Bug 511660

Summary: New Vertical UI layout
Product: [Applications] kdenlive Reporter: Gabriel Gazzán <gabcorreo>
Component: User Interface & MiscellaneousAssignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Other   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Vertical layout file
Screenshot of vertical layout
sample of the reference image overlayed on a vertical video
reference image for building a safe zones overlay for Monitor
example of safe zone with content from Instagram/YouTube Shorts / TikTok

Description Gabriel Gazzán 2025-11-05 04:00:57 UTC
Created attachment 186507 [details]
Vertical layout file

I think it'd be nice to introduce a new layout suited for editing vertical videos, as they are more and more common these days.
I've created such a layout for reference (based on the current Effects one), and attached it.
Also attached is a screenshot of how it'd look.

Thx!
Comment 1 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-11-05 04:01:59 UTC
Created attachment 186508 [details]
Screenshot of vertical layout
Comment 2 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2025-11-05 07:35:28 UTC
Excellent idea! Especially since we plan to introduce a welcome screen allowing to configure vertical profiles at startup:
https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/issues/1787

Will have a loot and try to integrate this for 25.12
Comment 3 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-11-05 16:56:36 UTC
Excellent! 😊

I'm thinking it'd be just great to have a safe areas overlay suited to social media too.
I've just researched the net for this kind of overlay and made a reference image (attached as PNG and .kra). 
It should be suitable for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube shorts.
Comment 4 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-11-05 16:57:36 UTC
Created attachment 186525 [details]
sample of the reference image overlayed on a vertical video
Comment 5 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-11-05 16:59:39 UTC
Created attachment 186528 [details]
reference image for building a safe zones overlay for Monitor
Comment 6 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-11-05 22:14:17 UTC
Created attachment 186535 [details]
example of safe zone with content from Instagram/YouTube Shorts / TikTok

...maybe it's too restrictive in general, and at the top especially, but I based it on what I saw at several sites. 🤷‍♂️
Comment 7 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2025-11-15 16:00:45 UTC
Now implemented in 25.12.0.
Thanks a lot for the layout and safe area files!
Comment 8 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-11-15 17:37:24 UTC
💪🚀