Render Options

Hi!
I need to import to FCE .avi files (video+audio).
Of course, when I drag them to the Timeline, the red bar indicates me they have to be rendered.
To render them all (so that I can work with this video and audio files): Sequence>Render All>Both.
And here is my question: is this sufficient to render every video and audio file in the Timeline? And do I need to check/uncheck some option like 'Needs Render', 'Rendered Proxy', etc...?
Thank you very much for your attention!
Moreno

That was really faster!
But I have difficulties with conversion parameters.
I opened the avi file in Streamclip, then I chose EXPORT TO QUICKTIME and the resulted .mov file does not have the audio.
I imported it to FCE and once in the Timeline red bars are still there.
Maybe I chose the wrong settings. For example, 'Compression' is automatically set to 'Apple Motion JPEG A' but maybe this is not right. How can I choose between the different possibilities? And then 'Quality' and 'Sound'?
Thank you!

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