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final cut studio 2

dj red 5:59 PM - 14 November, 2008
Anyone on here using final cut for their editing? Need help plz.
XRM5 8:18 PM - 14 November, 2008
Basic problems or crazy stuff?
DjWoody 9:42 PM - 14 November, 2008
Lots of us here use Final Cut. I been using it for a while, but this week I decided to try out Premier CS4 and I like it! hehe
DjWoody 9:42 PM - 14 November, 2008
Oh yea, what you need?
dj red 7:35 PM - 15 November, 2008
just trying to do my first video remix and am having probs finding the best way
DjWoody 9:43 PM - 15 November, 2008
what problems are you having?
DVDJ ©RUSH 10:37 AM - 16 November, 2008
how is CS4 Doing ya Woody?
dj red 1:52 AM - 17 November, 2008
just dont understand why im having to render everything to see the vid and hear audio. then have to rerender it everytime i move either to match them up. I must be doing something wrong
DVDJ ©RUSH 2:24 AM - 17 November, 2008
you dont have to if you have iChat which im sure you do add Ronnie Cagle and hit me up sometime i will happy to explain...
XRM5 3:27 PM - 17 November, 2008
Make sure your movies are a Final Cut format like DV, DV50, or ProRes, then make sure your sequence settings match. If you're on a recent MBP it should be realtime until you get tricky.
DJ 3pm 3:22 PM - 19 November, 2008
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just dont understand why im having to render everything to see the vid and hear audio. then have to rerender it everytime i move either to match them up. I must be doing something wrong

you have to render everything because your sequence has the wrong settings. sequence settings can't be changed after there is content in the sequence, but in FCP6 if you drag your first file to the sequence, you will be prompted to change the sequence settings to match the clip. this will cut down on renders. also, FCP doesn't like MP3 audio so convert it to AIFF or WAV and put it back into the project to avoid more renders.

like XRM5 said, using a codec like Apple Pro Res 422 will cut down on rendering in the long run, but will take longer to encode upfront. how fast is your machine? my 2.4GHz macbook runs FCP faster than my dual 2.5GHz G5 does.