Bug 475608

Summary:	[Feature Request] Configuration option to disable recording when hitting play button.
Product:	[Applications] kdenlive	Reporter:	Evert Vorster <evorster>
Component:	Timeline & Editing	Assignee:	Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	joshuafattarini
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	git-master
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Evert Vorster 2023-10-14 13:48:55 UTC

SUMMARY
***
Quite often, you do not want Kdenlive to start recording when hitting play. 
Currently, the only way to not record is to disable recording totally for the track in Audio Mixer. 
It would make more sense to only record when explicitly hitting the record button on the track, and leave the playback button to only play back without starting recording. 

This could be a menu option so that people who are used to the current behaviour can still continue using it as-is.
***


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable Audio recording for a track.
2. Hit the "Play" Button.

OBSERVED RESULT
Kdenlive starts recording, even though the record button has not been hit.

EXPECTED RESULT
Kdenlive to only record when explicitly told to do so.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.8
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.110.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Kernel Version: 6.5.7-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 32 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX
Memory: 62.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® Graphics
Manufacturer: TUXEDO
Product Name: PD5x_7xSNC_SND_SNE
System Version: Not Applicable

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 joshuafattarini 2023-11-10 21:13:19 UTC

I also ran into this issue. It was frustrating having to bounce back and forth, or sometimes I forgot to toggle the recording options, so I had to undo what I did.