[Greg Janza]

If you’re switching to PC you have a wealth of options and for added recommendations I’d suggest you also post your question at the Adobe Hardware forum on the Adobe website.

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[Greg Janza]

My mistake. I misread your post. As for wmv, flipformac is the easiest solution but you’ll have to pay for it.

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[Greg Janza]

Why don’t you just use the wav files and skip the conversion? Wav files work just fine in the mac version of Premiere.

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[Greg Janza]

I’m sure Brent’s tutorial video link will cover this but just in case. proxies are straightforward for the most part but there’s one aspect of them that can cause a massive headache. When you create proxies, the proxy files must have the same number of audio channels as your 4k master files. So if there’s 8 channels of audio on your 4k files you need to make 8 channel proxies.

And the part that can get you in trouble is that the default proxy options in Premiere don’t include an option with 8 channels of audio or even 4 channels. So you have to create a custom ingest preset in Encoder, save that ingest preset to your desktop or somewhere that you can steer to it and then import it into the proxy dialogue box in premiere. This is the complicated part but if you have 4 or 8 channel audio on your 4k files you’ll need to manuever through it.

Here’s an article that explains:
https://blog.frame.io/2017/03/20/premiere-pro-proxies/

the problem arises when you want to match back to your 4k files at the end of your edit. When you select the 4k option you’ll get an error message saying that the proxy files can’t match back to the 4k because there’s a mismatch with the audio channels.

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[Greg Janza]

If your edit machine is on the older side I can understand being hesitant to work with 4k. However, there’s a big upside to 4k if you have a fast enough computer to handle it.

Many 4k workflows currently are 1920×1080 delivery specs and so the extra frame size allows for punch ins on interviews as well as any b-roll. This comes in handy with interviews if you don’t have a second camera that you can cut to and also with b-roll if you want to focus on only a part of the frame or if you need to avoid some of the frame.

But the larger benefit is the much larger color space of 4k which allows for greater freedom and more options in the color process which is especially helpful if you send work to a colorist.

If your system is on the older side you can use proxies to get around the larger file sizes and demands of 4k material.

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[Greg Janza]

I agree with most of your assessment Jimmy.

The one exception:

[Jimmy See] “Subclips in Premiere suck!”

In my experience subclips cause no conform issues.

I’d also argue that for large projects like the OP is embarking on, the need for organized metadata is a low priority. I personally think large projects with massive amounts of material shot aren’t well suited for active metadata management. Instead, a workflow involving string outs and markers is the most efficient approach and it works best with the pancake editing method.

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[Greg Janza]

https://blog.frame.io/2017/03/20/premiere-pro-proxies/

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[Greg Janza]

a good starting place would be to select the mpeg2 Blu ray preset in Encoder.

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[Greg Janza]

I’ve worked with NTFS formatted drives and they work without issue on both mac and pc.

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[Greg Janza]

google is your friend. There’s endless info and tutorials on the proxy workflow.

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