Bug 501914

Summary:	Archive project don't save the fonts
Product:	[Applications] kdenlive	Reporter:	edoardo <edoardo>
Component:	User Interface & Miscellaneous	Assignee:	Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	berndmj
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	All
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Description edoardo@edopcfix.com 2025-03-23 17:16:32 UTC

I noticed that when archieving a project the fonts used in the project are not archieved.
IMHO is a important piece of a project that will go missing if the project will be moved between different pc and overtime.
Please add the fonts to the archieving

Comment 1 Bernd 2025-03-24 15:38:21 UTC

Kdenlive only uses the fonts that are installed. The project file only contains a reference to the font. In order to use the same font you need to have it installed on the other system, too.
I don't know whether you can include a font file just like that. AFAIK, font files need to have special format to be installed on a system, and you cannot just copy and paste an installed font. In addition, depending on the OS you may need special privileges to install a font.
When opening a project file that needs a font that is not installed, Kdenlive issues a warning about the missing font, and you can decide whether to use a different font or a placeholder. Then install the missing font afterwards.