Help with playback

Hi im new an i have 2 questions, firstly how do i get my library of clips to be displayed as thumbnails? and also when i try to add the clips to the time line it just says that it is un rendered. How do i fix that?
Thanks in advance

#28 Having to render every clip in the timeline
Shane's Stock Answer #28: When I put a clip in the timline, I have to render it before it will play. Why?
Your clip settings MUST match your timeline settings. If you have DV/NTSC material, you need a DV/NTSC timeline. The frame rate, audio rate and dimensions (4:3, 16:9) all need to match exactly. In Final Cut Pro 6, this is easy, because when you drop a clip into the timeline, it asks if you want to set up the timeline to match the settings of the first clip you drag into it. Click YES and you are ready to go.
However, in FCP 5.1 and earlier, it is a bit trickier.
The most important thing you need to do is properly set up your project from the start, and the best way to do this is to choose a setting from the Easy Setups, located under the Final Cut Pro menu.
Once you do this, you’ll need to create a new sequence. This is because the sequence that is already in your new project is setup for the typical default setting of DV/NTSC, or for the settings of your last project, which might not match what you are currently working with. So delete SEQUENCE 1 and create a new sequence:
This new sequence will contain the settings you chose in the Easy Setup menu, and should match the format you captured.
To adjust the speed of a clip, open it in the Viewer, hit APPLE J to adjust the speed...then type in 300% or 400%...then cut it into your timeline.
Manual too difficult? Then dig into the tutorials.
Shane

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Using G-spot the video codec is "avc1" and under the "Name" category it said "H.264"
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hi Bill -
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From: Bill Hunt <[email protected]>
To: Tommy Midyette <[email protected]>
Date: 6/3/2010 10:01:24 AM
Subject: need help with Adobe Premiere Elements 2
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When you drag the stills to the Timeline, there should be a red line
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Also remember a few points:
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1.) You are looking at a DVD-quality image now, and that was designed
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Good luck,
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Ok. Got it!!!
Z, thanks a lot!! Now things don't look pixelated and my test burn looks exactly like the dvd my sister-in-law gave me... except for ONE THING:
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ExactImage wrote:
Thanks.
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Steve,
Long time no talk! You used to help me out many times when the PE-1 through PE-3 came out. I was HOPING you would still be around and you are! You came through again this time! Many thanks to you.
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Add the system hard drive and any hard drives used for media to the Privacy pane of Spotlight preferences. Spotlight indexes the files on your disk periodically, and if that happens during a show, the disk access could cause a bottleneck when you're trying to read media files for playback.
Turn off any Universal Access assistance.
Set all CD and DVD automatic options to "ignore".
Configure displays.
Set all Energy Saver preferences (battery and power adapter) to Never, and uncheck "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible".
Kill extraneous keyboard shortcuts and mouse/trackpad gestures.
Set the Sound alert volume to mute, turn off user interface sound effects and volume feedback.
Remove any network devices that aren't used during the show.
Turn off Bluetooth.
Turn off Sharing of anything.
Remove any unnecessary applications from the Login Items pane of the Users preferences.
Turn off automatic time updates.
Turn off automatic Software Updates and checks for updates.
Turn off Time Machine.

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