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Open Format Timeline
One of the new features in Final Cut Pro 6 is the ability to edit mixed formats
into the Final Cut Pro Timeline and to be able to play back the different formats
in real time without having to render until final output.
It used to be when one set up their Timeline in Easy Setup everything would
work for the format which was specified. Choose DV-PAL and you cut DV-PAL,
but introduce some DVCPro HD and some DVCPro 50 footage and suddenly
the render bars would appear. This interrupts the creative flow as the editor hits
Apple
R and then waits until the render process is done.
That's how it used to be.
With Mixed Format editing you get a lot more. Many formats at different frame
rates play together in real time. While there can still be some render bars which
appear, depending on the complexity of the codecs at work and the power of
your Mac, for the most one can cut from one format to another with a lot less pain
than in previous versions of Final Cut Pro. A final render is still needed for final out-
put. While editing, for the most, the different formats play together in real time.
 
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