Just jotting down some quick notes:
35 second video clip from 7D set at 1080p30- raw size 168MB
Final Cut Pro 7.0.1 running on 10.6.2 Mac Pro 2×3GHz Dual core 6GB RAM. Video on non-boot 1.5TB SATA HD.
Cross dissolve cannot be done in realtime renderer.
Compressor converted to ProRes 422 (HQ) size 814MB. Final Cut Pro can easily do realtime render of cross dissolve.
Video quality indistinguishable to my eyes.
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