Edit faster in Final Cut using proxy media

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Hey Friends!
This week I'm going to tell you what is proxy media and show you how to use proxy media in final cut pro to speed up your workflow and save you poor computer fan.
Using proxy media in final cut is really easy and speeds up your computer so you can focus on editing. Creating proxy media is super simple and i'll show you how to create proxys on import and how to transcode your footage after import. If you are editing 4k footage in fcpx then these are a real life saver!
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@WillChidlow 5 лет назад

Hey Friends! 👋 I hope you found this tutorial helpful? hit me up with any questions you have, I read all my comments 💪

@quinngreysen 4 года назад

Trying to figure out how to save proxy media after transcoding to hard drive instead of computer? Edit library is already in hard drive. Thanks for the video! Very helpful

@alicegoldenvalley 4 года назад

Hi thank you so much for this video! I was just wondering, my computer has 1 TB storage, my media has been imported in the original format without selecting the optimized media and without the proxy files. Now I want to transcode the media in both optimized and proxy, but my computer says it doesn’t have enough storage space even though I still have 746GB of free space available :S So I have a few questions: Optimized: When one imports with optimized, does that mean that the original format is not being imported? I.e. is it a compressed version of your original footage? And if so, will this effect the export quality? Or can one switch to the original format before exporting? Proxy: Can one transcode original files that haven’t been optimized to proxy files, without also transcoding to optimized, with the purpose of reducing the file sizes (when you don’t have loads of storage space like me)? or would it be better to do it the other way around and choose optimized for speed and not proxy because I don’t have the space for it? 😅 I want to use both optimized and proxy, but apparently I don’t have the space for it. Also, I am wondering (I am in the middle of a project now), what if I delete all the libraries and then reimport the footage from my camera and I choose both optimized & proxy straight away, does that mean that the original is not being imported and will this save space? Oh One last question what are the best settings in Final Cut Pro to export my project in the highest quality possible even if it means export time is long? ☺️ When it comes to exporting I’m all about high-quality, not about saving time. I just really need more speed for my multi cam editing 😅 fcp is just getting stuck at every click. My footage is 1080p 50fps and I have already set my project settings to pro res 442, 720p and 23.98fps and I have disabled my effects for the time being just for editing speed. But it’s still too slow because I have multi cam and a lot of colour grading & effects. My iMac is the Retina 4K 21.5 inch 2017 with 8GB memory Again thank you so much for this video and I hope you will have some time to answer my burning questions ☺️

@hey_itschad 4 года назад

Awesome video mate! You explained everything beautifully, very easy to understand. I’m a big Final Cut Pro nerd 🤓

@RafiCakasana 4 года назад

I'm a bit confused with the original media n the optimized media. whats the difference between them?

@mentalformation63 4 года назад

hey, proxy not found and project is all red, what do i do now?

@peterdeaves146 4 года назад

You just saved my video project, my computer from being thrown out the window and possibly the life of someone nearby...well done Will

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Happy to help Peter! Thanks for watching and happy editing! 👍🙏😎

@LoveAlwaysJeane 4 года назад

🤣😂 ditto

@BoostAndRedline 3 года назад

I can relate with you

@lauriewebb1171 2 года назад

Bahahahhaa

@seairpierre6838 5 месяцев назад

I'm a novice and for the first time your explanation on this subject has been awesomely helpful. 👍

@WillChidlow 5 месяцев назад

Awesome, thank you! 🙏

@tylerkeene4403 4 года назад

Dude, when you covered how to change to proxy AFTER the clips were already imported, you got an instant thumb up from me! great job!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks Tyler 👍🙏😎

@chrisdemetriou8959 3 года назад

also so grateful for finding Will. I could hug him right now. editing a mutiple split screen orchestra of musicians. currently transcoding media. keeping fingers crossed, as have project running off a SSD and was going mad! THANK YOU WILL :-)

@davidthegood 3 года назад

Same thing I needed answered - thank you!

@markbrown6755 2 года назад

Same as, I have already imported half a project, so this part was a saviour, as was the reminder to export optimised media, good work.

@markfivestudios4491 Год назад

Still helping folks in 2023! Thank you!

