[Matt Trubac]

I’m sure this is a bug. I made a few observations tonight.

It is only connected clips that are not online. All clips in my primary storyline are online!

There are clips in the project that come from the same media file. These clips are online in the primary storyline, but offline as connected clips. The offline graphic says “missing clip.”

Before relinking the event the graphic for every clip in the project says “missing file.”

[Matt Trubac]

I think what you are seeing is before I try to relink the project it shows the file path as:

volume/wedding media/final cut events/event name/original media

And after relinking project files it changes to:

volume/wedding media/wedding media/client folder/original backup/hdslr cf/date-camera-card

where the actual media files are that I relink to

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I tried relinking just one file, and copying it to the event. It did replace the alias in the event’s original media folder with the actual .mov file, but the clip in the project didn’t come online.

That suggestion made me think I should try relinking the event from scratch, and copy media to the event. I relinked one file that I know is always missing. Selected to copy it to the event. That part worked. It is still not online in the project though. I tried to relink project files and selected the one file.. FCPX thought it should be in the “event>original media” so I relinked to there. The actual media file is there from the event relink. Still didn’t work.

I appreciate all your help! I’ll try the QTEdit thing to strip away any XMP. I’ll see if Apple determines any definite cause or solution, and if not I’ll start replacing clips. If it wasn’t more pressing I’d have already started.. I’m more interested in finding the cause and solution at the moment.

[Matt Trubac]

It was all done using Finder.

Media originated on bare drives in a Thermaltake dual eSata dock connected to a Mac Pro. When I got the new iMac I started using USB 3.0 docks, but those constantly going to sleep after a moments rest, or ejecting if the system went to sleep was irritating, so I purchased the Promise R4.

I copied media, events, and project from the bare drives to the raid using the finder.

I don’t know that anything about the media has changed. The event relinks with no apparent problem. This seems like a hiccup in the project to event relationship.. the project even steps through the relinking process, verifies the media, but can’t see it in the event.

I do have PPRO, and know that there is a metadata preference in PPRO that selects whether data is written to the file or a sidecar file. The media has been used inside PPRO also. It’s possible Adobe did something, but I don’t think so. If it did, I don’t think FCPX relink would validate the file.

Here is the process: https://vimeo.com/truvision/review/67903355/276fa581f5

[Matt Trubac]

As far as I know only its location.

Apple got in touch with me regarding my feedback. If it gets sorted out, I will follow up.

[Matt Trubac]

I tried opening the event/project on an older iMac that I have hanging around. It still has 10.0.7 installed. This means the project and event don’t have to be updated to 10.0.8. I connected to the Pegasus R4 raid over gigabit AFP, and relinked all the media. Again the Event seemed to relink perfectly. The project not so. I actually have more clips missing from the project than I do on my main system 114 vs 109.

I tried duplicating the event. Clicked modify event references, dragged the duplicated event to the top of the list and continued. The project shows the duplicated event as having 154 clips in use. The original event has 114 clips in use, 114 clips missing. Its the same on the main system.. just the numbers are distributed differently 159/109.

If I click on a clip in the project timeline, i see in the info status that the clip is from the original event, 1 clip in use/1 clip missing.

I’m thinking I’ll wait till next week.. see if there is a fcpx update (fingers crossed with more flexible relinking). If not, I’ll probably have to reference the in/out points on the offline clips in my timeline, and re edit them from the event. Boo!

[Matt Trubac]

I’ve tried both. No go.

I’ve even tried deleting all of the references from the event’s original media folder and relinking. The event relinked fine, but the project still had 109 offline clips.

I’m pretty sure I tried relinking the project before the event too. I got the same or a similar result.. Maybe I should try that one again though.. I can’t really remember.

[Matt Trubac]

Would it work to duplicate (copy and paste your audio clips?) and put the duplicates in a compound clip, and assign a role?

Someone else might have a more elegant solution.

[Matt Trubac]

I cannot match frame. The info column does have the in and out point info… so if I have to I can go back and redo the hundreds of edits from the reconnected clips in the event — 109 missing clips.

The offline files don’t show the codec or color profile information.

File status shows the file path as being in my event > original media folder.. same as the clips that are online.

It says the clip references the following events.. lists my 1 event.. and then says 1 clip in use, 1 clip missing.

I found I still have a copy of 10.0.7, so I will try opening a copy of my backup with that. I’ll let you know.

[Matt Trubac]

It appears the offline clips are just clips. I do have a few compound clips in the project. Some of those contain both online and offline clips.

I tried copying and pasting the timeline into a new project and nothing was different.

I’d really like to figure this one out. Its a large project.. About 17 minutes. It seems kind of like a bug though.. especially since I can relink the project clips and fcpx verifies them, and runs through the relink status bar, but when it finishes it has no effect.

If anyone has ideas, I’ll give them a try. FWIW, I sent a bug report to Apple.

[Matt Trubac]

Yes sir. 1 event.