Relinking a Sequence to its Media
 
 
 

If some media files were not found according to the settings defined in the FCP XML/AAF menu, you can relink the source files to the sequence.

To display only the unlinked clips of a sequence:

  1. In the Clip Library menu, select the sequence with unlinked clips.

    A sequence with unliked clips display Unlinked Hires.

  2. Select Show Unlinked Only from the Edits drop-down list.

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    The sequence expands to show only the unlinked events.

To relink an event to its source:

  1. In the Clip library, expand the sequence containing the unlinked events.
    TipUse the Show Unlinked Only filter to display only the unlinked events in the sequence.
  2. From a Gateway library, locate the source file to relink to.
  3. Drag and drop the source file from the Gateway library on the unlinked event.
    NoteFor a multitrack source file, expand the file to drag and drop a specific track. If you drag and drop the multitrack file, Inferno relinks to the first track.

    The following restrictions always apply when relinking by drag and drop. You can only relink if:

    • The event displays Unlinked Media.
    • The file to relink matches the event type (audio to audio, video to video). In the case of multitrack files, only the applicable track is relinked.
    • If the file to relink is of the same duration or longer than the event.

    There are no timecode, FCM or resolution restrictions.

To relink a sequence to files located in a Gateway library:

  1. Open the Clip Library menu.

    In the Main menu, click Library.

  2. Set the Library Mode box to Dual View.

    The Library View Mode button is located in the top-left of the Clip Library menu.

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  3. Using the Network menu, connect to the Gateway library which contains the sources to relink.

    Open the Network menu, and use the Gateway to select the directories which contain the sequence to import. A Gateway appears under a workstation name, just like a Framestore.

  4. In one view, open the local clip library which contains the sequence to relink. Use the Clip Library box.

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  5. In the other view, open the Gateway library which contains the sources to relink. Use the other Clip Library box.
  6. Open the Unlink/Relink menu from the Tools menu.
  7. Select From Gateway from the Relink Options Source box.

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  8. Optional: Enable the Relink options as required.
    Enable: To:
    Use Clip Name Use the filename sepcified in the sequence as a match criteria.
    Use Timecode Use the timecode specified in the sequence as a match criteria.

    If this option is disabled, Inferno sets the timecode of the source to match that of the sequence.

    Use Source Tape Use the tape/source name specified in the sequence as a match criteria.
    Use Resolution Use the resolution specified in the sequence as a match criteria.

    If this option is disabled, Inferno soft-resizes the media to the resolution specified in the imported sequence, if required.

    Use UMID Use the starting SMPTE UMID in the timeline as a match criteria.

    This is only used with MXF files and is ignored in any other case.

  9. In the Gateway library view, navigate to the directory which contains the sources you want to relink. Make sure sources to relink are visible in the Gateway library. The Relink tool tries to relink only to displayed media files.
  10. Optional: If the sources are located in sub-directories, click Scan Sub-Directories. This flattens the directory structure and makes all the sources visible to the relink tool.

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  11. From the clip library, select the sequence to relink.
  12. Click Relink.

    The application scans all the visible media and asks you to confirm the relink operation.