Same problem here in Hardy (also, upon installing, it does not insert anything into the menus). One workaround I found in some forums is to open it by running the following command: 'kdenlive -nograb' (worked for me). Here is my terminal output from simply running the 'kdenlive' command:
kbuildsycoca running...
Reusing existing ksycoca
kdenlive: + + YOUR MLT INSTALL WAS FOUND IN: /usr
kdenlive: // INIT EFFECT SEARCH
kdenlive: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kdenlive: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kdenlive: --------- close 1b
kdenlive: --------- close 2b
kdenlive: Mlt inited
kdenlive: Creating new document
kdenlive: deleting contents...
kdenlive: Creating new document DONE
kdenlive: --------- close 3b
kdenlive: **************** INIT DOCUMENT VIEW ***************
kdenlive: + + CREATING CONSUMER WITH PROFILE: atsc_1080i_60
kdenlive: -------- INIT SCENE LIST ------_
kdenlive: <westley>
<tractor>
<multitrack>
<playlist>
<producer in="0" out="0" id="black" colour="black" resource="colour" />
</playlist>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
</multitrack>
</tractor>
</westley>
kdenlive:
kdenlive: WARNING: ////// RENDER, SET SCENE LIST
kdenlive: + + CREATING CONSUMER WITH PROFILE: atsc_1080i_60
kdenlive: -------- INIT SCENE LIST ------_
kdenlive: <westley>
<tractor>
<multitrack>
<playlist>
<producer in="0" out="0" id="black" colour="black" resource="colour" />
</playlist>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
</multitrack>
</tractor>
</westley>
kdenlive:
kdenlive: WARNING: ////// RENDER, SET SCENE LIST
KCrash: Application 'kdenlive' crashing...
Could not find 'drkonqi' executable.
KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching directly.
winship@puzzle:~$ kdenlive
kdenlive: + + YOUR MLT INSTALL WAS FOUND IN: /usr
kdenlive: // INIT EFFECT SEARCH
kdenlive: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kdenlive: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kdenlive: --------- close 1b
kdenlive: --------- close 2b
kdenlive: Mlt inited
kdenlive: Creating new document
kdenlive: deleting contents...
kdenlive: Creating new document DONE
kdenlive: --------- close 3b
kdenlive: **************** INIT DOCUMENT VIEW ***************
kdenlive: + + CREATING CONSUMER WITH PROFILE: pal_dv
kdenlive: -------- INIT SCENE LIST ------_
kdenlive: <westley>
<tractor>
<multitrack>
<playlist>
<producer in="0" out="0" id="black" colour="black" resource="colour" />
</playlist>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
</multitrack>
</tractor>
</westley>
kdenlive:
kdenlive: WARNING: ////// RENDER, SET SCENE LIST
kdenlive: + + CREATING CONSUMER WITH PROFILE: pal_dv
kdenlive: -------- INIT SCENE LIST ------_
kdenlive: <westley>
<tractor>
<multitrack>
<playlist>
<producer in="0" out="0" id="black" colour="black" resource="colour" />
</playlist>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
</multitrack>
</tractor>
</westley>
kdenlive:
kdenlive: WARNING: ////// RENDER, SET SCENE LIST
kdenlive: ../../src/xcb_lock.c:77: _XGetXCBBuffer: Assertion `((int) ((xcb_req) - (dpy->request)) >= 0)' failed.
KCrash: Application 'kdenlive' crashing...
Could not find 'drkonqi' executable.
KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching directly.
Same problem here in Hardy (also, upon installing, it does not insert anything into the menus). One workaround I found in some forums is to open it by running the following command: 'kdenlive -nograb' (worked for me). Here is my terminal output from simply running the 'kdenlive' command:
kbuildsycoca running... xcb_lock. c:77: _XGetXCBBuffer: Assertion `((int) ((xcb_req) - (dpy->request)) >= 0)' failed.
Reusing existing ksycoca
kdenlive: + + YOUR MLT INSTALL WAS FOUND IN: /usr
kdenlive: // INIT EFFECT SEARCH
kdenlive: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kdenlive: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kdenlive: --------- close 1b
kdenlive: --------- close 2b
kdenlive: Mlt inited
kdenlive: Creating new document
kdenlive: deleting contents...
kdenlive: Creating new document DONE
kdenlive: --------- close 3b
kdenlive: **************** INIT DOCUMENT VIEW ***************
kdenlive: + + CREATING CONSUMER WITH PROFILE: atsc_1080i_60
kdenlive: -------- INIT SCENE LIST ------_
kdenlive: <westley>
<tractor>
<multitrack>
<playlist>
<producer in="0" out="0" id="black" colour="black" resource="colour" />
</playlist>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
</multitrack>
</tractor>
</westley>
kdenlive:
kdenlive: WARNING: ////// RENDER, SET SCENE LIST
kdenlive: + + CREATING CONSUMER WITH PROFILE: atsc_1080i_60
kdenlive: -------- INIT SCENE LIST ------_
kdenlive: <westley>
<tractor>
<multitrack>
<playlist>
<producer in="0" out="0" id="black" colour="black" resource="colour" />
</playlist>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
</multitrack>
</tractor>
</westley>
kdenlive:
kdenlive: WARNING: ////// RENDER, SET SCENE LIST
KCrash: Application 'kdenlive' crashing...
Could not find 'drkonqi' executable.
KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching directly.
winship@puzzle:~$ kdenlive
kdenlive: + + YOUR MLT INSTALL WAS FOUND IN: /usr
kdenlive: // INIT EFFECT SEARCH
kdenlive: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kdenlive: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kdenlive: --------- close 1b
kdenlive: --------- close 2b
kdenlive: Mlt inited
kdenlive: Creating new document
kdenlive: deleting contents...
kdenlive: Creating new document DONE
kdenlive: --------- close 3b
kdenlive: **************** INIT DOCUMENT VIEW ***************
kdenlive: + + CREATING CONSUMER WITH PROFILE: pal_dv
kdenlive: -------- INIT SCENE LIST ------_
kdenlive: <westley>
<tractor>
<multitrack>
<playlist>
<producer in="0" out="0" id="black" colour="black" resource="colour" />
</playlist>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
</multitrack>
</tractor>
</westley>
kdenlive:
kdenlive: WARNING: ////// RENDER, SET SCENE LIST
kdenlive: + + CREATING CONSUMER WITH PROFILE: pal_dv
kdenlive: -------- INIT SCENE LIST ------_
kdenlive: <westley>
<tractor>
<multitrack>
<playlist>
<producer in="0" out="0" id="black" colour="black" resource="colour" />
</playlist>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
<playlist/>
</multitrack>
</tractor>
</westley>
kdenlive:
kdenlive: WARNING: ////// RENDER, SET SCENE LIST
kdenlive: ../../src/
KCrash: Application 'kdenlive' crashing...
Could not find 'drkonqi' executable.
KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching directly.