• Film and video needs to rendered before it is cut in an editing program.grandmama with digital camera image by Alexey Klementiev from Fotolia.com
  
  Rendering is the process in which footage that has been shot for a film or video or project is processed through an editing program so that it can be cut into a final video or film or given a specific look. Depending on the quality of the footage, such as that shot on high-definition video or 35mm film, this process can take a long time in the editing room and can cost a lot of money for a television or film production. However, certain things can be done to cut down the time it takes to render this footage.
  
  

Multiple Computers

• As rendering high-quality footage can take a lot of time, this process can be sped up by rendering different pieces of footage on a number of different computers. It can then be combined on one computer once the rendering is finished. This is often what is done in post-production houses with multiple edit bays, so that the editor's time is better spent rendering different parts of the project rather then waiting for one section at a time to render. Make sure there are hard drives with enough available space on them to store all the rendered material so that the process doesn't stop and the rendering isn't canceled and forced to start over.
  
  

Faster Computers

• Computers that have incredibly fast processors and large amounts of memory can render footage much faster and greatly reduce editing time. As most editing programs need at least a dual-gigahertz processor to render most high-quality footage and run an editing program, a very fast computer is needed in the first place. Most of these computers can be easily upgraded with larger hard drives and faster processors, though these additions can cost a couple thousand dollars. However, the faster a computer is when it renders and processes information, the more money it will save a production during the editing process.
  
  

Fast Software

• While most rendering is done within editing programs like Final Cut Pro or Avid, other software programs specifically designed for certain cameras that shoot a certain quality of footage can be downloaded to help expedite this rendering process. For example, Rubber Monkey Extract is software designed for the RED camera, which shoots film-quality HD footage. This software not only renders footage to prepare it for an editing program, it also can render it to look a certain way, like it was shot on film, in black and white or some abstract style, all in the computer itself.