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Working Remotely Using Proxy Media
The proxy workflow in DaVinci Resolve opens up many new possibilities for editing collaboration and
media management. For example, one common workflow is to use the RAW camera master source
clips in the editing suite but to then generate low resolution proxies to take home to edit on a laptop.
To create a portable set of proxies for editing on a laptop:
1 Set up the Resolution and Format settings for the proxies in the Project Settings. In this case, you
may want to use “Choose Automatically” and a low-bandwidth, easily editable codec like ProRes
LT or DNxHR LB.
2 Select all source media in the Media Pool and Generate Proxy.
3 Export a DaVinci Resolve Archive (.dra) onto an external drive, with only Proxy Media checked.
4 Go away. Once at home, connect that drive to your home laptop, and use the Restore Project
Archive command in the Project Manager to import the archive.
5 When you’ve finished working at home, export a timeline, bin, or project from your laptop when
finished, and bring just that file back into the edit suite to continue working with the original
source media.
Another common scenario might involve sending proxies over the internet to an editor in another city
or country.
To send a project to another editor over the internet:
1 Set up the Resolution and Format settings for the proxies in the Project Settings. In this case,
you may want to use a low resolution like “quarter” or “one-eighth,” and a low-bandwidth, highly-
compressed codec like H.265 for the smallest file sizes possible.
2 Select all of the source media in the Media Pool and Generate Proxy.
3 Export a DaVinci Resolve Archive (.dra), with only Proxy Media checked.
4 Using the file compression tools in your OS, zip the archive folder so it becomes one large file.
5 Upload the resulting .zip to the online file sharing service you prefer, and send the download link
to the remote editor.
6 Once the other editor unzips and imports the archive, you and they can then simply send
timelines, bins, and/or project files back and forth to collaborate. These files are small enough to
transfer over email or an instant messaging service.
Additionally, you may have your editing computer connected via ethernet to a Media Asset
Management system that can create its own proxies. In order to edit smoothly via the network, you
need to use low bandwidth proxies instead of the source media.
To create proxy media externally to edit over a local network:
1 Import the original source media files to your Media Pool from the network storage system
you’re using.
2 Set up the proxy generation settings in your Media Asset Management software to accommodate
the amount of network bandwidth you expect to have access to.
3 Make sure the timecode and frame rate of the proxies match the original source media, and render
the proxies to a network location.
4 Select all of your original source media in the Media Pool, and choose “Link Proxy Media.”
5 Choose the proxy media at the network location where they’ve been rendered.
Chapter 8Improving Performance, Proxies, and the Render Cache 182
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