You're great at explaining things. I needed to rename the directory which contained my clips, and I knew DaVinci would freak. You had me on track in 51 seconds. Thumbs up. Thanks.
Wow ! I LOVE you so much ! I sound a bit intense, but Oh man you just saved me SO much trouble. It's such a vital basic learning skill that should be taught in the DRS tutorials and it isn't, although they do warn us that if we move our files around in our PC it will be lost in Davinci as you are working on it. The Universe just sent you back love and good vibes for this video you posted two years ago you beautiful being you ! I'm sure many don't comment, but were saved by you. ;)
Thank you for this. Really disappointed with myself for not finding it earlier. Deleted some projects because they wouldn't load, at all or showed media offline. Have to start from scratch but at least I now know what to do. Cheers
This could be a number of things. Are you on a Mac or PC? If your are on a Mac it could be a spotlight search restriction, so that would be my first stop.
thanks for the explanation very simple to understand, now my issue seems to be different, I'll try the smart bins because for some reason when I try selecting the folder where the media is it just says it's not there which is super weird because if I select the media and open in storage it shows me that same location.... I'll try smart bins and hope it works, thanks again!
@@cinechimp yeah that def sounds like a bug, I did manage to notice even though it says offline it shows in the video preview itself and in the render as well no idea why the timeline shows it offline... I also managed to fix one that was driving me nuts and it was there was a still image with a transition while the transition was active given that it was on top even though the window is only a fraction of the screen it would take over the full screen saying media offline.. once I relinked that one problem fixed but thanks for responding.. now I'm dealing with constant crashing on color grading while my PC is not really running out of resources any ideas there i would greatly appreciate it!
This is great, but what if you rename a file? Davinci can't seem to find my file, even though I've given it the new name and shown it where it's located. What to do?
Hi there its really easy to fix, just right click on the missing clip in the timeline and select reveal in media pool and then right click on the clip in the media pool and right click and choose “replace selected clip” then direct it to your media and it will auto update everything - hope this go to you in time
hi Thank you for the video , but can you tell me how relink media files in Davinci with different file extensions. As I use Blackmagic Proxy Generator it creates Movs from my main Sony Mp4 files.
Im closer to 300TB now, not including my cold storage drives. I think I have a problem, its starting to get insane to manage. I have been checking out @synology @qnap @45drives @asustor and even the larger cloudstore from blackmagic design. Need to fix it fast thats for sure and when I do, I will make video covering the process. Are you having the same issue? 8K man, its a budget killer.
Hi since I upgraded DAVINCI to 17.4 I'm been having issues. There are problems with the malfunction of the laptop keyboard :( JKL) Forward-reverse not working-- P Full screen not working. undo Control Z does not work. IN-OUT not working. How to solve this problem? Thanks
@@zoomoutzoomin1000 The program unistaller is in the downloaded package? GO to BMD and download the package direct form the webiste. Open that package and there is an uninstaller in that package.
This is great info, but my issue is connecting media after creating an XML file from Premiere. When I import that XML file into Resolve, somehow it only relinks the audio and not the video. Do you have any videos on that issue? Thanks
Thanks. Very helpful! Just to be clear, when you ‘open’ a folder in the relnking process, does Davinci look into any and all sub-folders, as well as sub-sub-folders in that ‘opened’ folder to link the media. I think it does, but some of the dialog boxes in the tutorial went by pretty quickly for me to be certain. Also, assumimg sub folders are auto relinked, if the sub folders in the new location do not have the same name as the sub folders in the original location, will it still work? For example, say if my original ‘Media’ folder had two sub folders, called ‘Music’ and ‘Video’ but in my new location all the media was relocated to a different drive, in a folder called ‘Assets’ instead of ‘Media’ and then sub folders called ‘Audio’ instead of ‘Music’ and ‘Footage’ instead of ‘Video’, would all the media relink when I simply ‘opened’ the new folder called ‘Assets’ ? Hope this question and example is clear to you.
