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Replace Footage behavior
One thing I’ll do often is use the Replace Footage command to swap one graphic element in my timeline for another, e.g. for promos at the end of a show, filling different clips into my graphics layout. I also use this routinely for connecting up audio that I’ve processed outside Premiere.
This used to work fine in CS6, but now in CC when I go to pick the replacement file, everything except my original clip is greyed out and cannot be selected. As a workaround, I have to make the clip offline first, then replace/relink the file. But when I do it this way, it doesn’t change the name of the file in my bin and timeline, it keeps the old name. This makes it harder to keep track of what’s going on.
The whole thing is a lot more complicated now than it used to be, where it worked perfectly for what I needed. Does anyone know if this is an option I can toggle somewhere? Is this intended behavior?
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[Casey Pegram] “This used to work fine in CS6, but now in CC when I go to pick the replacement file, everything except my original clip is greyed out and cannot be selected.”
Looks like a bug. I’m seeing this on Windows only.
Try this workaround: after you click “Replace Footage…” type an asterisk (“*” without the quotes) then hit Enter. This should show all files instead of just the matched filename.
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Wow, I’m seeing this on Mac too.
Admittedly I’m trying to switch from an AVCHD .mts file to a ProRes Quicktime .mov which would make my head hurt too, but honestly…
Would you mind explaining your workaround – I can’t see any text field to type my asterisk into.
Best
James
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I don’t get a text field on my Mac either, but here’s a (sort of) workaround.
It turns out Replace Footage is using your setting from the Reconnect dialogue. So if you have your reconnect settings set to show only exact filename matches, you can’t pick anything other than exact matches in Replace Footage.
If you open up a Reconnect dialogue and uncheck the exact results preference, then you get control back inside Replace Footage.
Obviously these two dialogues should not be inheriting their settings from one another, especially when Replace can’t change it on its own.
But, that’s the ‘fix’ on a Mac for now.
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Thanks mister…
Got you!
I actually wound up using Link Media.
What is the functional different between the two ways of reconnecting footage? I’ve just arrived at CC after years of FCP and Media Composer.
If you don’t mind sharing your wisdom?
TJ
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Hey folks,
I’m getting this same problem now and none of the above seem to work (I also can’t find much on this problem elsewhere). I’m replacing an .mts file with a prores .mov. It’s an 11 minute interview clip and, oddly enough, the first half syncs fine, while the second becomes greyed out and transparent. I tried it with the other two angles, also both mts, in the timeline to similar effect.
Any ideas?
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