Painfully slow Rendering Speed

Hi all - I've been editing a while now but it always seems to take an age to render a 10 minute file - video clips and a music track. Usually it's a quick turnaround - 1-2 hours from import to produced edit.

Any thoughts for speeding up the render to play a finished file?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 13, 2023 4:18 AM

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Tom Wolsky

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Oct 13, 2023 5:32 AM in response to Jim23Media

Way too many variables. Faster computer, faster drives, less complex format, lower resolution, less effects and processing.

Do you need to render? If you switch off background rendering, are you able to play your project properly?

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