Which function do you use to reconnect to imported media files?

Which function do you use to reconnect to imported media files?

• A. Import
• B. Relink
• C. Relocate
• D. Reconnect

Answer: (B)

When media has gone offline or moved to a different location on disk, you reattach it using the Relink function. This tool reestablishes the connection between the clips in your bin and the actual media files on your drives. You point Relink to the folder(s) where the files now live, and Avid searches for matches by name and other metadata to reattach the clips so they play back in the timeline and appear with their media again. Import would bring in new media rather than reconnect existing references, Relocate is not the standard tool for reattaching offline media, and Reconnect isn’t the typical term used in Media Composer for this task.

When media has gone offline or moved to a different location on disk, you reattach it using the Relink function. This tool reestablishes the connection between the clips in your bin and the actual media files on your drives. You point Relink to the folder(s) where the files now live, and Avid searches for matches by name and other metadata to reattach the clips so they play back in the timeline and appear with their media again.

Import would bring in new media rather than reconnect existing references, Relocate is not the standard tool for reattaching offline media, and Reconnect isn’t the typical term used in Media Composer for this task.