fps)
2. Import an image with a colon in the filename.  It will seem to work.
3. Import an image without a colon in the filename (using a copy of the same clip from step 2 is illustrative).  It will seem to work.
4. Save the project.
5. Close the project (by closing kdenlive or opening a different project)
6. Open the test project. 

You can insert the clips into the timeline.  Or not.

Sometimes kdenlive will crash when trying to open the test project (especially after several open/add-images/save/close/open-another/close/open-test cycles)

OBSERVED RESULT
The image with a colon in its name is "invalid" in the clip viewer.
If you added it to the timeline, it *may* appear distorted there.

The image without a colon in its name works as expected.

EXPECTED RESULT
All imported clips appear, without distortion, in every use.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: appimage
KDE Frameworks Version: appimage
Qt Version: appimage

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PopOs 18.04 (Ubuntu derivative) running 19.04.3 appimage

This *may* be related to bug 377131
Comment 1 emohr 2019-12-20 16:44:17 UTC 
This is most probably a MLT bug which should be solved in the meantime. Please try with the current Kdenlive AppImage version 19.12.0a which contains the MLT fix.
Comment 2 emohr 2021-03-10 15:40:19 UTC 
Can you please test the latest appimage and let us know if it is fixed?
Comment 3 gerrytrevis@gmail.com 2021-03-10 21:17:53 UTC 
Seems to save and open up without any problems. The image file with a colon in the title appears as expected without any reference to "invalid" or anything out of the ordinary.
Thanks.
Comment 4 emohr 2021-03-11 16:11:59 UTC 
Thank you for the feedback and contribution. Glad to hear it works. 

We close this bug. If it still appears in the latest version, please feel free to re-open it and update the affected version number.