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Hey all.
Recently, FCPX has been placing weird proxy files in the main directory instead of the Final Cut Proxy Media folder. See attached. The actual proxy rendered files are in the correct folder.
What is going on here?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
I don’t understand the question. Are you not seeing the GoPro media in FCP? The files that contain proxyGPO in the name are GoPro generated files. FCP doesn’t normally use those to edit not as proxy files. If you import them they just get put in with the other media
I've edited GoPro footage for years and have never seen these files. As I understand it, FC creates an optimized version of the original file in ProRes (standard) usually. It also creates a ProRes proxy file - smaller resolution and bitrate for faster editing.
GoPro files are H.264 files natively. FC should handle those like any other h.264 file - it transcodes it into optimized file and proxy file and places it the respective folder in your library.
Those look like GoPro proxies. Are you doing something like that?
Yes. Why would the program put them there?
GoPro proxies are not used by FCP. Its proxy system is not relevant to FCP., whose proxies are generated by the application in a specific resolution and codec.
Strange. I've never had this issue prior to this latest version of FCPX. Do I have to transcode the original GoPro footage into ProRes before importing?
No. Just don’t create proxies in GoPro. They’re useless to FCP.
A proxy is just FC making a low res ProRes version isn't it? Why wouldn't it look at GoPro clips like any other clips?
FXCP Proxy files showing up in main directory
