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HELP! Clip names renamed, disconnected from media files etc
I have taken on the uneviable task of doing a 60 minute cut of a documentary that was originally edited to feature length by the director. But he has made a total mess of the project and I am at a loss as to how to get the project back into a reasonable workable state.
All the media files are there on the drive, and the master sequence is referencing all those files (ie none of them are appearing as ‘offline”). The problem is that when I try and reveal the clip from the timeline in the browser, the clip is not actually in the browser. So its reading the media file off the hard drive, but the clips are not actually in the browser.
I am trying to get around this by selecting all the clips in the timeline, and choosing Media Manager to “Create Offline’ clips in the Browser and then reconnecting them. But ofcourse the next problem is that the director has re-named clips in the browser at some stage with different clip names from the original media files. I am able to find the original files on the drive and reconnect them, but should I be re-naming the clips to their original names to match the media files? When Ive tried to do this its fine, except that it doesnt re-name the same clips in the timeline.AAAARRGHH!! Can anyone help me to find a way of undoing this mess that the director has created and getting the project workable again?
Thanks in advance.
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Why don’t you either highlight all the clips in the sequence and drag them to a bin (clip names would all be correct) or highlight the sequence and do a cmd+f (find) find used command and drag the results to a bin (not sure if clip names would be file names or seq names).
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Have you tried the usual: trashing preferences, deleting render files, etc? The project file may be corrupt as well.
[Francoise] ” But he has made a total mess of the project and I am at a loss as to how to get the project back into a reasonable workable state. “
If the director did make such a mess, your best solution may actually be to create a whole new project, reimport the media, and just beginning recutting everything from scratch. Rebuild sequences you like in the original, rather than copying them over from the previous project/timeline. You could export an EDL to assist or keep the previous timeline open as a reference (but not in your new project). You could even export the current project (if possible) with TC burn ins, and import the resulting file into the new project.
It really shouldn’t take much longer than trying to unravel all the issues the original cut has and it would leave you working with a more pristine project file. This would also have the added benefit of helping you become more familar with all the source material – extremely valuable in doc editing.
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If yoiu’re just shortening the project from 2hrs to 60min then you most likely won’t have a whole lot of use for bins anyway. Just duplicate the timeline and start hacking away. If you need a clip or something, then go hunting, but I would first hack the edit down. Usually once a few decisions are made on what is priority info, it’s pretty easy.
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