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One of the downsides to NLE software driven editing is the need to render. Whenever effects are applied to a clip or a sequence, there is always a need to render. Final Cut creates a folder in your Final Cut Pro Documents folder to store all these render files. When you are finished with a project, archive the files and remove the media, your drive is still filled excess material from your renders. You can can safely and easily render files from the confort of your Final Cut application.

From Final Cut click Tools>Render Manager. Final Cut has kept track of all render files from all projects. You can remove some or all of the render files stored on your drive by placing a check mark in the appropriate column. This should only be done when you are finished with a project and ready to archive it for storage.

This is a quick little way to help save valuable storage space and to clean your system when you complete projects.