After replace asset length difference

The video asset in my timline is a m2v file. The audio asset is a WAV file. Both have been created with the stand a lone version of ProCoder 2. The assets imported correctly and were displayed correctly on the timeline. I had to make changes to the original Premiere project and replaced the assets. The new assets are shorter. Encore shows the striped pattern at the end of the assets. I can trim the end of video to the correct ending, but the trim of the audio doesn't work. I can't trim the audio to the same spot as the video. It only allows a trim one frame short of the video. If I create a new timeline it works fine, but then I have to recreate all my 54 chapter marks. I can strangly trim the video and the audio to the previous I-frame, but only the video to the actual length. in another project the audio was even stopping between a frame.
Marcus

I have this issue with all my projects. As far as I'm aware, there is no workaround; it seems like a waste of time adding chapter points!

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Asset length (Runtime) difference between FCP and DVDSP

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Replacing assets in the project. without losing chapter marks.

From a workflow point of view, this is not a proper way, but since I'm a mere hobbyist, not so much of an issue.
From PP I export an M2V file and an AC3 file, import those as assets into the Encore project, create a timeline, set my chapter markers, create a moving menu, render, great. No problem.
Then I decide to change something in my timeline, so back to PP, modify my timeline, export again and then....
b Try to replace assets
but that does not work as I expect. (The manual and help file are rather abbreviated on these topics). Either I lose all my previous markers or I get a second clip right after the first one on my timeline, or - even worse - I get, after renaming files in Explorer, new assets on my timeline with the correct length, but cannot extend my timeline to reflect the length that is shown in the project window.
A second problem I have encountered is that there is no way to save markers, no way to replace an asset in a timeline without losing all markers and, after creating new markers, having them revert to the default names and forgetting all the previously set names and links. Effectively, you have to start all over.
What is the best way, once you have a timeline with chapter markers on them, to replace your asset?
Any suggestions? TIA

This is not the first time I am re-thinking my work flow to match the way Adobe designed their software . . . conforming if you will.
Based on the way Premiere and Encore is designed, I think Adobe is expecting ALL changes to the video content to be completely ironed out, video set in stone, before adding chapter markers and exporting to Encore . . . as if adding chapters is part of the DVD burning process rather than part of the video itself. I have been around long enough to understand where that thinking comes from, but it is not very visionary thinking oh great architects of Adobe.
Conforming my work flow: (high level work flow)
1> burn DVD without chapters
2> customer reviews the video content without chapters
3> customer submits change requests
4> goto step one until no video content change requests
----- architectural divide ----
5> Still in Premiere, add chapters & export to Encore
6> Now in Encore, edit chapter text
7> set the poster frames
6> burn DVD with chapters
7> customer reviews chapter information
8> customer submits chapter change requests
9> goto step six until no chapter content change rquests
This is the workflow I will use conform, but it is not the workflow I want to use. Two reasons:
1> I want my customer to have the convienience of using chapters during the video review process.
2> I do not want to put my customer through two aproval processes.
Steven Bland

Audio clips cutting off at the beginning, after replacing audio.

