Bug 478688

Summary: When adding Animation clip: Use project folder as default, not user document folder
Product: [Applications] kdenlive Reporter: fnx <ludwig>
Component: User Interface & MiscellaneousAssignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: normal CC: berndmj, theodorettshaw
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 23.08.4   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Microsoft Windows   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description fnx 2023-12-18 15:34:09 UTC
SUMMARY
When adding an Animation clip in Kdenlive, the default folder is always C:/Users/<user>/Videos/animations/ instead of the folder of project. I'm not sure why the animations should be under Videos in a central folder. At least it should be possible to configure that the current project path is the default.
Since the last selected location is not saved somehow, the folder has to be selected again each time a new Animation is added.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create new Kdenlive project
2. Click on "Create Animation"

OBSERVED RESULT
The folder always defaults to C:/Users/<user>/Videos/animations/

EXPECTED RESULT
There are several possible solutions (as mentioned above). 
 - Remember the last selected folder
 - Add a configuration value for the default folder for Animation files
 - Always default to current project folder

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Bernd 2023-12-19 15:51:51 UTC
This would help very much in asset and folder management. I support this.
Comment 2 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2023-12-20 07:37:54 UTC
Git commit 895dff094ed0053847e4cae742b9f5e7b65e0304 by Jean-Baptiste Mardelle.
Committed on 20/12/2023 at 08:36.
Pushed by mardelle into branch 'master'.

Add animation: remember last used folder

M  +19   -13   src/dialogs/clipcreationdialog.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/895dff094ed0053847e4cae742b9f5e7b65e0304
Comment 3 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2024-01-16 20:46:32 UTC
Git commit 86e1f68ae4f46833b7ad346262a451d5f0fbfbf7 by Jean-Baptiste Mardelle.
Committed on 16/01/2024 at 16:06.
Pushed by mardelle into branch 'release/23.08'.

Add animation: remember last used folder

M  +19   -13   src/dialogs/clipcreationdialog.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/86e1f68ae4f46833b7ad346262a451d5f0fbfbf7
Comment 4 aristsakas 2026-02-10 12:41:57 UTC
*** Bug 508512 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***