• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Easy way to put a logo bug without rendering?

  Posted by Bill Thomas on April 7, 2011 at 4:00 pm

  I have some long programs that require logo bugs throughout the program. And the sequence will play back fine from the timeline with the bug.

  But if I need to do anything else to the sequence (export to wherever) FCP always needs to render the whole sequence which takes forever (even with an 8 core) and makes huge render files.

  Is there a way to get around always having to render before exporting?

  Thanks all…

  Bill Thomas replied 15 years, 1 month ago 8 Members · 13 Replies
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  Chris Borjis

  April 7, 2011 at 4:22 pm

  yes there is.

  If you have a Kona or Decklink card, you can overlay a graphic in real time while outputting to tape.
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  Walter Biscardi

  April 7, 2011 at 4:32 pm

  Ditto what Chris said. Easily done with a Kona board.

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  Jeremy Garchow

  April 7, 2011 at 4:41 pm

  [Bill Thomas] “But if I need to do anything else to the sequence (export to wherever) FCP always needs to render the whole sequence which takes forever (even with an 8 core) and makes huge render files.”

  If you are then transcoding the file to something else (like h264 or whatever) in Compressor, you can add the bug there.

  Jeremy
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  Bill Thomas

  April 7, 2011 at 5:47 pm

  You can add it right within Compressor??
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  Jeremy Garchow

  April 7, 2011 at 5:49 pm

  [Bill Thomas] “You can add it right within Compressor??”

  Yessir.

  In the Filters > Video tab of compressor, scroll down to the very bottom and you will find the “watermark” option.

  Jeremy
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  Steve Eisen

  April 7, 2011 at 6:18 pm

  Many things you can add inside compressor. Timecode is another. Add filters, adjust audio, the list goes on. Check it out.

  I am doing a timecode burn right now.

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  Winston A. cely

  April 7, 2011 at 8:34 pm

  We love the Timecode burn in Compressor for client views of edits. It makes feedback a breeze.

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  Bouke Vahl

  April 8, 2011 at 9:29 am

  to answer the question about the long render time, just razor the logo, only parts have to be re-rendered if you do so….

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  Harry Bromley-davenport

  April 8, 2011 at 6:23 pm

  Does this add to the compression time?

  Harry
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  Jeremy Garchow

  April 8, 2011 at 6:25 pm

  [Harry Bromley-Davenport] “Does this add to the compression time?”

  A bug? Not much at all. It’s faster than waiting for FCP to render.

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