Offline Media - Media Won't Relink

[antoninettebiafore]

I recently have been commissioned to color correct a video project. The video project was not shot or edited by me so the project was shared with me so I could color correct it. When I open the shared project all of the video clips are Offline, which, from reading other people's questions, seems to be relatively common, however, I am also not able to relink any of the video clips. I'm unsure if this is because the video clips are not my own? I was given what I thought to be the raw video footage that was used in the video, however, all of the Offline video clips are not any of the raw footage I was given.

I was curious as to whether this was a problem that I can fix or if I am missing crucial pieces of the project that I was not given.

Any insight or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[Jim_Simon]

You never specify why you can't relink.  What exactly happens when you try?

[antoninettebiafore]

Jim,

Yes; sorry about that.

When I try to relink the offline media I am unable to due to the fact that I do not have the original .mov files on my computer. Since I can’t find the clips when prompted to, I can’t relink. Though I am not new to video editing, I am relatively new to Premiere so I have no had to deal with offline media before.

Do I have to have the original .mov clips on my computer in order to relink or do I have another option? If so, what would that be.

Thank you!

[Jim_Simon · Accepted solution]

Yes, you do need the media to relink to.  (I would think that's pretty obvious.)