Screen Frame Grabs, Reveal File and Proxies Worry

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November 20, 2021
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I've recently been editing against higher def and highly compressed mp4's so I've had to use auto proxy creating to make for a reasonable editing experience in PR. I had been assuming that I could create a scratch proxy folder in place that I could delete when I'm done actively working on the project, then my archive will not be huge (as the proxy files are typically 10x bigger then my source files).

I'm now all of a sudden worried that when I do things like screen grabs, while looking at my proxy that I'm actually getting a grab of the proxy file and not the source file. True? If so, is there a workaround as I typically use that screen grab right in my timeline to cover something over.

Also, since "edit in photoshop" is broken, I often will "reveal file in finder", from a screen grab, then edit the file, then put that file back on my timeline. I just noticed those files are in my proxy folder.

Uh oh... have I made my proxy folder now part of my archive or I'll loose stuff when I restore the project later?

Any suggestions on a better workflow when working with proxy files like I'm doing?

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MyerPj

Community Expert

Yes, testing is so simple. I just did a couple for you and I'm getting the frame grab from the original files not the proxies which I have a burned in timecode window (so I can tell when I'm looking at what). The photos come out at the sequence size, HD, respecting the scaling etc. I did get a message when I quit PP:

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Michael Grenadier

Legend

yeah, I get this message every once in a while. I usually try and remember to manually save before quitting (and really try and remember to save before rendering which used to cause crashes with some regularity) but I've got the autosave interval set to every 5 minutes so I rarely if ever lose anything significant. Compared to how long the autosave took in fcp7, premiere's autosave is a brief hiccup even with a complex project... Doubt it had anything to do with the proxy dance, bwdik...

R Neil Haugen

Legend

Just quickly toggle to original for the screen-grabs.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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Michael Grenadier

Legend

and when proxies are toggled off, you can confirm that you're referencing the camera original by using reveal in finder which should point to the camera original not the proxy.

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Michael280934360jiz

Participating Frequently

I have been using this feature for years - when Toggle Proxies is enabled, right-clicking on the clip in the timeline and hitting Reveal In Finder brings me to the proxy. When Toggle Proxies is disabled, the same steps bring me to the original file. But today, one of my students pointed out this feature isn't working anymore (in Premiere 2023). We created proxies by right clicking on the clips in the project pane, Quicktime, ProRes low resolution proxy. Proxies are generated and attached. The metadata display columns show that the proxies are attached, and liststhe correct proxy filename and filepath. But even though the Toggle Proxies button is enabled in the program monitor, right- clicking on the clip in the timeline and hitting Reveal in finder always brings us back to the original clip, not the proxy. Enable Proxies is turned on in the Settings as well. I'm hoping for confirmation from someone else that this feature has changed/has been broken, and that I'm not crazy! Thanks, anyone.

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