User Manual

Using the Media Tool
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Example of media objects in the Media tool. Top to bottom: a master clip, a precompute clip, and a media file.
Deleting Media Files with the Media Tool
You can use the Media tool to delete selected media files without harming the related master
clips, subclips, and sequences.
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If you use the Media tool to delete selected media files, you no longer have access to visuals
of the deleted material. If you load a clip for which a media file has been deleted, a black
screen appears with the words “Media Offline.” If you need to use those clips again, you
must recapture from tape or reimport graphics.
Depending on your needs, you can do the following:
• Delete selected audio or video tracks and retain other tracks from a clip.
• Delete entire sets of media files and related clips from within the Media tool.
• Delete all unrelated media upon completion of a project, and retain only the media required
for playback of a finished sequence as described in “Consolidating Media” on page 449.
To delete selected media files:
1. Select Tools > Media Tool.
2. Select one or more media files (audio, video, or both) or master clips whose media files you
want to delete.
3. Do one of the following:
t Select Edit > Delete.