Davinci Resolve Project Setup - Creating Proxies
Open Davinci Resolve |
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Click through the prompts |
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Open the Untitled Project |
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Click on the Media Tab at the bottom |
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Choose your volume or hard drive from the left most column and put the interface in List View to see the media in a list |
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Locate the folder with the media in this example footage shot with the Sony FX9 or FX6 will have a folder called XDROOT.
Right click the folder and choose >Add Folder and SubFolders into the Media Pool |
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Choose to Yes Change Project Frame Rate
>Click on Change |
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Media will load into the project as shown here.
Do this for all the folders of footage / card data for the shooting days |
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Once all the footage has been added into the project click on the Edit Tab |
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Click on List View shown here so all the clips are easily accessible |
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Next step is to make proxies Set where the proxy media is to be stored Click on DaVinci Resolve >Preferences |
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Go to Media Storage
>Proxy Generation Location >Set to Use Project Settings >Click Save |
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Then go to the lower right corner of the DaVinci Interface and choose Project Settings icon |
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Click on Master Settings then Scroll down to |
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Choose >Proxy media resolution Quarter >Proxy media format ProRes 422 Proxy |
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Then go to the Working Folders section and set the Proxy generation location to your shared storage volume or your hard drive |
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Select all the clips in the project that were just added and |
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Once all the clips are selected right click the selections and choose
>Generate Proxy Media |
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The proxies will start to be created and saved in the exact same file structure as the original media but in a smaller easier to process lower quality file.
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At the top of the windows for source and record choose Prefer Proxies to show the proxies you are working with to speed up processing and smoother playback for editing.
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The pink PXY will show up on the clips when you are in Thumbnail view |
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To turn Proxies off choose Disable All Proxies |
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