It will yes, thats why I showed in the video, copying the media to a separate drive, renaming the folders and then relinking. But you will need to know where the media is.
Very good info - but what if the source file was renamed? Doesn't look like there's the ability to tell Resolve "it's THIS one" - just looks at a folder with the files and I assume it only looks for the same file name.
Nevermind - found my own answer really quickly - it's the 'Replace Selected Clip' option instead of the 'Relink Selected Clip' option. Still wrapping my head around Resolve after 10+ years in Premiere
Premiere and Resolve are fairly similar, except one charges ridiculous monthly fees and crashes all the time. I think you know the one I am talking about.
OK - When I select an offline clip in the media, right click and select Rellink Media, the finder opens but I have to navigate to the exact folder that the clip in to resolve to find it. It apparently will not search any subfolders. It that how it is supported to work?
This sounds like a great video, but I'm having issues with clips that I have renamed. It seems as though I should be able to point Davinci in the right direction just by telling what the new clip is/is called, but that doesn't seem to work. Do you have another solution for this, or the solution to just suck it up and not change file names?
TBH changing the files names isnt the wisest move, unless done prior to project import. Its a tricky thing to advise on now as I cant see exactly whats what…I wouldn't want to cause more problems. I gather you also can see the original clip names in the project, but not what is meant to be seen, so it's hard to reference anything backwards?
@@ezequielmochkovsky well thats good news. Have you tried exporting an XML, shifting the media, starting a new project and force conforming / directing to the new location? I think the media names will still be an issue, but it's worth a shot.
My timeline is only showing my videos as audio files in DaVinci. I was editing and when I upgraded to 18.5 it went to media offline. Resolve doesn't even show the videos on my HD anymore. When I use File explorer I can see them no issues . No issues in Premiere, I can import and edit just fine. Help!
Hi, sorry to hear that you are having an issue like this. Must be frustrating. What happens when you go to the media page, highlight the missing media and right click on and choose locate media?
What happens when your files say they're offline in the timeline they are not missing in the media bin? The chainlink button opens but sees no missing links, yet they are missing in the timeline. What do I do then?
Im pretty sure this is a current resolve18 bug. I have noticed this issue flashing on and off sometimes, mainly on RAW files proxies that have been created using the proxy generator. If this is the case try turning the proxies off and putting the timeline into a different native resolution. Seemed to fix it for me. Happens a lot r5 and r5c Canon RAW lite files. If this is not the case, move or rename the source folder in your media storage, then relink the tradition way. If this doesn't work, shoot me an email with some screen shots and I’ll try an help you figure it out.
What if You have Multicam Clips I litterely have a edited cut of a clip that I need to use and I have all the files located yet in the multicam the footage doesn't seem to link.
@@cinechimp Sadly it did not work, what I think is the issues is that Davinci can't find the original clips that was used within the multicam timelines, and with that issue I don't know how to relink the footage from with in the multicam clips themselves.
@@mclendonarts3542 Have you tried exporting an XML / EDL into a new timeline and re sourcing the media? Or do you not know where the original media is? IF you do know where the media is, you should be able to manually direct resolve to the files by right clicking each clip in the timeline or media window and manually searching for it. Otherwise try copying all the media to a new destination and and changing the source directory.
That would be a software glitch. May have something to do with resolve trying to write or read cache or optimised files. Try switching cached media etc "off" and see if that fixes the problem.
what happens if i renamed the file and then my computer crashed but i dont want to re edit everything all over again is that possible? PLEASE HELP IM BEHIND SCHEDULE 😭
HI there, I’m in Europe so unfortunately I was sleeping when you reached out. If you renamed the file and that saved successfully before the crash? Then you should be ok. Next In the project you don't what to re-edit export a XML or EDL then no matter what your edit is safe. In that same project go to your media pool, right click on the clip in question, select “replace selected clip” then navigate to where you have the renamed media select the clip that you changed the name off and hit ok. This clip will then replace the clip in your media pool and will reappear on your timeline. Hope that helps you out.
