This is a quick template for generating MPEG-4 movies. In the drop down menu you can select predefined templates or clicking the settings tab you can create a new proxy movie template. Here you can customise the settings for generating proxy movies using either Quicktime Exporter or Xuggle Exporter.
The performance of CatDV may be impaired if large files are being played back on less powerful computers or accros a slow network, the option Force (prefer over original) should be ticked to maintain video playback.
Here you can select when to use proxies if ‘original movie not available’ is ticked it will only play the proxy when CatDV cannot playback the original media.
If Prefer path is selected it will look for proxies based on file path first. Proxies can either be located based on tape and timecode or based on file path. Generating proxy movies within CatDV allows lower spec computers to be used for logging and viewing of your clips. Proxy files allow you to play your media even though the original media may not be available – e.g if you are using a laptop off site and wish to view and log clips. Proxy movie files are lower quality copies of your movies – lower quality movies playback quicker and are smaller in file size to the original movies so they can be stored on a local hardrive taking up relatively little space. This is where you manage the look and format of your proxy movie files and thumbnails