@miragemedia__ Год назад

omg i commented that this was helpful before I finished playback and now i'm here to comment again - THANK YOU for covering every morsel of information needed regarding this topic!!!

@WillChidlow Год назад

Happy to help! 👍🙏😎

@jaredadams6118 3 года назад

If the entirety of the internet was created so I could watch this video and change my life - it will have all been worth it. Thanks Will. Great, helpful video.

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

Wow Jared, that is high praise. Thanks so much 👍🙏😎

@umamikitchenwithfatama8780 3 года назад

Switching from Premiere Pro to FCPX. Just watched your FCPX library workflow and this video. By far the most useful videos I've found on youtube on FCPX workflow. Thanks!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Great to hear!

@JarrettHolmes 4 года назад

Great video, very thorough including deleting the rendered files at the end. This alone will free up 2/3 of your Hard Drive alone. An easily forgotten gold nugget.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@andrewyoung834 2 года назад

100% - Didn't realise that option existed in FCPX and I was deleting them manually from the folders. Haha.

@brand23media 6 месяцев назад

Great basic intro to proxy files! Thanks for the very helpful info. Just started a 4K project and was trying to figure out how to make this easier to edit.

@WillChidlow 6 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Happy editing 🙏👍😎

@awongfilms1 5 лет назад

this was exactlyyyyyy what i needed. all the info and simply explained! thx will!!

@WillChidlow 5 лет назад

Awesome to hear! Thanks dude! 👍🙏😎💪

@aghinkomachi7439 4 года назад

yep he's really good and simple

@lovishkishore5325 2 года назад

You are/were not alone! I pray you found what has worked for you!

@prometheus23c 4 года назад

You life saver! I saw this video last night. Pulled in all the interviews into a new project and left FCP creating proxies overnight. Today I am working with the proxies and the computer is quiet and cool. I'll do the same when it's time to import all the b-roll. Massive thanks, Will!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🙏💪😎

@compassnorth 3 года назад

Finally an explanation I understand ! Had been Googling this topic and got nothing but blah...blah....blah....Your explanation was perfect. Thank you.

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad to help! 👍🙏😎

@MrDGuillaume 4 года назад

This was so freak"n DOPE!!!! THANKS BRO!!!!! All these years of using FC I did not know this. I just happened to get fed up with lag and did a search and found this video. Thank you for making my workload lighter. #Dope!!!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks Dickson! Glad I could help 👍🙏😎

@mattliller Год назад

To second some of the other comments, YOU JUST SAVED MY PROJECT! Working on a 5 camera, 3.5 hour multicam edit and even my M2 Max couldn’t handle it. I was banging my head against the door when I remembered this video from years ago. Your explanation was great, and I breezed through the remainder of the edit.

@WillChidlow Год назад

Glad I could help!

@jamescromiemedia2796 4 года назад

Man, this is the 2nd time you've helped me with the EXACT problem I'm having. The real test will be upgrading to that 4K life when my R5 arrives. Praying I don't need to trade in my MacBook for a new one 🤞🏻🙏🏻

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks James! glad it helped. I am using a 2016 MBP with 16GB of RAM and using proxies it can handle GH5 4k 4.2.2 all intra footage so hopefully you will be ok when you get your R5

@jamescromiemedia2796 4 года назад

Will Chidlow did my first short vid all in the 4K fine mode, laptop held up well/didn’t need proxies so promising start 🙌🏻. Check out the vid/lemme know what you think of you get time. All feedback is appreciated 🙏🏻

@TantraJames 4 года назад

Best tutorial on proxy files that I've found (by far!). Thank you!!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@mikaelrenwall 4 года назад

Amazing! Thank you so much for this! My 4k project kept getting on my nerves so this helped A LOT.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Glad it helped! happy editing!

