EOS plugin and offline/online workflow

Question

Hi all.
Recently shot some footage on a Canon 5d and downloaded the plugin so that I can use Log and transfer to get the footage in.
I was hoping to do an offline first using a proxy codec but the plug-in only does full res.
This is my first foray into the card world. Any suggestions about how I can use the log and transfer window but doing an offline first.
My only thinking is to import the files to ProRes using the log and transfer window then media managing those files to make proxy copies, editing with those and then re linking the sequence to the original camera rushes or the Prores copies
Any suggestions?

Answer 1

First off, unless your system is very dated, there's no reason to go through the offline thing. ProRes reduces the overhead sufficiently to make HD cut pretty much like SD.
That said, it is possible to create an offline/online scenario by simply doing the log and capture normally and then "clone" the resultant clips using Compressor to whatever format pleases you for the offline work. As long as you maintain identical filenames in both source folders, you can cut the offline in a different project and then simply re-link to the full-rez clips to conform.
Good luck!