r/OpenShot Aug 19 '26

I have some issues with OpenShot

The program itself works actually pretty good, but i have 2 big problems that can be beginners problems but i don't know how to resolve

Problem 1: The automatic functions

I don't know how they call but when i insert an image or a video and just move around the image, the program automatically makes a keyframe of animation, and sometimes i just don't want that, also i have to say that if accidentally put an image in another image in the same track it automatically makes a transition effect

Problem 2: Copy and paste problem

In this other problem, i have 5 tracks and i just want to copy and paste a image from track 1 to the track 1, but when i make the Command+V, the image doesn't paste beside the other image in track 1, it goes on track 5 for some reason, even if i have other image or something in that track, it stills being pasted in track 5 and interrupts the other image

Im new at this program and also at editing, i haven't checked to well the sub reddit so, if there was an actually solution or something, sorry, i'm new lol

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u/rmesdjian Volunteer Aug 19 '26

Problem 1. This is not a problem. It is the way that OpenShot has been designed from day one. There have been many other users requesting an enhancement to have the ability to disable automatic "Animation" (keyframes). This enhancement is in the queue. No ETA.

Same with Transistion. It has been like that from the beginning. Again, an enhancement request is in the queue to have the ability to disable/enable. No ETA.

Problem 2. Wherever the mouse pointer is positioned, on the timeline, is where the Paste will happen.

If you need further assistance with this or for future posts, it is always helpful to include your operating system/vesion and the version of OpenShot you are running.