Bug 440044

Summary:	https://binary-factory.kde.org/job/Kdenlive_Nightly_mingw64/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/kdenlive-master-827-windows-mingw_64-gcc.exe
Product:	[Applications] kdenlive	Reporter:	Stephen Esseenyne <stephense92>
Component:	Setup & Installation	Assignee:	Vincent PINON <vpinon>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	fritzibaby
Priority:	NOR	Flags:	fritzibaby: timeline_corruption+
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/629012014067becc6e994a5a000ce6210db82c07	Version Fixed In:	21.08
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Stephen Esseenyne 2021-07-19 16:32:59 UTC

SUMMARY

In 2. below I downloaded the Windows Daily Build #827.

When I start Kdenlive I get a popup asking where my MLT profiles were. In the path box was "/usr/local/share/mlt-7/profiles" (Since I'm on Windows this looked like a Linux file format). I put in a Windows path.

Kdenlive loaded. So I shutdown and started Windows.

I opened Kdenlive and a popup told me that Kdenlive crashed on last startup and asked if I wanted to reset the configuration files. It wouldn't accept Yes and when I said No another pop-up said it cannot find the melt program required for rendering (part of MLT). I copy-and-pasted the path to the Lib/MLT folders.

A third pop-up appeared, the one asking where my MLT profiles were. I put in the path as before.

The problem I am having sadly is that these popup box answers are not saving and I am having to provide the paths everytime I start the application or the operating system and I am not 100% sure if my paths are the right ones.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Uninstall Kdenlive
2. Install the build #827:

https://binary-factory.kde.org/job/Kdenlive_Nightly_mingw64/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/kdenlive-master-827-windows-mingw_64-gcc.exe 

OBSERVED RESULT
See SUMMARY

EXPECTED RESULT
See SUMMARY

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 10

Comment 1 Vincent PINON 2021-07-19 17:38:06 UTC

Hello,
Thanks Stephen for testing.
Yes the 1st trials with MLT7 need a bit of polishing; I'm aware of it but don't have time to fix it right now. Hopefully soon ;)

Comment 2 Stephen Esseenyne 2021-07-19 19:30:41 UTC

(In reply to Vincent PINON from comment #1)
> Hello,
> Thanks Stephen for testing.
> Yes the 1st trials with MLT7 need a bit of polishing; I'm aware of it but
> don't have time to fix it right now. Hopefully soon ;)

Hi Vincent

Thanks. I've gone back to 21.04.3 for the time being.

And when I did I noticed all my settings had gone: keyboard shortcuts, project settings, etc.

Comment 3 emohr 2021-07-25 13:55:55 UTC

Could you test again with latest nigthly build? If Kdenlive ask for melt.exe click on the folder icon and point to the folder where Kdenlive.exe is stored. The path setting should look like: https://userbase.kde.org/Kdenlive/Manual/Settings_Menu/Configure_Kdenlive#MLT_Environment

Comment 4 Stephen Esseenyne 2021-07-25 18:20:17 UTC

(In reply to emohr from comment #3)
> Could you test again with latest nigthly build? If Kdenlive ask for melt.exe
> click on the folder icon and point to the folder where Kdenlive.exe is
> stored. The path setting should look like:
> https://userbase.kde.org/Kdenlive/Manual/Settings_Menu/
> Configure_Kdenlive#MLT_Environment

Sorry no luck. I downloaded and installed build #833. It keeps prompting for MLT profiles (/usr/local/share/mlt-7/profiles) - and not Melt.exe. Any reason why it keeps looking for "/usr/local/share/mlt-7/profiles" instead of "C:\Users\steph\AppData\Local\kdenlive\share\mlt\profiles"? :-)

Comment 5 Stephen Esseenyne 2021-07-26 10:09:43 UTC

(In reply to Stephen Esseenyne from comment #4)
> (In reply to emohr from comment #3)
> > Could you test again with latest nigthly build? If Kdenlive ask for melt.exe
> > click on the folder icon and point to the folder where Kdenlive.exe is
> > stored. The path setting should look like:
> > https://userbase.kde.org/Kdenlive/Manual/Settings_Menu/
> > Configure_Kdenlive#MLT_Environment
> 
> Sorry no luck. I downloaded and installed build #833. It keeps prompting for
> MLT profiles (/usr/local/share/mlt-7/profiles) - and not Melt.exe. Any
> reason why it keeps looking for "/usr/local/share/mlt-7/profiles" instead of
> "C:\Users\steph\AppData\Local\kdenlive\share\mlt\profiles"? :-)

I tried build #834.

As I had v21.04.3 installed I installed #834 as Kdenlive834 to prevent over-writing and Kdenlive opened without incident.

Then I uninstalled both versions and re-installed #834 but it prompted me for the MLT profiles, as before, when I opened it.

Comment 6 emohr 2021-08-04 14:52:33 UTC

In the meantime we solved the MLT issue. Could you check with the nightly build again?

Comment 7 Stephen Esseenyne 2021-08-04 15:57:21 UTC

(In reply to emohr from comment #6)
> In the meantime we solved the MLT issue. Could you check with the nightly
> build again?

Hello. Just tried the latest build* and it looks like the issue is fixed; I opened my last project and watched it all at x10 speed.

Well done and thank you.

*https://binary-factory.kde.org/job/Kdenlive_Nightly_mingw64/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/kdenlive-master-843-windows-mingw_64-gcc.exe

Comment 8 emohr 2021-08-04 17:46:00 UTC

Thank you for the feedback. Glad to hear it works. This fix is part of version 21.08.

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