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Laurence Kingston · October 19th, 2010, 06:42 AM

I notice there is a new "make a proxy" tab in the HD-Link preferences. I understand that this is to make proxies for formats that are difficult for editing software to handle directly (like 4k 3d). I have an underpowered core2duo system that struggles sometimes with regular hd files, especially if I try to use First Light. How do I make use of the proxy feature?

David Newman · October 19th, 2010, 09:04 PM

First convert your source to CineForm at the highest quality you need. Then re-import those CineForm clips in HDlink, and set Make Proxy, Fast Scale and set the "Resize Video" resolution to "Proxy 960..." or similar. Set the quality to medium or similar (experiment to find the size and data rate you like best.) Click start. They will be made very quickly, as fast as you drive will go on many system (the CPU many show a low amount as the disk is the bottleneck.) Proxy generation on modern PCs can be well over 200+ fps is the disk is fast. This proxy can be corrected with FirstLight and the resulting image will be the same on the masters. File naming is identical to help NLE proxy to online swap-outs.

Laurence Kingston · October 20th, 2010, 07:32 AM

So then the actual swapping between media files and proxies would be done as a separate process? Would I need to use a proxy swapping script for instance if I'm in Sony Vegas?

Laurence Kingston · October 23rd, 2010, 11:53 PM

OK, I found what I believe is the best solution. On the following link, there is a script called "Batch Replace":

Free Scripts For Sony Vegas

This will let you choose a new location for your media files and replace all the files once. Very cool!

October 19th, 2010, 06:42 AM	#1
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	Proxies with Cineform I notice there is a new "make a proxy" tab in the HD-Link preferences. I understand that this is to make proxies for formats that are difficult for editing software to handle directly (like 4k 3d). I have an underpowered core2duo system that struggles sometimes with regular hd files, especially if I try to use First Light. How do I make use of the proxy feature?

October 19th, 2010, 09:04 PM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	First convert your source to CineForm at the highest quality you need. Then re-import those CineForm clips in HDlink, and set Make Proxy, Fast Scale and set the "Resize Video" resolution to "Proxy 960..." or similar. Set the quality to medium or similar (experiment to find the size and data rate you like best.) Click start. They will be made very quickly, as fast as you drive will go on many system (the CPU many show a low amount as the disk is the bottleneck.) Proxy generation on modern PCs can be well over 200+ fps is the disk is fast. This proxy can be corrected with FirstLight and the resulting image will be the same on the masters. File naming is identical to help NLE proxy to online swap-outs. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

October 20th, 2010, 07:32 AM	#3
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	So then the actual swapping between media files and proxies would be done as a separate process? Would I need to use a proxy swapping script for instance if I'm in Sony Vegas?

October 23rd, 2010, 11:53 PM	#4
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	OK, I found what I believe is the best solution. On the following link, there is a script called "Batch Replace": Free Scripts For Sony Vegas This will let you choose a new location for your media files and replace all the files once. Very cool!