Video suddenly has to render

I uploaded some video (using the Capture Now technique; it was just to check my cable) but I noticed that the video needed to be rendered.

I've never seen this before. I'm worried that my program has been corrupted somehow.

Although, in one of the captures (but not both), I was warned about timecode breaks. I'll admit that is what I thought caused the need to render, which is why I uploaded again. Why I had to render the second time is stumping me.

Any thoughts will help. Thanks!

FCP Studio 2
Canon XL-1
Mac G5.

Mike

Make sure all your sequence settings match the clip's properties in your timeline.

When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.

Check to see if your capture settings match your sequence settings.

Whoops. Oh, only three minutes. I guess I don't feel like a doofus.

> I uploaded some video (using the Capture Now technique; it was just to check my cable) but
> I noticed that the video needed to be rendered.
> I've never seen this before. I'm worried that my program has been corrupted somehow.
> Although, in one of the captures (but not both), I was warned about timecode breaks. I'll
> admit that is what I thought caused the need to render, which is why I uploaded again. Why
> I had to render the second time is stumping me.

Timecode breaks don't ever cause render issues. Because once a clip is captured, FCP will impose unbroken timecode on it, whether the original tape had timecode breaks or not.

And let's clear up terminology: You didn't "upload" video -- it's capturing. "Uploading" is when you put a file into an internet or network location. "Downloading" is when you get a file from there.

Select your sequence and press APPLE-0 to check Sequence Settings. Select the clip and press APPLE-9 to check what settings were used to capture that clip.


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>>Select your sequence and press APPLE-0 to check Sequence Settings. Select the clip and press APPLE-9 to check what settings were used to capture that clip.<<

Awesome shortcut. Thanks.

Now I need to wonder why it would have changed... I've only ever captured video from the same camera ever since whenever.

Mind if I start saying "digital re-encoding" instead of capturing? :p

>
> Select your sequence and press APPLE-0 to check
> Sequence Settings. Select the clip and press
> APPLE-9 to check what settings were used to
> capture that clip.


Why isn't there an option to match these two somehow automatically?