Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual
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Chapter 61
Reconnecting Clips and Offline Media
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Information and Controls in the Offline Files Dialog
The Offline Files dialog shows a summary of how many media files are missing, and
what kind they are.
 Forget Files: When you select one or more types of media in this list, Final Cut Express
removes (or “forgets”) the file path in each clip’s Source property. Once the Source
property is empty, Final Cut Express no longer warns you that these clips are offline.
 Media Files: Select this checkbox to clear the Source property of each offline clip.
You can always reconnect your clips to media files later.
 Render Files: Select this checkbox to tell Final Cut Express to forget all missing
render files in your sequences. If you do not select this option, Final Cut Express
continues to warn you that sequence render files are missing each time you open
the project.
 Reconnect: Click this button to open the Reconnect dialog. This allows you to
reconnect the clips to their media files. For more information, see “
 Continue: Click this to leave all specified clips offline. The file paths in the Source
properties of all clips selected in the Forget Files list are cleared. Any unselected clips
and render files continue to be considered “missing”, and Final Cut Express warns you
that these clips’ media files cannot be found each time you open the project.
Maintaining Field Dominance, Pixel Aspect Ratio, and Anamorphic
Settings When Reconnecting Media Files
When you reconnect a clip to a media file, the following clip properties are replaced by
the settings in the media file:
 Anamorphic
 Pixel Aspect
 Field Dominance
However, if you manually update any of these clip properties before reconnecting,
Final Cut Express retains your custom settings and does not update those properties
via the reconnected media file.