Important Notice
This plugin has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase or download.
What It Did
qp ProxyMan simplified After Effects’ native proxy workflow by automating the creation and management of proxy files. When working with 4K or larger footage over network storage, pulling full-resolution pixels can bog down your system. Proxies are locally rendered, lower-resolution copies that stand in for master footage while you work. qp ProxyMan made creating these proxies as simple as importing footage.
The tool could render proxies in the background while you continued working, then automatically set them once complete. This meant you could import high-resolution files and immediately start working at full speed without waiting for renders to finish.
Key Features
Import and Proxy. Import footage and automatically render proxies in the background using your chosen render preset. The trial version limited background rendering to three attempts.
Make Proxy. Render proxies for footage already in your project, or speed up pre-compositions without committing to a final pre-render. The Quick Make feature created proxies for all footage and compositions with one click.
Set Proxy. Browse the proxy cache to assign pre-rendered proxies to footage or compositions, or browse elsewhere on your system.
Placeholder Proxy. Use lower-resolution standins (like half-res work-in-progress renders or stock footage preview clips) as temporary replacements for full-resolution assets. Switch to full-res footage with one click when ready.
Proxy Cache Management. All proxies stored in a single folder on a fast local drive (like an SSD) for easy management. The Manage Proxy Cache dialog tracked disk usage and let you delete old proxies to free space. Version 1.5 added the option to locate the proxy cache alongside your After Effects project for portability.
Copy and Proxy. Introduced in version 1.5, this feature copied the original source file instead of rendering a new proxy, useful when the source was already in an optimal format.
Who It Was For
Motion designers and editors working with high-resolution footage, especially those pulling files from network storage or collaborating with CG departments that delivered oversized renders. Also useful for projects with heavy pre-compositions that needed temporary speed boosts without final pre-rendering.
Pricing
qp ProxyMan used a pay-what-you-want pricing model, allowing users to name their own price. Since the plugin is discontinued, pricing is no longer relevant.
Final Version
The last release (version 1.5, September 2015) supported Adobe After Effects CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6, CS5.5, and CS5.