How to Edit 4K+ on a SLOW Computer - DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Proxy Workflow!

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  • @BORNTOLOSEMEDIA
    @BORNTOLOSEMEDIA 5 месяцев назад +18

    This made my workflow 1000000 times faster !!! I thought I was going to need a new laptop. Feels like I upgraded instantly with just a few clicks. I wish I could leave 1,000 likes. Thank you Casey

  • @RachelsArtDesk
    @RachelsArtDesk Год назад +28

    THANK YOU!!! i am totally new to video editing, and i was getting really slow playback, from 2-6fps. I watched HOURS of tutorials to speed up playback (all the videos said to do the same thing, i changed all the settings they said to...nothing changed.) I didnt know i had to CREATE THE PROXIES!!!! I feel like an idiot, but i am so relieved that this video saved me from having to purchase a new computer right away!!!

    • @mrfroopy
      @mrfroopy Год назад

      There is a reason to read the manual.

  • @lensflareclips
    @lensflareclips Год назад +36

    while proxies are very useful, the real trouble comes if you try to edit with effects, which cannot be played back in realtime even at quarter resolution. For this you need to use the render cache, but unfortunately the render cache only works if you are in full resolution mode. So pre-rendering that specific part of the video and playing it back while editing everything else quickly at quarter resolution at the same time is simply not possible with DaVinci at the moment. This is a huge slowdown in editing workflow and we haven't found any solution to this issue yet.

    • @thriwaway7865
      @thriwaway7865 Год назад

      Does slow motion fall under this?

    • @ProgrammistMusic
      @ProgrammistMusic Год назад

      @@thriwaway7865i guess slow motion will still work

    • @thriwaway7865
      @thriwaway7865 Год назад

      @@ProgrammistMusic sweet. Trying to edit skate videos and slow motion is really the only effect needed

    • @cardiivision
      @cardiivision Год назад +10

      Couldn’t you just use proxy’s to get all your footage cut up an place correctly in timeline. Slap on some transitions. Color graded it. An then render it out.
      Then bring the rendered project back into Davinci under new project an solely focus on adding effects?
      Serious question.

    • @rufitos
      @rufitos 11 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@cardiivisionI would say that that's definitely an option.

  • @ontheruntonowhere
    @ontheruntonowhere 11 месяцев назад +11

    Great explanation. I appreciate that you picked one workflow and explained it thoroughly, instead of giving us option paralysis. This was very helpful.

  • @marc3793
    @marc3793 Год назад +11

    Hey Casey. I know you love doing these types of videos. I feel like "render in place" would be a good one to discuss in one of your future videos.

  • @ashugujjar3007
    @ashugujjar3007 Год назад +2

    unedited video playback is fine but can you make a video on how to get better playback after applying effect and other stuff. i switched from premiere and after effect for better performance but tbh davinci is pretty terrible at playback after applying effect or doing some fusion stuff. i cant get good playback without caching that have to recache after every minor change.

  • @gemlex4293
    @gemlex4293 Год назад +3

    What's the difference between proxies and optimised media?

  • @HUSHHUSH-
    @HUSHHUSH- Год назад +5

    Brilliant information and speeds up editing a lot 😀. Have a lovely ending of the week everyone

  • @UnboundedArtandCrafts
    @UnboundedArtandCrafts Год назад +1

    Very helpful ❤
    Question ❓ will the proxy files be deleted when you delete the project in davinci?

  • @TeroPihlaja
    @TeroPihlaja Год назад +2

    Thanks! What is the difference between proxies and optimized media?

  • @MIDNIGHT21
    @MIDNIGHT21 Год назад +5

    Also I gotta say thank you for putting out well thought out consistently great quality work seriously 🙌

  • @tonybrownie
    @tonybrownie Год назад +1

    If after rendering you deleted your project. Are the proxies also automatically deleted out your pc ?

  • @quanghungpham269
    @quanghungpham269 Год назад +1

    What is your computer/laptop system?

  • @KellyRossouw
    @KellyRossouw Год назад +3

    Very helpful and brilliantly explained - thank you!

  • @murtts
    @murtts Год назад +1

    Casey, I have one question... If I always do my video only for RUclips is it would be better to do it in 4K or it is not necessary and 1080p would be sufficient? Now I do my videos in 1080p and think about to change resolution to 4K. Will it be better?

