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Reloading Imported Files
 
 
 

Reload file-based media associated with unlinked clips using the Recapture menu.

To reload imported clips:

  1. Open the clip library containing the unlinked clips for which you want to reload media files.
  2. Select the unlinked clips.
  3. Click Tools to display the Tools menu.
  4. From the Tools menu, choose Unlink/Relink.
  5. Click Recapture.

    The Recapture screen appears.

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    (a) Source Type label  (b) EDL Selection & Display Options  (c) Source Resolution box  (d) Video Recapture Options  (e) Auto Update Viewer  (f) Tape list  (g) Convert Selected Tapes To Files (h) Library Reel box  (i) EDL list  (j) Imported Clips list  (k) File Recapture Options  (l) Clip Media Relink Options  

    The Imported Clips List lists files that you import into Smoke. This information is read from the clip metadata.

  6. Check the Files Found column. All entries marked YES can be reloaded from the current path, or a different path and filename can be specified. For any entries marked NO, a path must be specified.
  7. Specify the path for any entries as required by clicking the Path field of the entry.
  8. Optional: In the Soft Import field, select YES if you want to soft-import the files. See About Soft-Import and Proxies.
  9. Optional: Select an alternative file in the File Name field of the entry.
  10. Optional: Associate a LUT with the selected file by clicking the LUT field of the entry. See Applying a LUT on Import or Export.
  11. Optional: If you want to generate proxies of the media in the background, enable Background Proxies.
  12. From the File list, select the file entries that you want to reload.

    If you are reloading all the clips, you do not need to select any entries.

  13. Click Import Selected Files or Import All Files.

    The files are loaded.

  14. View the loaded files in the Recapture Viewer to make sure the files were loaded successfully.
  15. Enable Auto Render if you want to re-render all timeline soft effects.

    This is done during the relink process executed in the next step.

  16. Optional: If the material needs to be soft-resized, enable Soft Resize.

    This is useful, for example, when importing a 720x486 clip into a 720x480 project. See Resize.

  17. Click Relink to relink the captured media with the unlinked clips.

    The specified files are linked with the unlinked clips. If Auto Render was enabled, timeline soft effects are re-rendered.

  18. Click Exit Recapture to return to the clip library.

    The reel specified in the Library Reel box contains a clip with the relinked media and the recaptured sources.