M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 272)

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To copy Transfer files found when opening a
session, do one of the following:
„ Click Yes to open the Copy and Relink dialog.
– or –
„ Click No to open the session with all Transfer
files offline. When opened, the session’s Project
browser indicates Transfer files with a “T” in
their Status column.
Transfer Files in an Open Session
To make Transfer files playable in the current
session:
1 Choose Window > Project.
2 Double click the Audio Files folder to display
all of the audio files.
3 Choose Select Transfer Files from the Browser
menu.
4 Choose Copy and Relink from the Browser
menu.
5 Specify a location for the copied files on a
valid Performance volume and click OK.
6 Repeat for video and fade files, as necessary.
Copy and Relink
The Copy and Relink command is a file manage-
ment option in the Project browser and in
DigiBase Pro Catalogs.
Copy and Relink provides a convenient way to
copy files and relink the session or Catalog to
the copies rather than to the originals.
To copy items to a new location and Relink to the
copies:
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Project.
– or –
• Open the appropriate Catalog.
2 Select the items you want to copy and relink.
You can select any media files (online, offline,
and Transfer files).
3 Choose Copy and Relink Selected from the
Browser menu.
4 If the default location for the copies (the ses-
sion’s Audio Files folder) is not appropriate,
specify a different location and click Choose.
5 The files are copied to the chosen destination
and the session or Catalog is relinked in the
background.
Missing Files
Files are missing if they are not found in the
same location as when the session was last
saved. This could be because you moved the files
or the session folder, or because the files are on
a volume that is not currently mounted.
Opening a Session with Missing Files
To open a session with missing files:
1 When you open a session, Pro Tools opens the
session with all available media, then shows you
how many files are missing (if any) and asks
how you want to proceed. (If told that files are
unsuitable for playback, see “Transfer Files” on
page 253.)