Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 19)

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Part X Real Time and Rendering
Chapter 56 881 Using RT Extreme
881 Introduction to Real-Time Processing
882 How Real-Time Processing Works
884 Identifying Which Effects Can Play Back in Real Time
886 Changing Real-Time Playback Settings
886 Locations for Changing Real-Time Playback Settings
888 About Real-Time Playback Options
893 Still-Image Real-Time Playback
893 Improving Real-Time Performance
894 Reporting Dropped Frames During Playback
894 Factors That Affect Real-Time Performance
895 Real-Time Audio Mixing in Final Cut Express
896 Calculating the Number of Tracks That Can Be Played Back in Real Time
897 Improving Real-Time Audio Performance
898 Choosing Real-Time Playback Versus Rendering
898 Using RT Extreme for Video Output
Chapter 57 899 Rendering and Video Processing Settings
899 What Is Rendering?
900 Render Indicators in Final Cut Express
900 About Render Status Bars in the Timeline
903 About Item-Level Render Status Bars
904 The Rendering Process
904 Controlling Render Quality
904 Order of Effects Rendering
904 Selecting Clips for Rendering
905 Rendering Segments in a Sequence
908 Rendering Audio Items in a Sequence
909 Using the Mixdown Command
909 Keeping Track of Rendering Progress
910 Temporarily Disabling Rendering
911 Automatic Rendering While You Are Away from Your Computer
912 Changing Render Settings
912 Using the Render Control Tab
914 Managing Your Render Files
914 Locating Render Files
915 Preserving Render Files
916 Tips for Avoiding Unnecessary Rendering and Reducing Render Time