I am new to editing 4K footage in FCPX, and have started a new project where the client has sent me both the proxy files and the original files 4K files.
Is there any way I can re-link the proxies and originals in FCPX without generating my own proxy files?
iMac
If the proxies have the correct name and format and are placed in exactly the correct location they can be used by FCP. There is no proxy relinking function, but if you run the create proxy function on the clips, and they are in the correct location with the correct name and format, they files will be recognized and new files won’t be created.
Camera generated proxies don’t seem to work with FCP. I think they all use formats or resolutions or track structures that FCP won’t accept. It really wants a very specific format with the exact length, timecode, and track layout, and name of course. It doesn’t seem to care much about the codec or the resolution as long as it’s the same aspect ratio.
I tried this by doing the following steps:
- Imported one 4K clip into FCP project
- Created proxy media and found location of proxy file
- Copied all of the other proxy files to the same location as the first one.
- Imported the rest of the 4k clips and created proxy media.
FCPX still did the same process for creating the proxy files, but in the location only the proxy files I copied across were there. So I guess in that sense it worked, and would save some memory space.
I was more hoping for a work-around that didn't involve FCPX doing any processing other than just linking to the existing proxy files.
Can you link to the specifications/guidance for this to work, please?
One of our Sony cameras shoots UHD and will create a proxy file in camera while shooting, it would be create to use the camera provided proxies . . .
Thanks
MtD
Manually Linking Proxy Files in FCPX
