Hi, I received from a client some 4k videos and some proxies generated files (with the same file name) in a different folder. He said that I could edit the proxies files and when its done, i could just change the original file (proxies) to the 4k one, as they are the same name. But Final Cut Pro is not accepting as the same file. Is this really possible?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.2
So you imported the proxies as if they were original media and edited them, is that right? That’s not how the application works. You’re supposed to import the original media and then use the relink proxy files to access them and the switch to proxy editing.
You may be able to recover doing something by editing an XML file. Otherwise the only way to recover is to import the original media and manually replace each shot, timecode matching the proxies to the originals, assuming they have the same timecode.
So you imported the proxies as if they were original media and edited them, is that right? That’s not how the application works. You’re supposed to import the original media and then use the relink proxy files to access them and the switch to proxy editing.
You may be able to recover doing something by editing an XML file. Otherwise the only way to recover is to import the original media and manually replace each shot, timecode matching the proxies to the originals, assuming they have the same timecode.
So you imported the proxies as if they were original media and edited them, is that right?
Yes, thats what I did.
You may be able to recover doing something by editing an XML file
So I export the XML and what can I do next?
Thanks for helping!
I have no idea how you can do it in XML. Someone who reads XML might be able to figure out a way.
Paste the exported XML or a portion of it here using the Additional text button so we can have a look and maybe give you a few things to try.
Just did everything manually lol. Thanks for replying.
Proxies generated in a different software
