Every week, Frame.io Insider asks one in all our knowledgeable contributors to share a tip, software, or method that they use on a regular basis and couldn’t reside with out. This week, Reuben Evans shares the trick to creating lengthy exports sooner in Final Cut.
Use Export Segmentation for Faster Exports
Final Cut Pro can now speed up H.264 and different codec outputs (with some key exceptions) with segmented exports. It’s a function that may kick into gear should you’re exporting a sequence that’s longer than three minutes, and makes use of Apple’s new silicon extra successfully, by splitting the load throughout a number of processing models.
That stated, this function requires a Mac with an M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2 Ultra, M3 Max or later, although. So, if in case you have that horsepower, Final Cut Pro will routinely cut up up your export and pipe it via separate media engines in your processor.
If this doesn’t give you the results you want, ensure to have a look at the Settings pane of the export window. Check the field that claims “Allow export segmentation.” That lets you use export segmentation in Final Cut.
Larry Jordan notes that this function works in Compressor, too. As he notes, “Export segmentation is faster, without question. But it works best when used with Apple Compressor, rather than Final Cut Pro.”
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