Bug 431604

Summary:	Transition *.pgm locations are saved as absolute paths
Product:	[Applications] kdenlive	Reporter:	Ruman Gerst <mrboese>
Component:	Video Effects & Transitions	Assignee:	Vincent PINON <vpinon>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	julius.kuenzel
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	20.12.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	All
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Ruman Gerst 2021-01-14 19:17:48 UTC

SUMMARY
*.kdenlive files store the location of transitions as absolute path. This disrupts interop between different operating systems.

For example, my current project saves the location of the transition as following:

<property name="resource">/usr/share/kdenlive/lumas/HD/linear_x.pgm</property>

As this is located in the Kdenlive shared folder, it should be stored as following:

<property name="resource">linear_x.pgm</property>


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a simple project with a wipe transition on Linux 
2. Copy the project to a Windows computer
3. Try to open it in Kdenlive

OBSERVED RESULT
Kdenlive (Windows) does not find the transition(*.pgm) file.


EXPECTED RESULT
Kdenlive opens the project without complaining about missing files.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 10
macOS: -
Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.8 / 5.19.5
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.74.0
Qt Version: 5.14.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Julius Künzel 2021-04-03 00:03:36 UTC

Thanks for your report! I don't think this is something we are going to change (or we can change because it's the way how mlt works). The shared folder is not the only place were lumas can be saved (they can be save everywhere) and 

> <property name="resource">linear_x.pgm</property>

would mean the luma is in the same folder than the project file.

If you want to use a kdenlive project on a different setup you should use Project > Archive Project

Please test this and tell us if it solves your problem.

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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2021-05-03 04:33:35 UTC

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
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