  • @KalanardTV
    @KalanardTV Год назад +2

    thanks so much. this is very helpful in my 4k 50pfs. i have a hard time editing. then you help me with this tutorial. good job Casey!

  • @mrfroopy
    @mrfroopy Год назад +1

    Actually Casey, its not "old school people" who suggest DNXLB. No matter what your computer, h264 puts more stress on your computer even a Mac with hardware decode for that. The reason is that the lower the stress on your system, the longer the system will last. That is just a fact. But if you have a slow older computer without native 264 hardware, you should do DNX SQ for sure.

  • @WeekendExplorer
    @WeekendExplorer 2 месяца назад

    I have 23TB of videos. So, putting them "right next to the proxies in the same folder" is not an option. We filmed in 4.6K but are delivering in HD. I wish you had also explained how to do this instead of it just being for small projects that can fit on a laptop or single external hard drive. I still appreciate the information.

  • @DEKOproducties
    @DEKOproducties Год назад +1

    I don't have the option Generate proxy media. Only Relink proxy media. What steps did I take wrong?

    • @ashwiniette793
      @ashwiniette793 Год назад +1

      Same for me as well

    • @DEKOproducties
      @DEKOproducties Год назад +1

      @@ashwiniette793 I figured out it's because we do not have the paid version. Which is not mentioned in any walkthrough video. It SUCKS!!!

  • @jarrodbarker
    @jarrodbarker 8 месяцев назад

    "Your computer isn't very good" I have an M1 Max with 10CPU and 32GPU cores and still have to use timeline proxies down to Quarter Strength for 4K footage, just by applying Denise for smooth playback. The technology just isn't there yet. I'm receiving the 16CPU/40GPU M3 Max with 48RAM on February 9th, I'll update how much of an improvement that is. Honestly just getting to bump timeline proxy strength up to HALF would be wonderful, as I could at least have a better idea of sharpness in 1080p

  • @AB13
    @AB13 Год назад

    I have a 4600h 32gb gtx 1650 4gb laptop...while the playback is good !!! The moment i put any resolve fx....it just slows !! Anyway to speed up that ?

  • @R1Spam
    @R1Spam Год назад +3

    Just some advice for people who capture footage via a program such as OBS, you NEED to make sure your PC can handle your encoder settings, otherwise your footage will contain some skipped frames and you will have trouble generating Proxies as a result. For me personally, I use a high quality encoder setting that uses less CPU power, but uses up more storage space.

  • @filipkevely
    @filipkevely 4 месяца назад

    Solid information, good style and delivery. I have been using proxies but very clumsily or, as one might say, outright wrong (following stupid default settings).
    My love-hate relationship with DaVinci continues. 💔

  • @orosztotharpad
    @orosztotharpad 7 месяцев назад

    In the proxy generator I don't have H.265 10bit 4:2:0 1080p, instead I only have H.265 8bit 4:2:0 1080p. Why is that?

  • @murtts
    @murtts Год назад +2

    Thank you, Casey! As usually very helpful tutorial! 👍😊

  • @GetOutandKayakMalta
    @GetOutandKayakMalta 7 месяцев назад

    wicked! thanks from Malta! I have a very good PC, but davinci crashes for me a lot and this helps me not want to throw my PC into the sea. So, thank you!

  • @Evgeniy_Shaman
    @Evgeniy_Shaman 6 месяцев назад

    What difference between Disable all proxies and Prefer Originals? Are they perform the same action if I need turn off proxies?

  • @GoKreKre
    @GoKreKre 2 месяца назад

    So will this help with the crashing? I'm now seeing it crash while I'm generating proxy media

  • @itskalimishra5314
    @itskalimishra5314 Год назад +2

    This was so Helpful...Thank You Much ♥️♥️♥️

  • @prasantshinde3049
    @prasantshinde3049 6 месяцев назад

    I do same things all you tell . It work smoothly also .but in last after render the project compare original and render video .quality difference. it not looking same quality as original. what should I do?

  • @tonypmedia
    @tonypmedia Месяц назад

    So update to a better system or build out a better editing system... got it lol. Now you'll have TWO folders of the same take simply eating up more space.

