FCP 7...problem with stills in my timeline

[Nicholas Natteau]

For some reason, some stills that I drop into my timeline show up with a green render bar while others show up normally.

Does anyone know why simple jpegs dropped into a Apple Pro Res 720p59.94 timeline would require rendering?

What I can't understand is that some jpegs show up normally (no render necessary, as in grey render bar) while others show up with green render bar.

I always thought that when you drop any still into the timeline, it doesn't need to be rendered unless you zoom in on it.

 

[David Saraceno]

are the jpegs 72 dpi, or a higher dpi?

Are they RGB or CYMK?

For the most part, more than 72 dpi produces no better image, and usually involves rendering.

 

[Nicholas Natteau]

Hi David, thanks for helping.

That's what I can't understand. They're all 72dpi and all RGB, yet some require rendering and some don't.

 

[David Saraceno]

Are all the dimensions identical?

 

[J Davis]

I've had fast editing results by using .psd with no layers, only everything flattened to a background