A topic for your sprint: A couple of improvements for Kdenlive.org

[farid abdelnour]

Hi Paul,

We are planning a facelift for the release of the refactoring branch.

2018-04-24 16:27 GMT-03:00 Paul Brown <paul.brown at kde.org>:

> Hi,
>
> As per Jean-Baptiste's request, I am sending you a couple of observations
> about kdenlive.org that you may like to discuss during your sprint.
>
> The promo team unanimously agrees that Kdenlive could be huge. It looks
> professional; technical problems of the past that made it unstable or slow
> seem to have been solved; it is easy to use and is well-designed. Plus the
> plugin system means that it can only grow with regards to filters and
> transitions.
>
> The website looks good and is professionally laid out, but it could be
> more
> helpful to casual users (that is, people who land on your site who do not
> already know Kdenlive). This is important, since the website is your
> display
> to the rest of the world.
>
> You can make sure you capture the attention of casual visitors and maybe
> improve search results with a few simple changes:
>
> * Landing/Home page:
>
> 1.- Include in a prominent position a one- or two-sentence description of
> what
> Kdenlive can do for users. For example:
>
> > Kdenlive lets you edit movies by allowing you to visually "cut up" clips
> and
> apply affects and transitions to them. It is free, it is open source and
> works
> on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
>
> Or something like that.
>
> When I say "Prominent position", I mean this text should be placed on the
> landing page, in quite a big font, and located so the visitor does not
> have to
> scroll down to see it.
>
> I have included an image which shows where a good place would be.
>
> Notice that currently there is no description of what Kdenlive is on the
> landing page.
>

Noted. We have also seen some other places for improvement as well.

>
> 2.- Instead of a cut out part of the interface, include a clear, high
> resolution, non-distorted image of Kdenlive's interface in the header of
> the
> page. This will complement the description and give visitors a better idea
> of
> what they should expect from Kdenlive.
>
> * "About" page:
>
> 1.- Change the description of what Kdenlive is from:
>
> > "Kdenlive is an acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor. It is primarily
> aimed at the GNU/Linux platform but also works on BSD and MacOS. It is
> currently being ported to Windows as a GSOC project.
> >
> > Non-linear video editing is much more powerful than beginners’ (linear)
> editors, hence it requires a bit more organization before starting.
> However,
> it is not reserved to specialists and can be used for small personal
> projects."
>
> To:
>
> > "Kdenlive is a "non-linear video editor". This means it lets you to lay
> out
> multiple video and audio clips simultaneously on several tracks. You can
> cut
> from one to another or add transitions, allowing you to make professional-
> looking full-length videos. You can also add filters and special effects
> to
> your videos to make them more arresting.
> >
> > Kdenlive is free open source software and works on Linux, Windows and
> macOS."
>

OK.


>
> * Download page
>
> 1.- Is damn near perfect. Great layout, clear links.
>

:)


>
> Have fun during the sprint.
>

It is being great so far. Also thanks for the feedback!

>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>
> P.S.: When are you going to be in Seville?
>

We arrive on the 29th evening, our workshop is on the 30th.


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