  • @dreamfev.r
    @dreamfev.r 3 месяца назад

    bro I have an ideapad ryzen5 and i didnt even get any smoother playback after all that, but then again I dont know if it makes a difference but I dont really make video playbacks I just make audio spectrums that react according to the music played and its mad crummy its unreal help help Im drowning in the lag

  • @Burzcasts
    @Burzcasts Год назад +1

    Hi Casey, why not download the 4k footage into a 1080p timeline then just upscale it before rendering ? Isn't that a very much easier way ?

  • @Danielle_Visuals
    @Danielle_Visuals 9 месяцев назад

    After exporting Does the copy low Res video files get deleted automatically or do I have to delete manually all files?

  • @lillakerekes4738
    @lillakerekes4738 10 месяцев назад

    Anyone knows why my DaVinci resolve dont have a "Generate Proxy Media"?

  • @HaroldKuilman
    @HaroldKuilman Год назад

    A bit late, i just ordered a new PC yesterday (5700G, 32GB)😅

  • @dorianweber2739
    @dorianweber2739 Год назад +1

    Bravo, this saves me a lot of trouble..... well explained! Thank you.

  • @loulou_ggwp
    @loulou_ggwp Месяц назад

    thanks man, awesome video, clear and helpfull
    the world need people like you
    now i can finally edit my crappy moto pov footage with my potato cumputer

  • @martintolley9234
    @martintolley9234 Год назад +2

    Learning new stuff all the time....really grateful to you Mr F

  • @KingZero69
    @KingZero69 Год назад +1

    yo dude, this is great and really helpful. it would be awesome if you could do another similar video on 'how to use fusion on a potato'... i have a good machine, m1 max macbook pro... but resolve always crashes when i try to do anything complex with fusion after running my ram up to like 100gb used... im sure its something im doing wrong and i need to edit the settings or or use proxies or something... but i cant figure it out... thanks for all the great content you make! 💪

  • @lehuytran3628
    @lehuytran3628 Год назад

    If someone give me their raw videos and proxies. I can edit on it right away or do I need to do anything in the master setting for proxy like make it the same setting as their proxies? Everytime I create a new project, the proxy setting in the master setting gets back to default.

  • @gianlucapapa1
    @gianlucapapa1 2 месяца назад

    Thank you brother really helpful video. :)

  • @mateuscruz9627
    @mateuscruz9627 Год назад +2

    Your videos are pure gold. Thanks a ton!

  • @boutiqueempire
    @boutiqueempire 3 месяца назад

    Cheers that was clear, concise and very helpful.

  • @ApexArtistX
    @ApexArtistX 11 месяцев назад

    if i drag from media bin to the fusion tab, am i using the proxy or the original ?

  • @donalcarolan7757
    @donalcarolan7757 8 месяцев назад

    Does anyone ever get a weird multi coloured glitch line at the top of there footage when creating proxies?

  • @smalldeekgeorge
    @smalldeekgeorge Год назад

    Editing 6k 30p 12 bit raw and 4k h264 and h265 on my hp machine from 2011 and 18.3 resolve without proxy. Updatet to18.5 and boom my machine is crashing. People on forums are like omg buy new pc...

    • @chaddonal4331
      @chaddonal4331 Год назад

      What is the difference with 18.5? Still in beta?

  • @insolitofilmes
    @insolitofilmes 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great tips! Really helpful. Thank you!

  • @godofeternals
    @godofeternals 8 месяцев назад

    thanks a lot !!!!!!!!! but while rendering what if my potato laptop (without a graphicss card) crashes? T_T im using gopro 11 4k footage btw

    • @godofeternals
      @godofeternals 3 месяца назад

      got the rtx 4080 now ;D dont need to use proxys anymore but thanks nonetheless !!!

  • @kdlive297
    @kdlive297 10 месяцев назад

    My audio is vanishing after generating proxy what to do??

  • @hdrsiy2132
    @hdrsiy2132 Год назад

    Is rtx 3060 enough for Davinci?

