Edit 4K and larger footage with proxies
Choose File › Proxy › Create Proxies for Large Media, then turn on View › Use Proxies While Editing. Exports always use the full-quality files.
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Proxies are small copies of large video. Editing with them keeps playback and scrubbing smooth.
Make proxies
- Choose File › Proxy › Create Proxies for Large Media, or
- select clips in the Project panel, right-click and choose Create Proxies.
Only video wider than 2048 pixels on its long side gets a proxy. A proxy is half size (at most 1920 pixels), picture only, and stored in the project's Proxies folder.
Edit with them
Turn on View › Use Proxies While Editing. Turn it off to see the original files again.
Exports never use proxies. Your export is always made from the original files.
Free the space
When the project is finished, choose File › Proxy › Move This Project's Proxies to the Trash. You can make them again at any time.
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