SUMMARY When OpenGL backend is selected, opening a new project is not possible makes kdenlive crash. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Select "OpenGL" or "Software OpenGL" in "Settings" -> "OpenGL backend" menu. (Restart kdenlive, then restart again.) 2. Select "New" in "File". 3. Select the project settings and click OK. OBSERVED RESULT Kdenlive crashes (close the application). EXPECTED RESULT Kdenlive open a new, empty project. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: 10 current Video card: Intel HD Graphics 620 & NVIDIA GeForce MX150 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Intel Graphic card works with DirectX only. Don't change the backend. Added this issue to https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/issues/745
The bug was present on my desktop computer also which has an Nvidia graphics card. However, the bug was resolved in the current v20.08.1.