  • @gadgetman7119
    @gadgetman7119 Год назад

    This video came right on time mate.
    I just put back in its box my recently purchased razer blade 18 with rtx 4090.
    Why ?
    Because scrolling on a 4k RAW video files was very choppy. Only playback was smooth.
    And on my macbook pro m1, when scrolling, everything was smooth as butter.
    Not sure if i missed an option in davinci, but i got a feeling that a laptop with mobile rtx 4090 shouldnt have scrolling issues on davinci timeline.
    Are all windows machines suffering from choppy scrolling while they have top tier hardware ?

  • @justinspencer4472
    @justinspencer4472 29 дней назад

    I wonder how shit your computer can be and still be able to edit 4k using proxies. Would it be possible, for instance, to use an n100 mini pc (roughly £230) to edit a 3 minute promo if proxies were used.

  • @MrClassicRobot
    @MrClassicRobot 2 месяца назад

    I've got a 48-hour challenge coming up in a month. One idea I had to save us time was to have a secondary editor doing a rough cut of the short film on location while we're shooting. If I understand correctly, the proxy utility will automatically make proxies of any files in a specific folder. So in theory, does that mean that if a PA brought footage to an editor, they could just continuously copy new files to a dedicated folder and the proxies will auto generate while they edit. Am I understanding that correctly?

    • @CaseyFaris
      @CaseyFaris  2 месяца назад

      Yes that would happen if you have the proxy generator utility set to watch that folder.

  • @groovr22
    @groovr22 3 месяца назад

    WOW..! I found this by accident, but man did I need this info. I can't thank you enough. I'm generating some proxies right now, hoping it works as you showed. Thank you again..!

  • @Crustenscharbap
    @Crustenscharbap 11 месяцев назад

    Cool the proxy generator is great. My PC struggled with iPhones 4Kh265 video. The best thing is that the generator media will be linked automatically in Davinci. Also you can see how much space it tooks. For a projekt it takes 6,8Gig instead if 88Gig proxies made by davinci itself.
    I had (before Windows 11) Power Director and this program made proxies itself every time. It was way easier.

  • @WiktoriaFronc-fb1pp
    @WiktoriaFronc-fb1pp 5 месяцев назад

    GREAT VIDEO, thank you

  • @HoundDogMech
    @HoundDogMech Год назад

    So the Original and the proxies should NOT live on one of your slowest drives or even an external HDD. I have never in (4 years) using DR had the opportunity to use 4K footage but have a 1TB Samsung 980 SSD as C:\ 1 TB HDD as D:\ and a 1 TB Samsung 980 in an enclosure on a 3.1 10 gb/s port. I did not realize 90% of my videos are running off the D:\ and though onl 1080P MP4 files they scrub just as fast as you show the 4k proxies and I don't think I've ever had to make PROXIES but do have OPTIMIZED MEDIA turned on. It that the same or close?

  • @olusha
    @olusha Год назад +2

    This is immense!! Thank you.

  • @Mike_Virata
    @Mike_Virata 8 месяцев назад

    OMFG this worked! I have a powerful gaming PC and I was wondering what was happening. Thanks Casey

  • @MatCain72
    @MatCain72 Год назад

    The beautiful (but overcast) Oregon coast. - Oregon footage is always good for tutorials. Are you from Oregon Mr. Faris?

  • @PB72UK
    @PB72UK Год назад

    I’m new to video editing but found DR18 and instantly thought this is the program for me, but my 2015 macbook really struggles with 1080p never mind 4k .. i’m hoping this will save the day!! Thanks

  • @ozzyencounters
    @ozzyencounters Год назад

    I started using proxies to edit, does assist with playback (thank god as I was ready to throw my laptop out the window), however once I forgot to unlink proxies before rendering and final rendered result was horrendous. Are you sure if you forget to unlink proxies the program does it for you?

  • @PopcornH3
    @PopcornH3 Год назад

    What happemsif yu dnt see generate proxy media

  • @MIDNIGHT21
    @MIDNIGHT21 Год назад

    Casey!!! Did you ever have the audio like de sync while editing and then it’s even out of sync on watching a RUclips video by 2-3 seconds ? I have to restart the computer to fix - this computer is i9/ GeForce rtx 4090 /64gb ram

  • @HalfdeadRider
    @HalfdeadRider Год назад +1

    What is the benefit over editing the 4k on a 1080p or lower timeline, then increasing the resolution just before rendering?

