diff --git a/multimedia/kdenlive/README b/multimedia/kdenlive/README
index f8b42250c9..37b418c5cf 100644
--- a/multimedia/kdenlive/README
+++ b/multimedia/kdenlive/README
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Kdenlive is an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor including
 most recent video technologies.
 
-This requires mlt, recordmydesktop, dvgrab, dvdauthor, x264, xvidcore,
-schroedinger, lame, libquicktime, faac, faad2, gsm, and amrnb.
+This requires mlt, qjson, recordmydesktop, dvgrab, dvdauthor, x264, 
+xvidcore, schroedinger, lame, libquicktime, faac, faad2, gsm, and 
+amrnb.
diff --git a/multimedia/kdenlive/kdenlive.SlackBuild b/multimedia/kdenlive/kdenlive.SlackBuild
index 0d465acc47..b6c7681bf8 100644
--- a/multimedia/kdenlive/kdenlive.SlackBuild
+++ b/multimedia/kdenlive/kdenlive.SlackBuild
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 
 # stormtracknole stormtracknole@gmail.com
 # 8/5/2009
+#
+# May 16, 2011
+#	*Upgraded to version 0.8.
+#	*qjson added as a new dependency.
 
 PRGNAM=kdenlive
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.7.8}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.8}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ cmake \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
   -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS:STRING="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+  -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
   .
 
 make
diff --git a/multimedia/kdenlive/kdenlive.info b/multimedia/kdenlive/kdenlive.info
index 515329b12a..31351c083d 100644
--- a/multimedia/kdenlive/kdenlive.info
+++ b/multimedia/kdenlive/kdenlive.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="kdenlive"
-VERSION="0.7.8"
+VERSION="0.8"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.kdenlive.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/kdenlive/kdenlive-0.7.8.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="7011d0c6b26f7f2350065defef3d9a76"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/kdenlive/kdenlive-0.8.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="26170b4360285e8a7bf53fd122d8854e"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="stormtracknole"
 EMAIL="stormtracknole@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="pprkut"
+APPROVED="Niels Horn"
diff --git a/multimedia/kdenlive/slack-desc b/multimedia/kdenlive/slack-desc
index 5e3dbad09a..e950b289be 100644
--- a/multimedia/kdenlive/slack-desc
+++ b/multimedia/kdenlive/slack-desc
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
 kdenlive: Kdenlive (KDE Non Linear Video Editor)
-kdenlive: 
+kdenlive:
 kdenlive: Using the MLT video  framework. It is  currently  under  development
 kdenlive: Kdenlive  provides dual  video  monitors, a multi-track timeline and
 kdenlive: clip list. Other features include customizable layout support, basic
 kdenlive: effects and transition.
-kdenlive: 
-kdenlive: 
+kdenlive:
+kdenlive:
 kdenlive:                    http://kdenlive.sourceforge.net
-kdenlive: 
+kdenlive:
+kdenlive: