What is Optimized Media?

What is Optimized Media?

• A. Lower-resolution previews that speed up editing.
• B. Higher-quality proxy-like media with faster performance than full-resolution to speed up editing.
• C. A codec for importing media.
• D. A tool for exporting captions.

Answer: (B)

Optimized Media is proxy‑like footage created from your original clips to boost editing performance. It uses a more efficient codec and usually a lower resolution than the full‑resolution source, which makes decoding and playback lighter for the editor. This lets you scrub, apply effects, and work with heavy footage more smoothly. When you’re ready to export, Resolve can switch back to the original media for the final render, ensuring full quality. It’s not simply lower‑resolution previews or a tool for importing codecs or captions, but real, faster media chosen specifically to speed up editing.

Optimized Media is proxy‑like footage created from your original clips to boost editing performance. It uses a more efficient codec and usually a lower resolution than the full‑resolution source, which makes decoding and playback lighter for the editor. This lets you scrub, apply effects, and work with heavy footage more smoothly. When you’re ready to export, Resolve can switch back to the original media for the final render, ensuring full quality. It’s not simply lower‑resolution previews or a tool for importing codecs or captions, but real, faster media chosen specifically to speed up editing.