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agness19145023
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January 8, 2019
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Not able to batch re-link video files after converting team project to regular project

  • January 8, 2019
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Hello!

I have recently converted some team projects to regular premiere projects and am finding that once that is done the file path is missing and batch re-linking is not possible. The only way I am able to re-link seems to be clip-by-clip (I named the bins in the project by camera so I am still able to easily find my clips despite the file path being missing - however since batch re-link is disabled it is proving to be way too time consuming to re-link clip by clip).

Has anyone found a resolution to this issue?! Thanks in advance!!!

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    Correct answer Alan30000807nz9o

    Just coming back on this thread in case it might help anyone.  I had the same problem this week on Premiere 24.  I had copied the files from one project at the office on to a HDD for remote working and in that process the file paths changed to the media.  Not an issue in most cases as we know.  But when opening the project I was asked to relink and faced the one by one file relinking issue.  I fiddled around with varios different check boxes ticked on the relink and then suddenly all relinked in one click when I selected the check boxes in the screen shot attached.  Hope it might help someone down the line 🙂

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    Vinay Dwivedi
    Adobe Employee
    Vinay Dwivedi
    Adobe Employee
    January 11, 2019

    Check clip ID in link Media panel and check if it helps.

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      Alan30000807nz9oCorrect answer
      Participant
      August 20, 2024

      Just coming back on this thread in case it might help anyone.  I had the same problem this week on Premiere 24.  I had copied the files from one project at the office on to a HDD for remote working and in that process the file paths changed to the media.  Not an issue in most cases as we know.  But when opening the project I was asked to relink and faced the one by one file relinking issue.  I fiddled around with varios different check boxes ticked on the relink and then suddenly all relinked in one click when I selected the check boxes in the screen shot attached.  Hope it might help someone down the line 🙂

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        Matt30085288cvlp
        Participant
        October 9, 2024

        Unbelievable. You just saved my life.

          Kevin-Monahan
          Community Manager
          Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          January 8, 2019

          agness,

          Sorry for the frustration.

          I have recently converted some team projects to regular premiere projects and am finding that once that is done the file path is missing and batch re-linking is not possible.

          The clips might be missing metadata. Which camera did they come from? Did the media come from a CF card? Did you transfer the entire contents of the CF card to the computer's media drive? Did you import via the Media Browser?

          Let us know.


          Thanks,
          Kevin

          Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
          agness19145023
          agness19145023Author
          Participant
          January 8, 2019

          Hi Kevin,

          It's not an issue with a particular camera - I'm using various cameras (A7sii, C100, etc) - it's happening to any and all capture files and assets once the converted project (from team project to regular premiere project) and associated assets are moved to a different drive.

          So for example, I convert from a team project to a regular premiere project and everything relinks so long as I keep my footage and assets in the same place. However, If I try to move this content to a different drive either for archiving purposes or to share with another editor, the file paths are lost (even though I have not changed the file structure of the folders).

          To clarify, *a* file path still shows up (but it manufactures a bunch of extra characters in the front of the file path name which is stopping it from finding the path to the clip  - for instance if "Display Only Exact Name Matches" is checked, no clips come up even though they typically would in a non-converted premiere project). Please see screenshot below.

          Again, the main issue is not being able to batch relink because it's unable to auto-locate the media.

          To answer your other questions: yes, everything came from CF cards, and yes the entire contents of the CF card was transferred to the drive, and yes I do import via media browser.

          Thanks for any help you're able to offer!

          PGZ@Mobibase
          PGZ@Mobibase
          Inspiring
          January 11, 2019

          Hi, try this :

          -backup your prproj file or duplicate it

          -unzip your prproj file

          -open the extracted file with Notepad++

          -search for <RelativePath> and <FilePath>

          -change directly there to the adequate path

          -make a "search and replace" (all)

          -save

          -recompress to gzip format

          -open in PP

          Hope that works

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