Final Cut editing without rendering again and again

Do you spend too much time rendering as you edit videos in Final Cut?

This YouTube clip, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XEjAOFsDVQ “No more rendering in Final Cut Express” shows how to cut rendering to one time.

There is a free utility mentioned in that video. Use MPEG StreamClip to convert video and audio to a format that Final Cut recognizes without rendering.

Use the free utility MPEG StreamClip to export your video to Apple DV/DVCPRO – NTSC format at Quality 100%, Sound settings: Uncompressed 48KHz. No more rendering in Final Cut!

Note: Make sure the Clip settings match the Sequence settings.