using final cut express and export using FCE

[roslee7]

i am editing a 5 mins video using final cut express on my MBA (1st generation). I didnt render the video and just export to quicktime coversion>h264>1280x720. It tooks me almost 5 hrs to export 5 mins video from my Hi definition which i took from my canon ixus 100. Just a question, will it make a different if i render first and then export? coz apparently, rendering also tooks like 1 hr also.

 

[huntercr]

i am editing a 5 mins video using final cut express on my MBA (1st generation). I didnt render the video and just export to quicktime coversion>h264>1280x720. It tooks me almost 5 hrs to export 5 mins video from my Hi definition which i took from my canon ixus 100. Just a question, will it make a different if i render first and then export? coz apparently, rendering also tooks like 1 hr also.

Yes, the video has to be rendered, so a good chunk of your time there was rendering.

Personally, I always render, export to quicktime and then do the conversation to H.264 in quicktime, not in FCE. That frees up FCE to do other edits.

 

[roslee7]

thanks bro, i will do that

 

[hagbard23]

Personally, I always render, export to quicktime and then do the conversation to H.264 in quicktime, not in FCE. That frees up FCE to do other edits.

Quick question:
How do I preserve the work that I've done in FCE pre-export. That way if I want to return to the way I have my timeline set as it is ready for export and change something, how can I do that?

I assume that all of that data is lost once exported to quicktime, yes ?
Is there not an option to save it as for example .dv and when reopening said .dv file in FCE the clips and timeline are perfectly preserved ?

 

[roslee7]

interesting also to know about your question hagbard23.
About my problem, i find a solution to export it . i save my project as final cut file and then import to imovie for conversion. perhaps is much faster. Coz i dont understand why convert in Final cut takes longer time than in imovie