When i relink the files, only the audio works and the video still shows the 'media offline' - tried changing the file source as I am working on a different hard drive, relinking each file separately - nothing. Any ideas?
Try turning off proxy media. That could jog resolve into action. If that doesn't work export and XML or EDL, start a new project and import either the XML or EDL. But the media did copy correctly onto the "new drive location"? You can also try shifting the media in the new drive into a new folder and and then relinking from a new destination.
@@cinechimp thank you so much for this. I went through all these steps and the only media that worked were my MP4 files. Am working with .MPX files. Could this be the issue? and is there a solve for those of us on the free version of DaVinci (am on 18)
@@kijiweniproductions1335 Yes that could be the problem, what computer do you have and do you have the right codecs and plugins installed? You can check here documents.blackmagicdesign.com/SupportNotes/DaVinci_Resolve_18_Supported_Codec_List.pdf?_v=1677744010000
Please help me somebody! Davinci shows only the number of missing clips but doesnt tell me which ones. They also doesnd show up RED or offline on the timeline so the clips seem to not to be offline. Nightmare...
HI there, dont stress - I have an answer for you. I have also experienced this issue, I would say it’s a bug. Render the project and go off the timecode where it shows you clips are missing. Then find the clips in the edit window timeline. If you simply double click the clip in the timeline so you it shows you the clip in the top viewer and in the clips bin, either reinsert the clip on the timeline or delete the clip on the timeline and then drag the same edited portion of the clip back into its spot. I have found, in the odd instances this has happened to me, this has fixed the problem.
This is great for regular media clips but I'm having trouble with fusion clips being offline for some reason. After watching your video on importing psd files I tried it for myself and liked the motion graphic I created but every attempt to save it for future use has been met with the good ol' "media offline" message and I've tried macros, power bins, and saving it as a template I'm kinda at a lost on what I did wrong and the only clue I got is that layer 1 and media out are red and attaching any node to layer 1 causes every layer to go red. If you have an idea on why that is I would appreciate the advice.
Ok, firstly you cant use fusion clips in power bins. Thats not yet enabled in the program. Try selecting the media in the timeline, copy it - launch another project, go straight to the timeline and paste the media into the new project. Let me know if that fixes it?
@@cinechimp thank you for replying! unfortunately I still get the "media offline" message I'm wondering if I need a media in node or something for it to properly work in other projects despite it working fine without one in the original?
Have you tried duplicating it in the original timeline and then "rendering it in place" You can do this by right clicking the clip in the edit timeline. So correct me if I am miss interpreting; everything works and plays fine, it just wont render out? Super odd.
@@cinechimp Hey I just tried it out and it works in the original project file and the macro i made also works in the original project file but when I try to use it in another project that's when the "media offline" message pops up when i place it on the time line. Really appreciate these responses by the way!
@@quwaberose4472 ok welll that goods news. Try duplicating the media to another source destination and then try and open it in another project. Sounds more like a system glitch to me. Also try saving a DRX file by right clicking on the timeline in the media pool in the edit page. And then try relinking the media in a new project that way as well.
@@mattiashagglund_64 have you ever been able to see the images from your phone in resolve? What file type are they? Try converting them to PNG or Jpegs. Most RAW photo formats dont work in resolve.
