I use a Sony a7iv for video and this camera is capable of recording proxy files as well. Can I use these proxy files that are created in the camera in vegas pro 20?
Post the file properties of your proxy files and someone can tell you ...
My Sony RX10IV records proxies along with the full-size video.
Proxy
Complete name : E:\Sony Proxy Demo\Sony Proxy-X\C0001S03.MP4 Format : XAVC Codec ID : XAVC (XAVC/mp42/iso2) File size : 864 MiB Duration : 13 min 23 s Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 9 020 kb/s Encoded date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Tagged date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : Main@L4 Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 2 frames Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 13 min 23 s Source duration : 13 min 23 s Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 8 641 kb/s Maximum bit rate : 16.0 Mb/s Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 720 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.313 Stream size : 828 MiB (96%) Source stream size : 828 MiB (96%) Encoded date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Tagged date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 Metas : 3 Codec configuration box : avcC Audio ID : 2 Format : AAC LC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity Codec ID : mp4a-40-2 Duration : 13 min 23 s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 128 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 12.3 MiB (1%) Encoded date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Tagged date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28
Full Size Video
General Complete name : E:\Sony Proxy Demo\Ful Size Video\C0001.MP4 Format : XAVC Codec ID : XAVC (XAVC/mp42/iso2) File size : 9.14 GiB Duration : 13 min 23 s Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 97.7 Mb/s Encoded date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Tagged date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L5.1 Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 2 frames Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 13 min 23 s Source duration : 13 min 23 s Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 95.9 Mb/s Maximum bit rate : 100.0 Mb/s Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.386 Stream size : 8.97 GiB (98%) Source stream size : 8.97 GiB (98%) Encoded date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Tagged date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 Metas : 3 Codec configuration box : avcC Audio ID : 2 Format : PCM Format settings : Big / Signed Codec ID : twos Duration : 13 min 23 s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 1 536 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Bit depth : 16 bits Stream size : 147 MiB (2%) Encoded date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28 Tagged date : UTC 2022-10-01 18:36:28
The biggest issue is that the file names are different.
There are different approaches. You could start your project at your final delivery Project Properties with the proxies in different folders and rename the folders for the final render.
Here's the tedious way to get it done. I haven't felt the need to use the proxies from my camera. This is a thought experiment for me.
Renaming the proxy file to match your master files while you drink something might be less annoying.
Look at Happy Otter Scripts Kwik Proxy, also.
@john_dennis Renaming the proxy files with a renaming tool shouldn't be a problem. Replacing/swapping the proxies with the full-size videos (and vice versa) is just a mouse click with the Vegas internal swapping feature.
Vegas doesn't have a native feature to recognize and use such proxies yet but it's been something a few have requested.
Renaming and swapping media should work until a better system is implemented.