Bug 421094 - Motion Tracker Effect Missing
Summary: Motion Tracker Effect Missing
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kdenlive
Classification: Applications
Component: Video Effects & Transitions (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 22.04.1
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Vincent PINON
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Reported: 2020-05-06 01:16 UTC by Ahmed
Modified: 2023-05-01 21:21 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Description Ahmed 2020-05-06 01:16:59 UTC
SUMMARY
On Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Motion tracker effect as announced in the release of kdenlive 20.04  is missing when kdenlive is installed from apt - PPA repository.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Ubuntu 20.04 64 bit
2. Follow the page https://launchpad.net/~kdenlive/+archive/ubuntu/kdenlive-stable
3: open terminal and perform 
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kdenlive

version 20.04.0 will be installed

4: open kdenlive and click effects panel, search for motion tracker, no effect found



OBSERVED RESULT
Motion tracker effect is missing


EXPECTED RESULT
Motion tracker effect should be present as advertised in the release of version 20.04


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64 bit
GNOME version 3.36.1
Windowing system X11

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 emohr 2020-08-07 15:36:02 UTC
Please try with the current Kdenlive AppImage version 20.04.1b to see if there are any packaging issues https://files.kde.org/kdenlive/release/ 

If the problem/issue doesn't occur when using the AppImage, then it's your configuration or packaging.
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2020-08-22 04:33:08 UTC
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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2020-09-06 04:33:12 UTC
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

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Comment 4 Anthony Ettinger 2021-09-08 08:15:21 UTC
It's missing on manjaro too, I have kdenlive v. 20.8.1 and the motion tracker is missing.
Comment 5 Anthony Ettinger 2021-09-08 08:16:03 UTC
(In reply to Anthony Ettinger from comment #4)
> It's missing on manjaro too, I have kdenlive v. 20.8.1 and the motion
> tracker is missing.

so 21.8.0
Comment 6 Vincent PINON 2021-09-08 08:33:29 UTC
The effects plugins are not really in our code, we just make possible to use it.
The tracker effect is built in MLT if opencv *contrib* modules (containing tracker algorithm) are available at build time.
We build the whole stack and ship it in AppImage, Flatpak, and Windows binaries.
For other distribution means we have no control of the underlying components (we do update PPA packages, but they are not isolated from the system so we can't upgrade/change things too much).
Maybe ask the MLT&OpenCV packagers of your distribution if they have a mean to enable opencv contrib components...
Comment 7 Anthony Ettinger 2021-09-08 13:40:02 UTC
with manjaro or arch you just have to run `sudo pacman -S opencv` and then the effect will be installed.
Comment 8 Cyril Giraud 2021-09-08 20:06:14 UTC
In kdenlive-21.08.0a-x86_64.appimage, I did not found "Automask" effect... because my system is localized for France, and french name of effect is changing all the time...
Thanks to this bug reports, I found it with "track" keyword which found "Suivi de déplacements" (but "auto" and "mask" keyworks didn't).
Comment 9 emohr 2021-09-09 14:48:38 UTC
For information: Auto Mask is depreciated and not part of Kdenlive anymore (as Kdenlive use MLT7 in the background). Use the motion tracker instead.
Comment 10 heecks 2022-05-23 10:48:02 UTC
(In reply to Vincent PINON from comment #6)
> The effects plugins are not really in our code, we just make possible to use
> it.
> The tracker effect is built in MLT if opencv *contrib* modules (containing
> tracker algorithm) are available at build time.
> We build the whole stack and ship it in AppImage, Flatpak, and Windows
> binaries.
> For other distribution means we have no control of the underlying components
> (we do update PPA packages, but they are not isolated from the system so we
> can't upgrade/change things too much).
> Maybe ask the MLT&OpenCV packagers of your distribution if they have a mean
> to enable opencv contrib components...

I have the issue with Kdenlive 22.04.1 installed using the PPA on Kubuntu 22.04 (https://launchpad.net/~kdenlive/+archive/ubuntu/kdenlive-stable/+packages).

It is fine using the latest appimage (kdenlive-22.04.0-2-x86_64.AppImage) however.

If I understand correctly, "Motion tracker" is in the MLT package, so is this a packaging issue in the PPA ?
Comment 11 Julius Künzel 2023-05-01 21:21:12 UTC
The motion tracker has been added to the PPA now.