Import and Replace

Hello,
wondering if someone could describe when you would use the import and replace feature rather than creating a proxy for a comp or footage
thanks
ML

Not really a matter pf preference, at least to me. A lot of stuff when compositing my 3D renderings required full resolution and full bit depth, so it would have been mostly pointless to even bother rendering proxies when you cannot exactly discern things at half res or things look different at reduced bit-depths. And I think technical development simply overtook what proxies once were meant for. It's simply easy enough to work on full throttle these days because you have sufficient hardware and storage space.
Mylenium

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