Hi

MEP does not create proxy files as such, it does however create temporary files.

John

Thanks John ,but I'm not using MEP, I'm using Video Pro X5, which does create proxy files when you put a clip into the project folder or on the timeline if you set the project to do so. As I'm doing Multicam with mts and H264 mov files it's a bit of a strain so I'm using the proxy feature.

I asume you are talking about preview files, but I've now discovered the mpeg-2 SD files are in the same folder as the source files. I'm a bit loath to just start deleting them and was hoping that there might be a way of deleting only the proxy files associated with a certain project rather than risking deleting the wrong things.

Hi

Sorry misread the version you were using - Magix x5 = VPX 5.

I do not use proxy files when editing my full HD mts and mov files

It is not clear from your question if there is one long video clip on the timeline or many shorter clips - there should be one proxy file per video clip.

If there is only one long clip on the timeline, then move the proxy file for that clip to another folder and open the project again to see if the proxy file is recreated correctly.

If you create a new project and add more than 3 mins of video - not the ones used before - does this render OK?

If not I suspect there may a setting from the trial version lingering around which is restricting the project created on the trial version or may be, if you can still only render 3 mins on a new project, restricting VPX 5 full version.

John

Thanks John. This problem stems from continuing to work on a project that I started before I upgraded to the full version. I was using long clips - 11 minute DSLR files - but then trimmed either in the source viewer ot on the timline into shorter clips. I realised that I wasn't going to be able to work with long clips in the trial version and bit the bullet and paid for the program

However, when I started a fresh project using the same clips, the program resused the (short) proxy files already created.

The solution I used is similar to your suggestion - identify the incomplete proxy files, delete them and that seems to force their re-creation. So it's not something that wil be an ongoing issue!

I'm slightly concerned about how I clear up after I've finished a project - I will be keeping the source files but really don't want to have the proxy files hanging around on my hard disc forever. I'm suprised that they are placed in the same folder as the source files. Is the only solution to tidy up manually? Hardly an onorous task but prone to mistakes ;-)

Hi

VPX has a Clean-up wizard which you can run against the project - File, Clean-uo wizard.

I think this will do what you want - test carefully first though.

I use external hard drives for archiving all my projects and documents and use Syncback to copy the files from my computer internal editing drive.

With Syncback and some other backup programs you can set up exclusions so that temp files eg .HDP and .H0 etc are not copied.

Once I have a good backups - I duplicate a project to 2 ext HDD - I delete the project folder from the editing drive

Depending on how you have structured your project folder you could 'archive' it this way to another folder on a hard drive.

John