I have received an fla for a complex game, and have been directly replacing the audio clips in it with new ones with the same file name. The game randomly chooses themes, displaying text and a corresponding audio clip. After replacing the old files with the new ones, out of 20 audio clips, about 6 of them get cut off at the beginning. There is no discernible difference in the length of the clips, or empty space at the beginning between the original audio files and the new ones.
Is it possible that there is something happening in the actionscript that could be causing the problem? The fla calls a file calls Themes.as, this is the code in the file, case the answer is in there somewhere:
import utils.Randomise;
class com.tt.games.newsfinder.Themes{
//AVAILABLE THEMES
public static var THEME_1:String = "sports";
public static var THEME_2:String = "music";
public static var THEME_3:String = "pets";
public static var THEME_4:String = "flying";
public static var THEME_5:String = "new teeth";
public static var THEME_6:String = "hats";
public static var THEME_7:String = "bikes";
public static var THEME_8:String = "swimming";
public static var THEME_9:String = "zoos";
public static var THEME_10:String = "shoes";
public static var THEME_11:String = "bedtime stories";
public static var THEME_12:String = "moving house";
public static var THEME_13:String = "cleaning your teeth";
public static var THEME_14:String = "films";
public static var THEME_15:String = "painting and drawing";
public static var THEME_16:String = "food";
public static var THEME_17:String = "drinks";
public static var THEME_18:String = "the seaside";
public static var THEME_19:String = "trees";
public static var THEME_20:String = "boats";
//SELECTED THEM
public static var CURRENT_THEME:String;
//FRAME LABELS FOR ANT NEWS TOPICS
public static var TOPICS_SPORT:Array = ["football","cricket","tennis","balls","bowling"];
public static var TOPICS_MUSIC:Array = ["guitar","recorder","notes"];
public static var TOPICS_PETS:Array = ["fish","hamster","dog","rabbit","mouse"];
public static var TOPICS_FLYING:Array = ["plane_green","plane_yellow","plane_small"];
public static var TOPICS_NEW_TEETH:Array = ["teeth"];
public static var TOPICS_HATS:Array = ["hat1","hat2","hat3"];
public static var TOPICS_BIKES:Array = ["bike1","bike2","bike3"];
public static var TOPICS_SWIMMING:Array = ["goggles","flippers","rubber_ring"];
public static var TOPICS_ZOO:Array = ["octopus","monkey","snake","dolphin"];
public static var TOPICS_SHOES:Array = ["shoes1","shoes2","shoes3"];
public static var TOPICS_BOOKS:Array = ["book1","book2","book3"];
public static var TOPICS_MOVING:Array = ["box1","box2","box3"];
public static var TOPICS_CLEANING_TEETH:Array = ["toothpaste"];
public static var TOPICS_FILM:Array = ["projector","camera"];
public static var TOPICS_DRAWING:Array = ["pencil"];
public static var TOPICS_FOOD:Array = ["cake"];
public static var TOPICS_DRINK:Array = ["tea_pot","cups"];
public static var TOPICS_SEASIDE:Array = ["sandcastle","bucket","spade","crabs"];
public static var TOPICS_TREES:Array = ["tree1","tree2","tree3"];
public static var TOPICS_BOATS:Array = ["boat1","boat2","boat3"];
public static function fGetTopicsByTheme(p_nLength:Number):Array{
var l_aTopics:Array = new Array();
var l_aChosen:Array = new Array();
switch(CURRENT_THEME){
case THEME_1: l_aTopics = TOPICS_SPORT.slice(); break;
case THEME_2: l_aTopics = TOPICS_MUSIC.slice(); break;
case THEME_3: l_aTopics = TOPICS_PETS.slice(); break;
case THEME_4: l_aTopics = TOPICS_FLYING.slice(); break;
case THEME_5: l_aTopics = TOPICS_NEW_TEETH.slice(); break;
case THEME_6: l_aTopics = TOPICS_HATS.slice(); break;
case THEME_7: l_aTopics = TOPICS_BIKES.slice(); break;
case THEME_8: l_aTopics = TOPICS_SWIMMING.slice(); break;
case THEME_9: l_aTopics = TOPICS_ZOO.slice(); break;
case THEME_10: l_aTopics = TOPICS_SHOES.slice(); break;
case THEME_11: l_aTopics = TOPICS_BOOKS.slice(); break;
case THEME_12: l_aTopics = TOPICS_MOVING.slice(); break;
case THEME_13: l_aTopics = TOPICS_CLEANING_TEETH.slice(); break;
case THEME_14: l_aTopics = TOPICS_FILM.slice(); break;
case THEME_15: l_aTopics = TOPICS_DRAWING.slice(); break;
case THEME_16: l_aTopics = TOPICS_FOOD.slice(); break;
case THEME_17: l_aTopics = TOPICS_DRINK.slice(); break;
case THEME_18: l_aTopics = TOPICS_SEASIDE.slice(); break;
case THEME_19: l_aTopics = TOPICS_TREES.slice(); break;
case THEME_20: l_aTopics = TOPICS_BOATS.slice(); break;
if(l_aTopics.length < p_nLength){
//make it long enough!
var l_nDif:Number = p_nLength - l_aTopics.length;
for(var i:Number = 0; i< l_nDif; i++){
//add the list itself, in case its length is 1!
l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(l_aTopics);
//now trim it
l_aChosen = l_aTopics.slice(0,p_nLength);
return l_aChosen;
* get a random selection of topics of a fixed length, not including those from the chosen theme
public static function fGetRandomTopics(p_nItems:Number):Array{
var l_aTopics:Array = new Array();
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_1) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_SPORT);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_2) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_MUSIC);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_3) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_PETS);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_4) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_FLYING);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_5) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_NEW_TEETH);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_6) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_HATS);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_7) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_BIKES);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_8) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_SWIMMING);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_9) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_ZOO);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_10) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_SHOES);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_11) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_BOOKS);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_12) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_MOVING);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_13) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_CLEANING_TEETH);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_14) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_FILM);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_15) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_DRAWING);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_16) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_FOOD);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_17) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_DRINK);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_18) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_SEASIDE);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_19) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_TREES);
