Smart rendering – Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 User Manual
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Smart rendering
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Smart rendering (Premiere Pro CS6, (6.0.1, and later))
When exporting, smart rendering can be used for certain formats to create better quality output by avoiding recompression when possible.
In previous versions of Premiere Pro, smart rendering has been available for DV and DVCPro formats.
In Premiere Pro CS6 (6.0.1, and later), smart rendering capability has been added for Long GOP MPEG2 OP1a exports, where the original
material is a matching long GOP MPEG2 OP1a or XDCAM EX file. Smart rendering in Premiere Pro CS6 (6.0.1) is enhanced to accelerate MXF
render times for long GOP MPEG2 essences, while avoiding recompression.
For DV or DVCPro formats, smart rendering automatically engages.
For XDCAM formats, check the checkbox for smart rendering in the XDCAM exporter plug-in. If you have these types of clips in your timeline in a
sequence with matching settings, are exporting out to MXF OP1a with a matching preset, and the checkbox is checked in the XDCAM exporter
plug-in, it engages. Premiere Pro sees effects applied and falls back to regular rendering if needed.
To disengage smart rendering, uncheck the checkbox in the XDCAM exporter plug-in.
Using these formats, smart rendering creates an accelerated workflow, and less generational loss. Render times are anywhere from 4 to 12 times
faster than realtime. The lower the bitrate, the faster it renders (less data per frame to copy, so it can do more at the same transfer speed).
For more details about smart rendering, including details from the Premiere Pro team,
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