So when you're creating proxies for being easier on your machine, why throw one of the hardest codecs to decode as your proxy format? It doesn't make sense.Ī case where H.264 proxies sort of makes sense to me is when you have a large amount of footage and a small amount of storage and you need a very 'portable' version of your project. So why not H.264? The hard truth is that H.264 is terrible to edit with. Most editors prefer to use Cineform, DNxHD/HR, or ProRes formats for their proxy files in Premiere Pro. Regardless of the reason, you need to make a choice. Maybe you are collaborating with others and they need copies of your files.
Perhaps you have to create a portable version of your show.
Maybe your machine is just not powerful enough to edit your 4K drone footage very smoothly. You create proxy files for a number of good reasons.