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Unlinking Media Files
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To relink consolidated subclips or sequences:
1. Select the new master clips for a consolidated subclip or sequence (the clips have the file
name extension .new), and unlink them.
For information on unlinking, see “Unlinking Media Files” on page 443.
2. Select Clip > Relink.
The Relink dialog box opens.
3. Select “Relink offline master clips to online media files” to relink master clips to media files
that share similar database information.
4. Click the “Relink to media on volume” menu, and select a specific drive volume that
contains the original media files.
5. (Option) Select “Relink only to media from the current project.”
6. (Option) Select “Match case when comparing tape names.”
7. Click OK.
The clips are relinked to the original media files.
Relinking Moved Projects
If you move projects between systems with similar media existing at each site but captured
separately, your clips and sequences display the message “Media Offline.” You can use the
Unlink and Relink commands to reconnect the files at either site.
For example, if you have a project that requires sharing work between two different sites, you
can capture the source material once at each site and exchange only the project folder at each
stage, rather than move large media drives back and forth. The project folder can be exchanged
on floppy disks or instantly across a network. Because the media files maintain slightly different
parameters at each site, you must relink the material each time.
Unlinking Media Files
You can use the Ctrl and Shift keys to modify the Relink command for unlinking clips from their
media files.
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Because subclips and sequences do not point directly to the media files, you can perform this
procedure only by using the source master clips.