@dcshutterbug 9 месяцев назад

This is the best video I've seen on proxy media with FCP, by far! Thank you so much, you've answered all of my questions so much better than others I have seen. Well done mate!😃

@WillChidlow 9 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@CELLYYBO 4 года назад

Thanks! Computer was glitching out with trying to have four angles up got a music video I was working on. Proxy definitely fixed that problem and made editing way smoother.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Awesome, glad it has speeded things up for you! 👍🙏😎

@ArielASMR 3 года назад

Just upgraded my mbp with an ssd. It's reborn. It's super fast now. Fcpx is a processor killer for sure. So proxy is the best to edit I now find. Thank you

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

Awesome. Happy editing 👍🙏😎

@nate7715 4 года назад

Why would anyone dislike this video. This was super helpful! Thanks!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks so much Nathan 🙏👍😎

@marcgreen007 3 года назад

Great presentation! I'll be watching more of your videos.

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Awesome to hear! thanks Marc and happy editing!

@AprilLeon 3 года назад

Thanks so much for this I just thought today of this option after so many years and so glad your video was the first to come up. Very informative easy to understand and follow along 👍🏽

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching 👍🙏

@BenBarnettYT 4 года назад

Just what I needed. Noticed FCPX on my mac was freezing and slowing down so this video helped improve that situation! Thanks!

@JamesonsTravels 4 года назад

Great video. Just what I was looking for. To the point and minus useless b-roll or long intro.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎👌

@ArmyBarbie 10 месяцев назад

OH MY GODDDDD I WAS ABOUT TO CRY IM LIKE DAMN WHY IS IT IMPORTING SO SLOW I JUST BOUGHT THIS COMPUTER!!!! the proxy setting worked! Finally oh my gosh it’s going faster Thank you SO MUCH

@WillChidlow 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! Glad I could help! Happy editing 👍🙏😎

@Dimiche 4 года назад

thank you! for some reason, even the optimized media was unchecked lol but its all sorted thanks to you!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Awesome! Happy editing and thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@makemeblush 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much! I switched to a 4K camera and was worried that I also need a new Macbook. This was very useful!

@WillChidlow Месяц назад

Glad it helped!

@NyahSkyENT 4 года назад

Omg this video was so helpful. I wish I would have watched this first. I imported a video and it was lagging (only 8 minutes) and I deleted to import it again so I could select proxy media not knowing I could have still did it without deleting the whole thing 🤦🏽‍♀️. Well now I know.

@NowtDaftTonyFawcett 3 года назад

I am new to all this editing malarkey and this was a superb no nonsense video. Thanks so much.

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@SecretTougeCult 4 года назад

Thank you so much for saving the lives of my MacBook fans!! 😂 Seriously, you answered so many of the questions that I had while editing my 4K projects. Awesome video! You've got a new sub 🔥😁

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks so much! Welcome! And happy editing 👍🙏😎

@Bombichote1 3 года назад

You are the best!!!. I almost buy an M1 mac mini, you saved me $700+🙌🏽. Now my macbook pro late 2011 edit extremely fast.

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad I could help!

@vijayart 3 года назад

0:06 is probably the most relatable thing I've seen all day

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

The pain is real 😂

@Luke-qv3co 9 месяцев назад

Just starting to get into video editing and this was SUPER useful. The way you described what proxy media is and how it works (plus how to select it) is the most easy and informative way I've seen. So thanks!

@WillChidlow 9 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the kind words, happy editing 👍🙏😎

@LifiaTubeHD 4 года назад

Thank you, very useful tuts 💕

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

You’re welcome 😊

@artienayak8822 3 года назад

Year old video, never ceases to be useful, god bless you haha!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Cheers Artie 👍🙏😎

@doddleoddle 3 года назад

SO HELPFUL AND COVERED ALL GROUND I NEEDED thank you :)

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching 🙏😎

@chandlerelder 4 года назад

Of all the videos talking about proxy, this is by far the most complete explanation and straight to the point! Thanks a ton!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Cheers Chandler! Lovely to hear that, thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@JuanLopezmusica 4 года назад

hahaha the beginning ! XD

@cjw9979 4 года назад

Yeah made me laugh!

