[Paul Sourice]

Hey, looks like I have a part of the answer.
https://forums.adobe.com/message/4290664?tstart=0
Here is a topic with basically the same problem, batch swapping low res to high res will be done by ppro cs6 ONLY if files haves same name and same extension. This topic is for mxf from xf300, not same as p2 but quite close.
So What should I do,
1) create two identical media path on hard drives, first with transcoded high res media (ex pro res 4.2.2??) the other with low res (pro res proxy or lower). It means that i have to copy p2 media, then transcode (and keep the original as a backup) into something I would be able to compress and easely rename (I am thinking about P2 directory path)

Or
2) Should I use direct p2 mxf as a high res, and create a second media path using media encoder, to create dvcpro SD or lower P2 files as offlines files.

Maybe both way are working, what do you think?
thx
cheers

[Paul Sourice]

Hi,
ok it’s been six month, but I am having trouble with low res offline/online media for editing on laptop.
I’ve tried this way,
– import online p2 1080 in new ppro cs6 project,
– import same file in media encoder,
– transcode to something lighter, like h264 mp4,
– import low res into new bin in ppro,
– do the edit with low res media
– unlink, low res média and trying to relink them to original footage.

The last step is working but not with batch treatment (unlike with fcp), I guess it is because ppro consider the extension *.mp4 or *.mxf as part of the name (so not the same).
I am looking for automatic batch recapture of online hd footage because my project is over 20 hours of 1080p2 and thousands of clips, I can’t do it one by one!
Isn’t there a way to send like an EDL to média encoder so that it does the onlining jobs using edl & metadatas?
If anyone has an idea I would bless it,
thx
Paul