Hi to all editors. Something I have been learning recently, and also  over the years is how to get the most out of your equipment. We are on the road, and only have a  slow  laptop to edit on. I thought this might help some of you in your quest for success. Using proxy video clips can really help you out, if your program  allows it that is. It has helped us, albeit slowly...

Wow, I haven't done this in years...

I used to relink my media differently, but my method only works if the file name is exactly the same, for example, both the master and the proxy are called the exact same thing (including the extension - this won't work if it's not exactly the same). So if the master is called "video001.mov", the so must then proxy. I convert all the master into proxies (subject to disk space) and in my project folder I set up 2 folders one for masters, and one for proxies. Now I have two folders looking something like this:

project folder > footage (containing masters)
project folder > proxy (containing proxy files)

I set up my sequence as normal using the master files from the "footage" folder and add at least one video file to the sequence. Then save and close. After you've closed the project go back and rename "footage" folder to something else and change the "proxy" folder to "footage". So the folders now look think this:

project folder > masters (containing masters)
project folder > footage (containing proxy files)

Now when the sequence is opened again you're tricking the software into using the proxies instead of the actually master videos. The proxies will now show up in your timeline instead of the originals. Once editing is done just reverse the process by renaming the "masters" folder back to "footage".

NOTE: In the past I only ever used Final Cut Pro to do this, but I just did a test in Premiere Pro CS6 and it seemed to work fine.

Happy editing!