I accidentally Imported the Proxy Media!

Hello, I'm working on a music video and this was my first time using proxy media. I accidentally imported the proxy files, rather than going to preferences and changing it there... So it thinks that the proxy files are the actual files. I've spent many hours editing this video and i was wondering if there's any way to trick FCP X into thinking that when I drag in the actual video files to my project, and try to replace them with the proxies, that it thinks its the same file? If anyone knows a way around this, please let me know! I'm hoping I didn't waste 8+ hours editing this video -_-
Thanks!
-Jordan

Well yes. A duplicate name will have fcp1(and so forth) appended to the name. But I still don't don't know what which one is the low res file and which is the real original.
I'm also not sure how you ended up here. When I tried a test project and event, I wound up with aliases to my proxy files in my Original Media folder. But I suppose how this happened is beside the point.
If you try to relink, FCP will look only for the fcp1 files – whether you relink from the project or event. So I think your best bet is to get rid of those proxy files and rename each of the original files appending the fcp1.
Since there are more than a few unknowns here, I think what I'd do is close FCP. Then In the Finder, create a new folder outside the event called hidden proxy or something. Move those proxies yo that new folder. Next, as a test rename one of the files in the Original Media folder. Launch FCP, and try relinking that single file from the event. If it works, open your project and see whether it sees the renamed file in your event.
Russ

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You have a couple of choices concerning proxy media when you import your footage. Make sure you have actually created those files. See Transcode Media Files for detailed information.
To directly answer your question, your proxy files will live in ~/Movies/Final Cut Events/EVENT NAME/Transcoded Media/Proxy Media folder. (~/Movies assumes you are using your localstartup drive)
If you don't see the files in there, niether will FCPX. If you don't see them there, then use the steps in the above link to make them now.
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In another thread I was trying to find out why my multicam clips were frozen in place in the angles viewer while I edited them in the timeline. One reader's suggestion was to convert the clips making up the multiclips into proxy media. I did so; right-click on clips and select "Transcode media..." then "Create Proxy Media." That all worked as it should (though it did not remedy the angles viewer problem) however what I'm wondering now is just what did I do to my project? I just blindly transcoded to proxy but what does that mean to the edit I'm doing? How does this affect eventual output? Could someone please explain the ramifications of this action?
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Just creating proxy media does nothing to your project.
I suppose you also changed the preferences to use proxy media (Preferences->Playback, "Use proxy media"), otherwise you'd still be using the original or optimized media all the same.
All the edits you make are preserved, whether you work in proxy or not.
The usual workflow when you need proxy is simple:
1) create proxy media if you haven't already (as you did)
2) switch to proxy media in preferences (as I suppose you also did)
3) when finished, switch the preferences again ("Use origina/optimized media") so that the final export is done in full quality. (In the meantime you can of course export "draft" versions in proxy mode)
Note: if you switch proxy *before* creating proxy media for all the clips, you'll get the "offending" clips appearing in red with a yellow warning; if that happens, just create the proxy media after the fact and everything will be fine.

Proxy Media: Transcode Source File and Export Read File...

Hello, I'm new to FCPX. I have a Panasonic HC-X920. When I shoot things I copy the entire folder tree to my hard drive and import from there, rather than directly from the SD card.
I learned that FCPX "re-wraps" the truly original h.264 MTS files to "Original" h.264 MOV files. Not a huge deal, as there doesn't appear to be quality loss, and the MB/s rate is slightly higher on the MOVs. Ideally I'd be able to use the MTS files but FCP is Quicktime-based and I've decided I'm not worried about it.
Anyway,
My computer can't handle playing back 1080p 60fps h.264 footage. In order to have playback on an FCPX timeline, I have to transcode to either Proxy or Optimized media. Optimized, of course, takes up a ton of space, so I'm curious about using Proxy. But I want more info first.
I'm most curious about question #1, but here are two questions:
1.
Let's say I transcode everything to Proxy Media upon import. When I go to share/export a final file from my timeline, which of the following does FCPX do?
(A) Export the timeline using/reading from the lower-quality Proxy media, ignoring the Originals.
(B) Automatically replace the Proxy media with the Original media files, and export the timeline using/reading the Original media files while ignoring the Proxies.
(And if B is the answer, is it reading the Original MTS or Original MOV? I'd assume MOV, right?)
Does this question make sense?
I'll mostly be editing home movies with this, so it's not imperative that I be able to see what I'm editing in vivid detail and I can use Proxy for that to save disk space. But I DON'T want my final exports to be based on that lower-quality transcoded 422 Proxy Media; I want the proxies to be view-only, and I want the final exported quality to be based on the quality of the Original media.
My other question:
2. (probably not a big deal either way)
When FCPX transcodes to Proxy and/or Optimized, is it reading from (A) the "Original" MOV files it created upon import, or (B) from the "truly original" MTS files?
Thanks!

