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micahd4736368
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July 27, 2017
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Color correction w Proxy or Native

  • July 27, 2017
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Hi,

with Premiere Pro 17, is color correction to be done with Proxy files or or should color correction be done after relink to native files?

Thanks

Micah

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    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    July 27, 2017

    If you are using the PrPro generated proxies via the ingestion process, there isn't any issue. The proxies are only used for playback purposes, and any changes are applied to the project as of specific clips, not whether it's utilizing original or proxy media at the moment. So it will display any color work no matter whether the icon is set at the moment for playing back original or proxy media.

    As with only one exception (that being if the original media disappears from disc) ... exports are always from the original media, no matter whether you're 'seeing' original or proxy.

    Neil

    edit: With the PrPro generated proxies, there's no linking/delinking for any practical purpose. Unless something odd happens.

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
      shooternz
      shooternz
      Legend
      July 27, 2017
      The proxies are only used for playback purposes...no matter whether you're 'seeing' original or proxy.

      If the Proxy is what is being used as "Playback" Neil...is it reliable enough visually and as flexible as the original file (eg 4:4:4) as opposed to the proxy for grading purposes.

      There is a huge difference in grading 4:0:0 t, 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 media by virtue of color sampling etc.

      Comes back to best practice...time proven.  Grade the original.  IMHO

        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        July 27, 2017

        No question, in 'general', that's a good practice. If you've got the gear for it, certainly.

        Most of the colorist's I know use proxy media liberally for general playback, as usually grading controls are 'touched' while it's paused anyway. When they have the original media selected. And once they've got a section pretty far along, they'll render that if they want to see playback at full res. Early on in the grading process, they're mostly comparing "stills" of various scenes anyway.

        So ... it's one of those "depends" things ... the project, the workflow one is comfortable with, the gear, the media ...

        Neil

        Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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