Proxy Media and Full Resolution must have matching audio channels workaround?

Hey all,

Has anyone figured out a fix to this? Encountering the same issue over here. I have 13 days worth of transcodes, done by DIT, and don't have the time to re-transcode everything via Media Encoder. I've modified each RAW clip to match the audio of the transcodes, but still not having any luck.

Thanks!

I don't get it. I've experienced this issue in the past.

I reviewed the information of the Raw R3D file, confirmed it was 24 bit 2-channel Mono, thus created a proxy preset based off that information and yet when I create a proxy, and do a test on relinking it to the rull res footage, I get this darn error! Why does this have to be so complicated?

Anyone have any suggestions? I have a ton of proxies to create and send out of house so the Director can link them to his project.

I am having this issue, too.  As we are doing a feature film, the suggested fix for transcoding all the footage is certainly not feasible. We're not doing a damned youtube video here.

Why is this happening? WHY DOESN'T PREMIERE ATTACH TO THE PROXIES I WANT?  The DIT used Resolve to make proxies, as does everyone in the frigging industry.

ARE YOU TELLING ME PREMIERE ONLY LINKS TO PROXIES CREATED WITHIN PREMIERE? THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE!! Not the least of which is that YOU CANNOT CREATE 2K PROXIES IN PREMIERE! At least there's no way we can figure out since the only choices that pop up don't list 2k as an option.

Anyway, Resolve is much better for making proxies so why can't we link them up?

We have 4k Alexa footage if that matters.

I am beginning to regret using Premiere. Apparently using Avid (detestable 1990s software) would've been the way to go when making a feature.

I had a similar issue where i wasnt able to relink the proxy files to the full res footage.

As per adobe, we must create proxy from within Premier Pro via Media Encoder. I had sony FS7 footage in MXF format containing 8 audio channels, mono, 24bit and Media Encoder was super slow to convert the footage to goPro Cineform as proxy for the MXF files (GoPro Cineform has 8 audio channels, hence used the default preset that Premier Pro suggested).

As it took too long to convert via Media Encoder, i decided to use After Effects to render all the proxy files but by mistake i used Apple Prores as a format which had just 2 stereo audio channels. When i tried to connect these proxy files to MXF, it didnt accept and gave me the error message.

SOLUTION!!!

Assuming you have proxy files with 2 audio channels, pull just one file out of your "PROXY" files in Premier Pro and right click on the footage in the bin and select export footage. Use MXFOp1 as your format and in the codecs, use any of the AVC or XAVC wrappers and in the sound settings, select mono and add 8 channels and save it as a preset.

Go back to media encoder, pull all the Proxy files that you previously converted and use the preset that you just created and render them all. Go back to premier pro and you should be able to attach all the proxy files. \

I am not sure if this could be of any help to you but i am trying my best.

if you have any issue then you can write to me on shrishail12 @ gmail . com and i can send screenshots of my workaround..

You might try re-encoding one of the proxy files with the correct audio channels to see if you can fool Premiere into re-linking.

Otherwise you may just be out of luck.