FCP 7 – Improved render management?

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Chi-Ho Lee] “Is this new? “

From here:

https://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/whats-new.html

Improved render management
Render management enhancements reduce the need to re-render as you trim clips, move media, and perform a wide range of other functions. This means you can work more efficiently as you experiment with creative options.

Jeremy

[Shane Ross]

[Chi-Ho Lee] “I can turn on/off visibility on V1 and clip on V2 stayed rendered. Is this new?”

Sorry…I cannot replicate that behavior. Jeremy, can you?

I have clips on V1, and text on V5. I render the text….then turn off visibility on V5…get the usual warning….then turn it back on…and I have to re-render.

Shane

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[Jeremy Garchow]

I can replicate exactly what Chi-Ho Lee says, yes, but the test doesn’t involve alpha channels/transparency.

Jeremy

[Chi-ho Lee]

Yes, what Jeremy said. Cuz your text has an alpha, that won’t work. But try a regular clip with a filter and turn off the lower tracks, not the higher track that contains the rendered clip.

So, Jeremy – is this a new behavior? Was this possible back in 6?

CHL

Chi-Ho Lee
Film & Television Editor
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer
http://www.chiholee.com

[Shane Ross]

OK…what are you guys doing EXACTLY? Because I cannot replicate this. I took a clip, put it on V2, with a clip on V1. I added a Gaussian Blur to the clip on V2, rendered. Then I turned off the V2 track visibility. Got the same error. Turned it back on….the clip was unrendered. No opacity, no alpha channel, no text.

Shane

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[Jeremy Garchow]

[Chi-Ho Lee] “So, Jeremy – is this a new behavior?”

Yes, and a welcome one.

[Chi-Ho Lee] “Was this possible back in 6? “

No. The link I have you earlier was to the new features of FCP7. Render management being one of them.

Jeremy

[Shane Ross]

Wait…turning off the LOWER tracks? The ones BELOW the clip you have rendered? Why on earth would that unrender your footage on the higher tracks? I see that it does…but WHY?

And sorry, but I have a clip on V3 now, with BLUR, one on V2, with BLUR. I turn off V2 and…unrendered. I turn back on V2…still unrendered. Is there a system or user setting somewhere for this behavior?

Shane

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[Jeremy Garchow]

Take the blur off of v2 and just keep it on v3. Render. you can now trim underneath v3 and physically move v3 without it becoming unrendered.

Jeremy

[Shane Ross]

[Jeremy Garchow] “Take the blur off of v2 and just keep it on v3. Render. you can now trim underneath v3 and physically move v3 without it becoming unrendered. “

Sorry. Again, I cannot replicate this behavior. I add blur to clip on V3…nothing to clip on V1. I render. I turn off visibility on V1…the clip becomes unrendered. I UNDO…it’s fine. I move the rendered clip anywhere…it becomes unrendered.

UNLIMITED RT in my RT settings…what is your secret?

Shane

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[Jeremy Garchow]

[Shane Ross] “what is your secret? “

FCP7?

Jeremy