The theory and mechanics of rendering in Final Cut Pro

[Miranda Raimondi]

Yes, we are getting somewhere.

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Miranda,
“.dv” (DV Sequence), IS NOT SUPPORTED by FC. Always needs to be rendered, and as Andy suggests, the file will be flattened to before processed by FC.
That shouldn’t be on your sequence.
I would start by trying to re-wrap that stuff again as QT.
You may try MPGStreamclip: “Save as > QT”.
No rendering required and you may get back the graphics with the proper attributes on a proper QT file.
rafael

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[Miranda Raimondi]

Thank you Rafael. Thank you to all who contributed to this thread.

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[James Mortner]

Very interesting thread everyone !

Just to add, don’t the black dots on the edge of the doecahedron graphic in the PDF look like alpha masks gone a bit wrong ?

If you select the clip in the timeline and press “cmd_9” again, try changing the alpha properties by right-clicking on the word “straight” next to “alpha” and selecting black, white or ignore. This might change the way the dv clip composites and renders.

But i would still find a better format like the others said.

Cheers !