I'm tearing my hairs out no joke! I purchased an M1 iPad Pro recently so that I can edit while I'm out and about... I've always edited on my mbp machine using 3 SSDs at once due to the large size of the project. I got a an extra SSD and downloaded the proxies directly into it so that I can use on my iPad while both the original and proxy media stays on the 2 SSDs connected permanently to my map. The idea with this is to make it seem like a collaborator is working mainly with proxy files on the iPad while original media stays with the main user. All attempts to relink have been abortive! I have changed source file, created new bin, unlinked and relinked - NOTHING works! I'm not mad that I have spent a lot of money on the iPad but the fact that the main purpose for which I got it is not seeming like a reality at the moment. And I have watched tons of videos too. Can someone help with an advice that perhaps I haven't looked into? :(
This is because both systems have their own separate databases and are looking for the media in separate locations. I think the easiest solution for you would be to get something like the BMD cloustore which has come down in price considerably since I published this review th-cam.com/video/PR40c_7VZcI/w-d-xo.html Once you have an account setup, you should be access the media from anywhere in the world, and the Cloudstore will only upload proxies to the shared project file. I havent down this myself with an ipad, but that could be a solution for you to have both devices share the same projects. For your current project have you tried exporting an XML or EDL and importing into one or the other systems and them tried relinking the media and then redirecting the locations of the media files? Anyway hope this helps in some way.
@@cinechimp Thanks man! I'm going to check out the cloud storage. Some of the files are showing now though, while others aren't . Lets just say there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU, I LITERALLY LOST EVERYTHING AND THIS SAVED MY LIFE, I COULD CRY
Oh man thats the best news of the day
You're great at explaining things. I needed to rename the directory which contained my clips, and I knew DaVinci would freak. You had me on track in 51 seconds. Thumbs up. Thanks.
Great to hear!
This was EXACTLY what I needed! With a single click, I updated an entire project I'd made on the iPad & exported to the PC!
Thats awesome!
Dude, thank you so much. Saved my day. Gotta love TH-cam... sometimes.
Glad I could help! I also only like YT sometimes.
I am a simple person. I watch a video, I like it.
thanks!
You legend. I just spent all morning trying to fix this and then watched 33 seconds of your video and it solved my problem.
stroked this video is still helping people out
Dude, you're a savior! I lost 81 fully edited clips and was freaking out. You had me gtg in less than 5 minutes. Thanks so much!
Glad I could help
What the heck is that all about. It lost most of mine too....
A hero without a cape👊
:)
Thank you very much for explaning this on a short and direct video!
You're very welcome! Glad it helped you out.
Wow ! I LOVE you so much ! I sound a bit intense, but Oh man you just saved me SO much trouble. It's such a vital basic learning skill that should be taught in the DRS tutorials and it isn't, although they do warn us that if we move our files around in our PC it will be lost in Davinci as you are working on it. The Universe just sent you back love and good vibes for this video you posted two years ago you beautiful being you ! I'm sure many don't comment, but were saved by you. ;)
You're so welcome!
You're a legend, thank you for the help. Quick and easy
Glad to help
Straight to the point. It helped, thank you!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 after relinking thousands of clips one by another manually i finally was smart enough to check youtube for a solution. thanks for the video 😆
Glad to be of service
Thank you so much for this.
You are so welcome!
Thank you for this. Really disappointed with myself for not finding it earlier. Deleted some projects because they wouldn't load, at all or showed media offline. Have to start from scratch but at least I now know what to do.
Cheers
Oh man what a bummer. But at least you now have the knowledge!
@@cinechimp Seems like I learn everything, the hard way. Luckily, I can laugh at my own foolishness.
@@BLAKHARTFILM that makes two of us brother!!
Omg I had my final assignment due and da vinci was acting up, thankyou for saving my degree.
Oh wow, now thats a comment!
thanks man! I got it fixed in 10 seconds
Great! It can be a real pain in the .... sometimes
Thank you! The "Locate" option worked perfectly.
Saved me alot of hassle, cheers lad!
anytime brother!
Saved me a lot of time and stress - thank you!
This just saved me hours of time.
awesome
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much! You saved me! :)
Glad I could help!
Boom that was fast. Thanks
No problem 👍
Really thankful ❤
Lots of love❤
My pleasure 😊
Thanks "mate" (had to say it). Good stuff. Super helpful
No problem 👍
So that menu at 1:14 just doesn't show up.
I get a custom file explorer that doesnt' let me search for clips anywhere besides my DVD drive.
