User Manual

Relinking Media Files
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t Use Existing Media — displays the media to which the clips are currently linked
t Unlink (Take Offline) — unlinks the clip and displays the message Media Offline
If you are working in an offline resolution and want to capture in a higher resolution, select
Unlink to ensure that you recapture all the media at the higher resolution. You can check for
offline media in the Timeline by displaying offline clips in a distinct color. For more
information, see “Displaying Clip Colors in the Timeline” on page 672.
8. Select other Relink options as described in “Relinking Media Files” on page 467.
9. Click OK.
The system searches the selected media drives, and relinks clips and sequences if possible.
Relinking to Selected Clips
You can also use the Relink command for connecting subclips or sequences to selected master
clips and subclips.
To relink to selected master clips and subclips:
1. Move the subclips or sequences that you want to relink into the bin containing the clips.
2. Select the clips targeted for relinking.
3. Select Clip > Relink.
The Relink dialog box opens.
4. Select “Relink all non-master clips to selected online items” to relink related subclips or
sequences to the highlighted clip in the bin.
5. Click the “Relink to media on volume” menu, and select an option:
t Select All Available Drives to search across all media drives that are online.
t Select a specific drive volume if you know the location of the media or if you want to
relink to media on a specific media drive.
6. (Option) Select “Relink only to media from the current project.”
7. (Option) Select “Match case when comparing tape names.”
8. Click OK.
The subclips or sequences are linked to the selected clips or subclips.
Relinking Tape and File Based Media
You can relink between imported and AMA linked media and captured tape based media.
Usually you can only relink between clips with the same source file name or clips with the same
tape name. By selecting the “Allow relinking between tape and file media” option, the system
can relink by comparing the tape name to the source file name or the source file name to the tape