Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 140)

• Render status bar: This bar at the top of the Timeline indicates which parts of the
sequence have been rendered at the current render quality. The top line is for video,
the bottom for audio.
• Video render bar (upper region): Indicates the presence and render status of video
effects items.
• Audio render bar (lower region): Indicates the presence and render status of audio
effects items. Colors in the render bar above items indicate whether the items need
to be rendered. Items that don’t need to be rendered have dark gray bars above
them. For more information, see
“Using RT Extreme.” You can also refer to “Rendering
and Video Processing Settings.”
The upper area indicates
the render status of
video items.
The lower area indicates
the render status of
audio items.
• Clip item render bars: Audio clip items can be rendered individually. Clip items in the
Timeline display individual render bars in the following cases:
• Audio clip items that require sample rate conversion: For example, audio clips that were
captured at 44.1 kHz but have been edited into a sequence set to 48 kHz.
• Audio clip items with filters applied: Applying one or more filters causes an audio clip
to display a render bar within the clip item itself.
For more information about clip item render bars, see “Rendering and Video Processing
Settings.”
Sequence Clips in the Timeline
Clip items in a sequence are often called sequence clips, with the item’s name displayed
at the head of the clip. If the clip item is long enough, the name is also displayed at the
end.
You can choose whether video clip items in the Timeline display thumbnails, and whether
audio clip items display audio waveforms. These options are available in the Timeline
options tab of the Sequence Settings window. (For more information, see
“Sequence
Settings and Presets.” )
140 Chapter 9 Timeline Basics