Adobe Premiere Pro CC v.7.xx - Manual (Page 241)

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When you open a project with missing media files, the Link Media dialog box gives you visibility into files that have broken links and helps you
locate and link your files quickly.
The Link Media dialog box displays the clip name used in the project, as well as the linked filename of the media. The Link Media dialog box also
displays the complete path of folders that stored the offline media.
For example, when you import a clip into a project for the first time, the clip uses the media filename by default. Later, even if you rename the clip,
Premiere Pro can help you locate the clip even if the media file is offline. Depending on how you want to handle the offline files, you can specify
the required search criteria and Match File properties.
Match File Properties
To help effectively locate missing media, you can select properties like File Name, File Extension, Media Start, and Tape Name. You can also
select metadata properties like Description, Scene, Shot, and Log Note.
When you click Locate, the Locate File dialog box displays matches depending on the selected Match File Properties. Therefore, to match and link
media, you need to select at least one property under Match File Properties.
The combination of Match File Properties that you select should uniquely identify each media file from the set of files being relinked.
Relink offline media automatically
Premiere Pro automatically finds and links offline media where possible. In the Link Media dialog box, the Relink Others Automatically option is
selected by default.
Premiere Pro tries to relink the offline media with as little user-input as possible. If Premiere Pro can automatically relink all missing files
when opening the project, you do not see the Link Media dialog box.
The Align Timecode option is also checked by default to align the media file's source timecode to the clip being linked.
If you don't want to link all of your media, do one of the following:
Select some files and click Offline. Only the selected files are made offline.
Click Offline All. All the files excluding the files that have already been located are made offline.
Click Cancel. All the files listed in the Link Media dialog are made offline.
At any point later, you can open the Link Media dialog box and relink the offline clips in your project by doing one of the following:
Select the offline clip in the Timeline, and select Clip > Link Media.
Right-click or Ctrl-click the clip in the Timeline, and select Link Media from the context menu.
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