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Skip All
Use the Skip All option to skip all missing files
and fades. This option is the fastest way to open
the session utilizing all available media. Missing
files are offline in the session, and shown in the
Region List and the Project browser with
italic
text. Missing fades are regenerated if the con-
tributing files are online.
Manually Find and Relink
This option opens the Relink window. Use the
Relink window to search, compare, verify, and
relink missing files. Files can be relinked one at a
time or in batches. See “Relink Window” on
page 191 for more information.
Automatically Find and Relink
Automatically Find and Relink is the simplest
method to relink sessions to required media, but
it provides no way to compare files or verify
links. This option cannot be undone. The Auto-
matically Find and Relink option does the fol-
lowing:
• Searches all Performance volumes for all miss-
ing items with matching Name, ID, Format,
and Length
• Links missing items to the first matches found
• Commits links for all items possible, in the
background
• If some files remain unlinked, the Task win-
dow opens and a failed task appears in the
Paused Tasks pane. Double-click the Task icon
to open the Relink window and manually find
and relink files.
Regenerate Missing Fades
Enable this option to exclude fades from the
relinking process (fades are recalculated in-
stead). This option is available when Automati-
cally Find and Relink or Manually Find and
Relink is enabled.
Missing Files in an Open Session
You can open the Project browser to select and
relink some or all missing files.
To relink missing (offline) files in an open session:
1
Choose Window > Project.
2
Choose Relink Offline from the Browser menu
to open the Relink window.
3
Configure the Relink window as needed. See
“Relink Window” on page 191 for more infor-
mation.
To relink selected files in an open session:
1
Choose Window > Project.
2
Select the files to relink. Any file can be
relinked, even if it is not an offline file.
3
Choose Relink Selected from the Browser
menu.
4
Configure the Relink window as needed. See
“Relink Window” on page 191 for more infor-
mation.
Links, once committed, cannot be undone
once the session is saved. The only way to
revert to previous links is to close the session
without saving changes.
Even if all of the missing files are later
found and relinked, the failed task remains
in the Task Window. Like all failed tasks, it
must be manually selected and deleted. See
“About Failed Tasks” on page 207.