Bug 451413 - Unable to render to a path located on a network share
Summary: Unable to render to a path located on a network share
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kdenlive
Classification: Applications
Component: Rendering & Export (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 21.12.3
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle
URL:
Keywords: triaged
: 465938 468088 474788 493805 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2022-03-12 00:17 UTC by adgitate
Modified: 2026-05-25 17:10 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/57c50f013fde4b96134eed83d7a102a4757adb31
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Description adgitate 2022-03-12 00:17:37 UTC 
SUMMARY
When attempting to render to a network share, the base path is replaced with the local root (C drive).

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Click Render
2. Type in a full path of the file to create located on a network share. (example \\foo\bar\example.mp4)
3. Click Render to File

OBSERVED RESULT
The video along with the entire folder hierarchy is created on the local root (C drive). 
Note: When the folder is chosen using the "select output destination" button, the resulting path that gets filled in the textbox has the base removed. (example "\\foo\bar\example.mp4" becomes "/bar/example.mp4").

EXPECTED RESULT
Renders to the path specified in the textbox or folder selected using the "select output destination" button.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10
Kdenlive: 21.12.3
Comment 1 aristsakas 2026-01-15 18:34:00 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 374855 ***
Comment 2 aristsakas 2026-01-15 18:36:56 UTC 
*** Bug 468088 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 aristsakas 2026-01-15 18:37:07 UTC 
*** Bug 474788 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 luzpaz 2026-01-22 00:12:58 UTC 
> When attempting to render to a network share, the base path is replaced with the local root (C drive).

Can someone locate this in the source ?
Comment 5 luzpaz 2026-01-26 07:18:54 UTC 
*** Bug 493805 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 luzpaz 2026-01-26 07:20:04 UTC 
*** Bug 465938 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 8 luzpaz 2026-05-23 11:58:37 UTC 
(In reply to luzpaz from comment #7)
> Relevant ?
> https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/
> 01bf732415f4a6ec7daa69dbc49306f107f44de8

Related to BUG 520428
Comment 9 luzpaz 2026-05-23 11:59:30 UTC 
Marking as WAITINGFORINFO
Comment 10 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2026-05-23 14:48:30 UTC 
Confirmed, working on it
Comment 11 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2026-05-25 17:10:01 UTC 
Git commit 57c50f013fde4b96134eed83d7a102a4757adb31 by Jean-Baptiste Mardelle.
Committed on 25/05/2026 at 17:09.
Pushed by mardelle into branch 'release/26.04'.

Use QFileInfo instead of QUrl/QDir to try fixing Windows shared drives

M  +48   -42   src/dialogs/renderwidget.cpp
M  +3    -6    src/dialogs/renderwidget.h
M  +2    -1    src/render/renderrequest.cpp
M  +5    -5    src/ui/renderwidget_ui.ui

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/57c50f013fde4b96134eed83d7a102a4757adb31