Why isn't my linked footage being seen on my timeline?

[julianm19]

I'm trying to edit a project and for some reason I can't see my footage on the timeline - even though there appears to be no issue with linkage. Can anyone help with this?

[Ann Bens]

FAQ: What do I do when I see diagonal lines on clips

[julianm19]

That is a good method, however I discovered there are still issues due to how Premiere interprets the file.
After I choose File > Make Offline then > Link Media and navigate it to the correct file I see that the duration of the file has one runtime, while the duration of that same file in Premiere is a fraction of that. Very peculiar!

[Jeff Bellune]

Select a clip in the project panel and go to Clip>Modify>Interpret Footage. Make sure everything is set the way you want it.

[julianm19]

Yes, I've done that.
Outside of the dramatic file size difference, there doesn't seem to be any issue.
But nothing changes.

[Jeff Bellune]

I would try inserting black video or a blank title in place of the wonky clip. Then delete it from your project completely.

Once that's done, close Pr. Then open Pr from a shortcut (desktop, dock, start menu, etc.). When the main Pr window opens, go to Preferences>Media Cache and delete *all* of your cache files.

Open your project from that Pr window and then re-import the problem clip(s). 

Replace the title/black video clip with the freshly imported footage.

If that doesn't work, I'm out of ideas.

[Kartika Rawat]

Hi julianm19!

Let us know if the link provided by Ann Bens helps.

Happy to assist.

Thanks,

Kartika