Please include at least one deliberately difficult file too, not only ideal samples.
If decoding is the bottleneck, proxies can be a better answer than permanently converting all camera originals.
I would also test the hardest codec/resolution on the laptop before leaving so you know whether proxies are mandatory.
There is a point of diminishing returns. I would run a short controlled upload test rather than extrapolating from local file size alone.
Either way, I would keep the 360 original untouched and confirm the conform back to full resolution before final export.
That is the safe assumption I needed. I will archive the source set separately from social/export versions.
Same. The key is making sure the proxy workflow does not change the spatial interpretation or disconnect the project from the high-quality original.
Good point. I will keep the source and check that the resulting file still exposes the same telemetry before I batch-process a whole trip.
Keep the original camera MP4s until the project is finished. A transcode can preserve video and audio while dropping auxiliary metadata tracks.