How To Export With A False "Media Offline" Warning | Davinci Resolve

[@NomadFilmstudent]

Spent hours trying to resolve this exact issue. Watched this video. 2 minutes and it was fixed. Amazing, thankyou!

[@Delkery]

Glad to stop the loop!

[@zazax123]

same!

[@stephenwevans]

Worked like a charm! Answered two of my questions: the purple line and offline media issue. Simple fix once I understood what was happening and I have you to thank for that! Great video.

[@Delkery]

🙌 glad to help! Thank YOU!

[@LUCSchnl]

Awesome! It actually worked! I literally looked up " media offline trying to export purple line" You are the only person I could find with the same issue. (And solution) Thank you so much! I swear I've been running into every issue possible, lol

[@Delkery]

I absolutely love hearing this was a help to someone - thanks for sharing! Glad it worked for you!

[@Pesosowy]

Thank god for your video man. You deserve my sub even tho I don't watch your vids. You saved me hours!

[@Delkery]

Glad I could help! Who knows, maybe you’re missing out not watching the other vids 🙃

[@andreyshek1490]

It’s the best solution for this issue. Had watched so many others but yours is the key 🔐! Thanks 🙏

[@Delkery]

Glad this helped! Be sure to sub as I plan to make an updated video that addresses a better way to do this!

[@andy.media1]

Hey man, your solution isn't right, because when you choose "use proxy media" it'll render using the proxy files and you'll lose quality. THE SOLUTION for this problem is to go to the media pool, select all the video files, Press "Unlink Proxy media" and then media will be shown as red thumbnails, now relink those media files again to their original directory.

[@Delkery]

I appreciate the info! This video was me sharing the solution that worked to successfully get the project to export, loss of quality regardless (I didn't see any quality loss when I did this to a project, but I was also just so excited it worked that maybe I overlooked that LOL). But with your info here, I can try this if I deal with the issue in the future!

[@andy.media1]

@@Delkery Yes it's really a bug... Because no one knows the clips are unlinked and even when you relink those links it doesn't matter. So your solution is half right because it will use the proxy files to render which they usually with lower quality than the original. But when you unlink those clips from the proxy files it shows that all the clips is really missing and what was shown before is really the proxy files... I hope blackmagic see this weird bug and fix it. Thanks for your information sharing.

[@visualsbyvas]

Man it’s not working for me🤦🏾

[@amactorsstudios]

this even worked better... thanks Andy 💯💯💯

[@tam.alvarez]

thank you man

[@IoanStefu]

Thanks a lot man! Big help! It was critical that it work. And it did! All the best and keep up the good work :)

[@Delkery]

Glad is was successful! Thanks!

[@isaacmorgan8293]

What a legend. I am editing my coursework due today and this popped up. I was literall baffled because all my media was there and linked, your video saved me.

[@Delkery]

Humbled to serve 😊

[@groomingpros]

Perfect fix! Thanks for describing the problem and solution perfectly and titling it so i could easily find the video!

[@Delkery]

Glad to serve! 🫡

[@Piexus_]

This fixed it, bless you

[@Delkery]

🙌

[@08hahahah]

this totally fixed my issue, thanks!

[@Delkery]

No problem! Happy to help

[@aditimallik5312]

brother thank you so much i was about to cry when i had this issue sending love

[@Delkery]

Wipe away those weary tears - a solution from Delkery is here! LOL

[@moazzamtanoli1024]

Thanks man. It worked

[@Delkery]

🙌

[@laughicon]

U saved me thx bro ❤

[@Delkery]

Glad I could help

[@ciaranfxfilms]

You, my good sir. Are an absolute legend for this. I cannot thank you enough.

[@Delkery]

Glad to help!

[@billybsings]

Thank you so much ! I watched about 15 "what to do, media off-line warnings" KZbin vids and not one addressed my problem/ worked. The proxy check was the key. I spent hours on this, you corrected it quickly.

[@Delkery]

Let's go! So glad I decided to upload my solution when I figured it out - glad it helped you! Thanks for sharing this!

[@mediatoryou]

Same here.

[@MrGalangx]

WOW man, it help me A LOT!!! I was about to break my Mac until I saw your video LoL Thank you very much!

[@Delkery]

Glad I helped you save that Mac money! 🤣💪

[@davidbee7394]

Worked perfectly first time. I wish Da Vinci would factor this into their code somehow. I spent 2 hours yesterday trying to figure this same thing out. Thanks for the info. Great vlog.

[@Delkery]

Thank you! Glad I could help 🙌

[@JavierNaranjoBenitez]

Bro, you saved my life

[@Delkery]

You can rest now. 🤝

[@reddragonartwork]

Omg! Thank you so much! I was getting desperate and crazy with this! I’ve tried to connect to the media a bunch of times, and it was always saying that it wasn’t found… so I used proxy’s! And when the export came I had that exact situation! My God, thank you for your vid! Saved my as** 😅🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Delkery]

So glad to hear this came through for you!

