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Final Render before Output to Quicktime
I have just completed one of my first “paid for” editing jobs and want to output the entire sequence to a self-contained Quicktime, as per the client’s specs. It is a 720 24p sequence.
While I was editing the project, I had the render resolution set to 25% for faster realtime playback. But now that I am ready to do the final output, I have reset that to 100%.
The problem is that I expected to see red bars appear across my entire sequence, so that I could re-render to 100% resolution. Instead, the sequence is still showing as fully rendered.
How do I re-render everything to 100% resolution quality, instead of the current 25% quality, before I export everything to Quicktime?
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4 Replies
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Option + R
Richard M. Harrington, PMP
Author: Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork
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Thanks but that does not work. As mentioned, the clip already appears in the timeline as fully rendered (at 25% resolution).
Selecting the clip and choosing to render it (or using the keyboard shortcut of Option+R) does nothing. The clip stays “fully rendered” at the 25% resolution setting, even though I reset the sequence setting to 100% resolution.
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This is a “feature” in FCP that lets you change the render resolution of the sequence but does not force a re-render. This allows you to have a sequence with material rendered in multiple resolutions. To change it you have to do it manually. After you’ve changed the resolution, toggle the visibility of the clip or track off and on to force the sequence to re-render.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 3.5 HD Editing Workshop” -
Thanks! That worked.
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