Help please Proxy editing

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Proxy Editing

Introduction Proxy editing is the process of creating and using low resolution videos and images in places of the original or optimized (Convert to Edit-friendly) files. This provides the advantage that your computer has less work to do in realtime while editing: decoding, scaling, and effects. This is, quite simply, because there are less pixels to compute. Then, when you are ready to export, it will use the original (or optimized) files for full quality. Performance is optimal when the pre…

The keyword is “prevents.” That means it does not turn off, unfortunately. What you need to do after a proxy is created is to delete it, but as you can see that is not available on Windows. So, you need to manually remove it:

1. Properties > Proxy > Copy Hash Code
2. Settings > Proxy > Storage > Show
3. close the project
4. find the proxy file by hash code
5. delete the proxy file (Close Shotcut if Windows complains the file is locked.)

Does this mean that all my footage has converted to 540?

no

What will happen if I delete the proxy folder?

Then, proxies cannot be loaded and it goes back to original footage until you make proxies. Proxies are loaded only if available and not always automatically recreated. A proxy is only created in 3 ways:

• with proxy turned on and you add (using any edit operation) to Playlist or Timeline
• Properties > Proxy > Make Proxy
• with a project open and you turn on Settings > Proxy > Use Proxy and choose Yes