mukmasta Author

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using camera proxy files?

I am trying to get FCPX to use the proxy files my camera already generated instead of waiting for FCPX to encode them.
I didn't find any useful information on how to do that?!

In Detail:

When recording on my Sony FS-5 i am able to additionally record proxy files in camera.
But FCPX does not recognize them as Proxy.
Instead it imports them as seperate clips and generates proxies of my proxies.
Any help would be very appreciated.
Thanks!

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), FCP X 10.2.2

Posted on May 31, 2016 12:11 AM

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May 31, 2016 12:26 AM in response to mukmasta

Do the camera generated Proxies Import and work correctly within FCP X even if FCP X sees them as regular files?

I can't find any info on what type of files the camera generated Proxies are (specs), do you know?

Al

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mukmasta Author

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May 31, 2016 12:40 AM in response to Alchroma

yes, they import and work correctly. they are .mp4 (H264 MPEG4 AVC codec)

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Level 7

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May 31, 2016 6:05 AM in response to mukmasta

I don't have any suggestions to make work the camera generated proxies files within FCP X.

The proxy file names will need to reflect the Original camera files.

When FCP X imports files it creates proxies that are connected to the full size imported camera files.

If you try and just use camera produced proxies, FCP X will have no way to figure out what file is related to what.

I just can't see it working without some type of third party intervention.

The other option is just let FCP X do the proxy generating.

Al

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Jun 16, 2016 3:30 AM in response to mukmasta

Have you found a solution for this? Having the exact same problem

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mukmasta Author

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Jun 16, 2016 11:05 AM in response to WillJL

No i am sorry, i did not find any solution and just used FCP X to rerender the Porxies.

Would have been to nice..

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