What effect does Optimized Media have on playback?

• A. It speeds up playback by using proxy-like media.
• B. It reduces the final export quality.
• C. It creates additional proxies that must be deleted later.
• D. It automatically syncs audio across clips.

Answer: (A)

Optimized Media speeds up playback by using proxy-like, lighter copies of your clips during editing. This reduces how hard the system has to work to play back heavy footage, so scrubbing and playback feel snappier. The final export isn’t affected by this change—the editor still renders from the original quality media, so your output remains as intended. These optimized files simply take up additional disk space and can be removed later if you need to free space. Syncing audio across clips isn’t related to optimized media.