Why does FCP unrender my rendered transition?
By S Simmons. Filed in Final Cut Pro, Mac software |
If you listened to the last episode of That Post Show or read the recent post here on Final Cut Pro media management you know that one of my biggest complaints with FCP is that its media management and tracking of render files is probably its weakest element. Today while working one of the best example of FCP’s inability to properly keep track of its renders popped up. First take a look at the before shot on a simple edit in the timeline:
Here you have a hole in V2 and an IN to OUT marked for the clip to be overwritten into the timeline. Notice two fully rendered transitions in the next couple of clips right after the hole. When I overwrite a clip into the hole on V2 this happens:
It causes the two transitions after the new clip to become unrendered. This is very confusing to me as I ask Final Cut Pro “why does overwriting an earlier clip in the timeline sometimes cause you to lose your renders later in the edit. What are you … stupid or something?” For this particular scenario it didn’t matter what video layer the clips were on nor did it matter if there were the disable clips below on V1. I tried a number of variations and it always wanted to unrender those next two transitions. Now there might be some involved, technical, convoluted-computer-code expination for this but whatever it might be it doesen’t hold water in 2008 on version 6 of the product. As Oscar Rodgers would say … Fit It!!!
Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 4:29 am
I see this happen all the time. Seems to happen more often when I have title cards in the timeline generated from FCP. But as you say, there is no excuse for this is version 6 of a product. It also has a tough time rendering XDCam timelines, as I get the disappearing act much too often now. Heres to holding out hope for version 7.
Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 11:33 am
Agreed. This is a version 1.0 issue. Its about time Apple started running public beta’s for their Pro Apps. No one gives a toss about all the secrecy and it serves no one, otherwise all we will see is another release all packaged up with the same issues as before.
Monday, January 4th 2010 at 8:05 am
You FCP people won’t like this! Having started with Med 100 fifteen years ago I have kept with the Program. My last Med 100 update meant Mac G5 Intel, and, lo and behold, I had to buy whole FCP 6 just to get DVD Studio Pro. So, having some professional friends who have produced wonderful programs with FCP I was excited to see all the things in it. I tried to use it but perhaps I’m not the smartest kid on the block . Horrible! SO complicated, NOT intuitive and whatever happens to the clips that become ‘Unrendered’ as soon as you touch them? I know Med 100 costs more money so I accept that some have to use FCP, BUT, you have my admiration. I won’t trouble to open it anymore, life is too short to learn a flawed system. If you win a small lottery and want to give yourself a treat get Med 100 and let your creativity reign unhindered. (I am just a ordinary Med 100 Customer, no links)
Thursday, March 25th 2010 at 1:59 am
ARRRRGGGGGGHHHHH this “feature” of FCP is driving me frick’n nuts. How the hell anyone could rely on this program professionally is beyond me.