Does Vegas support proxy file editing? at DVinfo.net

Sherif Choudhry · January 2nd, 2009, 04:14 PM

Hi all, have you edited on a slow laptop on small proxy files (say at a hotel) and then come back home and somehow Vegas on your powerful desktop automatically puts together the edits using the original hdv captured files?

Any tips appreciated.

Thanks

Eugene Kosarovich · January 2nd, 2009, 04:34 PM

Vegas works fine with proxies for XDCAM, which has low res proxies created in the camera while you are recording. This does exactly what you're describing, allowing you to edit with them and conform to the high res footage later.

But... Proxies aren't a part of the HDV format.

Seth Bloombaum · January 2nd, 2009, 05:11 PM

Proxy editing is not a native function of Vegas, but there are several ways to get this done either through some juggling on your part or the use of a script package.

The Gearshift script package from VASST.com is the slick way to do this. Check it out.

Sherif Choudhry · January 3rd, 2009, 12:51 PM

Seth, thanks, looks exactly what i need

I got a Samsung NC10 netbook for Christmas from my wife and its portability/battery life is so good i just pick it up and travel. I use it for web browsing but I loaded Vegas and it runs slow as is expected -but if i can use proxies for simple 2 video channels editing that would be great.....will report back on how it goes.

Sherif

Gilles Pialat · January 3rd, 2009, 02:41 PM

Another way is Proxy Stream.

Perrone Ford · January 4th, 2009, 02:29 AM

Or, for free, you could render out the master file(s) to an SD or compressed HD format. Then do all your work on those. When time comes, copy the project to you fast machine. When Vegas asks for the master, point it to the original file, not the small proxy.

Sherif Choudhry · January 4th, 2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perrone Ford

Or, for free, you could render out the master file(s) to an SD or compressed HD format. Then do all your work on those. When time comes, copy the project to you fast machine. When Vegas asks for the master, point it to the original file, not the small proxy.

Thanks everyone for your tips. Gilles I will look at proxystream.

Perrone, aaah, sounds nice and simple, since I want to try editing on a 10" screen netbook (simple cuts in case you're rolling your eyes) I could just as well render to 360x270 SD stream, hmmm, def worth a try. Would it be easier on the processor if I used WMV?

Sherif

Perrone Ford · January 4th, 2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sherif Choudhry

Perrone, aaah, sounds nice and simple, since I want to try editing on a 10" screen netbook (simple cuts in case you're rolling your eyes) I could just as well render to 360x270 SD stream, hmmm, def worth a try. Would it be easier on the processor if I used WMV?

Sherif

No, don't render to such a compressed format. Use an intraframe intermediate like DV.

Andrew Leary · January 17th, 2009, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perrone Ford

Or, for free, you could render out the master file(s) to an SD or compressed HD format. Then do all your work on those. When time comes, copy the project to you fast machine. When Vegas asks for the master, point it to the original file, not the small proxy.

So you mean to literally place the original footage on the timeline and manually render out new footage at a better working format (.avi or HDV?) then deny those files to Vegas on the faster machine? But when you point to the originals on the fast machine, won't the Vegas timeline not know how to plug in footage because the time code etc. will be different?

Trying to learn... Thanks in advance for your response...

Cliff Etzel · January 18th, 2009, 10:59 AM

I had forgotten about using VASST Gearshift as I have a licensed copy.

I was seeing marked slow downs while editing on my laptop and installed it just to see if I saw an improvement - sure did - just have to accept that hard drive space will get eaten due to generating proxy files and you'll have to be patient as Gearshift renders those files for use in editing. Otherwise one of the best $50.00 purchases I've made.

January 2nd, 2009, 04:14 PM	#1
Sherif Choudhry Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 222	Does Vegas support proxy file editing? Hi all, have you edited on a slow laptop on small proxy files (say at a hotel) and then come back home and somehow Vegas on your powerful desktop automatically puts together the edits using the original hdv captured files? Any tips appreciated. Thanks

January 2nd, 2009, 04:34 PM	#2
Eugene Kosarovich Taken away too young... rest in peace Eugene Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 161	Vegas works fine with proxies for XDCAM, which has low res proxies created in the camera while you are recording. This does exactly what you're describing, allowing you to edit with them and conform to the high res footage later. But... Proxies aren't a part of the HDV format. __________________ Scorpio Productions PDW-F335, PDW-U1, Vegas Pro 9.0b

January 3rd, 2009, 12:51 PM	#4
Sherif Choudhry Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 222	Cool! Netbook trial here i come..... Seth, thanks, looks exactly what i need I got a Samsung NC10 netbook for Christmas from my wife and its portability/battery life is so good i just pick it up and travel. I use it for web browsing but I loaded Vegas and it runs slow as is expected -but if i can use proxies for simple 2 video channels editing that would be great.....will report back on how it goes. Sherif

January 3rd, 2009, 02:41 PM	#5
Gilles Pialat Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: France Posts: 34	Another way is Proxy Stream. __________________ French Vegas Addict. http://www.cameravideo.net/forum/son...dvd-architect/

January 4th, 2009, 02:29 AM	#6
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Or, for free, you could render out the master file(s) to an SD or compressed HD format. Then do all your work on those. When time comes, copy the project to you fast machine. When Vegas asks for the master, point it to the original file, not the small proxy. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

January 2nd, 2009, 05:11 PM	#3
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Proxy editing is not a native function of Vegas, but there are several ways to get this done either through some juggling on your part or the use of a script package. The Gearshift script package from VASST.com is the slick way to do this. Check it out.

January 18th, 2009, 10:59 AM	#10
Cliff Etzel Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 325	I had forgotten about using VASST Gearshift as I have a licensed copy. I was seeing marked slow downs while editing on my laptop and installed it just to see if I saw an improvement - sure did - just have to accept that hard drive space will get eaten due to generating proxy files and you'll have to be patient as Gearshift renders those files for use in editing. Otherwise one of the best $50.00 purchases I've made. __________________ Cliff Etzel - Photographer Website \| Blog