Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1422)

Chapter 6 Reconnecting Clips and Offline Media 71
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 Search: Click this button to start searching for media files that match the highlighted
clip. When you click this button, the Reconnect dialog opens with the matching
media file selected (if found). Media files are searched for in folders based on the
order they appear in the Search Folders pop-up menu. If the Search Single Location
option is selected, only the folder shown in selected.
Files Located List
As you match clips to corresponding media files, they appear in this list.
 Amount located: This is the number of clips currently matched to media files.
 Amount with conflicts: This is the number of clips that you have assigned to media
files in which some aspect of each clip does not match its assigned media file. For
example, if you assign a media file containing three audio tracks to a clip that
expects only one audio track, this clip is considered to have a conflict.
Using the Reconnect Files Dialog
The Reconnect Files dialog has many options, depending on the types of clips you are
reconnecting and the number of volumes and folders you want to search for missing
media files. The task below suggest one possible workflow.
To use the Reconnect Files dialog:
1 Select the clips you want to reconnect.
If you have a lot of offline clips and you want to make sure you reconnect them all,
press Command-A to select all clips in the Browser, and make sure you select the
“Offline” option in step 3.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose File > Reconnect Media.
 Control-click a clip or sequence, then choose Reconnect Media from the shortcut
menu.
The Reconnect Files dialog appears.
Select the files you
want to reconnect.