[@jke5486]

Bro, you really saved my arse right there! Thank you soo much for this solution! To all others out there: it appears to be especially the case when you work with media stored in the cloud and cooperate with others on the project.

[@Delkery]

I didn't even think about how something like this would effect collaboration! Good looking out!

[@Vizzent01]

great video bro! Thanks

[@Delkery]

Thanks - and you're welcome!

[@amactorsstudios]

this got me so confused and frustrated and was lucky enough to find the solution with your channel... thank you so much. really appreciate your video

[@Delkery]

@@amactorsstudios glad I was able to help!

[@Irina-mg9hy]

Thank you!!! It worked at last 🤗🤗🤗

[@Delkery]

🙌

[@loofycat485]

ur an absolute legend i wish only happiness upon you for this wonderful tutorial you have saved me after hours of suffering

[@Delkery]

Glad I could bless you in releasing you from suffering 😆

[@NoahHolsinger106]

This video helped me so much. I did not recognize that editing proxys needed a different export setting. Thank you for the help

[@Delkery]

Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@AWildOnesie]

BRO, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

[@Delkery]

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME! 🤝

[@maanka]

Oh my God, I deleted the project not once, but twice, all because of this error! But, as they say, you can learn from your failures. Thanks, bro, you've saved my next deletion

[@Delkery]

Not the hero you deserved, but the hero you needed 🫡

[@michaelgrace8042]

That works for me but I don't want the quality to be low like it is when you select proxies when exporting!

[@Delkery]

Definitely check through these comments. People have shared some valuable knowledge and info about that - I had no idea when I made this video that it may create lesser quality, just that it worked to export successfully! Hopefully you find your quality solution!

[@SirBaconWasHere]

dude thank you so much i spent hours editing one of my videos only to have this exact same issue! i was stuck for hours when i noticed how the timeline acted as if everything was fine 😭 thank you so much 🙏

[@Delkery]

Glad to end the misery! 🙌

[@j.d8263]

You're a legend man! Thank you sooo much :) I had this problem on multiple occasions when I would reorder my files and then relink them as proxy media but it wouldn't let me export my video regardless of having relinked all of the clips.

[@Delkery]

@@j.d8263 such a pain! Happy I could help 💪

[@t0nyb0logna]

Thank you! I am grateful I found your video, I would've been searching for a solution for hours!

[@Delkery]

@@t0nyb0logna glad I could save you the time!

[@ericcochrane879]

Thank you so so much! Never had this issue before until now. And this solved it right away.

[@Delkery]

@@ericcochrane879 call me clutch 👌

[@Theglorytodayshow]

Thank you for the Video, man i was struggling with this issue.

[@Delkery]

Happy to help!

[@marianofuntime8366]

thank you, i love you

[@Delkery]

Glad to help 😆

[@mediatoryou]

First, thank you for at least identifying the right problem. Tried that, didn't work the first time. Checked all the boxes in that section, and now it's rendering... It worked!!!

[@Delkery]

W. 💪

[@madisong3870]

a year! I kept going back to this project I was doing, and to so frustrated and I should have found this video!

[@Delkery]

Persistence is key! 🤝

[@jakeplissken9991]

This worked 100%. Thank you so much, dude!

[@Delkery]

You're welcome!

[@MiraeOverTheMoonFilms]

thank you so much for this! i had this exact issue and you just saved me from misery

[@Delkery]

🤜🤛

[@ouadiehabri7815]

You are life saviour my friend

[@davidfigueroa3014]

Another way to fix this problem is to replace the clip that needs fixing. If you tried to relink the clip and it didn't work, instead of relinking the clip, you have to click on replace this clip and you have to select the missing clip and that's it. this is a better solution instead of rendering the video in proxy, At least it worked for me. Anyway this is a good video

[@Delkery]

@@davidfigueroa3014 this is wisdom at work! Appreciate the insight

[@dutzik]

It worked! Cheer mate

[@Delkery]

🫡

[@maumeyer93]

Solved, thank you

[@Delkery]

🤝

[@BeUnlimitedU]

Thanks a bunch!! This helped BIG TIME!

[@Delkery]

💪

[@ondrejkoubik6595]

Thanks man, had the exact same issue! Lifesaver

[@Delkery]

🙌

[@crypturio]

This is due to the proxies. If you disable them from the upper right corner, you'll see which clips are offline. Then, you just need to replace them with the original ones in the media pool

[@Delkery]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@grisell6674]

Thanks for the Solution, it’s work for me

[@patrickhernandez2145]

You're amazing, thanks 4 saving me hours on fixing this bs! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@ArcticExploring]

I will try that because I have one video that I just been finished editing, and when I was playing in Fusion it suddenly show Media Offline on some clips and I tried every tips out there.

