SubProject PROX file format

[blumpy]

It would be very helpful to be able to have Subproject render to WAVpack. The master fader on my subprojects is 48 channels deep, many of which are blank audio when starting a subproject/cue. It would save me a lot of incremental backup space and time if WAVpack 32fp were allowed.

[TonE]

Did you try zipping .wav file directories, then comparing directory sizes before and after zipping?

[blumpy]

Unfortunately that would not be a solution because backups occur hourly, in the background while I'm working. If I work on 3 or 4 cues in an hour, that's roughly 3-5gb added to the backup most of which can be blank audio files until I start stemming out cues.

My solution has been decreasing PROX channel depth until I've stemmed out a cue and to not backup PROX files on the incremental hourly. I could also accomplish the hourly backup issue by compressing the drives themselves but it still ends up taking up huge chunks of my nvme workdrives.

I can directly pull in cues and PROX files into a session right inside of media explorer.

All in all, the best method would be to have PROX WAVpack be an option.

[vitalker]

Of course, choosing the preferred format would be incredibly helpful.

[sonicowl]

From 2018 to 2020... I think this is still not implemented. It would be really helpful to be able to set preferred audio format for subproject renders.

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

At least Wavpack and Flac, as the filesize issue is also the only reason, I'm not using subprojects.

[sonicowl]

From 2018 to 2022... Any progress on this feature? Proxy files are often including areas of silence. It makes sense to have them in compressed format, as an option.