• Media 100

  Relink media from Pro Res AVCHD files

  Posted by Mark Mooney on June 4, 2013 at 3:46 pm

  I have run into an issue with relinking media .. Why can’t i relink AVCHD footage that has been converted to PRORES.. and the file names are the same …? It must be something hidden in the metadata.. is there anyway to do a workaround …?

  Mark Mooney replied 13 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Floh Peters

  June 6, 2013 at 4:12 pm

  Each file that gets “fast imported” into Media 100 gets an ID written into its QuickTime header. This is how Media 100 can decide which of 2 clips with identical names is the right one to use.

  There is no “easy” or official way to link to new files. But (in case you are somewhat adventurous), I did something for a project lately where I was facing similar issues.

  What I did was to export an XML from the timeline I wanted to relink, and then manually (or with a find/replace command for groups of clips) I did replace the media file filepath in the XML file via a Texteditor. Then I used the “update Media from XML” command to link to the new files while keeping the edits and effects intact.

  Make sure to make a copy of your timeline before doing the “Update Media from XML”, because it will replace the clips on your current timeline; it does not create a copy or something.

  If you have questions, juts post them here.
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  Mark Mooney

  June 7, 2013 at 3:03 am

  Thank you Floh for the quick response !
  Question .. Might be silly one .. How do I know what the correct linking filename for the media is .. Since my fines have been lost .. I show for instance ..my prores file name. as 8027.mov .. But that is all I show ..
  Assuming there is more to the file path name?

  Thanks again..
  Mark

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