Rendering help please...??

Hi All,
I have a 72min sequence which takes approx. 3 days to render to a self contained QT file. I noticed that some of the effects weren't rendering or there was a stutter in the picture etc so what I did was split the time line into smalle 20min sequences which I then rendered out to QT files.
The played perfectly with no problems and all the effects worked.
I've then imported them back into FCP onto the same timeline with the same settings as the original 72min sequence. The render bars are grey so no rendering is required...
I've then set it to export to a self contained QT movie with sound and chapter markers.
As I write it is now on 7% rendered and with 6 days to go... Why is it going to take so long, I haven't applied any additional effects to the clips. There is only a .wav file for the soundtrack which is rendered in the timline so I really don't understand why the rendertimes have doubled?? I'm pretty sure they will go up as the render gets progressed... Please can someone point out what I've done wrong?
If there is nothing I can do does anyone know of a company that have a rendering service?
I'm a home user and not a professional so it is very likely that I have not done something right - be gentle!
My specs:
MBP
2.66GHz Intel Core Duo
4GB Memory
250gb hard drive @ 7200
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
Final Cut Studio 2 all up to date
I hope you can help me, thanks for reading!
Pino
(Aspiring to be a pro!!)

What are your sequences settings? Is this a HDV sequence?
What codec and settings are you exporting to? h.264?
How many video tracks?
FX Titling?
What dedicated external media drive?

Similar Messages

  • Help please -My HQ photos are being rendered in very poor quality in iMovie

    Hi there
    I have a problem I cannot solve in iMovie (HD 6.0.3).
    I am making a movie/slideshow of photos using very high quality photos imported from Aperture. I'm finding them incredibly BAD quality when it comes to the rendering of finished product, the most obvious problem being the pixellation (seen as wavy lines) when the Ken Burns effect is used. It looks the worst on a plasma television, which it is being made to watch on.
    I have burned it at the highest quality I can find, but there is still no improvement. Can anyone help please? I'm doing this as a gift for my parents, but don't want to send them something of inferior quality.
    Thanks!
    Carly

    if you've burned it to DVD, then its probably a standard definition iMovie project which means that is 480 lines interlaced. it makes no difference how high quality the originals are, they'll still be re-sized down to 480 lines and since its interlaced, that means that you're only ever showing every-other line. and because standard definition alternates between the odd and even numbered lines, you'll probably see lots of shimmering in the highlights. it will look worse when you try to stretch it across a high-definition TV because there's interpolation going on to up-convert the whole thing back to the 720 or 1080 lines of high definition.
    in short, you'll never really get super-high quality from a standard definition TV and you'll only get good results on a high-def TV if you keep everything high def (720p or 1080p) throughout the entire workflow. and until Apple updates its software to handle Blue-Ray or HD-DVD authoring, it'll be very expensive to master those kinds of discs!
    best of luck,
    scott
    PowerMac G5 2.5GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   MacBook Pro 2.0GHz

