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. 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." * Download page 1.- Is damn near perfect. Great layout, clear links. Have fun during the sprint. Cheers Paul P.S.: When are you going to be in Seville? -- Promotion & Communication www: http://kde.org Mastodon: https://mastodon.technology/@kde Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kde/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kdecommunity
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