
This step by step guide from Larry Jordan will take you through it, but it's also a handy technique to see which media has a proxy or optimised counter-part too.Įssentially, you create a search filter to find missing clips based on the Media Representation metadata and save it as a smart collection. How to Find Missing Media in FCPXĪs of FCPX 10.5.3 you can now create a search filter to scan for missing media in an event or the entire library.

If you've inherited a big project, or just want to double check a large amount of media, here's how to root out and uncover all the missing media in a smart way, in Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve. Hopefully it won't actually creep into the final export though! It's either a simple fix or a re-linking nightmare but it will happen to us all at some point.