  • UIX DataObjects - some help please

    I'm doing some interesting things with DataObjects and don't understand why something's happening and would like some help please. An explanation is needed first. Rather than physically delete anything from our system and have all the problems of referential integrity we have a status associated with 'entities' either active or inactive. Some of the things which have this status are foreign keys in other entities my example is a Brand which has a BrandType. My problem is that by default when populating e.g. a choice list our services will only provide 'active items'. However, using my example, if I want to update a Brand that has a foreign key to an inactive BrandType, I want the inactive BrandType to appear in the list. I have an EJB service which provides the list of BrandTypes and whose interface allows for the specification of an 'id' to be included. I have a DataObject stored on the pageState (currentBrand below) which contains this id and I want to pass this 'id' as a parameter to another DataObject which actually returns the DataObjectList of BrandTypes to populate the choice list. With me so far? Hope so! This DataObject is also part of the 'currentBrand' DataObject stored on pageState (brandTypes@currentBrand).
    So to do this I have this data binding on my <messageChoice> element
    <messageChoice    name="brandType"
                      data:prompt="label@type@fields@pageResources"
                      data:shortDesc="shortDesc@type@fields@pageResources"
                      data:selectedValue="brandTypeId@brand@currentBrand">
      <contents data:childData="(brandTypeId@brand@currentBrand)@brandTypes@currentBrand">
        <option       data:text="name"
                      data:value="id"/>
      </contents>
    </messageChoice>And this is my selectValue in the 'brandTypes' DataObject which will get the 'id' from
    (brandType@brand@currentBrand) as its key
      public Object selectValue(RenderingContext pContext, Object pKey) {
        Long id = (Long)pKey;
        Long[] ids = new Long[1];
        ids[0] = id;
        HttpSession session = getSession(pContext);
        UserToken userToken = getUserToken(session);
        GetBrandTypeRequest request = new GetBrandTypeRequest();
        request.setUser(userToken);
        request.setOutputModeType(OutputMode.ENTRIES_ONLY);
        request.setActiveStatus(Status.ACTIVE);
        request.setSelectionType(SelectionType.ALL);
        request.setIds(ids);
        return BrandTypeCache.getBrandTypes(request).getBrandTypes();
      }The return value is actually an array of DataObjects (which will get converted to a DataObjectList). Now this actually works as far as rendering is concerned but in debugging I've found that the selectValue method is actually being called several times 10 in fact when I would have only expected it to be called once. I wondered if it was being called for every item in the list but there are only 9 of those. There's obviously a performance issue as I'm calling my EJB service each time selectValue is called.
    Hope this all makes sense - can anyone tell me what's going on here and what I can do to fix it?
    Thanks
    Ian

    Already answered in another thread.
    Is This a bibeans bug

  • I can't setting 480p rightly working in adobe premiere pro, need help please.

    hi,
    i use premiere po and wish work in 480p (854x480).
    All my stuffs created and rendered (3d animation and images) are in this resolution format : 854x480
    In premiere pro, there is no 480p profil ! strange! why ?.. very disturbing !!
    Then i select the avchd 1280p and decided to change the parameters preview to 854x480 and save the profil :
    [IMG]http://www.michael-remy.fr/forum/901.jpg[/IMG]
    [IMG]http://www.michael-remy.fr/forum/902.jpg[/IMG]
    ps : What is red scared is what i don't manage to fixe or change !
    But, when i make my export video (export media) i saw big borders around my video !
    [IMG]http://www.michael-remy.fr/forum/900.jpg[/IMG]
    In fact, my content have been threated in 1280x480 instead of 854x480p even the right size of my sources files !
    Click here to see my workingspace :
    [URL="http://www.michael-remy.fr/forum/903.jpg"]http://www.michael-remy.fr/forum/903.jpg[/URL]
    what can i do ? i can't offord me to work in 1280p at source and don't want to upscale my 3d media source (bad quality result in upscale x2)
    i check every setting screen, and there are several with 1280x720 i don't manage to change :
    [IMG]http://www.michael-remy.fr/forum/904.jpg[/IMG]
    any help please ?
    ps : sorry for me expression, i'm french in fact...

    all my footage is already feautred, i can't do it again.
    Copy and paste your edited clips into the new sequence. Or, use the crop settings in the Export Settings window:

  • NEED HELP PLEASE / GREEN LIGHT LINE IN EDITING TIME LINE

    Hello,
    I am editing a video using premier 6.5.
    When I render the video edited the red line in the work space pass to dark green what is normal, but also appears a smal portion of the video with a light green line in the rendered area.
    When i play the video and the reader pass through this light green part the sound sudently increasy 80%.
    I tried everything even re editing that section but the light green line keep appearing after rendering and the sound problem back.
    This part of the editing where the light green line is have many sound tracks but the sound level is the same to the rest of video so dont understand why that happen
    can anyone help please?

    Hi thanks for your reply.
    When i render the time line a dark green line appears...as u say that show the working area has been rendered but in this case also other extra line appears in part of the video ( only in a section) the line is light green ...diferent to the other
    when I play video and pass though this light green line the music tract gets extra loud 80% higher.
    When I play again the video to check if the other parts has been affected I can see all sound levels have changed and need to use audio mixer to balance them again. In spite of that when pass thought light green line all happen again.
    could be that the sound tracks have different formats? in that section where the problrem is I have 6 diferent sound tracks overlaped but the sound level is the same for all so do not understand why when i render appear this green extra line

  • Quad G5 Maya 2008 Rendering Help!

