Livetype project file needs rendering???

hello, this may be a dumb question. but i was reading somewhere that livetype project files should play in real time w/o rendering. is this true?? is my 3 gigs of ram not enough for this to happen?? i have my settings on unlimited rt and it will not make it though a full clip w/o stopping to say that it dropped a frame. that actually leads me to another question. there is a check box in that dropped frame window that says " do not show again." should i check that. as long as im not printing to tape w/o rendering a couple dropped frames will not affect me, right?? if this is true i just answered my first question. so any info would be helpful. ive wanted to check that box, but have been unsure.( i am pretty new to FCP studio) thank you.

hello, this may be a dumb question. but i was
reading somewhere that livetype project files should
play in real time w/o rendering.
Play where w/o rendering?
If you mean you can drop the .ipr into FCP w/o rendering a .mov then the answer is yes, although when you drop it in FCP you will need to render it there. The advantage of this is that if you want to make changes to the graphic you make those changes in LT and it updates in the FCP prooject. That's quicker than having to render .mov movies all the time. Of course the change will need to be rendered in FCP regardless.
As far as your other question, personally I always want to know when there are dropped frames. If you want to check the box though that's your choice, lots of folks work that way.

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