6K proxy workflow
Trim a 6K workflow into a laptop-friendly edit without losing the master.
6K is the new 4K, and SSDs cannot keep up
Modern mirrorless and cinema cameras now shoot 6K routinely. A Panasonic S1H or Nikon Z8 6K clip is roughly 50 percent heavier than the 4K equivalent, and a Komodo or Pocket 6K roll in raw fills a card in minutes. The footage piles up faster than any SSD can swallow it.
The real wall is playback. A laptop GPU chokes trying to decode full 6K on the timeline: the playhead stutters, effects previews crawl, and the fans scream. Copying a whole 6K shoot to a fast external just to start cutting burns an hour and a big chunk of disk, and the drive is full again by the next job.
You do not need 6K while you cut. You need a light, smooth timeline now, and the untouched 6K master only at the final export. The problem is keeping those two in sync without manually generating, tracking and relinking proxies by hand.
Edit 6K projects on a MacBook
Sanbila generates 1080p proxies (H.264 or ProRes Proxy) from your 6K originals in the cloud, so your laptop never has to decode the full 6K to cut. Edit smoothly on any MacBook Air or thin laptop: scrubbing, multicam and basic effects all play from the light proxy with no fan noise and no workstation.
The 6K master stays untouched in the cloud with an automatic backup copy, ready for DI or VFX. At export, the used 6K originals stream back at full resolution for conform, so your delivery is the real sensor-quality 6K, never the proxy. On Premiere, the plugin attaches the proxy natively and you export at full resolution with proxies toggled off; on Resolve, Final Cut and Avid, Smart Relink switches the timeline clips to the streamed originals.
Camera-aware presets are tuned for Panasonic S1H, Nikon Z8, Komodo, Pocket 6K, BRAW and R3D, so the proxy keeps the framing and aspect ratio of the master. Free to try, and the Solo plan covers a typical freelance 6K archive.
Downsampled from 6K
Proxies encoded from the 6K master preserve framing and aspect ratio.
Camera-aware presets
Presets tuned for Panasonic S1H, Nikon Z8, Komodo, Pocket 6K, BRAW, and R3D.
6K master untouched
Original 6K stays intact for DI or VFX delivery.
MacBook-friendly edit
Edit 6K timelines on a MacBook Air without fan noise.
Sanbila by the numbers
Real specs from the live Sanbila product, not marketing claims.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a powerful computer to edit 6K?+
No. Sanbila cuts the 6K down to a 1080p proxy in the cloud, and you edit that proxy, so a MacBook Air or a mid-range laptop plays the timeline smoothly. The full 6K is only decoded at the final export, which can run while you do something else.
Will my final export be real 6K or the proxy?+
Real 6K. The proxy is only for cutting. At export, the originals used on your timeline stream back at full resolution for conform, so Premiere exports from the native-attached master and Resolve, FCP or Avid relink to the streamed 6K. The proxy never ends up in the delivery.
Which 6K cameras are supported?+
The proxy presets are tuned for common 6K bodies including the Panasonic Lumix S1H, Nikon Z8, RED Komodo, Blackmagic Pocket 6K, plus BRAW and R3D raw formats. The proxy is downsampled from the 6K master, so framing and aspect ratio match the original exactly.
Edit 6K without a workstation
Free to try, Solo covers a typical freelance 6K archive.
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