< Previous | Contents | Next >
editor working remotely. If proxy media is not available for a clip (say a graphic or a media file you didn’t create a proxy for in the first place), the original media is automatically exported to ensure that nothing goes offline.
Archive Setting options for exporting only Proxy Media
The resulting .dra is a folder that is a fully self-contained version of your project and proxy media. This folder can easily be moved from drive to drive, or zipped up and sent across the internet.
Working Remotely Using Proxy Media
The proxy workflow in DaVinci Resolve opens up many new possibilities for editing collaboration and media management. For example, one common workflow is to use the RAW camera master source clips in the editing suite but to then generate low resolution proxies to take home to edit on a laptop.
1 Set up the Resolution and Format settings for the proxies in the Project Settings. In this case, you may want to use “Choose Automatically” and a low-bandwidth, easily editable codec like ProRes LT or DNxHR LB.
2 Select all source media in the Media Pool and Generate Proxy.
3 Export a DaVinci Resolve Archive (.dra) onto an external drive, with only Proxy Media checked.
4 Go away. Once at home, connect that drive to your home laptop, and use the Restore Project Archive command in the Project Manager to import the archive.
5 When you’ve finished working at home, export a timeline, bin, or project from your laptop when finished, and bring just that file back into the edit suite to continue working with the original source media.
Another common scenario might involve sending proxies over the internet to an editor in another city or country.
1 Set up the Resolution and Format settings for the proxies in the Project Settings. In this case, you may want to use a low resolution like “quarter” or “one-eighth,” and a low-bandwidth, highly-compressed codec like H.265 for the smallest file sizes possible.
2 Select all of the source media in the Media Pool and Generate Proxy.
3 Export a DaVinci Resolve Archive (.dra), with only Proxy Media checked.
4 Using the file compression tools in your OS, zip the archive folder so it becomes one large file.