if(CURRENT_THEME != THEME_20) l_aTopics = l_aTopics.concat(TOPICS_BOATS);
l_aTopics = Randomise.fRandomise(l_aTopics);
return l_aTopics.slice(0,p_nItems);
public static function fGetThemeByTopic(p_sTopic:String):String{
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_SPORT)) return THEME_1;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_MUSIC)) return THEME_2;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_PETS)) return THEME_3;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_FLYING)) return THEME_4;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_NEW_TEETH)) return THEME_5;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_HATS)) return THEME_6;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_BIKES)) return THEME_7;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_SWIMMING)) return THEME_8;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_ZOO)) return THEME_9;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_SHOES)) return THEME_10;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_BOOKS)) return THEME_11;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_MOVING)) return THEME_12;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_CLEANING_TEETH)) return THEME_13;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_FILM)) return THEME_14;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_DRAWING)) return THEME_15;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_FOOD)) return THEME_16;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_DRINK)) return THEME_17;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_SEASIDE)) return THEME_18;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_TREES)) return THEME_19;
if(fIsInList(p_sTopic,TOPICS_BOATS)) return THEME_20;
return "";
private static function fIsInList(p_s:String,p_aList:Array):Boolean{
var l_n:Number = p_aList.length;
var l_b:Boolean = false;
for(var i:Number = 0; i < l_n;i++){
if(p_aList[i] == p_s){
//trace("!!! ** match >> " + p_aList[i] + " matches " + p_s);
l_b = true;
break;
return l_b;
public static function fRandomTheme():String{
var l_aThemes:Array = [THEME_1,
THEME_2,
THEME_3,
THEME_4,
THEME_5,
THEME_6,
THEME_7,
THEME_8,
THEME_9,
//THEME_10, << removed the shoes topic as we didn't have the audio for it!
THEME_11,
THEME_12,
THEME_13,
THEME_14,
THEME_15,
THEME_16,
THEME_17,
THEME_18,
THEME_19,
THEME_20
var l_s:String = String(Randomise.fPickRandom(l_aThemes));
CURRENT_THEME = l_s;
return l_s;
public static function fGetHeader(p_n:Number):String{
var l_sHeader:String = "Can you find " + p_n + " people who ";
l_sHeader += fGetActivity();
l_sHeader += "?";
return l_sHeader;
public static function fGetEndTxt(p_n:Number):String{
var l_sTxt:String = "That's brilli-Ant! You found " + p_n + " people who ";
l_sTxt += fGetActivity();
l_sTxt += "!";
return l_sTxt;
public static function fGetActivity():String{
var l_sHeader:String ="";
switch(CURRENT_THEME){
case THEME_1: l_sHeader += "played sports today"; break;
case THEME_2: l_sHeader += "are learning a musical instrument"; break;
case THEME_3: l_sHeader += "have a new pet"; break;
case THEME_4: l_sHeader += "have been flying"; break;
case THEME_5: l_sHeader += "have lost a tooth"; break;
case THEME_6: l_sHeader += "are wearing a hat"; break;
case THEME_7: l_sHeader += "can ride a bike"; break;
case THEME_8: l_sHeader += "went swimming"; break;
case THEME_9: l_sHeader += "went to the zoo"; break;
case THEME_10: l_sHeader += "have new shoes"; break;
case THEME_11: l_sHeader += "read a book"; break;
case THEME_12: l_sHeader += "are moving house"; break;
case THEME_13: l_sHeader += "cleaned their own teeth"; break;
case THEME_14: l_sHeader += "watched a film"; break;
case THEME_15: l_sHeader += "drew a picture"; break;
case THEME_16: l_sHeader += "baked a cake"; break;
case THEME_17: l_sHeader += "made a cup of tea"; break;
case THEME_18: l_sHeader += "went to the beach"; break;
case THEME_19: l_sHeader += "climbed a tree"; break;
case THEME_20: l_sHeader += "have been in a boat"; break;
return l_sHeader;
public static function fGetSuggestion():String{
var l_sTxt:String = ""
switch(CURRENT_THEME){
case THEME_1: l_sTxt = "How many sports can you think of that you play with a ball? How many of them have you played?"; break;
case THEME_2: l_sTxt = "Do you know any songs? Why not sing it right now?"; break;
case THEME_3: l_sTxt = "How about taking the dog for a walk? You don’t have a dog? Take someone else’s dog for a walk!"; break;
case THEME_4: l_sTxt = "Not everyone can go flying, but everyone can fly a kite! Why don’t you make your own kite and see if it flies?"; break;
case THEME_5: l_sTxt = "Have you got a wobbly tooth? Don’t forget to put it under your pillow when it falls out!"; break;
case THEME_6: l_sTxt = "Does your Mum have a hat? What does it look like on you?"; break;
case THEME_7: l_sTxt = "Can your Dad ride a bike? Why don’t you ask him?"; break;
case THEME_8: l_sTxt = "Can your Mum swim? Why don’t you ask her?"; break;
case THEME_9: l_sTxt = "How many animals can you think of that begin with the letter M? Ask someone else and see who thinks of the most!"; break;
//case THEME_10: l_sTxt = "shoes..."; break;
case THEME_11: l_sTxt = "What’s your favourite bedtime story? Can you read it to yourself?"; break;
case THEME_12: l_sTxt = "Have you ever moved house? Why not ask a grown-up about a time when they moved house?"; break;
case THEME_13: l_sTxt = "Have you cleaned your teeth today? I hope so! How many toothbrushes are there in your bathroom?"; break;
case THEME_14: l_sTxt = "What was the last film you saw? Do you have a favourite? Ask a grown-up to tell you about their favourite film!"; break;
case THEME_15: l_sTxt = "You can draw your news too! Draw a picture of what you did today!"; break;
case THEME_16: l_sTxt = "Have you ever baked a cake? Cooking can be fun - and if you make something delicious, that’s definitely news!"; break;
case THEME_17: l_sTxt = "Fruits make great drinks. How many different fruits can you think of that you can drink?"; break;
case THEME_18: l_sTxt = "You can do lots of different things at the beach. How many different things can you think of?"; break;
case THEME_19: l_sTxt = "Can you see any trees outside the nearest window? How many can you see?"; break;
case THEME_20: l_sTxt = "Why don’t you make your own boat and see if it floats in the bath?"; break;
return l_sTxt;
Any help would be extremely appreciated.
Thank you,
Ginger

