Updates for Video Sequencer editor - part 3 #104754

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As projects involve increasingly high-resolution footage, As projects involve increasingly high-resolution footage,
the performance of the video preview can decrease drastically. the performance of the video preview can decrease drastically.
To combat this, proxies are used to maintain a smooth editing experience without To combat this, Blender can generate proxies -- copies of the original footage stored at a
lower quality and/or resolution -- to maintain a smooth editing experience without
compromising visual fidelity in the end result. compromising visual fidelity in the end result.
Proxies are optimized, lower-resolution copies of original video files The quickest way to set up proxies for videos is to simply select a
that are used as a substitute of the high-quality source videos to increase playback performance.
For rendering out the final project, the original, high quality source files are used.
The quickest way to set up proxies is to simply select a
:ref:`Proxy Render Size <bpy.types.SpaceSequenceEditor.proxy_render_size>` :ref:`Proxy Render Size <bpy.types.SpaceSequenceEditor.proxy_render_size>`
in the *View* tab (visible when the editor is in *Preview* or in the *View* tab (visible when the editor is in *Preview* or
*Sequencer & Preview* mode). This will automatically enable the selected *Sequencer & Preview* mode). This will automatically enable the selected
proxy resolution in all the strips and start generating the downscaled video files. proxy resolution in all the strips and start generating the downscaled video files.
You can use the *Proxy* tab if you want to configure proxies in more detail. You can use the *Proxy* tab if you want to configure proxies in more detail
(or create proxies for image sequences).
Proxy Settings Proxy Settings
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