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FPS_Fish
Inspiring
October 6, 2020

Consolidate & Transcode - proxy copy BUG!

  • October 6, 2020
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So, when I go to consolidate & transcode a sequence why does PP insist on transcoding and copying every proxy file the project has created (in their entirety) regardless of wether it was used in the sequence? I would almost understand copying the proxies that are used in the sequence - although there should be a checkbox for that option. And I could (almost) forgive those proxies being copied completely rather than just handles (maybe the code to consolidate proxies and still keep them synced is too hard to manage) But everything? EVERY SINGLE PROXY FILE? That clearly is a major bug. And it's not just related to this project. It has been happening since I started working with Premiere on multiple projects all year.

 

 

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Jeromey Shannon
Participating Frequently
September 25, 2025

Hoping a new comment might bump this request/feature/bug. I am having the same difficulty years later in Premiere 2025.5. I'm using Project Manager to Consolidate and Transcode a single sequence, so another editor can use that project to colour with Lumetri, without accessing the original project. So I relink the RAW footage and choose Transcode with 12 frame handles, only for all the proxies (over 300 GB) to copy from the source location. A huge waste of time and file space. Would love a feature to exclude proxies from Consolidate and Transcode in Project Manager.

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    tiMarc
    Participant
    March 15, 2024

    Almost 4 years later and this bug has still not been fixed. Adobe? Is anybody out there?

      Mike Dziennik
      Community Expert
      Mike DziennikCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 7, 2020

      It appears you're right - unreferenced clips have their proxies copied/transcoded. It doesn't particularly surprise me, the project manager is buggy and has lots of quirks. You could temporarily detach your proxies before opening the project manager: of course only really viable if you don't want to copy any proxies (otherwise you would have to detach only clips you don't want, which may not be obvious). Not ideal but it seems to work.

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        FPS_FishAuthor
        Inspiring
        November 5, 2020

        Sadly there are more problems with this "function" than this. A lot more problems. Speed being the biggest one. Another would be its lack of ability to create a trimmed version of a clip and instead just basically announcing "Can't!" and copying the entire original clip - even a 60min interview in its entirety for a few short clips. 

         

        Words cannot desribe how frustrated I am with PP's lack of ability to consolidate a timeline. I can only assume that the issue has not got a lot of attention because most PP users just do everything themselves on the same system.

         

        However, I have a work-around: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/consolidate-and-transcode-bug-workaround-with-render-amp-replace/m-p/11486903?page=1#M302633 

         

        But I stress that the workaround only proves the Project manager  can do what is expected. It just doesn't. How can Adobe be taken seriously as a professional tool if it won't play nice with others? 

         

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/consolidate-and-transcode-bug-workaround-with-render-amp-replace/m-p/11486903?page=1#M302633 

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