This could be a number of things. Are you on a Mac or PC? If your are on a Mac it could be a spotlight search restriction, so that would be my first stop.
@@cinechimp I'm on linux and I figured it out.
I had to go into the settings and tell resolve what folders it's allowed to look at.
@@WolfDeity Great - its usually a permissions thing
thanks for the explanation very simple to understand, now my issue seems to be different, I'll try the smart bins because for some reason when I try selecting the folder where the media is it just says it's not there which is super weird because if I select the media and open in storage it shows me that same location.... I'll try smart bins and hope it works, thanks again!
Oh that sounds like a bug you should report to the resolve team for sure...
@@cinechimp yeah that def sounds like a bug, I did manage to notice even though it says offline it shows in the video preview itself and in the render as well no idea why the timeline shows it offline... I also managed to fix one that was driving me nuts and it was there was a still image with a transition while the transition was active given that it was on top even though the window is only a fraction of the screen it would take over the full screen saying media offline.. once I relinked that one problem fixed but thanks for responding.. now I'm dealing with constant crashing on color grading while my PC is not really running out of resources any ideas there i would greatly appreciate it!
Yes this is a bug for sure, I see it every now and then, but everything seems to render out ok...
Thanks man💯
Thank you so much, this was so helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks!
No problem!
THANKS 🤩✨
Thank you
You're welcome
This is great, but what if you rename a file? Davinci can't seem to find my file, even though I've given it the new name and shown it where it's located. What to do?
Hi there its really easy to fix, just right click on the missing clip in the timeline and select reveal in media pool and then right click on the clip in the media pool and right click and choose “replace selected clip” then direct it to your media and it will auto update everything - hope this go to you in time
Thank you so much mate
No problem 👍
hi Thank you for the video , but can you tell me how relink media files in Davinci with different file extensions. As I use Blackmagic Proxy Generator it creates Movs from my main Sony Mp4 files.
Have you moved the files? I you are using the proxy generator it should do it automatically and you may not even notice that they are being used.
Do you have a video on having 181 tb or storage??? I need to get on that.
Im closer to 300TB now, not including my cold storage drives. I think I have a problem, its starting to get insane to manage. I have been checking out @synology @qnap @45drives @asustor and even the larger cloudstore from blackmagic design. Need to fix it fast thats for sure and when I do, I will make video covering the process. Are you having the same issue? 8K man, its a budget killer.
Awesome intro
oh thanks for the positivity
Very helpful
Thank you always for the support.
Hi since I upgraded DAVINCI to 17.4 I'm been having issues.
There are problems with the malfunction of the laptop keyboard :( JKL) Forward-reverse not working-- P Full screen not working.
undo Control Z does not work. IN-OUT not working. How to solve this problem?
Thanks
Hmmm did you un install the software and then re install it properly?
@@cinechimp No, I only updated the software to 17.4. I do not know how to cancel an update
@@zoomoutzoomin1000 run the un installer that comes in the software package download.
@@zoomoutzoomin1000 The program unistaller is in the downloaded package? GO to BMD and download the package direct form the webiste. Open that package and there is an uninstaller in that package.
Thank you very much!
You're welcome!
This is great info, but my issue is connecting media after creating an XML file from Premiere. When I import that XML file into Resolve, somehow it only relinks the audio and not the video. Do you have any videos on that issue? Thanks
Hi Ernesto, have you tried the same round trip from Prem to Resolve using an EDL instead of XML?
Thnkssss sir❤
Most welcome mate
Awesome - thanks!!!
Cheers mate
Thanks. Very helpful! Just to be clear, when you ‘open’ a folder in the relnking process, does Davinci look into any and all sub-folders, as well as sub-sub-folders in that ‘opened’ folder to link the media. I think it does, but some of the dialog boxes in the tutorial went by pretty quickly for me to be certain.
