Edit 4K offline in Premiere Pro
Proxies run locally on your SSD, no Wi-Fi required during the edit.
Cloud editors fail when the network drops
Tools like LucidLink present the cloud as a drive, which means every scrub on the timeline hits the internet. A two-second WiFi glitch during a client review turns into a frozen Premiere and an awkward silence. On a train, on set, or in a cafe with weak bandwidth, cloud drives are close to unusable for 4K.
Real edit sessions need real local files. Proxies solve the CPU and disk-space problem, but most proxy workflows leave you with two copies of the same rush on the same disk.
True offline editing with Sanbila
After import, Sanbila generates 4K-friendly proxies (720p or 1080p H.264) and stores them on your SSD. Your internet can go down for hours and the edit keeps working. Scrub, JKL, mark in and out, export proxy preview: all local, all instant.
Internet only comes back into play at two moments: when you import new footage (upload to R2), and when you export a master with original-quality conform (streamed from R2 via local WebDAV). Between the two, Premiere never talks to the cloud.
100% offline timeline
Once proxies are cached, Wi-Fi down is not a problem. Edit, scrub, render previews, all local.
4K proxy presets
H.264 1080p and 720p presets that look fine on a 4K timeline and play smooth on any laptop.
Ingest once, edit anywhere
Sync proxies to a second machine via Sanbila to keep editing on the go.
No permanent mount point
No cloud drive running in the background. No battery drain from constant sync.
Sanbila by the numbers
Real specs from the live Sanbila product, not marketing claims.
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).
Edit 4K on the train, in a cafe, anywhere
Download Sanbila and work offline like it is 2015 again, with cloud-backed safety net.
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