    • @WhySoLoud
      @WhySoLoud 8 месяцев назад +1

      Going from 1080 to 4k would stretch the pixels 400% which would distort/soften the picture. With a generated Proxy you get the same frame size but with a compressed file (less computer luminence/pixel code). So the resulting Proxy file size is smaller (think computer bits ie: Gigs to KBs), so less taxing on the computer, but has nothing to do with the frame size of the screen's image. Hope that helps.

    • @HalfdeadRider
      @HalfdeadRider 8 месяцев назад

      @@WhySoLoud thanks! that is very helpful.

  • @Welshmanshots
    @Welshmanshots Год назад

    Omg i wish i knew about this ages ago, i was trying to make a LUT yesterday with 4K footage and my poor PC was like "bro wtf why" i have a decent system that can render out Fusion clips in 4 mins but this has saved my bacon.

  • @byDanimal
    @byDanimal Год назад +1

    That was a great explainer and will be really helpful for a lot of people (and me in the future). Thanks Casey!

  • @SappyDa
    @SappyDa Год назад

    Question - What if I have RAW footage across multiple folders? Like Days 1, 2, 3 - Cards 1,2 ,3, 4 for each day. Do I have to set the watch folder manually for each card or just once for the master folder?
    Secondly, how do I extract all the proxies to a separate hard drive to hand over to a different editor? Do I need to go into each subfolder and copy the proxy folder? Or is there a one step solution to copy all proxies while retaining the original folder structure?
    Thirdly, once an editor hands over a project file after working on the proxies, does it link automatically to my original proxies/RAW or do I have to relink each subfolder manually?
    Thanks everyone in advance.

  • @Padruig9
    @Padruig9 4 месяца назад

    This made my day, I can actually edit now.

  • @BUILDEMTORIDE
    @BUILDEMTORIDE Год назад

    I need to give you a huge thank you. My 10yr old rig (4790K / GTX970 / 16gb Ram) would edit ok with adobe, except with intensive transitions etc, but since switching to resolve before the mass adobe exodus happened, I had trouble even editing more than gopro footage (recently bought a ZV-E10) and when I seen this video I jumped for joy.
    Its so nice to be able to just watch your footage back as your editing, not to mention scrubbing.
    I know i need to upgrade, but to keep making content I need to buy more motorcycle parts LOL Its a vicious cycle LOL

  • @LKB.13
    @LKB.13 7 месяцев назад

    BROOO thank you...i have a 2023 Lenovo Laptop and it was sooo laggy but now my Videos are smooth🔥

  • @HoundDogMech
    @HoundDogMech Год назад

    Any Possibility of making the 4K clips available for download so one can test how powerful their 4 year old computer might be or NOT BE as the case may be. Thanks for the INFO Casey.

  • @rossscobievideographer53
    @rossscobievideographer53 Год назад

    Hey Casey something different, I have done a freeze frame, I have then masked out part of it, I want to export it as a PNG or JPG however when I do it still comes out with the black background, do you know how to export a mask without background

  • @Studio_234
    @Studio_234 Год назад

    I have an m2 iPad Pro and I still use this for smooth playback for things like speed ramping and noise reduction. Now if I could just stop the edit page from crashing so often… it does seem to be better after purchasing studio for iPad tho.. any thoughts?

  • @IanConnel
    @IanConnel 10 месяцев назад

    This saved my bacon. And my bacon is delicious and important. Thank you Casey! I have your editing course on my shortlist.

  • @devarni
    @devarni Год назад

    The best RUclips channel for Davinci Resolve! I often use proxies but the tool which automatically converts the videos I did not know yet

  • @tsvetentse
    @tsvetentse 10 месяцев назад

    thank you for this! Worked brilliant - I don't have a lof of space on my laptop, so I was storing everything on an external harddrive. It was so slow, undeditable! but thanks to your video I was able to generate and save proxies on my laptop and I can't believe the difference it's made - I can edit my video now!

  • @TaraszewskiLabel
    @TaraszewskiLabel 6 месяцев назад

    thank you so much for your help

  • @PocketOKrypto
    @PocketOKrypto 3 месяца назад

    Really great video! Thanks so much for the clear and concise explanations.

