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Reconnect Again
I posted this a couple of weeks ago and didnt get a reply for a workaround so I am resubmitting with a little different wording.
Is there a way to get FCP to “Look again”?
Example:
Editing. External drive gets unplugged. Oops. Gets plugged back in. FCP says it cant find the files.
I want to press a button that says “Look again in the same location”Since we dont have that amazingly basic choice, I have to find each file again. With 300 files it can be quite anoying.
These are files exported from another application and they are each in thier own folder, not in one folder.“Check Again” anyone? Work Around?
Thanks.
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5 Replies
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I can only think of one simple solution for you. Try to go back in your autosave folder before you disconnected the drive and use a porject that had the files connected. if you have the autosave function set to 15 min or less you shouldn’t really lose all that much work. I have never tried this before but I think the theory might work.
You might also try putting all the files in the same folder and directing FCP to look in that one folder. I think it will reconnect all the files once it finds the first connection but I may be wrong on that one.
Good Luck
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Thanks. I will move all the files next time it wants to do a reconnect on a large project. I will try the auto save also.
Doesnt it seem logical that the first thing FCP should do, is look again?
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[Dan Powers] “”Check Again” anyone? Work Around?”
Doesn’t FCP prompt you to reconnect the media files? If not, just select the offline files & choose File>Reconnect Media.
BTW, you shouldn’t be unplugging your media drives while you’ve got FCP open.
Arnie
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It prompts you to reconnect one file at a time. Not good if you have hundreds of files in dozens of folders. It seems so obvious that FCP should first assume them to be in the same location.
I realise a drive shouldnt be removed. Guy in the other room bumped the powersupply.
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> prompts you to reconnect one file at a time. Not good if you have hundreds of files in dozens of folders. It seems so obvious that FCP should first assume them to be in the same location.
< When I need to to reconnect from a remounted drive, FCP5 doesn't seem to have any trouble locating everything that's in the same logical location. There are usually several missed files that need to be manually reconnected and a bunch of renders get dropped but the feature generally works quite well for us. Is it just the number of folders you have must search that is stumping FCP? bogiesan This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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