Proxy File Properties Doesn't Match The Proxy File

[Fa310tx]

Hello...

I made a bunch of proxy files using a custom ingest configuration.

I used CineForm, 360p, 30fps.

File Explorer shows that the encodes follow those settings.

For some reason, though, Premiere Pro is showing different information, when I right-click a clip and go to Properties.

Here's an example...

File Path: D:\Pictures\Trip 2018 - Colorado\Date\20180803-10170200-Contour+2.MP4
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 3.67 GB
Image Size: 1920 x 1080
Frame Rate: 29.97
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00:37:23:28
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0
Video Codec Type: MP4/MOV H.264 4:2:0

Proxy Media

File Path: D:\Pictures\Trip 2018 - Colorado\Date\20180803-10170200-Contour+2.MP4
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 3.67 GB
Image Size: 1920 x 1080
Frame Rate: 29.97
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00:37:23:28
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0
Video Codec Type: MP4/MOV H.264 4:2:0

I would think that the Proxy Media section would display information about the proxy file, not just restate the information for the original file.

Is there a way to verify that the proxy files are being used (and that they are the correct files)?

JJ

[Jeff Bugbee]

You are getting the properties of the same file. Are you toggling proxies on first then trying to get the Properties?

[Fa310tx]

I'm not sure what you're referring to with "toggling proxies on".

I went through the steps that I did, previously, but with one difference...

When I was attaching the proxies, previously, I browsed to the directory and hit OK.

This time, I browsed to the directory and double-clicked the proxy file associated with the selected original file and it worked.

I assumed that it would just load the directory, but maybe it didn't.

Of course, it's also possible that I just did something incorrectly.

It seems like it worked, this time.

Steps...

Right-click on bin with videos

Proxy - Create Proxies

Define settings

Right-click on bin with videos

Proxy - Attach Proxies

Attach (make sure Relink Others Automatically is checked)

Choose directory and file that matches selected file on previous screen

Ok

JJ

[Jeff Bugbee]

This is how you toggle proxies on or off. Just attaching proxies doesn't mean you are using them.

[Fa310tx]

Thanks for showing me how to toggle proxies on.

The playback is much better, but still laggy as crap.

Hehehe...

JJ

[Trent Happel]

From your initial post, it appears as if something did go wrong and it linked the original/Full Res file as the Proxy. Did you encounter this after you used Create Proxies or did you use Attach Proxies?

If you use Create Proxies, then the encoded Proxy files should auto-attach and you should not have to use Attach Proxies right after you Create Proxies. Attach Proxies is when you need to annually re-attach Proxies.

Glad to hear your second attempt was successful.

[Fa310tx]

I assumed that Create Proxies would auto-attach them, but it didn't seem to make a difference in playback.

Keep in mind that I'm working on a video wall, so I might be hitting limitations of the hard drive more than the complexity of the individual files.

That's when I tried Attach Proxies, but it's possible that I attached the originals as proxies.

Hehehe...

JJ