  • @gaetanobruno5889
    @gaetanobruno5889 4 месяца назад

    Is it okay to edit my 4K footage in a 1080p timeline? edit and grading that way and then change the timeline resolution to 4K for export when im done? My computer can handle editing in 1080p without proxies.

    • @CaseyFaris
      @CaseyFaris  4 месяца назад

      Yep that works great! I do that all the time!

    • @gaetanobruno5889
      @gaetanobruno5889 4 месяца назад

      @@CaseyFaris thanks a lot =))

  • @Guitarist33764
    @Guitarist33764 Год назад

    Yeah! Toasted Peanut butter! Thanks Casey! Awesome tip(s)!

  • @elijahrobertscinema6351
    @elijahrobertscinema6351 Год назад

    I have a great pc and I csn hardly edit 1080p footage. Wth am I doing wrong lol.

  • @tocodelray
    @tocodelray 8 месяцев назад

    That worked great! I'm loving your channel, you are my go-to for learning how to use Resolve.

  • @azure9233
    @azure9233 5 месяцев назад

    Still dosent work still lagyy

  • @DellanaMetalArts
    @DellanaMetalArts Год назад

    How do you deal with size/location distortion after rendering when working with proxies? I've recently spent hours trying to figure this out. It happened with a video I was doing with all stills (large PNG and JPEG files). Some of the stills were uber zoomed in and in the wrong location after rendering but looked exactly as I wanted them to on the Edit page. Very frustrating.

  • @kristiyangoytchev3005
    @kristiyangoytchev3005 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you my friend!

  • @Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials
    @Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials Год назад

    it's a Game Changer

  • @krammpeter
    @krammpeter 10 месяцев назад

    Do proxies work with transitions, like fusion, transitions, or transitions, you download it from motion array?

  • @ZeeGeeSims
    @ZeeGeeSims Год назад

    I reset everything to default for a BM tutorial and even tho I have an ok system it was struggling to render. I couldn’t remember what settings I changed to get it faster so this is so much appreciated!

  • @buck_on_fire
    @buck_on_fire 4 месяца назад

    Super helpful and amazing video as always!! ❤

  • @mainstreamvisuals
    @mainstreamvisuals 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this video. Very helpful.

  • @KarelZweefvlieger
    @KarelZweefvlieger Год назад

    Thnx man, really works until I have my new mac m2 🙂

  • @TheAkashicRecordSchool
    @TheAkashicRecordSchool 6 месяцев назад

    Man, you are a Davinci Genius! Thank you very much!

  • @Ducain_Plays
    @Ducain_Plays Год назад

    Wow this video came at exactly the right time for me!

  • @robertsimpson4556
    @robertsimpson4556 Год назад +1

    What's the difference between using proxies and just changing the playback to half or quarter quality? It looks about the same, but without all that bothersome HDD space being taken up. Is using proxies better than that?

    • @HalfdeadRider
      @HalfdeadRider Год назад

      You can also just change the timelines resolution in the media pool, then change it back to 4k before rendering, much quicker.

    • @robertsimpson4556
      @robertsimpson4556 Год назад

      There HAS to be a reason why all these options are there... They're different in some way, I'm sure.

    • @HalfdeadRider
      @HalfdeadRider Год назад

      @@robertsimpson4556 That is what I was thinking! Before replying to you I commented asking what the benefits are over just changing the timeline resolution, will be interesting to see if I get an answer.

    • @ashugujjar3007
      @ashugujjar3007 Год назад

      @@robertsimpson4556 i am not 100% sure but i think proxy convert video format to something that is easier to playback. changing resolution may decrease load on computer but the video file format still stay compressed(or uncompressed, i dont remember the correct term) that is harder to playback.

    • @robertsimpson4556
      @robertsimpson4556 Год назад

      @@ashugujjar3007 ah yeah that’s a good point. Like at a certain level, using proxies would provide more quality in the playback if using an easier codec. That makes sense.

  • @misterpink808
    @misterpink808 Год назад

    Thank you, sir. I was only hoping last week you'd do an updated video on this subject.

  • @FilmPunk
    @FilmPunk Год назад

    What if your footage is in 150 folders and you only used half of it?

  • @zbeknelson
    @zbeknelson 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much

  • @JacksooN2000
    @JacksooN2000 5 месяцев назад

    Awesome, thanks man o/