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v7.36.0 released

Dec 29, 2025

You can download it from GitHub.

This version adds image processing in linear color on the CPU (previously only Movit). Plus, it extends 10-bit video processing on the CPU to many more services.

Framework

  • Added mlt_image_default_colorspace()
  • Added mlt_image_default_trc()
  • Added mlt_image_default_primaries()
  • Added mlt_color_convert_trc()
  • Added the mlt_consumer property mlt_color_trc to drive a new color_transform normalizer filter. This sets the color transfer function to use for image/video effects. It is beneficial and correct to use linear color for any pixel mixing whether for blending or interpolation.
  • Removed atexit(mlt_factory_close) in mlt_factory_init(). Close the factory yourself if you feel the need to (not generally needed when exiting a process).
  • Prevent possible crash in mlt_service_connect_producer().
  • Added mlt_profile_is_valid() and Mlt::Profile::is_valid().
  • Fixed crash on invalid profile (CVE-2025-65834) in:
    • mlt_consumer_start()
    • mlt_factory_producer()
    • xml producer

Modules

  • Drop support for Qt 5.
  • Fixed bad color in luma transition’s dissolve (regression in v7.34.0).
  • Fixed HLG HDR broken in decklink consumer (regression in v7.34.0).
  • Fixed warnings when flushing audio in the avformat consumer.
  • Added support for hwaccel=vulkan to the avformat producer.
  • Added a color_transform normalizer filter to the core module to convert all image/video producers to and from linear color. It is abstract in the core module and drives the following filters:
    • avfilter.zscale
    • sws_colortransform
    • avfilter.scale
  • Added filter sws_colortransform that is more efficient than avfilter.swscale but requires FFmpeg 8.
  • Changed the default property values of the null consumer:
    • real_time: -1
    • terminate_on_pause: 1
  • Changed the luma and movit.luma transitions to progress linearly with linear color_trc.
  • Fixed the alpha channel dropped by the xml-clip producer.
  • Added mlt_image_rgba64 format to:
    • avcolor_space filter
    • avdeinterlace filter
    • affine filter and transition
    • audiolevelgraph filter
    • audiospectrum filter
    • audiowaveform filter
    • autofade filter
    • avformat producer and consumers
    • box_blur filter
    • brightness filter
    • pillar_echo filter
    • color producer
    • dropshadow filter
    • dynamictext filter (when used with qtext)
    • frei0r.alpha0ps filter
    • frei0r.alphagrad filter
    • frei0r.alphaspot filter
    • frei0r.bluescreen0r filter
    • frei0r.select0r filter
    • frei0r.transparency filter
    • gpsgraphic filter
    • gpstext filter
    • gradientmap filter
    • hslprimaries filter
    • hslrange filter
    • kdenlivetitle producer
    • lift_gamma_gain filter
    • lightshow filter
    • mask_apply (when used with qtblend)
    • movit.convert filter
    • outline filter
    • qtblend filter and transition
    • qtcrop filter
    • qtext producer
    • shape filter
    • spot_remover filter
    • strobe filter
    • subtitle filter (when used with qtext)
    • swscale filter
    • text filter (when used with qtext)
    • timeremap link
    • timer filter (when used with qtext)
    • vqm transition
  • Changed the mask_apply filter default transition to qtblend.
  • Removed the maximum for the alpha property on the brightness filter so that you can increase the opacity of an existing alpha channel.
  • Fixed background image scaling in the gpsgraphic filter.
  • Fix audio artifacts with pcm_s24le in mkv in avformat producer.

Other

  • Removed bitrate and quality limits in the vp9 and webm avformat presets.
  • Fixed melt on Windows not reading file path/name with extended characters (regression in v7.34.0).
  • Fixed building the ruby bindings with Ruby 3.0.
  • More fixes for MSVC.
  • Removed win32/strptime.c and replaced with Qt functions.
  • Stop showing melt usage on error exit.

v7.34.0 released

Nov 3, 2025

You can download it from GitHub.

This versions adds 10-bit video processing on the CPU, but you must ensure you are using compatible filters and transitions.

