Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1347)

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Using the Render Manager
The Render Manager allows you to manage the render files associated with the
sequences in your projects. Render files are created whenever you render transitions,
effects, or multilayer composites in a sequence. They are stored in the scratch disk
location specified in the Scratch Disks tab of the System Settings window. For more
information, see Volume IV, Chapter 22, “Choosing Settings and Preferences.”
You use the Render Manager to delete unwanted render files to free up disk space.
Periodically, you may find it useful to remove the following:
 Render files from deleted or old projects
 Unnecessary render files for existing projects
The Render Manager finds render files from both open and closed projects. You can use
the modification dates for files displayed in the Render Manager to help you determine
which files you no longer need. If you delete render files for projects you’re still working
on, you may need to rerender sections of your sequences.
Note: The Render Manager doesn’t search disks that aren’t specified as scratch disks.
In the Render Manager, render files are organized into folders by project and sequence;
filenames show whether files are video or audio render files. The Last Modified date
column shows the last time a render file was saved.
Items in the Render Manager are displayed in three groups: audio, audio mixdown
(sequence level audio render files), and video.