Also, assumimg sub folders are auto relinked, if the sub folders in the new location do not have the same name as the sub folders in the original location, will it still work? For example, say if my original ‘Media’ folder had two sub folders, called ‘Music’ and ‘Video’ but in my new location all the media was relocated to a different drive, in a folder called ‘Assets’ instead of ‘Media’ and then sub folders called ‘Audio’ instead of ‘Music’ and ‘Footage’ instead of ‘Video’, would all the media relink when I simply ‘opened’ the new folder called ‘Assets’ ? Hope this question and example is clear to you.
It will yes, thats why I showed in the video, copying the media to a separate drive, renaming the folders and then relinking. But you will need to know where the media is.
thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!
Very good info - but what if the source file was renamed? Doesn't look like there's the ability to tell Resolve "it's THIS one" - just looks at a folder with the files and I assume it only looks for the same file name.
Nevermind - found my own answer really quickly - it's the 'Replace Selected Clip' option instead of the 'Relink Selected Clip' option. Still wrapping my head around Resolve after 10+ years in Premiere
Premiere and Resolve are fairly similar, except one charges ridiculous monthly fees and crashes all the time. I think you know the one I am talking about.
Happy to see you are getting the hang of it....
OK - When I select an offline clip in the media, right click and select Rellink Media, the finder opens but I have to navigate to the exact folder that the clip in to resolve to find it. It apparently will not search any subfolders. It that how it is supported to work?
GOODNESS GREACIOUS thanks mate i nearly pp maself
Glad I could help
Thanks, that works except that I had generated proxy media for all the clips and that has disappeared.
oh damn
This sounds like a great video, but I'm having issues with clips that I have renamed. It seems as though I should be able to point Davinci in the right direction just by telling what the new clip is/is called, but that doesn't seem to work. Do you have another solution for this, or the solution to just suck it up and not change file names?
TBH changing the files names isnt the wisest move, unless done prior to project import. Its a tricky thing to advise on now as I cant see exactly whats what…I wouldn't want to cause more problems.
I gather you also can see the original clip names in the project, but not what is meant to be seen, so it's hard to reference anything backwards?
@@cinechimpThat’s correct. There’s not much to ruin, though, since the files of much importance and I already finished the project.
@@ezequielmochkovsky well thats good news. Have you tried exporting an XML, shifting the media, starting a new project and force conforming / directing to the new location? I think the media names will still be an issue, but it's worth a shot.
@@cinechimpI haven't, but I will try it. Thank you for the suggestion.
@@ezequielmochkovskyanytime friend
Bravo!
gald it helped you out
My timeline is only showing my videos as audio files in DaVinci. I was editing and when I upgraded to 18.5 it went to media offline. Resolve doesn't even show the videos on my HD anymore. When I use File explorer I can see them no issues . No issues in Premiere, I can import and edit just fine. Help!
Hi, sorry to hear that you are having an issue like this. Must be frustrating.
What happens when you go to the media page, highlight the missing media and right click on and choose locate media?
thank you so much
You're welcome!
Thanks!!!
No problem!
Thanks for the video. Why the heck does it do that???
Makes Davinci seem kinda UNRELIABLE.
at 1:47 YOU found it. But will it lose it again?? lol
Good question!
lifesaver
glad it helped
What happens when your files say they're offline in the timeline they are not missing in the media bin? The chainlink button opens but sees no missing links, yet they are missing in the timeline. What do I do then?
Im pretty sure this is a current resolve18 bug. I have noticed this issue flashing on and off sometimes, mainly on RAW files proxies that have been created using the proxy generator. If this is the case try turning the proxies off and putting the timeline into a different native resolution. Seemed to fix it for me. Happens a lot r5 and r5c Canon RAW lite files. If this is not the case, move or rename the source folder in your media storage, then relink the tradition way. If this doesn't work, shoot me an email with some screen shots and I’ll try an help you figure it out.
What if You have Multicam Clips I litterely have a edited cut of a clip that I need to use and I have all the files located yet in the multicam the footage doesn't seem to link.