    Hey, I'm back again with a new dilema! Still rocking my new (to me of course) quad G5, with it's stock GeForce 6600.
    I'm thinking of getting into some serious modeling with Maya 2008, and I wanted to know what graphics card would help the best with rendering *in Maya only*.
    Ive really only narrowed it down to a Radeon X1900, 7800 GTX, or Quadro FX 4500. As far as I can tell via my Googling, you can flash a 7800 GTX to a 4500 and vice versa with the correct ROMs?
    Anyway, I play a ton of games on my Macs, so I need something that won't be terrible at high end games like Quake4/Doom3/Halo, yet still be able to be used for hardware rendering in Maya 2008.
    I found a few different articles that sort of talked about it in Maya 7, though I dont know if the same applies to Maya 2008:
    http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php/t-332861.html
    http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/61/855839
    http://www.barefeats.com/mutant4.html
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/16179875#16179875
    "" NOTE: The Quadro FX 4500 has been tested and qualified with CG enabled in Maya 7.0. The use of CG is not on by default and must be turned on using environment variables added to the Maya.env file. This file exists in your HOME/Library/Preferences/Alias/maya/7.0 directory. The environment variables are as follows:
    MAYA_ENABLE_HWR_CG_PROGRAMS = 1
    MAYA_HWR_CG_FRAGMENT_PROFILE = arbfp1
    When we defined those variables, our Quad-Core with FX 4500 not only completed "production quality" HW renders as much as 216% faster, but the final product looked better.
    And there's more! We discovered that the GeForce 7800 GT supports CGfx, too, though not "qualified" by Alias/AutoDesk. We "qualified" it and can assure you it does HW renders just as fast as the Quadro!""
    Does anyone have an opinion on this? Would it be best to just get the 7800 GTX and flash it to a FX 4500 when needed in Maya, or can I still use it as a true 7800 GTX and have Maya enable the advanced rendering like it would on the Quadro as the article about Maya 7 said you can with the 7800 GT?
    Help please! Thanks guys!

    No.
    Quadros need to be fashed with Quadro ROM. The Geforce 7800 GTX is a modified Quadro ROM, modified to meet the spec differences between the two cards.
    Using the 7800 GTX mod ROM in the FX 4500 isn't what you want to do.
    Just flash the Quadro to a Mac Quadro and you should have a heckuva card for cheap!

  • I keep being asked to update my Safari but when I do a Software update it scans but never gives me a list and just says no new updates. Help please!

    I keep being asked to update my Safari but when I do a Software update it scans but never gives me a list and just says no new updates. Help please!

    There are no updates to either OS 10.5.8 or Safari 5.0.6.
    If you need a later version of Safari you must first upgrade your operating system to a later version of OS X.

  • At the end of my IMovie I want to write some text: as in" Happy Birthday Mandy we had a great time with you. etc..  How do I go about this? Which icon in IMovie lets me have a place to write text?? help please

    Please see my ? above: Im making an IMovie and need the last frame to just be text (can be on a color). I don't know how to go about doing this.  Ive already done all my photos and captions. Need to have it ready for TOMORROW: Friday May 23rd. Help please!
    Thanks

    You can choose a background for the text from Maps and Backgrounds.  Just drag a background to the end of the timeline, adjust to desired duration then drag title above it.
    Geoff.

  • I have just updated my PC with version11.14. I can no longer connect to my Bose 30 soundtouch via media player Can anyone help please

    I have a Bose soundtouch system .Until today I could play my iTunes music through it via air  player . .I have just uploaded the latest upgrade from iTunes and now I am unable to connect to the Bose system . Can anyone help please? I can connect via my iPad and by using the Bose app so it is not the Bose at fault

    @puebloryan, I realize this thread is a bit old, but I have encountered a similr problem and wondered if you had found a solution. I've been using home sharing from itines on my PCs for years, but two days ago, it suddenly stopped. I can share from my Macs, but not from the ONE PC library where I keep all my tunes. I tried all the usual trouble-shooting measures.
    After turning home sharing off on the PC's iTunes, turning it back on and turning some other settings off and on, my Macs and Apple TV could briefly "see" the PC library, but as soon as I try to connect -- the wheel spins for a bit and then the connection vanishes. It's as if they try and then give up.
    Since this sounds so similar to your problem, I was hoping you finally found a solution. I am also starting a new thread. Thanks!

