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darrenp87525966
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December 7, 2023
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Premiere extendscript help with proxies

  • December 7, 2023
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Hi,

 

How would I get the resolution of a proxy via extendscript?  I am thinking I might need to temporarily import the proxy as a project item and the getProjectMetadata()  VideoInfo?

 

Is it possible to detach proxies using extendscript? I thought of setting a clip to offline, but the proxy still hangs around. 

 

Not sure if this is a bug or expected, but ProjectItem.canChangeMediaPath() seems to return true for virtual clips eg. adjustment layers, black video.

 

And +1 to being able to create an adjustment layer using extendscript.

thanks,

 

Jason

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Correct answer Bruce Bullis

>How would I get the resolution of a proxy via extendscript?  I am thinking I might need to temporarily import the proxy as a project item and the getProjectMetadata()  VideoInfo?

That would work.

For PPro to think some media is a proxy, it'd have to be associated with a PPro projectItem, so it'd need to be imported. Metadata will have most of what your looking for; when proxies are active, you could get the projectItem's footageInterpretation.

I'm hopeful that changing the path of a synthetic projectItem,  which is never relied upon to have a path, is harmless. 🙂

>Is it possible to detach proxies using extendscript?

Yes. 

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Bruce Bullis
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Bruce BullisCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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December 8, 2023

>How would I get the resolution of a proxy via extendscript?  I am thinking I might need to temporarily import the proxy as a project item and the getProjectMetadata()  VideoInfo?

That would work.

For PPro to think some media is a proxy, it'd have to be associated with a PPro projectItem, so it'd need to be imported. Metadata will have most of what your looking for; when proxies are active, you could get the projectItem's footageInterpretation.

I'm hopeful that changing the path of a synthetic projectItem,  which is never relied upon to have a path, is harmless. 🙂

>Is it possible to detach proxies using extendscript?

Yes. 

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darrenp87525966Author
Participating Frequently
December 8, 2023

Thanks Bruce!

I could find any docs with ProjectItem.detachProxy() so that is a great discovery!

Regarding the paths of a synthetic projectItem, using   (cProjectItem.canProxy() || ProjectItem.hasProxy())  gave me what I wanted.

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