[Jason Steelman]

sure – the short-term fix is to hide and reshow the highest video track. The show/hide toggle is that eyeball icon next to the lock icon at the head of all your video tracks. The highest video track is video on “top.” If you have 3 tracks the default name is “Video 3.” Toggle the show/hide track next to that track off then toggle it back on. Again, you’ll loose your previews but you get your files back without any fancy tapdance.

It should also be mentioned that some users have had this problem with previous versions of premiere, but the only reported fix is on the upcoming update for CS3.

[Jason Steelman]

https://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3c0552ee

the adobe developer says it will be fixed in the upcoming update (but no one knows when that will be released). He doesn’t know of a way to get back a render involved with an offline file issue, but you can get the offline file back easily by hiding then reshowing the video on the highest level of the timeline.