Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 955)

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Reconnecting Clips
and Offline Media
Whenever a clip’s media file is modified outside of
Final Cut Express, the connection between the clip and the
media file breaks. You can easily reconnect clips and media
files whenever you need to.
This chapter covers the following:
 Finding Your Media Files After Capture (p. 955)
 About the Connections Between Clips and Media Files (p. 958)
 How the Connection Between Clips and Media Files Can Be Broken (p. 959)
 Reconnecting Clips to Media Files (p. 959)
 When Final Cut Express Reconnects Your Clips (p. 966)
 Reconnecting Media Files Automatically (p. 968)
Finding Your Media Files After Capture
The most common question editors have after capturing is, Where did my media files
go? Knowing what directory Final Cut Express stores captured media files in and being
able to quickly navigate the Mac OS X file hierarchy are two of the most important
aspects of being a successful editor.