Click on the “ Add” button and choose the location which contains your original source files.How to Generate Proxies in the Proxy Generator App in Resolve? You can simultaneously launch both the Resolve and proxy generator app. Once you install Resolve 18, the proxy generator app is automatically installed in your system. The Blackmagic Proxy Generator Lite is a separate app that is shipped with DaVinci Resolve 18. If space is not a thing for you and you need a better-looking proxy file (when compared to DNxHr LB), then DNxHR HQX should do the job.Ĭreate Proxies FAST using BlackMagic Proxy Generator App – DaVinci Resolve This should take less space compared to other formats.

If space is a big constraint for you, then the lowest resolution (low bit rate file) DNxHR LB should do the job for you. If you’re using a Windows machine, the best format would be DNxHR and for a Mac machine – Prores. What is the BEST Proxy Media Format in Resolve?

If your machine is really underpowered, then choose the lowest resolution – one-sixteenth or one-eighth, for smooth real-time playback. It is up to you to decide the resolution of your choice. The “Proxy Media Resolution” will contain options like “Original”, “Half”, “Quarter”, “One Sixteenth” and so on. Click on the “ Master Settings” and then scroll down to locate “ Optimized Media and Render Cache“. To choose proxy resolution and format, click on the “ Project Settings” cogwheel from the right bottom of your screen (the shortcut key is “Shift + 9”). How to Choose Proxy Resolution and Format in Resolve?

When it comes to handling proxy files inside Resolve, the latest DaVinci Resolve versions (like version 18) will have three options after you click on “Playback” > “Proxy Handling”: (For individual clip level control over the proxies, I will let you know in a while.)Īfter you select “Prefer Proxies”, the icon of the video file changes to something that represents the proxy version. In the older versions like DaVinci Resolve 17, you enable proxies by going to “Playback” > select “Use Proxy Media If Available”.Īlso, keep in mind that this setting affects all the clips which have their proxies generated. Keep in mind that the above is for DaVinci Resolve 18. Enabling “Prefer Proxies” will let Resolve to choose the proxy versions instead of the original high-resolution files. To connect DaVinci Resolve to the proxy files, go to the menu “Playback” > “Proxy Handling” > select “Prefer Proxies”. How Does DaVinci Resolve Connect to Proxy Files?

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