Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 108)

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Proxy Manager
The Proxy Manager lets you control the proxy generation process. To send a clip to the Proxy Manager
right click on the selection from the Folder and Clip Windows, or Media Pool, then select ‘Add Into Proxy
Manager.’ To add the entire contents of a folder into the Proxy Manager, right click within the Media
storage section and select ‘Add Folder Into Proxy Manager’ from the options.
If you prefer, proxies may be pre-generated before a session. If generating proxies, a half or quarter of
the resolution is recommended for maximum speed.
The Proxy mode may be activated by checking the ‘Use Real Time Proxies’ option that is located in the
Configuration screen or by pressing the ‘Proxy’ button on the Resolve control panel. The use of proxies
is generally required when a highly complex color correction causes the system to run slightly slower
than real time. If there are pre-generated proxies, DaVinci Resolve will use them automatically, otherwise,
DaVinci Resolve will generate them on the fly.
The Proxy Manager display has five buttons to manage the generation of proxies. ‘Check Proxies’ looks
for the existence of the generated proxies. ‘Check Selected Proxies’ will check for the existence of
only the selected files. ‘Generate All Proxies’ will generate proxies for all files within the Task Manager
window and ‘Generate Proxies’ will generate proxies for the files within the Task Manager that have been
highlighted. The ‘Cancel Tasks’ button will cancel all proxy-generating processes, and ‘Cancel Selected
Tasks’ will cancel only the selected proxy generation. ‘Remove Tasks’ will clear all clips that are present
within the Task Manager window.
Just as DaVinci Resolve allows throttling of render speed, you can throttle proxy generation speeds.
This enables you to control SAN bandwidth utilization and select the speed of proxy generation your
storage system can manage. Located at the top of the Proxy Manager window, the Proxy Status shows
the name of the selected clip. Also shown, is the current proxy width and height.
Proxy Manager Display