Open Davinci Resolve |  |
Click through the prompts |  |
Open the Untitled Project |  |
Click on the Media Tab at the bottom |  |
Choose your volume or hard drive from the left most column and put the interface in List View to see the media in a list |  |
Locate the folder with the media in this example footage shot with the Sony FX9 or FX6 will have a folder called XDROOT. Right click the folder and choose >Add Folder and SubFolders into the Media Pool |  |
Choose to Yes Change Project Frame Rate >Click on Change |  |
Media will load into the project as shown here. Do this for all the folders of footage / card data for the shooting days |  |
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Once all the footage has been added into the project click on the Edit Tab |  |
Click on List View shown here so all the clips are easily accessible |  |
Next step is to make proxies Set where the proxy media is to be stored Click on DaVinci Resolve >Preferences |  |
Go to Media Storage >Proxy Generation Location >Set to Use Project Settings >Click Save |  |
Then go to the lower right corner of the DaVinci Interface and choose Project Settings icon |  |
Click on Master Settings then Scroll down to |  |
Choose >Proxy media resolution Quarter >Proxy media format ProRes 422 Proxy |  |
Then go to the Working Folders section and set the Proxy generation location to your shared storage volume or your hard drive |  |
Select all the clips in the project that were just added and |  |
Once all the clips are selected right click the selections and choose >Generate Proxy Media |  |
The proxies will start to be created and saved in the exact same file structure as the original media but in a smaller easier to process lower quality file. |  |
At the top of the windows for source and record choose Prefer Proxies to show the proxies you are working with to speed up processing and smoother playback for editing. |  |
The pink PXY will show up on the clips when you are in Thumbnail view |  |
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