<p>You can use "Replace Footage" (right click on a source clip in the project) to swap a file with another file, but I don't know of a good automated way to do a bunch of files at the same time.  I think it might be a manual process to wire up the clips unfortunately.</p>

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2013-05-30T18:33:17.600Z
2013-05-30T18:33:17.600Z
AJ Henderson
<p>I'm encoding all my source files for offline editing with Premiere Media Encoder. I have MP4 and MTS files, and I thought of converting them all to AVI DV-PAL. </p>

<p>Problem is I guess I'll have some problems when I'd like to replace the files back to original resolution, because of the different file names.</p>

<p>How should I approach this? Is there a way to ignore file name extenstions while replacing source files for online editing in Premiere?</p>

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How to ignore file name extensions while replacing source files for online editing in Premiere?
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# How to ignore file name extensions while replacing source files for online editing in Premiere?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-30)

I'm encoding all my source files for offline editing with Premiere Media Encoder. I have MP4 and MTS files, and I thought of converting them all to AVI DV-PAL.

Problem is I guess I'll have some problems when I'd like to replace the files back to original resolution, because of the different file names.

How should I approach this? Is there a way to ignore file name extenstions while replacing source files for online editing in Premiere?

**Tags:** editing, video-editor, premiere, file-formats, encoding


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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-05-30. Score: 1

You can use "Replace Footage" (right click on a source clip in the project) to swap a file with another file, but I don't know of a good automated way to do a bunch of files at the same time. I think it might be a manual process to wire up the clips unfortunately.


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