Hey the try finding the clip name in the media/import tab, right click and relink media. If that doesn't work, hit me back
@@cinechimp Sadly it did not work, what I think is the issues is that Davinci can't find the original clips that was used within the multicam timelines, and with that issue I don't know how to relink the footage from with in the multicam clips themselves.
@@mclendonarts3542 Have you tried exporting an XML / EDL into a new timeline and re sourcing the media?
Or do you not know where the original media is?
IF you do know where the media is, you should be able to manually direct resolve to the files by right clicking each clip in the timeline or media window and manually searching for it.
Otherwise try copying all the media to a new destination and and changing the source directory.
hey i have a compound clip how to fix it?
Right click on the compound clip and choose open in timeline. Then you should be able to right click on the media to begin locate process.
Hi, I have a problem with media offline at the end of the clip, only at the end of the clip it appears for several frames,thanks.
That would be a software glitch. May have something to do with resolve trying to write or read cache or optimised files. Try switching cached media etc "off" and see if that fixes the problem.
@@cinechimp Thanks I'll try it
thank u bro
welcome brother
what happens if i renamed the file and then my computer crashed but i dont want to re edit everything all over again is that possible? PLEASE HELP IM BEHIND SCHEDULE 😭
HI there, I’m in Europe so unfortunately I was sleeping when you reached out. If you renamed the file and that saved successfully before the crash? Then you should be ok. Next In the project you don't what to re-edit export a XML or EDL then no matter what your edit is safe. In that same project go to your media pool, right click on the clip in question, select “replace selected clip” then navigate to where you have the renamed media select the clip that you changed the name off and hit ok. This clip will then replace the clip in your media pool and will reappear on your timeline. Hope that helps you out.
Legend
Thanks Drew!
You saved me
glad to hear your relinking missing media files in resolved is fixed
I SAW ALL RED AND PANICKED!
Now all good. Sigh !
tNX. 🙂
glad its all fixed for you now
When i relink the files, only the audio works and the video still shows the 'media offline' - tried changing the file source as I am working on a different hard drive, relinking each file separately - nothing. Any ideas?
Try turning off proxy media. That could jog resolve into action.
If that doesn't work export and XML or EDL, start a new project and import either the XML or EDL.
But the media did copy correctly onto the "new drive location"?
You can also try shifting the media in the new drive into a new folder and and then relinking from a new destination.
@@cinechimp thank you so much for this. I went through all these steps and the only media that worked were my MP4 files. Am working with .MPX files. Could this be the issue? and is there a solve for those of us on the free version of DaVinci (am on 18)
@@kijiweniproductions1335 Yes that could be the problem, what computer do you have and do you have the right codecs and plugins installed?
You can check here documents.blackmagicdesign.com/SupportNotes/DaVinci_Resolve_18_Supported_Codec_List.pdf?_v=1677744010000
The "Relink media" button is there but won't allow me to click it? It's grayed out
Which version of resolve are you using?
@@cinechimp 17 though I think I figured it out but this method doesn't work for me weirdly
@@CapitalFProductions so strange. Make sure you post in the comments how you fixed it at your end in case someone else has the same issue
thx!!!!
Please help me somebody! Davinci shows only the number of missing clips but doesnt tell me which ones. They also doesnd show up RED or offline on the timeline so the clips seem to not to be offline. Nightmare...
HI there, dont stress - I have an answer for you. I have also experienced this issue, I would say it’s a bug. Render the project and go off the timecode where it shows you clips are missing. Then find the clips in the edit window timeline. If you simply double click the clip in the timeline so you it shows you the clip in the top viewer and in the clips bin, either reinsert the clip on the timeline or delete the clip on the timeline and then drag the same edited portion of the clip back into its spot. I have found, in the odd instances this has happened to me, this has fixed the problem.
