200 GB virtual machine while transcoding footage!

[laserbeam273]

I was transcoding several hours of footage to prores, and at the end I realised a 200 GB virtual machine had been created. Is that normal? Kinda freaked me out as I thought I was reaching the end of my hard drive space.

 

[r.j.s]

If you were transcoding and storing the video in the VM, then yes, it is normal.

 

[laserbeam273]

Ah k, that makes sense then. Thanks for the help.