Why does it need rendering anytime I move / add a 'standard' clip?

Question

Im spending a lot of time rendering standard DV footage, even when i simply add a new clip of change an existing one, it seems to want rendered all the time.....any ideas
(im new to FCP, so the answer is probably easy....forgive my ignorance...)
cheers

Answer 1

Assuming your problem is that the sequence and clip settings don't match, the way this usually happens is that the editor creates a new project, THEN changes the Easy Setup. Then captures clips and drops them into Sequence 1.
Problem is, Sequence 1 was auto created before the Easy Setup was changed, and so it has the settings that were in place before the Easy Setup was changed.
The correct procedure, after closing all existing projects, is to FIRST change the Easy Setup, THEN create a new project. The sequence that is created with the new project will have the correct settings for the clips you're about to create.
For now, choose the DV PAL Easy Setup, then create a new sequence. Drop your DV PAL clips into the new sequence, and you'll have a better go of it, I think.