Apple MA261Z/A User Manual - Page 887

X More About Audio Render Options Two of the audio rendering operations create render files in very specific ways. Â Item Level rendering options: Renders the audio items that need to be resampled to match the sample rate of the sequence, as well as audio items with filters applied to them, as item level render files. Audio mixing is still done in real time, and mixing performance improves since audio resampling and audio effects no longer consume real-time processing resources. Â Mixdown: Renders all the audio in a sequence to a single group of render files, one for each audio output assigned to the selected sequence. This can improve playback performance by eliminating the need for Final Cut Express HD to do any real-time mixing or audio effects playback. The Mixdown command is a nondestructive operation and doesn't change any of the audio clips in the sequence. When using either the Item Level option in the Render Selection and Render All submenus, or the Mixdown command in the Render Only submenu, audio is rendered at the highest quality regardless of the setting chosen in the Audio Playback Quality pop-up menu in the General tab of the User Preferences window. Rendering One or More Sequences You can use any of the above commands to render all effects or a subset of effects in one or more sequences. To render an entire sequence: 1 Do one of the following: Â In the Browser, select one or more sequences. Â Open a single sequence in the Timeline. 2 If necessary, choose Sequence > Settings, then select the Render Control tab in the Sequence Settings window to specify quality settings for rendered effects, as well as to choose which effects are and are not rendered. 3 Choose the combination of Timeline playback states you want to render from the Sequence > Render All submenu. 4 Choose a render command from the Sequence > Render All submenu. 5 If your project has not yet been saved, Final Cut Express HD prompts you to save your project. A status window appears showing the rendering progress. Click Cancel to stop rendering. All rendered frames are written to disk, even if rendering is canceled. Chapter 60 Rendering 887