To do so, we will follow the same steps as before, but with our original bins.Ĭlose all the bins containing your PROXY footage. You’ll need to replace your proxy footage with the original high resolution media before your final export. Replacing your proxy sequence(s) with high resolution footage For example your proxy media may be labeled ‘.new.’ We advise replacing ‘relinked’ in the new sequence name with ‘proxy’ for easier organization when you are ready to reconnect to high resolution media. If you’ve done this correctly, Avid will make a new copy of your sequence using the proxy media labeled ‘relinked.’ You can tell that it was successful if the clip names in your sequence match the proxies.

Uncheck “Match case when comparing source names”.

Source Name: Tape Name or Source File Name (NOT Source file ID).

Right click your sequence and select “relink.”Ī new window will appear. Do this with every proxy bin and leave them open.ĭouble-check that you did not open any bins with original media. One by one, open each PROXY bin and press command A (Mac) or Control A (PC) to highlight every clip. Next we need to highlight our proxy clips in each bin - this is how Avid will know which clips are the proxies. Closed bins looks like a closed drawer in the screenshot below. Move your sequence(s) into their own bin without any other footage.Ĭlose all your bins. In order to do this, you must keep your proxies and your original media in separate bins. If you have already started editing, your sequences are not automatically replaced with the proxy footage. When you have finished editing and you are ready to export, follow the steps under “Replacing your proxy sequences with high resolution footage” Replacing your sequence with Proxy footage If you have not started editing yet, just begin editing with your proxy media. Repeat these steps for the rest of your bins. Now drag all of your ‘.new’ proxy media out of the original bin and into your new proxy bin. Make a new bin - we advise you use the same bin name with ‘PROXY’ at the end for easy organization.

In order to swap between the original media and your proxies, we need to put these new files in separate bins. Do not move that numbered folder outside of “Avid MediaFiles/MXF.” Do not rename any audio or video files at the finder/file explorer level.īack inside of Avid, you will see that your bin has 2 copies of all your media - the proxy versions should have ‘.new’ in the name. Wait until Avid has finished transcoding before making any changes, but you can rename the ‘1’ folder to any number you like for organizational purposes. Your new proxy media files will be saved to the following folder on the target drive you selected: Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1 (If the transcode button is greyed out, try selecting your target drive on the left side of the window again)Īvid will begin the process of transcoding new copies of your media at this lower resolution. Automatically, this should set your target resolution to DNxHR LB. Next to Raster Dimensions select ‘Source 1/4' (or select ‘Source 1/16’ if you are working with 4K+ footage). What if your hard drive does not appear on this list? See our guide on Avid Media Composer File Management Bin is a great backup, but your proxies will encode very slowly if you are accessing Bin through the VPN. Using your computer’s internal hard drive or an external drive will provide the fastest editing experience. Select the target hard drive where you want to save your new proxy media. Right click and select Consolidate/Transcode.Ī new window will open. Open a bin and highlight all your clips (‘Command A’ on Mac or ‘Control A’ on PC). We will begin making proxies for each bin one by one. In our example, we have sorted our original media into 4 bins. Decide upon how you want to organize your bins AND name your clips in Avid before you begin making proxies - keeping your media organized is the key to this process. If you have not already done so, use the Source Browser to either ‘link’ or ‘import’ all of your media. Follow the steps in this guide to create proxies, but don’t forget to relink to your high resolution media before your final export! Making Proxies in Avid This is particularly helpful if you are working with large 4K+ files or if you are accessing media on Bin through a VPN. Although they are lower quality files, they load much faster to allow for smooth playback. Proxies are low resolution copies of your media.

Making Proxies in Avid Media Composer What are Proxies?

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