Edit 4K offline in DaVinci Resolve

Local proxies on your SSD, cloud originals, no cloud drive running in the background.

Cloud drives break Resolve scrubbing

Scrubbing a 4K clip in Resolve means dozens of disk reads per second. A cloud-mounted drive cannot keep up. Latency spikes freeze the scope, the playhead stutters, and the session becomes unusable in cafes or on a mobile hotspot.

Resolve sees local files, always

Once your proxies are generated by Sanbila and cached on your SSD, Resolve reads them as local files. Scrubbing, JKL, compound clips, and stabilisation all work offline. Internet comes back only at import and at conform. For a travelling colourist, that means grading 4K from a train with zero risk.

Local scrub performance

Reads hit your SSD directly. No network round-trip per frame.

Conform when ready

Re-link to originals only when you want to render master at full resolution.

Works on spotty Wi-Fi

Coffee shop, airport lounge, or a 4G tether all fine once proxies are cached.

Resolve 18 and 19 tested

Compatible with both current Resolve versions on macOS and Windows.

Sanbila by the numbers

Real specs from the live Sanbila product, not marketing claims.

NLEs supported (Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Avid)

Proxy presets — from 540p H.264 to 1080p DNxHR LB

File formats supported (MP4, MOV, MXF, R3D, BRAW, WAV…)

85%

Average disk savings vs editing on 4K originals

Egress fees on Cloudflare R2 — stream originals at zero cost

Parallel R2 connections on macOS (4 on Windows / Linux), 4 MB block cache

Frequently asked questions

How is Sanbila different from the proxy generator built into my NLE?+

Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and Avid all generate proxies locally, but they keep the original full-resolution files on the same SSD — so the disk fills up twice. Sanbila stores the originals in the cloud (Cloudflare R2) and keeps only the lightweight proxies on your machine. At export, Smart Relink streams the originals back via a local WebDAV mount, so you finish at full quality without ever downloading the source files.

Does Sanbila work offline?+

Yes for editing — once a proxy is cached on your SSD, you can cut, trim, color and arrange your timeline without an internet connection. You only need network access for the initial import (uploading originals to the cloud) and for the final export (streaming originals back via WebDAV).

How much cloud storage does the free plan include?+

The free plan includes 5 GB of cloud storage and one project, with no credit card required. Paid plans start at $49 per month for 2 TB and 50 projects, going up to 25 TB on the Enterprise plan with overage billing for teams that need more.

What upload speed do I need to use Sanbila?+

Any broadband connection works for the initial upload — Sanbila chunks files into 50 MB parts and uploads in parallel, so a typical 100 Mbps fiber line uploads 1 hour of 4K H.264 footage in about 6 minutes. After upload, day-to-day editing happens on local proxies, so your connection speed only matters again at export time when originals are streamed.

Which video formats does Sanbila support?+

Sanbila handles 22+ formats out of the box: MP4, MOV, MXF, R3D (RED RAW), BRAW (Blackmagic RAW), ARRI proxies, ProRes, DNxHR, DNxHD, H.264, H.265, plus WAV and AAC for audio. Both 4K and 8K sources are supported up to 200 GB per single file (URL imports have no size limit).

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