Got it. Thanks a lot for the clarification @daniel47!
So this leads to the following workflow if I want to work with proxies of VFR files
a. turn Proxy OFF (manual)
b. add VFR file and pull to timeline
b. confirm prompt to “convert to edit-friendly” (manual)
c. toggle Proxy on (manual)
d. have proxy files created (automatic)
e. reopen project to refresh display of clips use in timeline being replaced by their proxies (manual)
d. start editing
I usually have Proxy ON and enjoy the automatic conversion of “normal” files.
However, since “create proxy” wins over “convert to edit-frienldy” I have to switch off proxy when a VFR video is involved and go though the rather involved extra steps above.
I would very much prefer that “convert to edit-friendly” takes higher order in flow over “create proxy”, in detail (with proxy always ON):
a. add VFR file and pull to timeline
b. confirm prompt to “convert to edit-friendly” (manual)
c. after action completed: create proxy from either original file or *_converted (automatic)
d. replace clip in timeline with proxy (automatic)
d. start editing
All this is under the assumption that exporting from a non-converted VFR clip will indeed cause problems. This would be the case if I edited a non-converted VFR clip (via its proxy) with no “converted” available.