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Replace the source footage for a clip

You can replace the source footage for any clip in the Project panel. Replacing the source footage for a clip links it to a new source file. All instances of the clip and its subclips are retained in the Project panel and Timeline, with their In and Out points, and any applied effects, intact. However, the clip becomes linked to the replacement footage instead of its original footage. You can easily replace, for example, placeholder footage with final footage, or footage with a soundtrack in one language with identical footage with a different-language soundtrack, and keep all the same edits that were made with the original footage.

  1. In the Project panel, select the clip for which you want new source footage.
  2. Select Clip > Replace Footage.
  3. In the Replace Footage For dialog box, browse to the file containing the replacement footage.
  4. To rename the clip with the replacement footage filename, check Rename Clip To Filename.
  5. Click Select.
Note: You cannot use the Edit > Undo command to undo a footage replacement. However, you can use the Clip > Replace Footage command again to relink a clip to its original source file.