Tom Wolsky, thanks for your answer.
1. Where do I switch playback to original, in the Preferences? I'm attaching what I see in my Playback preference window. I don't see a place to switch this, am I doing something wrong?
2. That's what I suspected, thanks for clarifying.
Here's the screenshot I mentioned in #1:

Proxy Media Issue

I originally imported my media as "optimized" and not proxy and then laid a bunch of clips onto the timeline. I then decided I should edit the project using proxy media and so selected all the clips in the Event and transcoded them to be Proxy.
After the transcoding was done I changed the preferences to use proxy media. When I did that everything on my timeline went red instead of switching over to the proxy media.
Any idea what I did wrong? Is there something I need to do with the timeline footage in order for it to switch over. I've gone too far into the project to lay it all out again so I'm hoping there's another solution.
Thanks,
Ray

Puzzling - but have you tried selecting the clips in the Timeline and transcoding them to ProRes?
(Just an idea - I'm away from FCP X at the moment, so I can't try it myself).
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Getting my head around editing in h.264, Proxy Media, or Optimized Media for Canon DSLR

I'm trying to understand these different workflows, how they work, plusses and minues of each, with a focus on how it relates to file size. Please help me fill in the gaps
Here's what I think I know now.
Optmize meda to ProRes 422
Better for performance, but creates HUGE files. On 30 GB worth of h.264 footage, the optimzed files were over 100 GB, not including any render files, etc. I'm running off a laptop and only use external drives for storage, so I'd like to find a better way that uses less disk space and requires less time to convert (took all night for those 100 GB)
Proxy Media
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QUESTION: If I ONLY do the Proxy optimization, do I need to also Optimize to ProRes 422 at some point also, or can I just have it refer to the h.264 .mov files and get equivalent results? If I can, this seems like a good compromize.
Editing directly with the h.264 footage
I have read that some people are dropping the footage directly into the timeline and editing without any real problems. Others say it will cause performance issues and to always optimize. Ideally I'd like to do this way as it is the quickest (no conversion) and has the smallest file sizes of all of them.
It would also be useful to start out this way and optimize later if I need to on the smaller sub-set of the footage. But I have found no good way to do a rough cut with little editing and then select only those clips used in the timeline for optimization in case I start experiencing slowdowns. Yes, you can clip-by-clip select them and "show in event browser," but you can't do this with multiple clips as far as I can tell.
So what are your workflow tips for keeping file size down? What am I missing in my understanding of these options?
I'm on a 2010 MBP i7 (dual core) with a 7200 RPM drive for what it's worth since I know the h.264 one largely depends on the hardware.

Proxy Media
If I ONLY do the Proxy optimization, do I need to also Optimize to ProRes 422 at some point also ...
Nope. You don't need to do the "Optimze Media" at all, you can use with the Proxy media for your working edit, then switch the references back to the Original media for mastering/export.
... or can I just have it refer to the h.264 .mov files and get equivalent results? If I can, this seems like a good compromize.
Exactly. And yes it is, an excellent compromise. Start working with the original media right away, but have FCPX create proxies in the background (which it switches to using as soon as each one becomes ready); if at any point you need to check a clip in place in the timeline in full resolution then you can just quickly toggle your general playback preference to "Use original", otherwise just edit away with the proxies and then switch that preference back to "Use original" when you are ready to output.
Editing directly with the h.264 footage
I have read that some people are dropping the footage directly into the timeline and editing without any real problems. Others say it will cause performance issues and to always optimize.
Yep, you can edit just with the original media if you choose but your source footage is H264, a dreadful edit codec by any measure, and certainly you will get much better timeline performance if you work with transcoded Optimized or Proxy media instead.

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I read the manual on this and it is vague, so . . .
The proxy media has been created (I've checked that the files actually exist.) How do I ensure that these files are being used when I setup my multicam clip?
How do I ensure that they are being used while editing?
Anything special to do while exporting the final product to ensure best quality?
I've gone through the project properties and nothing jumps out at me as requiring a change except perhaps the render format.

Rusty Rat wrote:
That was one of my concerns - how to ensure I didn't produce the final product from proxy media. I suppose though that the proxy makes a good choice for producing a 'draft' version.
Yes, you can export in proxy as a draft version.
Render Format is in the Project Properties > Audio and Render Properties > Render Format.
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My iMac is one of the more powerful ones: i7, 2 internal drives (the main one is a 256 GB flash drive), ATI Radeon HD 5750 w/1 GB VRAM, 16 GB RAM. But I notice that when I'm trying to apply multiple effects to a compound clip and then use crop to zoom on it, it starts dropping frames all over the place and barely plowing through.
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JDLee wrote:
.... you aren't getting a good a final result when you switch back to the regular media?
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