Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 395)

Chapter 15 Manage media files 395
Note: Final Cut Pro identifies matches based on proximity in the directory structure and related
filenames. For example, if your original files were in two adjacent folders, Final Cut Pro looks in
folders adjacent to the file you chose and relinks all matching files in the relative path. If your
original files were named “File1,” “File2,” “File3,” and so on, and you chose to relink to a file named
“File1_A,” Final Cut Pro looks for files named “File2_A,” “File3_A,” and so on to link the remaining
items in your list.
6 Click Choose.
Final Cut Pro analyzes the files to confirm that all attributes (in addition to the filename) match
items in the original selection. Analysis results are shown below the Original Files list. For
example, “3 of 3 files matched.”
7 Click the disclosure triangle next to the analysis results to show a list of old files (on the left) and
the new matching files (on the right).
If a file was matched incorrectly, select it in the list and press Delete. The item is placed back in
the original list at the top of the Relink Files window.
Items with no matches remain in the original list above. You can continue to locate those by
selecting them and repeating steps 4 through 6.
8 If you want the matching media files duplicated and placed in the Final Cut Events folder on your
computer, select the “Copy files into Final Cut Events folder” checkbox.
9 To link the event clips to the new media files, click Relink Files.
All matched clips (including those in other projects or events) are updated to link to the new
media files.
Relink project clips to media files
Unlike relinking event clips, relinking project clips to media files on your hard disk updates clips
in the selected project only. New clips are added to the current project’s default event. You cannot
undo this operation.
1 In the Timeline, select the clips you want to relink, or select a project in the Project Library.
2 Choose File > Relink Project Files.
The Relink Files window appears. By default, this window shows missing clips only.