  • My iMac 24 can no longer be paired with the keyboard; it doesn't recognise any keyboard at boot up, even the one it is paired with. Can anyone help, please?

    My iMac 24 can no longer be paired with the keyboard; it doesn't recognise any keyboard at boot up, even the one it is paired with. Can anyone help, please?
    Thank. Simon

    Brian - The batteries are fine and there has only every been one keyboard paired with it. We have tried my MacPro keyboard as well, and it will not even recognise that there is a discoverable keyboard nearby.
    Thanks, Simon

  • Photoshop Elements 6 on Mac help please !!!!!

    Hi there,
              I need help please !!!!!
    I have PSE 6 for my imac and bought myself a NIKON D60 so far so good. I have installed PSE 6 which comes with ADOBE Bridge CS3
    I have bought a book as well as I am new to photoshop and in fact DSLR cameras.
    I have got my photos into Bridge OK by the way they are JPEG format. According to the book I can open the JPEG in camera RAW by either selecting the JPEG and then pressing cmd+R or by selecting the JPEG and select open with and camera RAW should be available to selct.
    I cannot get of the options to work any ideas please
    Secondly I have taken some photos in RAW format and put then into Bridge again I cannot get the camera RAW interface to open with these neff images.
    If I try to open the image PSE 6 opens and gives me an error that the file format is not supported by PSE 6
    Am I missing something here as I have been trying for a week now !!!!!
    Sorry if this comes across a stupid question but it is new to me
    Chris      UK

    There's no "theory" about it. You should be able to open a raw file from bridge by double-clicking it, but it will open in ACR in PSE. You can't just use ACR within bridge in PSE, if that's what you're trying to do. To open a JPEG in ACR, go to file>Open in PSE and choose Camera raw as the format after you select the file but before you click Open.
    If you've correctly updated ACR, bridge should show you thumbnails of your raw files. If it doesn't try emptying the Bridge cache.

  • Photoshop CS2. Help please.

    Approx 8 years ago I purchased Photoshop CS2 online from Adobe. This past weekend I had to buy a new computer (Windows 8.1), and when I logged into my Adobe account just now to obtain my serial number and enter it after I attempted to download CS2, it said invalid serial number. Help please.
    Both tech support and the online chat person were not able to help me.

    The Activation Servers for CS2 and prior have been taken down. See the link below for an explanation and solution. Be sure to follow all directions, including using the new download serial number supplied on the page.
    CS2 and prior
    http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/creative-suite-2-activation-end-life.htm l
    --OB

  • I  used to have an OLD Photoshop cd but it has been lost and my program is no longer on cd. I talked with some photographer friends and this is what one of them told me to get: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and CS CC... HELP please?

    I  used to have an OLD Photoshop cd but it has been lost and my program is no longer on cd. I talked with some photographer friends and this is what one of them told me to get: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and CS CC... HELP please?

    If you still have your serial number, look at OLDER previous versions http://www.adobe.com/downloads/other-downloads.html
    Otherwise, the US$ 9.99 plan is what is current at Cloud Plans https://creative.adobe.com/plans

  • Creative live cam voice help please

    Help please,
    We are using the "live cam voice" model, with our computer (Vista 32bit), that appears to work OK, but after a few minutes we get the BSOD! We have tried un installing and re-installing drivers without any effect.Has anyone had this problem and if so how did you fix it.
    Regards,
    Arthur

    Thanks for your response. I have tried 3 ports so far, all with the same outcome. One of my sons had it happen to him on another computer (XP SP2) using this webcam . As to programmes open at the same time, I am not computer literate and have no idea what programmes were running on each occasion.We use the webcam for Skype and apart from that I may also have IE open and perhaps Outlook Express. Over and above those CS4 sometimes.
    If I cannot resolve this, can any one suggest another webcam please.
    Regards,
    Arthur

  • I get error message "unknown error" When trying to log on to itunes via pc, help please!

    I get error message "unknown error" When trying to log on to itunes via pc, help please!

    Hello, trolle56.
    Thank you for the question.  You may find these articles helpful in troubleshooting the error received with the iTunes Store. 
    Can't connect to the iTunes Store
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1368
    iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3297
    Cheers,
    Jason H. 

Maybe you are looking for