You have the option of reconnecting the files or continuing with them offline.
XTOCC RECONNECT MEDIA OFFLINE
XTOCC RECONNECT MEDIA PRO
In the Finder window, drag the BS big jump clip from its current column or folder into the Motocross folder so it appears along with the other motocross folders.Ĭlick the Browser to make Final Cut Pro active again. To find this media file on the hard drive, select the BS big jump clip in the Browser, and choose View > Reveal in Finder.Ībove the Final Cut Pro interface, a Finder window appears with the BS big jump clip in view. If you move the media file from its current location, this clip will become offline, or disconnected from its media file. This clip is currently connected to the BS big jump media file in the FCP5 Book Files folder on your hard drive. In the Timeline, move the playhead over the last clip in the sequence, BS big jump. To continue working with the clip, you must reconnect the project clip to the media file's new location. Any of these situations will cause a break in the original clip's link to the media locations and cause the clip to go offline. Or maybe you decided to rename all the media files on your hard drive in the middle of a project. You may want to move a project from your computer to someone else's computer, or from your G5 tower to your laptop so you can edit on the go. The logged clips had no real media to link to and, therefore, were offline.īreaking the connection with your media can happen for various reasons. This occurred when you logged clips in an earlier lesson in preparation for using Batch Capture. The clip no longer knows where to find the actual media file.
The clip icon in the Browser goes offline, and a red slash appears over the clip icon. If you move the media or rename the media file, the link between the clip in the project and the media file on the hard drive is broken. Whether your project elements were captured or imported into your project, the clips always link back to a specific place on the hard drive where those media files are stored.