Cant replace footage on clips

[Chucklephuckles]

I got a botched up project that I inherited from another editor and the issue is that there's actual proxies on the timeline. In the last project that was like this I was just able right click on the clip > click on reveal in project > then right click and > hit replace footage and search for it in explorer. But now "replace footage" is greyed out. The clips are merged clips but I'm sure this didnt make a difference in the last project.

Also I copied and pasted a lot of footage from the last project into this new one, not sure if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance.

[RobShultz]

It would be helpful to us if we could see a screen shot of your timeline. Are any of the clips in a nest? If so you'd have to un nest it  by double clicking on the nest.

[Chucklephuckles]

No not nested clips. Here is a screen shot

[Chucklephuckles]

Here is the menu

[PaulMurphy · Accepted solution]

You can't use Replace Footage with merged clips in Premiere Pro. Merged clips are treated as sequences, which limits some relinking functionality.

Workaround:

To relink a merged clip to the original file instead of a proxy, follow these steps:

1. Select the merged clip in the Project panel.
2. Go to File > Make Offline and choose Media Files Remain on Disk.
3. Then, with the clip still selected, choose File > Link Media and point to the original file.
   
   

Keep in mind that you cannot attach proxies to merged clips. This is one of several limitations with this workflow.

Recommendation:

In general, it's best to avoid using merged clips. They are considered an outdated method for syncing media and come with various limitations—such as restricted relinking options and no proxy support. A better and more flexible approach is to use multi-camera source sequences, which provide better media management and proxy integration.

[Chucklephuckles]

Thank you! Turns out as you said they used merged clips and ran into problems so they masked out the proxies icon. Thats why I couldnt figure out what the hell is going on. The whole project is FUBAR.