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I recently finished editing a project referencing files from 2 drives, my external that has all the raw footage on it and the internal HD. I understand that was my first mistake after reading a couple of these blog responses.
At first it played fine in the FCPX 10.0.6 software but now after relinking and checking the "copy to event folder" option I get an error saying "the referenced files are not compatible with event clips".
Now I have the clips in the event browser and they are unrecognized. I am pretty sure that the clips that are not relinking are doing so because I "detached the audio" on said clips and the raw footage I'm trying to reference still has audio on it. I say this becasue the clips where I just turned the audio down are still relinking just fine. This is very frustrating! PLEASE HELP ME RELINK these clips!
I have hours of edits that are now showing up as BLACK clips. Its especially frustrating as I can see the actual clips in the event folder/browser but they will not link. How do I get these clips to relink???
Thanks in advace.
~CJ
PS: I also need a workaround for relinking clips as this is not the first trouble I have had with this. Thanks!

had that problem today while copying a FCX project from another computer, I struggled a little; but at the end I finally made it...
It's reather simple...
First of all locate all your original files in the Finder.
Then, in Final Cut X, delete all the missing videos from your event, in event browser (cmd+a & cmnd+delete) NOT THE EVENT ONLY THE VIDEOS, it will warn you something I don't remember, you just hit ok...
Then in the event you have the funny icons "Import Files" & "Import from Camera", hit the "Import Files" logo, and import all your original files that you previouslly located in the Finder.
Finally you select all your "missing" videos in your TIMELINE and then you go to "File", "Relink Project Files", and then "Locate All..." Now you just have to find the "Original Media" folder (normally: User/Movies/Final Cut Events/"Event Name"/Original Media) So now that you have the "Original Media" folder selected just click "Choose" and let FCX analize it and voilá! You're good to go!
If you need screen captures let me know.
Cheers!

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