Framework

  • Added mlt_image_rgba64 format. This change touched core, avformat, and qt modules as well.
  • Added mlt_color_trc, mlt_color_primaries, and more mlt_colorspaces along with functions:
    • mlt_image_color_trc_name
    • mlt_image_color_trc_id
    • mlt_image_colorspace_name
    • mlt_image_colorspace_id
    • mlt_image_color_pri_name
    • mlt_image_color_pri_id
  • Fixed some minor memory leaks with cppcheck.

Modules

  • Added rgba and rgba64 formats to the luma transition.
  • Added rgba64 format to affine filter and transition.
  • Added rgba64 format to the qtblend transition.
  • Added support for FFmpeg 8 to the avformat module.
  • Fixed audio panner filter for 5.1 channel layout.
  • Fixed converting 10-bit full to limited range in avformat producer (regression in v7.30.0).
  • Fixed shadow not working for multi-line template titles in kdenlivetitle producer.
  • Fixed mask_apply filter with custom transition.
  • Added input_chmask & output_chmask properties to mono filter.
  • Added channel_mask property to LADSPA/LV2/VST2 filters.
  • Added channel_mask to the volume filter.
  • Added an outline video filter.
  • Fixed a deadlock on image with a % in the name in qimage producer.
  • Added scrubbing to the decklink consumer.
  • Fixed & not decoded to & in the xml producer.
  • Fixed converting BT.709 to BT.2020 in the avformat module.
  • Fixed building a ladspa module without JACK as dependency.
  • Deprecate a JACK Rack XML file in the jackrack and ladspa modules.
  • Added filter qtblend_mode.
  • Fixed incorrect alpha channel breaking optimization of qtblend.
  • Fixed pixel format gbrap (Ut Video with alpha channel) in the avformat producer.
  • Fixed opencv_tracker filter on cut playlist clips.
  • Fixed warning about missing color range for avfilters that use it (e.g. avfilter.colorspace).
  • Added typewriter properties to the qtext filter.
  • Fixed color distortion or a crash if using hwaccel with orientation rotation in avformat producer.

Other

  • Enable Qt 6 and disable Qt 5 modules in CMake by default.
  • Disable the SDL1 module in CMake by default.
  • Changed melt now exits with 1 if the producer is invalid.
  • Various changes to work with MSVC compiler.
  • Changed SVT-AV1 encode presets to VBR for Opus audio.
  • Fixed initializing Qt on the main thread in melt.
  • Documented the -progress2 option for melt.
  • Increased the minimum C++ version to C++20.
  • Converted many modules to use CMake find_package().
  • Added libgen.c and libgen.h for MSVC.

v7.32.0 released

May 7, 2025

You can download it from GitHub.

Framework

  • Added mlt_service_set_consumer() and `Mlt::Service::set_consumer().
  • Optimized mlt_multitrack to not request a frame from a producer that is both hidden and muted.

Modules

  • Fixed pixel format for VP8/VP9 streams in avformat producer.
  • Fixed yuva422p pixel format in avformat producer.
  • Added MLT_AVFORMAT_HWACCEL & MLT_AVFORMAT_HWACCEL_DEVICE environment variables to avformat producer.
  • Updated decklink module for recent hardware and drivers.
  • Added colorspace and color_trc (including HDR) properties to the decklink consumer.
  • Fixed silencing extra audio channel (e.g. 6 => 8) in decklink consumer.
  • Fixed 5.1 C/LFE channels swapped over HDMI in decklink consumer.
  • Fixed text outline had sharp angles in kdenlivetitle producer.
  • Fixed default gamma to be Rec. 709 for 10-bit Y’CbCr from movit module.
  • Added support for HLG gamma to movit module (requires ddennedy/movit fork).
  • Fixed opencv_tracker filter should require multiple keyframes to be ready.
  • Fixed OpenCV crash on rect <= 1 pixel in opencv_tracker filter.
  • Fixed aspect ratio in qtblend filter and transition.
  • Fixed QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen not working in qt and glaxnimate modules.
  • Improved preview scaling in qtblend filter.
  • Fixed requesting huge images on multiple qtblend filters or transitions.
  • Fixed sdl2 consumer on macOS.
  • Fixed the strobe filter not working with movit.
  • Fixed color and gamma using timeremap link with movit.
  • Fixed consumer properties (e.g. channels) missing on qglsl consumer injected by the xml producer.

v7.30.0 released

Jan 19, 2025

You can download it from GitHub.

