Getting Color to only render between in an out points

Question

When I import into FCP, I generally create slices of my movies between 1 and 5 minutes depending on what is in them. Then I slice them up with multiple in and out points and place them on my time line. This is all good until Color gets in the mix and its very confusing why it does what it does.
It appears that when sending to color and selecting a primary setting and then rendering, it renders the entire length of the clip (5 min in this example) for every single slice created with that mov file. Now before you tell me this makes sense, you'd have to explain why upon rendering it, it chops the entire film off at exactly my in and out points so as to prevent me from doing any further work such as adding a transition or sliding things around using slip edits or anything else.
So to get this straight, it renders the entire 5 minute clip, then chops it off at 5 seconds which was all it had to render to begin with.
So my question you ask? Well, I want to know if there is a way to get Color to chop the clips off before it bothers rendering? As I said, it makes no sense at all what its doing currently.
And my last question, is there a way to get Color to create handles so that if you decided to add a transition later on you could?
Thanks,
glenn

Answer 1

CHOP: "once clips have been color corrected in COLOR, they are no longer associated with the original media in any way"
Right the first time.
There is the "handles" approach that allows a few frames wiggle room.
CHOP "So should I tell the label that it's a 4-step process or too much of a hassle to extend a shot beyond the original edit?"
(This is an after thought: Has a client ever asked you to "dolly back" a little bit more on a clip to include more of the scene in a frame? Just wondering.)
Lets say it takes a bit of planning.
CHOP: "back to a telecine or flame bay...Quality is never cheap $$. "
Also correct. But there are a few of us that have the delusion of working in the "real world"... where are you? Hollywood?
Actually the FCP/COLOR linkage is a bit better than the old tape/daVinci model. Now that was a hassle.
jPo