Proxy exists but is not showing that it does in available media representations bar or in clips library.

Simplest thing to try first is resetting FCP prefs. Hold Option and Command while launching FCP and choose Delete Preferences. It will open the default Untitled library. Re-open the library you were working on, set the Preferences back to the way you like (disable background rendering, reset Import to Leave Files in Place, etc.) and see if the issue has been resolved.

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When you switch to proxy only you seem to still have a video display in the Viewer. That would mean you’re using a proxy file. If you didn’t it would showing the missing media warning. The problem seems to be that the inspector isn’t displaying what’s available rather than not using proxies.

When you look at the browser clip, is that also showing only an original representation?

What recorded the original media?

If you view the inspector for the library itself, what does it show? Only Original? Post a screenshot.

Screenshots with command+shift+4 might be easier than camera pics unless the edit machine is network restricted.

As a simple test I would create a new library, import one of the clips and manually right-click it in the browser to create a proxy and see if that works.

As a simple test I would create a new library, import one of the clips and manually right-click it in the browser to create a proxy and see if that works.

pmvonbank wrote:

tried a new text library and copied files and it still didn’t work.

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I would like the OP to do the test suggested by terryb.

The OP seems to have tried copying the contents to a text library (what is a text library?😅), but I'm curious whether reading the media from the beginning instead of copying would produce the same result.

When you switch to proxy only, do you see the video in the Viewer? I assume it’s not showing an error message. In which case the problem is only in the inspector display.

What are the media specs? What’s the OS, what Mac, and what FCP version? We can see if the problem can be reproduced. You should use feedback to report the issue.

Yes, I can reproduce this. I see the same problem on some PR4x4 HDR media on a similar system. It shows only original in the inspector, though there are both proxy and original files. It also reproduces on the current system and FCP. It's only on some files. I can't tell though what I'm actually seeing in the Viewer when I switch between proxy and original. I can't see a real difference between the existing and the original. I can't see the difference in the Finder either, except that one file is much smaller.

If I import the proxy I can see the difference between the two on some herring bone pattern. It's not switching to proxy.

You should report the problem to feedback.

By comparing the file that's displayed in the Viewer with the original and the generated proxy file, I believe the OP is correct that the system is still using the original file even when the system is switched it use proxy only. There is definitely a proxy file that's available. If I remove the proxy and switch to proxy it still shows the original file. If I select reveal proxy (after the proxy has been removed) it goes to the original file. That shouldn't happen. If there's no proxy available I should get a missing media warning.

I see the same problem on some PR4x4 HDR media on a similar system.

• Do you mean that the phenomenon cannot be reproduced on other macOSes, but only occurs on OS 12.7.4?
• What FCP version did you try?
• I would like to try it too, so could you send me a sample to WeTransfer?

I tried it on a 2019 MBP with Monterey 12.7.4 with 10.6.8 and on a 2021 MBP with Sonoma 14.4 and 10.7.1. The same behavior shows in both.

Unfortunately I can't sent the media I'm using. It's not mine to distribute.

I tried it on a 2019 MBP with Monterey 12.7.4 with 10.6.8 and on a 2021 MBP with Sonoma 14.4 and 10.7.1. The same behavior shows in both.

Thank you for your valuable test. This seems to be a bug that only occurs on certain systems and versions.

Switch the viewer to "Proxy only" →Select a clip on the timeline →Isn't "Proxy" displayed in the inspector like in the OP? If “Proxy” is not displayed, you cannot determine whether you are actually editing a proxy. What do you think Tom?

Unfortunately I can't sent the media I'm using. It's not mine to distribute.

Understood.

If I select reveal proxy (after the proxy has been removed) it goes to the original file.

Delete proxy →Display only proxy →Display original media on timeline! OMG! I now understand why "Proxy" is not displayed in the inspector. It's very strange.

If there's no proxy available I should get a missing media warning.

Yes, normally it should be.

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"clip_A" has proxy

After removing the proxy for "clip_A"

How exactly did you create the proxies?