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Editing with Smart Proxy

The main purpose of the Smart Proxy feature is to have a more fluid editing experience when working with large, high resolution video files.

When you edit and preview your project, proxy files will be used as substitutes for their large video source counterparts. This feature works especially for handling video footage shot in HD, which can take up a lot of your computer’s resources to process. Whereas when you render a video file, the original video source files will be used.

Proxy files are lower resolution working copies of video files. They are reduced in resolution or compression bit rate -- to speed up editing of high definition files such as HDV and AVCHD. Proxy files are source-dependent rather than project-dependent. In other words, proxy files can be shared among different projects. Smart Proxy can also be used with other video file formats and is not limited to HD files.

To enable the creation of proxy files Back to Top
To set the environment when smart proxy files will be generated Back to Top

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The Smart Proxy File Manager lists the source and proxy files. You can use this manager to delete proxy files you no longer need.

The Smart Proxy Queue Manager shows the files for which proxies will be generated.

In the case of HDV and AVCHD files, Smart Proxy is automatically activated during capture and use of these files in your project.

Once Smart Proxy is enabled, proxy files will automatically be created and used in your project whenever you insert video files into the Timeline.

To view the list of video files to be generated as proxy files Back to Top

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