Framework

  • Fixed Mlt::Producer::set_creation_time() not exported on i686.
  • Fixed Mlt::Properties::set(int64_t) symbol version.
  • Fixed mlt_factory_init() on Linux/BSD may fail to initialize when compiled with -DRELOCATABLE.
  • Added generic non-drop-frame timecode in mlt_property.c. Previously, it was only done for 30000/1001 and 60000/1001 frame rates, but 24000/1001 is especially important as well.
  • Added support for MLT XML embedded in chains. This, along with xml-clip producer handles mismatching frame rate between parent and child producers and facilites time-affecting links on the child.
  • Added mlt_image_full_range(const char *color_range) where any of the following strings return true (1): full, jpeg, pc.

Modules

  • Added xml-clip producer.
  • Fixed link in and out properties arenot serialized in the xml consumer.
  • Added hslprimaries and hslrange filters to the plus module.
  • Added a gradientmap filter to the plus module.
  • Fixed avfilter audio filters with FFmpeg 7.
  • Fixed incorrect frame rate for AVCHD (and possibly others) in avformat.
  • Fixed window_id property in consumer sdl2 by using SDL_CreateWindowFrom(), especially important for embedding in GTK+ or Qt.
  • Fixed text not rendering in transition vqm since Qt 6.
  • Added decimals keyword to gpstext filter and move RAW keyword check.
  • Fixed time_offset property handling in gpstext filter.
  • Fixed reading and writing SRT files with unicode in the path.
  • Fixed subtitle_feed filter on producers with an in point > 0.
  • Fixed opaque alpha channels become translucent in luma transition.
  • Fixed a crash in the mix transition with consumer producer.
  • Fixed freeze filter freezing too much.
  • Fixed avfilter.fillborders with preview scaling.
  • Fixed non-proportional scaling in qtblend transition and filter.
  • Fixed avfilter color distortion with mlt_image_rgb and mlt_image_rgba.
  • Extended support for colorspace=2020 consumer property and the BT.2020 colorspace in the avformat producer and consumer. This does not imply HDR, which is signaled through a color_trc property.
  • Added support for mlt_image_yuv420p10, mlt_image_yuv444p10, and mlt_image_yuv422p16 in avfilter, swscale, and rescale filters. This facilitates using these pixel formats end-to-end when using only FFmpeg producers, certain avfilters, and avformat consumer. This means it is possible to do 10-bit end-to-end on the CPU when being careful to select compatible components and options to avoid conversions. One can pass-through HDR; however, you must set the color_trc and pix_fmt properties on the avformat consumer (see ffmpeg -h full for these values). The avformat consumer automatically converts MLT colorspace (integer value) to FFmpeg’s colorspace and color_primaries (unless explicit) options.

Other

  • Cleaned up the examples in src/swig.
  • Changed the x264-medium preset to a higher quality.

v7.28.0 released

Sep 12, 2024

You can download it from GitHub.

This fixes a couple of major regressions in the previous version 7.26.0:

  • Fixed seeking and frozen video due by reverting “Improved performance with intra-only video and reducing the frame rate.”
  • Fixed using melt to render MLT XML with OpenGL effects from movit.

Other fixes and changes:

  • Deprecated the composite transition and the sdl and ndi modules.
  • Fixed Android camera video has the wrong frame rate (broken in v7.26.0).
  • Fixed audio not playing for audio-only DTS WMA.
  • Fixed using “https:” URLs in the xml producer.
  • Fixed crash on exit when running melt -query or melt -query links.
  • Added a transition property to the watermark filter. Now, it defaults to using affine.
  • Changed affine transition argument to set rect property if supplied.

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