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Real Time rendering FCP 5 Limit
I am having some difficulties with FCP 5.1.4. I am currently cutting a long form documentary, HDV files with subtitles, using the basic text tool. When I get to the 112 text file (subtitle) it needs rendering (the red bar – needs render rather than preview render). Has anyone had this problem. I think it must be limitation of FCP 5.1.4 or the system I am running with 2GB ram.
I look forward to your response 🙂
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Hi Dean,
I’m not very sure about, but is possible that FC keep the graphics generated by it self in the same “Still Cache” that use for any other graphic.
In the “System Setting’ open the “Memory & Cache” tab, and increase the ammount of memory allocated to “Still Cache”. If it’s works, please tell me 🙂
Rafael -
Thanks Rafael,
I have increased the still cache to 40% which has worked. I think upto about 40% is as far as the system will let me. Thanks for your help 🙂
Dean
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This is funny Dean. I’m also working in a 5 minutes clip that got 50 subtitles made with the “Text”. Well, when I posted this morning I rose the “Still Cache” from a 10 to a 50% . And them all my time-line became red. Now I set it in 25% and I got RTagain.
So what I told you this morning that FC may use the same cache for the imported and the auto-generated graphics, probably is wrong. But if had worked for you, great.
I’m running FC5.1.2 in a G5 with 4GB RAM. So FC can only use 2GBs.
cheers,
rafael -
After adding so many titles, effects and edits etc…your computer no matter how robust will need to display the annoying red bar above your subtitles…meaning you have to render…(Grrr…render is an evil word…my boss says I’m no longer allowed to utter it in his presence as it give him nightmares)
Imagine what would happen if you had 550 subtitles in a program with an one hour running time. That’s what I needed to do recently.
I’m running FCP 5.1.2 editing in SD 10 Bit Uncompressed 4:2:2 while rendering in 10-bit High Precision YUV.
(You can duplicate your sequence if it makes you comfortable. It never hurts to have a backup copy.)
1.) Change Safe RT to Unlimited RT
2.) Change your playback frame rate quality to low
3.) Change your playback frame rate to half or quarter.
4.) You also can adjust your canvas to less than 100%Hopefully the red line will turn green. Your image will look rough, and it is. Your seeing an approximation of your image. You can turn on your waveform to see where subtitles should begin and end. When you are finished change everything back to their full settings. You will need to re-render as needed. I’ve only cut one project in HDV and thankfully that didn’t require subtitles. Hopefully this helps.
-Nicholas Bierzonski
Editor/DVD Author/Java Boy
http://www.finalfocusvideo.com -
Of course, helps. What I’ve done some times was instead of laying all the subtitles in the same seq, put them in duplicated sequences and them copy and paste all in one. But what you says make sense. In the end you don’t need very good quality preview for the subtitles.
thanks.
rafael -
Happy to be of service!
-Nicholas Bierzonski
Editor/DVD Author/Java Boy
http://www.finalfocusvideo.com
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