If you have not upgraded to version 7 you should do that.
If you have upgraded to Version 7, be sure to do the updates to 7.0.5
Go to the Help menu and select 'About Adobe Presenter' to see what version, if it is 7.0, to 7.0.2 you need to update it
drop down the help menu again and you will see an 'update' option.
you need to install in order - 7.0.1, then 7.0.2 then 7.0.5 - you cannot install all at once
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Replacing Assets Works, and Doesn't Work.

I'm using a Dell 720 PC, QuadCore processor, Windows XP with all current service packs and patches, 4GB RAM, and Premier Production Studio CS3 (with all patches).
I have a dual-boot system, with a "Clean" install (only the OS, Premier, TMPGEncXpress and Cineform NeoScene) on one disk, and a "Messy" install on another disk (all the above listed software, plus everything else under the sun, including anti-virus and anti-spyware software, email/ftp clients Nero 7 etc).
I have an HD (1440x1080, 30FPS) project which was originally created on the Messy system. It's about 8 minutes long and created with a Canon XH-A1. The project consists of a video file (created in Adobe Media Encoder from the original Premier Pro CS3 project), one menu, one sub-menu, and two audio tracks.
I booted to the Clean system and opened the project. I had done some work on the audio tracks, and rather than re-do the entire DVD and menus, I used Encore's "Replace Asset" feature and swapped the old audio track with the new one. No problem.
Then I wanted to replace the main video asset with another, slightly higher quality version. I used the "Replace Asset" feature, as above, to replace the old video (a 250 MB M2V file) with the new one (also an M2V file, just slightly larger).
It seems Encore replaces the video in a 2-step process. The progress bar zipped across to 100% on the first step, then rapidly went to 50% on the second step. From there, the time-to-completion indicator continued to increase, but the process never progressed past 50%. I looked at Windows' Task Manager, and my Quad Core processor was running at 25% overall and there was almost no disk activity. After 5 minutes, I cancelled the operation. Encore never recovered, and I had to kill it. I tried again, with the same results.
I tried the exact same steps on the Messy Windows installation, and had no trouble replacing the video asset (it took about 6 seconds), so "something" on the Clean system is screwed up. I'd actually expect the Clean system to be the more reliable of the two!
Do you think a reinstall of Encore is the only way to solve this? Has anyone else experienced this problem, and if so, what was the solution?
Thanks.

