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To restore offline media using the Reconnect button
1 In the alert dialog, click Reconnect.
A manual reconnection dialog appears.
2 In the dialog, navigate to the file’s location, select the file, then click Open.
The file is reconnected.
If you do not immediately reconnect an offline layer, you can still save changes to the
project and even close it again, then reconnect the offline layers later, via the Reconnect
Media File button in the Media Inspector
To reconnect offline media via the Media Inspector
1 Open the Media list.
2 Select the offline layer to reconnect.
3 Open the Media pane in the Inspector.
4 Click the Reconnect Media File button under the Linked Objects list.
Motion attempts to find the first missing file in the list. If it is found, a file dialog appears
with the missing media file selected. If the search is unsuccessful, you navigate manually
to file’s location, then select the file.
5 Click Open to reconnect the file.
Note: You can also use the File > Reconnect Media command.
If more than one missing media file appears in the same folder, clicking Open reconnects
all files.
Deleting Objects from a Project
There are two ways to delete an object (an image layer or effects object) in Motion:
• You can delete a single instance of an object from the composition by deleting it in
the Layers list, Timeline, or Canvas. By default, this removes the object from use and
removes its source media in the Media list if there are no other instances of it in the
composition.
• You can delete the source media in the Media list. Doing this removes all corresponding
instances of that media in your project.
You can delete a single instance of an object from the composition by deleting it in the
Layers list, Timeline, or Canvas. By default, this removes the object from use and removes
its source media in the Media list if there are no other instances of it in the composition.
Alternatively, you can delete the source media in the Media list. Doing this also removes
all corresponding instances of that media in your project.
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