Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1457)

Note: The Render Control tabs of the User Preferences and Sequence Settings windows
have identical settings. Changes made to the Render Control tab of the User Preferences
window only affect the default settings for new sequences, whereas changes to the
Render Control tab of the Sequence Settings window affect individual sequences.
These settings are also
available in the Render
Control tab of the User
Preferences window.
Render & Playback Settings
The Render Control tab provides the following render and playback settings.
• Filters: Selecting this option allows filters to be processed during rendering or playback.
If this option is not selected, all filters are ignored.
• Frame Blending For Speed: This option only affects clips with speed settings applied. If
this option is selected, frame blending is processed during rendering or playback. If
this option is not selected, frame blending is ignored for all clips in your sequences.
Render Settings
The Render Control tab provides the following render settings.
• Frame Rate: You can use this pop-up menu to reduce the frame rate of rendered effects,
dramatically speeding up rendering at the expense of playback quality. For example,
if you’re editing at 29.97 fps and you choose 50% from the Frame Rate pop-up menu,
rendered effects in your sequence will play back at 15 fps.
• Resolution: Choose a percentage from this pop-up menu to reduce the resolution of
rendered effects, speeding up rendering at the expense of lowering playback quality.
For example, if you’re editing with a frame size of 720 x 480, choosing 50% lowers the
resolution of rendered effects to 360 x 240 and does not display interlacing. Rendered
effects play back at full frame size despite having lower resolution; however, they look
less sharp and are not interlaced.
1457 Chapter 85 Rendering and Video Processing Settings