What does Media Offline mean?

What does Media Offline mean?

• A. Media Offline means the project is locked
• B. Media Offline means Media Composer can't find a clip's corresponding media file on any drive
• C. Media Offline means the clip's color space is mismatched
• D. Media Offline means the clip was renamed

Answer: (B)

Media Offline means Media Composer can't locate the clip's media file on any connected drive. When a media file has been moved, renamed, deleted, or the drive that contains it isn't mounted, the project still has a reference to the clip but there’s no actual media to play back, so the bin or timeline shows the item as offline (often with a red indicator). The fix is to relink or locate the original media so the program can re-establish the connection, ensuring the files are where Media Composer expects them to be and that the correct drives are accessible. This situation is distinct from issues like color space mismatches, renaming, or the project being locked, which affect playback or access in different ways.

Media Offline means Media Composer can't locate the clip's media file on any connected drive. When a media file has been moved, renamed, deleted, or the drive that contains it isn't mounted, the project still has a reference to the clip but there’s no actual media to play back, so the bin or timeline shows the item as offline (often with a red indicator). The fix is to relink or locate the original media so the program can re-establish the connection, ensuring the files are where Media Composer expects them to be and that the correct drives are accessible. This situation is distinct from issues like color space mismatches, renaming, or the project being locked, which affect playback or access in different ways.