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Render Needed?
It is taking a long time to do an output of a 90 minute piece via Compressor to DVD.
I want to keep the quality high. If I have red render lines (on either video or audio tracks) must I render, or will Compressor compress the frames regardless of rendering? This could save me A LOT of time.
working on FCP 6.0.6 on a 17″ G4 powerbook
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4 Replies
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Your FCP project needs to be completely rendered in your timeline. When it is rendered, export a QuickTime Movie and drag that file into Compressor. Select a DVD preset and hit submit. On a PowerbookG4, it could take awhile.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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Hey Jason,
You don’t need to render the timeline in order to export it. Rendering makes media files in the format native to the sequence settings. I would generally render first so you can watch the program properly and it makes the export quicker too, much quicker if you are exporting in the native format i.e. File>Export>Quicktime Movie>Current Settings>
Were you to export using ‘Quicktime Conversion’ you would not notice as much advantage if the sequence was un-rendered, but still some, perhaps half the time.
However if you are up against it, it might save you time…
Anthony
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You should definitely render first and the method of rendering a self contained Quicktime and then placing that in Compressor allows you to continue editing in FCP while Compressor renders in the BG.
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If your sequence is unrendered, FCP will render it before it compresses it. But those render files are temporary and only for the output. PLUS, the render process is SLOWER if you choose to let the export render vs letting FCP render, THEN export. So you lose twice. Render before you export, so that you can view your show whenever you want later, and render to speed up the process.
Shane
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