Importing Render Files

I rendered my whole project and when it was done rendering FCP shut down on me before I could save the project. When I opened my project again, it all needed to be rendered again. How do I import the render files from when I render it before so I don't need to render it again.
Thanks,
Luke

You don't. FCP uses a complex internal set of pointers to link the renders to the timeline/clip. This is something you can not control.
If you are finding problems in rendering, try rendering in smaller chunks and saving the file between sessions. And, more importantly, you need to figure out what is causing the crashes.
good luck.
x

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