DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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When you open a session, if Pro Tools deter-
mines that audio files are not located on a Per-
formance volume, or if it is unable to locate au-
dio files contained in the session, you can locate
or copy the files in order to play back the ses-
sion. This process is called
relinking .
Transfer Files
Transfer files reside on volumes unsuitable for
playback, such as CD or DVD discs, or network
drives.
To open a session containing Transfer files:
„
Open the Pro Tools session. If any files are on
a volume unsuitable for playback, Pro Tools
prompts you to do one of the following:
• Click
Yes
to open the Copy and Relink win-
dow.
– or –
• Click No to open the session with all Trans-
fer files offline.
To make Transfer files playable in the current
session:
1
Choose
Window > Project
.
2
Double-click the Audio Files folder to display
all of the audio files.
3
Choose
Select Transfer Files
from the Browser
menu.
4
Choose Copy and Relink from the Browser
menu.
5
Specify a location for the copied files on a
valid Performance volume.
6
Click
OK
.
Missing Files
A file is missing if it is not found in the same lo-
cation as when the session was last saved.
To open a session with missing files:
1
Open the Pro Tools session. If any files are
missing, Pro Tools posts a Missing Files warning.
2
Choose one of the following options:
Skip All
Ignores all missing files and fades. The
missing files are offline in the session.
Manually Find and Relink
Opens the Relink win-
dow, where you can search, compare, verify, and
relink missing files.
Automatically Find and Relink
Searches all Per-
formance volumes for all missing files with
matching name, unique file ID, format, and
length, and automatically commits links to
missing files where possible.
3
To exclude fades from the relinking process,
and have them recalculated instead, select
Re-
generate Missing Fades Without Searching .
For more information on storage volume
classifications, see “Performance and
Transfer Volumes” on page 226.
For complete information on relinking
Transfer files, see “Linking and Relinking
Files” on page 253.
Missing files warning when opening a session