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- Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:21 am
- Real Name: Antonio Armato
Hi there,
I feel your pain! Fortunately, yes there's a solution, and it's conveniently and sneakily buried away in the system settings, NOT project settings.
Open up the system settings (I'm on Mac, so cmd+comma, or 'Preferences') and go to System > Media Storage. There are three radio buttons under the storage locations list that define what happens when generating proxies at a system level, superseding project settings (as I understand it). I assume your currently checked option is 'Proxy folder in media file locations.' This will quietly override the folder path set in the project settings. Selecting 'use project setting' or ask when creating' will then enable the path you've set in the project setting.
Some small but hugely significant buttons!
I suggest using the Proxy Generator app to save on manual duplication: define your parent OCF folder, or individual shoot day folders, and run the 'extract proxies' command to a new location. It will duplicate folder structures and copy proxies, but obviously not the original media files.