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Delete Original Media(s)
Yo u c a n a l s o a c t i v a t e t h e Delete Original Media(s) checkbox so that media files will be automatically
deleted following a Consolidate operation. But consider the warning in the dialog box carefully because
you will have no more opportunities to intervene or delete files selectively.
Consolidate and the Consequences
After Consolidate has been successfully applied, the number of new Media Files contained in the Project
Media Directory can be no more than the number of clips contained in the consolidated Sequence (a sin-
gle consolidated clip results in up to five Media Files, one video file and up to four audio files).
Avid Liquid Media Management then ensures that the clips reference these new Media Files, i.e. you can
play them immediately in the Clip Viewer and on the Timeline. See also “Media Management” on
page 313.
Consequently, you can now delete any “old” Media Files that are no longer needed. In order to avoid
undesired consequences, we strongly recommend the following method to delete Media Files:
1 In the shortcut menu for the consolidated Sequence/clip(s), click Tag u s e d m e di a .
Media Management now determines how many clips access the same Media File.
2 Open the Media tab in the Project window and under Streamed media, select the Project in which
the Consolidate operation was executed.
All the Streamed Media Files are now displayed.
3 The result of the Ta g u se d m ed ia command appear in the Ta g s column as a number from 0 to...,
depending on how many clips reference the same Media File.
4 Sort the Tag s column by clicking the column heading (or using the shortcut menu) so that all
zero (0) Tags are together.
“Zero” means that the Media File is not used by any clip.
5 Select the 0 Tags and then click Delete in the shortcut menu.
When you delete Media Files from the Media tab, the files are deleted immediately and permanently
without your being asked to confirm the deletion.