Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1331)

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Rendering One or More Sequences
You can use any of the above commands to render all effects or a subset of effects in
one or more sequences.
To render an entire sequence:
1 Do one of the following:
 In the Browser, select one or more sequences.
 Open a single sequence in the Timeline.
2 If necessary, choose Sequence > Settings, then select the Render Control tab in the
Sequence Settings window to specify quality settings for rendered effects, as well as to
choose which effects are and are not rendered.
3 Choose the combination of Timeline playback states you want to render from the
Sequence > Render All submenu.
4 Choose a render command from the Sequence > Render All submenu.
5 If your project has not yet been saved, Final Cut Pro prompts you to save your project.
A status window appears showing the rendering progress. Click Cancel to stop rendering.
All rendered frames are written to disk, even if rendering is canceled.