I imported proxy files not original files. now I want to relink.

[asolk82198029]

I'm making a short film.

Instead of importing original files attached to proxy files.  I imported proxy files in a project and work them in timeline. So premiere recognizes them as original files.

now I finished editing. so I would like to colour grade and export them, but I can't export high resolution.

So I attached original files proxy files. That turned out well. but the problem is that I made all proxyfiles off line in timeline and tried relink to Original files. This is because if relink them to original files attached proxifiles then, I can use proxy toggle button, so it would be much easier to edit and export.

but whenever I tried but it didn't work. It attached proxy files again instead of original files

Is there anyone knows how to solve it?

Belows are screen captures.

[Kevin-Monahan]

AsolK,

Hello. Sorry for this issue you are having.

Instead of importing original files attached to proxy files.  I imported proxy files in a project and work them in timeline. So premiere recognizes them as original files. Now I finished editing. so I would like to colour grade and export them, but I can't export high resolution.

If I understand your problem correctly, you are using a workflow which is not the typical one with proxies and Premiere Pro and, after editing with the proxies, are having trouble with your proxies reconnecting to the high resolution files using the tools related to dealing with proxies and high res clips.

It sounds like you are trying to perform an offline/online workflow before the Premiere Pro Proxy workflow existed. I think your workflow goes something like this: create lower resolution files, edit with them, and then reconnect them to higher resolution files upon locking down the edit. This can work, as I understand it, however, the higher res clips have to have exactly the same name as the lower res clips, or you cannot relink to these higher res clips. My first question is: Are these two sets of clips named identically? If they are, you should be able to relink the clips to the higher res versions by making the lo res clips offline, and upon reconnecting, just point to the new folder of high res clips in the Link Media dialog.

If you are using this older method of working with lower res clips, I do not think it is a good idea to employ any of the tools associated with the newer Premiere Pro Proxy workflow: e.g. attaching and reconnecting hi res clips to proxies with those respective dialog boxes or using the blue proxies button. That only works if your proxy files are have a specific naming convention: they have to have an "_proxy" attached to its name. Since you did not create your proxies with an "_proxy" naming convention, reconnecting proxies to high res clips will probably not work correctly, as it appears has happened.

If simply reconnecting to identically named higher res clips does not work, what you might try is batch renaming your proxy clips to "clip name_proxy" and then see if your reconnecting scheme might work. Try a test with a single clip to see if it works and report back.

I hope you have better success once you have your clip naming issue sorted out. I hope I have understood your issue and given you the right advice. If not, give me more info and I'll try to assist further.

Thanks,
Kevin

[excited_Genie16B8]

Try Step 2i below, relinking to the originals.

Unofficial Premiere Pro Troubleshooting Guide

[rodneyb56060189]

Tricky.

In old days ( before new CC versions) the proxy workflow was as Kevin intimated. Transcode high res to low res with exact same filenames, and put them in a totally different folder. Edit the low res, and then when finished simply REPLACE the low res stuff with the high res stuff. Then Export ( cause at that point your computer can't handle editing the high res stuff, which is Why you made the proxies)

The tricky thing will be if your computer can even HANDLE loading the high res stuff into timeline at ALL.

Basically replacing low res with high res by pointing to the directory where your source material is located with exact same filenames.

good luck !

[Jeff Bugbee]

Offline all your footage. Relink media to high res footage. If it keeps reconnecting your proxy footage, move your proxy folder elsewhere.