Batch re-Link media with a different extension

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Batch re-Link media with a different extension

Posted by Todd Schmidt on January 13, 2015 at 4:56 pm

Hi,

I haven’t seen a solution to this, but the question has been posed.

I was sent a hard drive with media to edit. I had to change the file extension of all the clips (long story in another post). The clips however, are named the same.

I’m working with a director in another state who has the same clips I had to change the file extension to. He has edited a rough cut using the the QT clips and sent me the PP Project. I’m trying to re-link the clips, which total 350. I can manually re-link these to my clips with the different extension….which is a pain. I would like to batch link these. Is there any way to do this?

We are both working in CC2014 v8.1

I’m in Windows, he’s on a Mac, which is no problem as we’ve worked on films like this before.

Also, the reason I had to change the ext is a ling story. I just need to know if batch re-linking is possible with a different ext.

Thanks,

Todd

Mads Nybo jørgensen
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Tim Kolb
January 13, 2015 at 6:26 pm

My guess would be that the different extension might be a deal-breaker for a bulk-replace

But…have you given it a shot? If you try to launch the project and it asks for missing media (because you’ve changed all the file extensions of course), can you point the first one to its re-named version and see if the rest re-link?

TimK,
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Tero Ahlfors
January 13, 2015 at 6:43 pm

[Todd Schmidt] “Is there any way to do this?”

There are a bunch of settings in the link media window. One of which is if the linking uses the extension.
Alex Udell
January 13, 2015 at 7:03 pm

take a look at this 3rd party solution

may help:

reLink reTooled
https://www.retooled.net/?page_id=784

Alex Udell
Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
Kevin Monahan
January 13, 2015 at 8:27 pm

Right Tero,
[Tero Ahlfors] “One of which is if the linking uses the extension.”

Have you tried this?

Thanks,
Kevin

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Todd Schmidt
January 13, 2015 at 9:54 pm

Hey guys,

I tried re-linking with the re-link dialogue box and unchecked the file extension tick, still no go. As far as the re-Tooled program, I haven’t tried it yet. There is no trial version of it so I’m a bit unsure of buying it.

BTW I posted this in the Adobe forums and they deleted my post for some reason.

Todd
Kevin Monahan
January 13, 2015 at 10:48 pm

Hi Todd,

[Todd Schmidt] “I tried re-linking with the re-link dialogue box and unchecked the file extension tick, still no go. “

Sorry about that. You can file a bug report here: https://adobe.ly/ReportBug
It should be working.

[Todd Schmidt] “BTW I posted this in the Adobe forums and they deleted my post for some reason.”

Feel free to repost. I don’t know how that happened.

Thanks,
Kevin

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Azhar Pangesti
March 26, 2024 at 2:32 pm

So I found out that while opening the project and it complain about missing files.. the uncheck file extension is not working –it will not find the other files.

What I did :
Klik offline all.. and let the project open.
Once it open, I select all the offlines and click relink..

The same offline/relink dialog box open.
But this time I can uncheck the extension and it will relink all the rest (with different extension) as expected.
Eric Santiago
March 27, 2024 at 12:51 pm

I sure hope so after a decade of it being wonky 🙂
Mads Nybo jørgensen
March 28, 2024 at 12:14 am

Still Wonky…

Currently dealing with On-Line on a project where all the proxies were created, turning the mono audio track into stereo on the Proxy. So I am currently faced with manually replacing all the clips across 28 minutes of off-line edit.

And, I am not even using the camera audio – but Adobe PPRO wants the files to match.
I kind of understand why, but then I don’t.

Shall share if I find a “quick” solution to that problem.

Unless someone here already has the answer?

Thank you!

Atb
Mads

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