Proxies
When you import, Ponder makes lightweight 720p copies of your footage, called proxies, and keeps them on your computer. It only uses them for playback. On a Mac, you’ll find them here:How long processing takes
After you import, Ponder makes proxies, transcribes the audio and looks through every clip. This all happens in the background, so you can keep working in the meantime. You can check progress on the background task card, and click Prioritize media to move files to the front of the queue. If something fails, you can Retry it or Dismiss it. If an import gets interrupted, it picks up where it left off when you come back. If a single file fails, the rest keep going, and Ponder tells you which ones to retry. Apple silicon Macs are a lot faster here. On older Intel Macs, playback can lag until the proxies are done, and a big import might take all night. On Windows, Intel and AMD graphics cards help make the proxies, which speeds things up.Projects sent to your editing app
Where your edit ends up depends on the app:
Graphics that Ponder renders for your edit, like complex titles, are saved in Documents > Ponder > Export Media, and your sent projects point to them. If you delete that folder, those graphics go offline in your editing app.