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fcp 5 offline editing requires rendering in the timeline?!
Using media manager in FCP, I made offline quality copies of my original footage(DVCAM) and when I drop the clips in the timeline I have to render the footage to be able to view it. This defeats the object really, so what have I done wrong?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
John McKeown
Powerbook G4; Final Cut Studio
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3 Replies
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If you choose offlineRT as the format for the low res clips, you should be able to set your sequence settings to match… offlineRT is a capture preset, a sequence setting, and it’s great.. is that what you’ve downconverted to? If not try it… lots of RT playback of unrendered effects with it…
If you setup you’re own lower quality, then you need to match the sequence settings to the clip’s properties, then no rendering should be needed.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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Your sequence settings don’t match the clip settings. You need to choose the sequence setting that matches the offline quality clips you created. Offline RT?
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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Thank you both very much for your help. It took quite a few attempts but I did get it to work. The confusion came when I had to choose a 4:3 setting when the footage is 16:9 but it works.
The only anomaly is the rendered sequence I had edited upto the point where I changed the settings is formatted differently – it’s zoomed in on the 16:9 image. It’s only a short piece though which wouldn’t be too much hassle to re-do.
Thanks again
John
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