Final cut Express 4

[nick354]

hello all, so i just got this program and it's pretty sweet but i have one concern. i am rendering clips, sounds, video. when they come in. its kinda takes a while, is this normal?

 

[jmadlena]

It really depends on your setup, but for the most part, yeah. Rendering is a beast. I think it is just best to get into a routine of rendering every once in a while. If you render all the time, you are going to end up waiting around a lot.

Eventually you will get to the point to where you know what the results will be without have to render, and it will save you some time.

 

[Mac In School]

Boy, it just depends on sooooo many things. The gear you're rendering with is obviously one of them. But the amount of data you're working with is also a huge factor. Things like long clips, high-res clips, buttload of audio and video layers, lots of effects and transitions, etc., all contribute to how much time it takes to render.

 

[nick354]

thanks for replying, i was just curious to know that i'm not the only one who has to render everything.