What does 'Media Offline' typically mean?

What does 'Media Offline' typically mean?

• A. File links broken
• B. Media is unexpectedly offline
• C. Media is online but unavailable
• D. The project is corrupted

Answer: (A)

Media Offline is shown when DaVinci Resolve can’t locate the media files it expects to use. The project stores a file path for each clip, and if that path is moved, renamed, the drive isn’t connected, or the file is missing, Resolve can’t load the media. That’s why the situation is described as the file links being broken—the links to the actual source files no longer point to valid locations. This is more precise than saying the media is simply offline, because the underlying issue is the broken or missing file paths, not just a general unavailability. If media were online but inaccessible due to network or permission problems, you’d still be dealing with access issues to an existing path rather than broken links. And a corrupted project is a different problem altogether, not what triggers the Media Offline indicator.

Media Offline is shown when DaVinci Resolve can’t locate the media files it expects to use. The project stores a file path for each clip, and if that path is moved, renamed, the drive isn’t connected, or the file is missing, Resolve can’t load the media. That’s why the situation is described as the file links being broken—the links to the actual source files no longer point to valid locations.

This is more precise than saying the media is simply offline, because the underlying issue is the broken or missing file paths, not just a general unavailability. If media were online but inaccessible due to network or permission problems, you’d still be dealing with access issues to an existing path rather than broken links. And a corrupted project is a different problem altogether, not what triggers the Media Offline indicator.