Finding or Replacing Missing Footage

If you move a workspace file and the associated footage, and then open the workspace, combustion automatically searches for the original footage in the new location. If you move only the footage associated with a workspace, combustion searches your system to try and locate the missing footage.

If the footage is not found, you are prompted to replace it. You can either navigate to the new location of the missing footage, or select new footage entirely.

To replace missing footage:

1. Choose File | Open Workspace, or press Ctrl+Shift+O (Windows) or Command+Shift+O (Macintosh).

If combustion cannot locate a piece of footage, you are prompted to replace it.

2. Click Yes to replace the footage.

The Open dialog appears.

Note: If you choose to open the workspace without replacing the missing footage, a Missing File image replaces the missing footage in the viewports. You can replace it later in the Footage Controls panel.



3. Navigate to the replacement file, and then click Open.

The missing footage is replaced by the newly specified footage.

Note: You can select the original footage from a new location, or choose different footage entirely.

You can also replace footage using public paths. For information, see Using Public Folders.