8 Replies Latest reply: Jan 27, 2011 4:42 PM by Reese Richardson RSS

    Rendering

    Reese Richardson Community Member

      Ok I know this is going to be a stupid question. If render a work area is done isn’t that area rendered. What I mean is it took a long time to change the RGB curves in PP when I exported to Media Encoder in the being it said it would take 3:00 when it hit the area of the video that had been changed it ended of taking 17 hours. Hasn’t that area been rendered isn’t the purpose of rendering is to update the changes so it can be more quickly process in Media Encoder.

        • 1. Re: Rendering
          Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

          Basically, Rendering is to produce "proxy files" used for smoothest playback. Using them for Export, can add time, depending on the format chosen for Export.

           

          Good luck,

           

          Hunt

          • 2. Re: Rendering
            Reese Richardson Community Member

            Thank you a good clear answer. I does seem funny that these files that have been rendered wouldn't be exported into media encorder.

             

            Does PP5 export rendered files into M.E making the encoding go more quickly?

            • 3. Re: Rendering
              Todd_Kopriva Adobe Employee

              In Premiere Pro CS5, you can use preview files for final output, but it's not a usually a good idea for final output. Your output specifications are likely to be different than the settings used for the internal preview files, which are---as Bill said---primarily intended to give you something that plays back smoothly during your editing. It's a good way of getting fast output for a test movie, such as something to show a client just to get sign-off on the edit. See this page: "Work with preview files".

              • 4. Re: Rendering
                JSS1138 CommunityMVP
                Using them for Export, can add time, depending on the format chosen for Export.

                 

                I disagree.  Using the preview files for export will invariably save time, regardless of the export format, as any added effects no longer need to be processed.  Without the previews, both effects processing and transcoding need to happen.  With the previews, only the transcoding needs to happen.

                 

                Now, the quality of the final output using previews is a separate issue.  But for any given export utilizing heavy effects, the speed will always be quicker.

                • 5. Re: Rendering
                  Reese Richardson Community Member

                  Well my computer has some time tomorrow I'll run a test delete the rendered files and see which is quicker rendered or unrendered.

                   

                   

                  I'll get back

                  • 6. Re: Rendering
                    Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                    Jim,

                     

                    You are correct. This is the CS4 forum, and not the CS5 forum. Just got lost for a minute.

                     

                    Thanks for that correction,

                     

                    Hunt

                    • 7. Re: Rendering
                      Reese Richardson Community Member

                      Found tab for render in export files, to use preview files is that the way to use the pre rendered files?

                       

                       

                      Used that link and read that what I got out of it.

                      • 8. Re: Rendering
                        Reese Richardson Community Member

                        Well this is what I learned Export Media on right in middle there a tab use preview files it does and renders quickly, took three hour where it was taking 17.