Is Rendering Necessary ?? !

[Tom Blizzard]

Hi again. I know that rendering give you a much, much better view of you project on the timeline. However, is rendering necessary to get the best quality DVD copy of the show?

Sometimes I just want to watch or share the show without much editing. In that case, just exporting the unrendered timeline to DVD is quicker. Will the picture quality suffer??

[Chuck Engels]

There is no requirement for Rendering the Timeline Tom :)
Quality will not suffer, everything will be just fine.

[ATR]

Tom,


In spite of CE's optimistic outlook and response on this matter, I do need to add some comments about limits to its interpretation.

I ditto that Rendering the Timeline by pressing the Enter Key in the Edit Mode affects the quality of the preview, not the quality of the end product. Moreover, I draw your attention to a quote from the book (Premiere Elements 2 In A Snap, page 153) by CE and his co-author SG….. “To keep things running smoothly, render the Timeline often. By doing so, you will always be aware of any potential problems with clips or effects you add to them.”

There is a nice little section in Premiere Elements 4 Help that gives some tips on refining the Rendering of the Timeline by including the Work Area Bar in the procedure. It is under “Render an Area for Preview”.

Since your question was specific to those quick runs with essentially no edits, I would suggest that you pay close attention to the DVD Preview before the Burn to Disc. If you see something real “strange” in the DVD Preview, then you need to decide if you should go back to Edit to take another, better look via Rendering the Timeline there. I would think that “strange” happenings need not be confined to edits, but could include a clip itself.

ATR

[Tom Blizzard]

Thanks Chuck and ATR.

Now then, are you Both ready for a chuckle?? For several months, when I first found this forum, I was a little suspicious that perhaps C.E. and ATR were one in the same person. .......but not anymore....:D

:eek: Uhhhhhhh....... no offense intended.... I'm leaving now...:o. Just to go and edit a show...

[ATR]

Tom,

When you get a chance, let us know how you did with the Render/Do Not Need to Render The Timeline decisions.

ATR (just me)

[Tom Blizzard]

Thanks. It did great. I burned the DVD without rendering the timeline and the final picture was great.

Kind of interesting as to why I asked the question in the first place. My niece in Nashville has a wedding videography business and she has used elements for several years now. She is a very talented artist as far as picture composition and editing are concerned.
I remember her stating that ,"I know you have to render before you can burn" a couple of years ago. That's why I have always wondered.
She now uses Adobe CS3.

[ATR]

Tom,

She may have needed to get a better look at the Preview for some work that contained effects (+ non DV AVI material) whose final appearance may have been unpredictable, but just did not detail why she "had to render" before burn.

Often you will see tutorials (especially those with text effects) where the instruction is to render the Timeline before moving on. I read an article somewhere (need to look it up) where I think that I recall rendering the Timeline (non DV AVI content) doing more than just giving a better preview (generating those temporary preview files). But, my recollection is fuzzy on this one. I will check it out.

Whatever the case, if it works great. If it does not, then...........

What is she using CS3 for? Is that Photoshop CS3 or the Premiere Pro CS3? Photoshop Elements is a great program, but I am currently trying out Photoshop Elements CS4 Extended. I am very impressed by it. So much so that in my head I hear the melody of that song "If I were a rich man....."

As always, continued success with or without rendering the Premiere Elements Timeline....

ATR

ATR