Are you using the same file name to replace the assets?
If so - try using a different name for each incremental version instead as the cache might be getting confused/corrupted due to (apparent) multiple instances of the same asset.
Failing that, what happens if you create new timelines instead of attempting to replace?

Replace asset for a Premiere dynamic linked sequence

I linked Premiere sequences via Dynamic Link to Encore. I had trouble with Encore freezing during transcode. Therfore to make it quick I rendered the sequences to MPEG-2 from Premiere using AME. This worked. I tried to replace the assets, but when I click right on an imported sequence Replace Asset is greyed out. Even it is a sequence from Premiere it is an asset and should be able to be replaced. I can't remove the sequence asset from the timeline in Encore, because all the chapter markers and links are set already. It is an instructional DVD of 4 hours with 120 chapter markers and 12 menus. Nothing you want to do over again.
I tried to use Locate Transcode instead. My thought is that I can point to the transcoded MPEG-2 files to have Encore "replace" the asset. I got an error that the length of the sequence and the transode file don't match. I don't know why this is since it is the same timeline that was just rendered from Premiere.
Does anybody has any insight or know a proper way to replace a Dynamic Linked Sequence with the rendered MPEG-2 file?
Marcus

Hi Stan,
apparently a DL sequence is not treated as a regular asset, which is not understandable. There should be a possibility to replace a DL sequence with another clip. Revert to original doesn't work either. In my case I wanted to replace the DL sequence with the encoded files. I encoded the files directly from Premiere due to the AME queue not using GPU problem. As a workaround for my case I found the option "Locate transcoded file". I could point to the transcoded files and was able to burn the disc.
Marcus

Replace Asset Chapter Errors

Exporting out of Premiere as DV AVI for use in Encore 2.0
I have a wedding video that needed some corrections. The overall length has changed, so the exact position of the chapters has changed. The total number of chapters remains the same, as well as the chapter names. But whenever I replace the asset in Encore with the new one, Encore seems to still be using the old chapter locations, so they're all off.
I would like to have Encore see the new positions of those chapter markers and keep them linked to the same buttons so I don't have to reauthor this beast. Anyone know how to do that?

