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4 What you do next depends on the Status column of each event.
Match Select Link Sources from the Linking combo box. Link Matched Sources links all events with
the Match status to their unique sources. Match indicates that Smoke found only one source from the
Sources list that fit the selected Match Criteria.
Multiple Matches Do one of the following:
■ Select the event, the source to relink, and then select Link Selected from the Linking combo box.
■ Select the event from the event list, right-click the source to relink, and then select Link.
If there are too many sources to choose from, set additional criteria using the Match Criteria drop-down
menu; by trial and error you can reduce the number of matching sources. The event list displays in
yellow any criteria with multiple matches.
No Match Found Either add more sources to the Media folder or modify the criteria selected in the
Match Criteria drop-down box. Not Found indicates that either the criteria are too restrictive for Smoke
to find a match in the available sources, or that the source is simply not there. The event list displays
in red any criteria that cannot be matched.
Unlinked Add sources to the Media folder. Unlinked indicates that the event is not linked to any
source. It appears only when no sources are available in the Media folder, and the Conform section of
the Media panel displays 0 clip total.
Linked Nothing to do: the event is already linked to source. Linked events appear in the Events list
only if Options ➤ Hide Linked is not enabled.
5 Once there all the events are linked to sources, you are done with the conform. You can leave the
Conform tab.
IMPORTANT No matter the selected criteria, a source cannot be linked to an event if it is not long enough to
cover the whole event.
Smoke does not automatically cache the relinked source media. To cache the source media: right-click the
target and select Media ➤ Cache Source Media. You can target a segment on the timeline to cache only
that segment, or the sequence itself to cache every segment in the sequence.
Available Options
Limit Handles To limit the amount of relinked handles and perform the equivalent of a consolidate on
link, enable Limit Handles when linking to the sources. When you need to access more than the consolidated
media:
1 Right-click the segment.
2 Select Media ➤ Unlink.
3 Disable Limit Handles.
4 Click Link to Media File.
The full media is now relinked to the segment.
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