[@Delkery]

Hope it works for you! This was definitely a "last ditch effort that I hope works for others" kind of video!

[@ArcticExploring]

@@Delkery I actually just edited the whole video from scratch and then it worked. But moved the files to another drive first.

[@Delkery]

Glad to hear you got it figured out! Sorry to hear it was such a nuisance 🫣

[@CitiesByDiana]

literal lifesaver it worked

[@Delkery]

LET'S GO!

[@competitivegamer9193]

It was very helpful indeed. Thank you

[@bizudamarasengan]

I have a question, I have it showing that it is offline media but I am able to edit the clip but it won't get exported, what is even happening

[@Delkery]

Your question sounds very similar to what led me to making this video. Did you find a resolution to this issue?

[@bizudamarasengan]

@@Delkery Yeah, it was a codec error. My videos were using V9 codec so I converted it to H264 and replaced the videos in media tab. It worked.

[@Delkery]

Glad you were able to find a successful solution! H264 definitely seems to be the go to I see all over the internet!@@bizudamarasengan

[@bckomix]

Thanks man you saved my life (or at least a video I was working on),

[@Delkery]

@@bckomix glad to help save either one 🫡

[@guru-cv1jw]

Thanks a lot sir i was strugling a lot with this problem finally got it

[@Delkery]

You are most welcome!

[@gianlucapapa1]

My guy problem solved. God bless you too.

[@Delkery]

@@gianlucapapa1 🙌

[@futuregrowth]

This was super helpful and it worked. Thank you.

[@Delkery]

Glad it helped!

[@425films9]

it worked!🎉

[@Delkery]

Great to hear! Were you able to get the subtitles figured out? I'd love to know so I can share with anyone else who may have the issue!

[@emoryjaymz]

You are a life saver my brother. Thank you!

[@Delkery]

Happy to help!

[@konixtwenty8275]

This is not a real solution as the video will be rendered with “proxy” quality. I think have found a real solution that worked for me. What you do is simply disable all proxies. Then it will show which file has a missing link in the media pool and in the timeline. Then just re-link that file and it will render without any problem. Later re-apply the proxies. This worked for me. The reason it shows “media offline” is because the file has lost the link, so what you are seeing on the screen is the image of the proxy, not the original clip. It misleads you to think the clip is still linked when it’s really not. By disabling proxies you see which clip is not linked.

[@Delkery]

I appreciate the details!

[@emmanuelmajor107]

Awesome. Thank you for this.

[@Kabbaway]

Thank you so much! I had edited an hour-long video and was very worried I'd have to start over from scratch! 💚

[@Delkery]

Glad I could be of help!

[@jrgenbjrklund3720]

Bro saved my final exam, absolute legend

[@Delkery]

🦸🏼‍♂️

[@_alimardan]

actually when i used proxy media it gaves me the same issue, but when i use the top option (use optimized media) it get fixed! thank you btw

[@Delkery]

Maybe based on what your playback was in edit? Not sure - but glad you found the solution!

[@retromania912]

Thanks man!

[@Delkery]

🤝

[@sarathkumarmuthumani958]

Tick the 'use proxy media' at Render- Advanced settings, worked for me

[@boedrich]

Perfect tutorial, thanks mate!!!

[@Delkery]

Glad it helped!

[@VictorJimenes1]

Thank you, you saved the day

[@Delkery]

🤝

[@VRPCreation]

Very helpful thanks dude

[@Delkery]

Happy to be able to help!

[@iamvartist]

God Bless your Soul ! it did work

[@SkullyBonesYT]

thank the lord for you bro. without you I wouldn't been able to upload my video 👍

[@Delkery]

Humbled to be the hero you needed

[@fredstork]

This is a cache issue and deleting all render cache (sometimes you have to do it manually) should clear the issue. The problem with using proxy media for export render is if your proxy setting are lower resolution and bitrate than the source files you can end up with noticeably lower quality…

[@Delkery]

I didn’t realize the ways to completely fix the issue when I made this video - definitely thinking about updating it this year with proper fixes like this! Thanks for sharing this!

[@fredstork]

@@Delkery well, in a way you actually did know as through what you suggest new cache is created, your solution is correct just that there is an easier way to do it. Keep up the good work!

[@Delkery]

Easier is good! Thanks man

[@srochac_]

YOU´RE A HERO

[@Delkery]

Just doing what I can!

[@Anzinono]

I have exactly this problem. I have tried the solution approach but, unfortunately, this has not solved the problem for me. I didn't get any purple bars either. Where I have ticked ‘Use Proxy Media

[@Delkery]

I'm sorry to hear this didn't work for you - try reading through some of these comments as others have provided different other potential solutions to this problem! I hope you're able to figure it out!