> Originally created as Sequence markers in Premiere, exported out as DV AVI. I would have thought that Encore would see the new markers and make the adjustments automatically, but it doesn't seem to be doing so.
Yet again, I must reiterate what the proper practise is here in these situations.
DO NOT try to replace assets with something using the same name, but a different cut/edit/length. This is asking for trouble.
When you import an asset/create a timeline, you are creating files that refer back to assets, giving details of those assets.
If something changes this much, delete & reimport with a new name. It is an Abstraction Layer tool, and does not have a special "telepathic mode".
Please try to remember Encore is an authoring/assembly tool, and NOT an editor.

Replacing Assets With Slightly Longer Versions?

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I did notice that on three of the Timelines, when played on set-top, the Audio and Video were cut off, near the new end, but at what I would guess to be the timing for the Assets, that I replaced. It was as if Encore had memorized the exact length of the previous Asset, and applied that to the replacement, truncating the last few seconds (about the length of the Black Video added in PP2, give, or take, the few frames removed, etc.).
Now, I have made the final corrections to the AVIs & AC3s and need to complete the Project. My question is one of workflow. Since Encore seems to recall the old length, and a few of the Assets have changed length again, though not by much, is it better to delete those Assets from their respective Timelines, delete them from the Project, re-Import and just place them on the correct Timeline, or is there an easier way? Or, is there a way to tell Encore to forget what it remembered, regarding the exact length of those Assets? Most of the work is in the navigational linking, and the menus have all been tweaked to my satisfaction, so Id rather not start a new Project. If its just doing the delete, delete, re-Import, drag to Timeline, I can live with that. Just wondering if there is an easier way, that I am not aware of.
Also, and a quick test would probably answer this for me, if I delete an Asset from its Timeline, will the Menu Links be broken, in the time it will take me to re-Import and place the new Asset on the Timeline? Id just rather not destroy my Links if possible. Im guessing that the Links go to the respective Timeline, whether its empty, for a moment, or not.
I know that Neil Wilkes has cautioned against replacing Assets in Encore, but it has worked, nearly perfectly on this Project, with one minor little glitch.
Any thoughts, pointers, cautions, etc. will be greatly appreciated.
[Note to Neil: I dont want to ignore your warnings, as I greatly appreciate all of your posts, but this Project is almost there.]
TIA,
Hunt
PS, maybe I should have posted to the main EncoreDVD2 forum, rather than Importing Assets, but I thought that this question fit here. If it needs to be moved, I understand.

Frans,
Welcome to the forum.
Sorry that I did not update that thread - my bad. As I got no replies, I sort of forgot about it, until today. Thanks for that "trip down memory lane."
What I did - Deleted the Assets, and did a Save_As (a Save would probably have worked too, but I do not like overwriting Projects, just in case). I then Closed, and Opened my Save_As Project, Imported those new Assets, and the Menu links were just waiting for me, so not that much work. Problem solved.
Upon a few years' reflection, one course of action, that would likely have saved a few steps, would have been to clean the Media Cache. Even when on uses Revert to Original, or Replace Asset, En can still "remember" some things in the Media Cache, especially if one has already done a few burns, as was my case. In 2007, I was not as aware of that behavior, as I have become with many more Projects, and years of reading of others' issues.
On on hand, En's "memory" can be good, such as the linking to Menus, etc., but OTOH, can get in the way. Guess that we users will just have to benefit from one, and work around the other, as there does not seem to be a way to force "selective memory."
Good luck, and let us know how it works for you.
Hunt
PS - from 2007, I am surprised that this thread survived. So very many (and not just mine) were lost forever with several forum changes. One never knows what will spring out of the "vault... "

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