Proxy file managment

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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…

Basically, if it is not documented there it does not exist (automatic removal or size management).

@nevyoung

How do I know which proxy file is made from which original file?

That is documented above. The hash is in Properties, but you need to use the Proxy menu button inside Properties to get to it. You can also look at the project file in a text editor and find a hash property tag nearby the resource (file name) tag:

<property name="resource">test/wildlife.avi</property>
...
<property name="shotcut:hash">d753eab72f5a409e1bd94bc6a60fd9f1</property>