Thank You! I will give it a try. Youre the best!!@@cinechimp
This is great for regular media clips but I'm having trouble with fusion clips being offline for some reason. After watching your video on importing psd files I tried it for myself and liked the motion graphic I created but every attempt to save it for future use has been met with the good ol' "media offline" message and I've tried macros, power bins, and saving it as a template I'm kinda at a lost on what I did wrong and the only clue I got is that layer 1 and media out are red and attaching any node to layer 1 causes every layer to go red. If you have an idea on why that is I would appreciate the advice.
Ok, firstly you cant use fusion clips in power bins. Thats not yet enabled in the program. Try selecting the media in the timeline, copy it - launch another project, go straight to the timeline and paste the media into the new project. Let me know if that fixes it?
@@cinechimp thank you for replying! unfortunately I still get the "media offline" message I'm wondering if I need a media in node or something for it to properly work in other projects despite it working fine without one in the original?
Have you tried duplicating it in the original timeline and then "rendering it in place"
You can do this by right clicking the clip in the edit timeline.
So correct me if I am miss interpreting; everything works and plays fine, it just wont render out?
Super odd.
@@cinechimp Hey I just tried it out and it works in the original project file and the macro i made also works in the original project file but when I try to use it in another project that's when the "media offline" message pops up when i place it on the time line. Really appreciate these responses by the way!
@@quwaberose4472 ok welll that goods news. Try duplicating the media to another source destination and then try and open it in another project. Sounds more like a system glitch to me. Also try saving a DRX file by right clicking on the timeline in the media pool in the edit page. And then try relinking the media in a new project that way as well.
it says missing media when i can literally see them in my desktop?
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And how to relink psd file?
hey there check out this video here th-cam.com/video/2vODO2FV_xI/w-d-xo.html
I can't select the relink button, its just black for me
Hi Matt, which page are you in while trying to select the relink option?
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Im in cut, but even in the media and the others it doesn’t work
@@mattiashagglund_64 Super odd. Do you know the location of the missing media?
I copied it from my external hard-drive to my desktop, all the movies I have recorded works but not the images I have taken with my phone
@@mattiashagglund_64 have you ever been able to see the images from your phone in resolve? What file type are they? Try converting them to PNG or Jpegs. Most RAW photo formats dont work in resolve.
I'm tearing my hairs out no joke! I purchased an M1 iPad Pro recently so that I can edit while I'm out and about... I've always edited on my mbp machine using 3 SSDs at once due to the large size of the project. I got a an extra SSD and downloaded the proxies directly into it so that I can use on my iPad while both the original and proxy media stays on the 2 SSDs connected permanently to my map. The idea with this is to make it seem like a collaborator is working mainly with proxy files on the iPad while original media stays with the main user.
All attempts to relink have been abortive! I have changed source file, created new bin, unlinked and relinked - NOTHING works! I'm not mad that I have spent a lot of money on the iPad but the fact that the main purpose for which I got it is not seeming like a reality at the moment. And I have watched tons of videos too. Can someone help with an advice that perhaps I haven't looked into? :(
This is because both systems have their own separate databases and are looking for the media in separate locations. I think the easiest solution for you would be to get something like the BMD cloustore which has come down in price considerably since I published this review th-cam.com/video/PR40c_7VZcI/w-d-xo.html
Once you have an account setup, you should be access the media from anywhere in the world, and the Cloudstore will only upload proxies to the shared project file.
I havent down this myself with an ipad, but that could be a solution for you to have both devices share the same projects.
For your current project have you tried exporting an XML or EDL and importing into one or the other systems and them tried relinking the media and then redirecting the locations of the media files?
Anyway hope this helps in some way.
@@cinechimp Thanks man! I'm going to check out the cloud storage. Some of the files are showing now though, while others aren't . Lets just say there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon.
Ok thats great news, let me know if you have any more issues and I will see what I can do from my end if the problems persist.
I have no delink media button
Do you mean relink option?
Yea
@@solkins8845 hmmm seems odd. do you have a backup of the project?
his motions doesn't link properly, doesn't have the editorial sense
ok champ you nailed it
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