user4645: I'm using Kdenlive on Linux Mint 16, and I was finding that my keyframed "Box Blur" effect was significantly slowing down playback, and so I thought there might be a way to render the effects on a clip, essentially making them "non-editable", to speed up playback.
Is there such a function?
Thanks in advance!

user1357: Yes, you can preview effects using timeline preview rendering since version 16.08 (video tutorial):

Set in and out points using I and O keys for the area in which your effect is active.
In the main menu in Timeline/Timeline Preview press Add preview zone.
In the same menu, press Start Preview Render and wait until the red bar turns green at the top of the timeline.

Any change to the area - including moving clips or adding effects to clips in it - will result in requiring to re-render to regain the playback speed enhancement.
In case 16.08 or later is not available on Linux Mint yet, you might be able to install it manually (video guide):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kdenlive


4645: <p>I'm using Kdenlive on Linux Mint 16, and I was finding that my keyframed "Box Blur" effect was significantly slowing down playback, and so I thought there might be a way to render the effects on a clip, essentially making them "non-editable", to speed up playback.
Is there such a function?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
 1357: <p>Yes, you can preview effects using <strong>timeline preview rendering</strong> since version 16.08 (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwC-ZPnxsVs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">video tutorial</a>):</p>

<ol>
<li>Set in and out points using I and O keys for the area in which your effect is active.</li>
<li>In the main menu in <strong>Timeline/Timeline Preview</strong> press <strong>Add preview zone</strong>.</li>
<li>In the same menu, press <strong>Start Preview Render</strong> and wait until the red bar turns green at the top of the timeline.</li>
</ol>

<p>Any change to the area - including moving clips or adding effects to clips in it - will result in requiring to re-render to regain the playback speed enhancement.</p>

<p>In case 16.08 or later is not available on Linux Mint yet, you might be able to install it manually (<a href="http://youtu.be/fTqegNq4Y6c" rel="nofollow noreferrer">video guide</a>):</p>

<pre><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kdenlive
</code></pre>
