Default size/format for titles.

[prodigal]

I'm currently editing a video in FCP in 1920 x 1080, 30 Frames.

Whenever I spawn a title from within FPC, like a standard text one, I need to render it, and the worst part is I then am forced to render the video as well since the titles are being placed over them. Whenever I edit in 720 x 480, DV standard frame size, the titles do not require rendering. Is there a way in final cut to set the "default size" for titles when they are created, so that they may match the frame size I am using in my sequence? It really slows me down having to keep rendering the footage every time I am "trying out" a title.

Sorry if this is a noob question. And thanks for your help!

 

[NoahK]

Should be real time i.e. no rendering. Can you screen shoot your sequence settings and post them- shift apple 3.

Noah

 

[prodigal]

Should be real time i.e. no rendering. Can you screen shoot your sequence settings and post them- shift apple 3.

Noah

Don't think I've ever used screens on a mac, can't seem to paste it anywhere.

Here are my settings though:

1920 x 1080 (HDTV 1080i 16:9)
Square
Field Dominance: None
Editing Timebase: 30
Compressor: MPEG-4 Video
Audio: 48kHz
Depth: 16-bit

 

[NoahK]

Why MPEG-4 video? That requires rendering for anything. Switch to something FCP can play in real-time like ProRes or DVCPROHD...

Noah

 

[prodigal]

Why MPEG-4 video? That requires rendering for anything. Switch to something FCP can play in real-time like ProRes or DVCPROHD...

Noah

I'm using MPEG-4 video compression because the clips i'm editing were compressed to this codec. I'm editing FRAPS footage from a program recorded on a PC, converted to MPEG-4, transferred to my mac, and imported into FCP. MPEG-4 clips seem to be relatively low in size so that's why I use them for this workflow, perhaps I could use another codec?

 

[NoahK]

If you want real-time performance- you bet...

Noah

 

[prodigal]

If you want real-time performance- you bet...

Noah

Hehe

Could you recommend any codecs that retain original quality when compressed but keep the file size relatively small? (MPEG-4 has these characteristics, hence why I've been using it...)

That would work for RT performance?

Thank you btw for your correspondence.

 

[NoahK]

DVCPROHD or ProRes. Also 1TB of hard drive space is like $100 so don't cheap yourself out of a good workflow. MPEG4 is about the worst possible editing format. Low file size=low quality that gets compounded every time you render...

Noah

 

[prodigal]

DVCPROHD or ProRes. Also 1TB of hard drive space is like $100 so don't cheap yourself out of a good workflow. MPEG4 is about the worst possible editing format. Low file size=low quality that gets compounded every time you render...

Noah

Hmm i'll give it a shot, but the quality seems to really have been retained when I compress the files, but I do get what you mean about the constant rendering, which I guess should have been obvious. I'll give DVCPROHD a shot, never heard of the other atm. Thanks much for your help!