@valourboy4u 2 года назад

One of the most useful video that really helped me as it covers all the topic I was looking for

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

Great to hear! 👍🙏😎

@Triplesevn33 4 года назад

Question: I noticed you left “create optimized media” checked while also checking “create proxy media”. Are you not suppose to uncheck COM then? Or you can have both options checked? Thank You

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Hi 👋 yes I leave both ticked, they are for different things. Proxies are for during the edit while optimised media will be used while editing AND for export. You don’t have to use both or either but I find it keeps things smooth and they are easily deleted once a project is ready to be archived 👍🙏😎

@tombuck 3 года назад

Thanks for a super clear/effective explanation 👍

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful Tom!

@KBDProductionsTV 4 года назад

Thank you

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@Batteristafoto 4 года назад

very precise and no time wasting bla bla. Thank you!!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks so much! 👍🙏😎

@switchunboxing 2 года назад

6:02 - Creating Proxy Media when you've already started editing a project without proxies Amazing thank you! That's exactly my situation.

@ctomorrownow 2 года назад

Mic on the fan lol....My life indeed! Thx for this video!

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

too real lol

@Bthomasband1 3 года назад

I am editing a virtual band as a video wall (high school marching band during Civid-shut down) with 65 videos! My iMac was starting to rev, as you mentioned, like a jet engine. I'd been seeing mention of "proxy editing" but was unsure if it would help and a little afraid to take the plunge. Thanks to your video, I am now waiting on my computer to render all the clips as proxy media so I can regain control of my life in the morning and keep editing. Cheers!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

That is awesome! Glad i could help! happy editing

@janasbeautifulmess 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I have been fighting this problem for days! So very helpful!

@WillChidlow 10 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!

@jjwolfcreative 2 года назад

INCREDIBLY USEFUL INFO!!!!!!!!!

@pbl-if21 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your valuable experience.

@kamafichannel5836 2 года назад

Don’t be afraid, just embrace it.

@jball1954 Год назад

Awesome! I was totally unclear how to do this until now.

@WillChidlow Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@nicosforza5805 4 года назад

Your videos are very helpful, thank you for explaining everything clearly.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks Nico 👍🙏😎

@CosplayWorkouts 3 года назад

Thanks so much! I downloaded final cut yesterday and was immediately in the intro situation 😹

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

Glad I could help 👍🙏😎

@markram4444 3 года назад

Thank you so much! I'm in the same boat as you, just discovering proxy media 1.5 years into using FCP and this is gonna be a lifesaver.

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad i could help! thanks for watching

@skyshipmusic363 2 года назад

Thanks - I never needed proxy media until I started this large project. I forgot all about it. Now, maybe I can finish this before I grow another year older.

@CfTesla 2 года назад

Spot on right to the point. Exaclty what I needed...now back to work...without yelling at the screen

@philthomas7478 4 года назад

Hi Will. Just stumbled across you for the first time. Excellent video. Thank you. Just what I was looking for.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks Phil! Glad I could help 👍🙏😎

@stevenshung81 4 года назад

Thanks Will. Even this is old video but this is very helpful and you just save my life.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Awesome to hear Steven! 👍🙏😎

@jcrums 3 года назад

Just stumbled across your account and it's been hugely beneficial. Thanks dude.

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad you enjoy it! Thank you! 👍🙏😎

@ragnardimarzo 4 года назад

Thanks for your excellent tutorial. You answered all my questions about proxy media!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thats awesome to hear Ragnar, glad i could help! 👍🙏😎

@ctomorrownow 3 года назад

Genius mate, best video on proxy files....I really needed to know if I could use them half way through a project! Thx!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad I could help!

@churchsantana9462 3 года назад

Clear concise tutorial. A lifesaver!!!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Awesome to hear! Glad I could help 👍🙏😎

@churchsantana9462 3 года назад

@@WillChidlow My iMac literally froze 5 times in an hour before I found your video. Subbed Big Homie!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Awesome stuff! Cheers and welcome 🙏 👍💪😎

@8charlie428 4 года назад

Always enjoy your tutorials. Thank you

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Thanks Ben! 👍🙏😎

@jacquesviljoen2790 2 года назад

Thank You SO much. On my way to apply your methods. I SERIOUSLY appreciate this tutorial. This is going to change my FCPX experience

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

Glad it helped!

@pacetvproductions Год назад

Great tutorial. Thanks so much for making my day better!

