i have used preiere for years now and just got a demo of vegas to play with..

neither seem to have auto-rendering.. i'm not sure if this is a common thing..

i have a friend who edits basic stuff on a mac using imovie, and whenever she is working on a video, it automaticlally renders all teh new stuff you add in while you're working.. can premiere or vegas do these?

thanks for the help..

im pretty sure Premiere up to 6.5 doesnt have it, Premiere Pro might have it..when it comes out. You could try Pinnacle Edition 5......If renders in real time, although you need a fast system. If you have a good graphics card (basically any nvidia geforce or ati radeon) over 64mb, it can render everything in pretty much RT, automatically. http://www.guygraphics.com/reviews/editionpro5.html

I can't see such an option in Vegas either

The only place where I have seen auto render and rendering in the background is the Pinnacle liquid range and Incite each costing rather a lot.

All the best,

Ed

doesn't Edition 5 do that aswell?