match frame problems now with changed directory

[David Roth weiss]

In the future you should always use the copy function in Media Manager to copy all files and to create a new project when making such a move. However, since you have already moved the files manually, you should take the server offline or temporarily disconnect from the network. Then, all of the files on the server will go offline, and when you reconnect to the files in the new location FCP will no longer look to the server.

David Roth Weiss
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[Shane Ross]

Well, you copied the media over, but the clips are still pointing to the media where you originally left it. Unless you disconnect from the network drive, the clips will always point to the media there. When you do disconnect, the clips will go “Hey, where is all the media?” You say “Over here doofus, on this drive!” and they go “Alright, they they are. Come to papa.” and they reconnect. THen you can connect to the network drive again.

Shane

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[David Roth weiss]

Beat ya by 14 seconds Shane… You need just a bit more caffeine today my friend.

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[Sandra Danilovic]

Thanks guys, appreciate your advice! I am terribly bad at this Media Manager thing…will try reconnecting stuff.

[David Roth weiss]

Copying an entire project using Media Manager is actually quite simple Sandra. Take a peek at the following tutorial on YouTube. In you case, you would hit Apple+a highlight everything in the browser before launching MM, but all of the other instructions in the tutorial are right on the money. It’s really easy, give it a shot, and because you’re using “copy” not “move” it completely non-destructive, so there’s nothing to worry about if you somehow mess up.

David Roth Weiss
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[Sandra Danilovic]

Hi David, yes, the only reason why I don’t want to employ Media Manager right now is because I have already copied all my files (1.86 TB of it!) onto RAID external drives (3TB each), one working and the other, a backup drive.

So, I am presuming it would mean erasing my files and taking another 1 or 2 days to recopy stuff via Media Manager. I will be back in the edit room tomorrow, and will try using a different Mac computer to see how my media files are reconnecting from my external drive. Essentially, right now, the problem is:
1) I can’t use match frame because FCP goes to the server, not my drive
2) 14 of my media files are offline (all of them are freeze frames)
3) when I try to reconnect my offline media files, again, FCP reconnects them to the network server where my duplicates are, not from my external drive

Anyway…sorry for my long email. I really need the tech support after working on this project for months on end. (It’s a one-hour indie doc.)

CHEERS and many thanks again!!!