@WillChidlow Год назад

You are so welcome!

@arhon888 Год назад

Thanks Will. Great video. Nice and clear.

@kevinallam394 3 года назад

At last someone who's explained it so I can fix my problems THANK YOU

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad i could help Kevin!

@RobnDob 8 месяцев назад

Amazing thanks mate. Nice and concise & straight to the point.

@WillChidlow 8 месяцев назад

Thanks mate, glad it was helpful 👍🙏😎

@robtaylor4810 3 года назад

Great Video always wondered what proxies were and how to us them gonna be a game changer! Thanks again!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Thanks Rob, happy editing! 👍🙏😎

@sungkyulkim2485 2 года назад

Thank you for explaining and everything! Keep up the good work!

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful 👍🙏😎

@tejaspics Год назад

Great job. Well presented. No BS. Thank you.

@WillChidlow 11 месяцев назад

Awesome, thank you

@miragemedia__ Год назад

SUPER helpful! Thank you Will!

@WillChidlow Год назад

My pleasure!

@sebjltull 2 года назад

Super useful! covered everything I wanted to know, thanks for this

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

Thanks Seb, glad to help 👍🙏😎

@HammerFab 3 года назад

great! thanks. very well explained and simple to execute. I was able to save my project

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad it helped! happy editing

@misterpupper7916 Год назад

thank you sooo much, just safed my project, my laptop and me☺️☺️

@WillChidlow Год назад

You're welcome!

@dylantaylor7972 4 года назад

Amazing and perfectly explained video!! Thank you

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@capturingadventures698 5 лет назад

Thanks Will. As a FCPX guy, I find your videos super helpful! Keep up the great work.

@WillChidlow 5 лет назад

Awesome to hear! so glad you get some value from my content! thanks for watching and happy editing 😀💪🙏👍

@modeverything9949 4 года назад

Best explanation I found. Thank you sir. These new a7siii files are crazy large!!!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Happy to help! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@perksofstef 3 года назад

wow!!! thank you so much. i knew there had to be a better way to go about this. it was frustrating when you'd add effects, text, speed, etc to a video and would start lagging!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

You're very welcome! happy editing

@SiOgie 4 года назад

Super helpful. Thanks for sharing Will!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@TheKruns 4 года назад

Your fcpx tutorial is very useful for me. Thanks 👍

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Glad to hear that!

@rdkproductions8206 3 года назад

Very thorough explanation. Thank-you!

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@TomWhoASMR 5 лет назад

Now I understand FCP generated media and proxy media much better, thanks for the great tutorial.

@WillChidlow 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching Tom! Glad you found it useful 👍🙏🙌💪😎

@ailagatonye1399 6 месяцев назад

AMAZING TUTORIAL!! Thank you man!!

@WillChidlow 6 месяцев назад

Happy to help! 👍🙏😎

@johnmacleanmotorcycling9795 4 года назад

Thanks so much. Your video was really easy to follow. I know that jet engine sound oh so well.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Haha yeah it’s a classic struggle 😂👍🙏

@jodorowskysthief 4 года назад

LIFESAVER!!!!!!! Can't thank you enough for this vid!

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Nice one Jordon! Happy editing 🙏😎👍

@mynameisdanman 3 года назад

so clear and concise thank you so much

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎

@CarlRing05 5 лет назад

Always love your FCPX tutorials as you make it all so easy to understand

@WillChidlow 5 лет назад

Thanks so much Carl! Glad you enjoy my videos, makes my day! 👍🙏🙌💪😎

@jorgebermann9369 3 года назад

Thank you very much for that tutorial. It’s a lifesaver. Awesome man.

@WillChidlow 2 года назад

Thanks Jörg! 👍🙏😎

@duggystone 3 года назад

That was fantastic - easy to understand - fantastic video quality - thanks friend

@WillChidlow 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@dglatz01 4 года назад

Super helpful, clear and concise video. Thank you. Best vid I’ve seen on proxy media. And the first one that showed how to use proxies if you’ve already imported.

@WillChidlow 4 года назад

Glad to help David! 👍🙏😎