[@Anzinono]

@@Delkery I actually solved it afterwards. I wanted to render the video as MKV, but when I tried with MP4 it worked.

[@Delkery]

@@Anzinono glad to hear it! Thanks for sharing the update

[@Locomino]

Dope... mate... thank you a lot!!!

[@Delkery]

You are very welcome!

[@finalstagemedia]

Helpful, thank you!

[@Delkery]

Glad to help!

[@GARLAFRAN-y4k]

thanks really needed it

[@Delkery]

🤝

[@adhashaipul]

Thank you kind sir

[@Delkery]

👍

[@MrGoozworld]

awesome! thank you so much :)

[@Delkery]

You're welcome!

[@4bskr]

Damnnn, its work!!! ty man

[@Delkery]

You’re welcome!

[@bouyahyamine5999]

It worked thanks fam ❤️

[@Delkery]

🫡

[@santoshpremraj1985]

Saved me !! Thanks buddy

[@Delkery]

Glad to serve! 🫡

[@irandieanderson1770]

Thanks bro

[@Delkery]

Happy I could help!

[@haziqjusre4058]

This is what I find. Thanks

[@AntoniodAnnibale]

bro, you saved me! TNKS

[@Delkery]

You're welcome!

[@zoldyckjohn8246]

thank you, i really appreciate it mate

[@Delkery]

Glad I could help!

[@MaiguelPe]

I loved it, thanks a lot crack!...

[@bobbymishra9230]

worked bro...thanks for help

[@Delkery]

@@bobbymishra9230 great to hear! Not a problem

[@carpe_zen]

Merci ça a fonctionné (Thanks it works) 👌

[@Delkery]

🙌Glad to hear it!

[@ChuchoTheCatLord]

wouldn't using proxy media for deliver/export use a lesser quality media for output? I'm new here but what I've heard about proxies is that they're lower quality than original footage, thanks for the video, this is driving me nuts... even when I have clips working then suddenly they go red in the timeline saying they're "offline" but showing up in the video monitoring itself... also sometimes would really go offline and relinking them won't work .. davinci is getting on my nerves and I'm in no position to pay for premier pro lol

[@Delkery]

Short answer: yes. I wasn’t aware of what exactly proxies were or the lesser quality when I made this video. I have since found out some more understanding of proper fixes that don’t rely on proxies that I hope to make a video on soon! Also, I get it. Free programs often bring their own frustrations - I’ve not experienced some of the problems you mention, but hope to be able to offer info and help when I figure out fixes to issues like these via future videos!

[@frepuil3274]

u savedddddd meeee brooooo !!!! thanksss a lottt

[@Delkery]

@@frepuil3274 glad to help 🫡

[@youngsoul9477]

Thank you bro, you saved me

[@Delkery]

This is exactly why I made the video! Glad to help!

[@Nu_Merick]

thanks for the help. much appreciated it. had to relink the video when i moved it to my external HDD.

[@Delkery]

Sometimes keeping track of files when I have to move for space reasons is the most annoying part of Davinci 😅

[@DesigirlonOmegle]

Thankyou brother , i got depressed after seing that issue but damn it worked 🤩🤩

[@Delkery]

You're welcome!

[@thewarwithin4776]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Delkery]

Glad it helped! 🙌

[@danielsibaja8422]

freakin hero man!

[@Delkery]

Hot the hero you deserve, but one you needed.

[@yannessongue7239]

Thank you very much man!

[@Delkery]

You're welcome!

[@JS_Leger]

OMG thank you so much!!

[@Delkery]

You're very welcome!

[@SsjTestoKellerWaerter]

Thank you!

[@Delkery]

You are welcome!

[@Railey_Pg3d]

But when you use proxy media, it wont export the original resolution

[@Delkery]

That’s what I’ve been told. It helps for quickly still getting the export, but relinking all the original media should help to get things back on track at full resolution, just a longer task.

[@Railey_Pg3d]

@@Delkery I found out that the only reason why Im having the fake media offline problem is because I changed the file name of the media I used after putting them in DaVinci Resolve. The updated names of the files didn’t apply in DaVinci Resolve and I didn’t want to remove the files from my timeline because I already did a bunch of editing using those media.

[@Delkery]

This is good info! Thanks for sharing your experience with this - I hope it's helpful to someone who has the same issue!

[@Being-Mango]

Thanks it works

[@Delkery]

🙌

[@ginamariephotography]

Wouldn't that export the proxy instead of the original?

[@Delkery]

Yes - at the time of this recording I had only found this solution. I now know fixes with the original and hope to update the fix with a new video soon!

[@ginamariephotography]

@Delkery Im not wanting to use the proxies though..Can't seem to find anything else about it either :/ all well, I'll have to call customer service. Thanks anyway 🙂

[@Delkery]

@@ginamariephotography check some of these comments out from others! Some have shared ways to do it with originals and not the proxies.