https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478871
Bug ID: 478871
Summary: Memory leak / please add loop-function
Classification: Applications
Product: kdenlive
Version: 23.08.4
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: Effects & Transitions
Assignee: j...@kdenlive.org
Reporter: mauritiu...@web.de
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
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Kdenlive seems to leak infinite memory, probably related to having to manually
copy-paste clips to mimic a loop function.
Please fix the leak and implement a loop function. It's highly inconvenient and
undynamic/static to have to copy-paste in a potentially hour-long project.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install Kdenlive
2. Create a mid-size project (e.g. 1hr mkv clip with audio, add a few simple
texts/images with fades)
3. Manually copy-paste grouped clips
4. Around 30min length, especially when maneuvering the timeline (scrolling,
zooming), Kdenlive becomes drastically slower.
5. Continue further beyond 30min/1hr
6. Zoom/scroll on timeline
7. Try inserting more clips
OBSERVED RESULT
1) Seeming memory leak, probably due to mass copy-pasting clips. RAM keeps
goin' up whenever inserting a new "loop iteration". At some point the app must
be closed and restarted to set back RAM use to about 40% of the previous
although Kdenlive will still suffer heavily from observation 2.
2) Kdenlive becomes highly inconvenient to use due to drastically slowing down.
EXPECTED RESULT
I should be able to handle at least 1 hour long, not animation/effect heavy
projects.
RAM shouldnt indefinitely scale when I maneuver the timeline.
RAM & app speed shouldnt be affected as drastically when I have to loop /
insert / copy-paste / move clips.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE neon 5.27 x86_64
KDE Plasma Version: Plasma 5.27.10
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
32+GiB RAM, good AMD CPU, occurred on all my >1hr projects
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