Hey
Working on some file scoring and want to see if I'm missing something. 
I know when I import the video into Sonar it will import the audio  into my project file but will leave the video in it's original location and stream it from there. 
 
My question is, if the location of the video file changes (I'm thinking mainly for archival purposes or a system rebuild) is there a way to point Sonar to the new location of the video file? 
 
You can do this with missing audio files but I can't find it for video.
I know I can reimport it. But I'm going to be working with the same video file across multiple Sonar project files and reimporitng into all of them will get tedious and worries me if there was ever a sync issue. 
 
Thanks

I do not currently work with video in Sonar, so there may be other info available for you that someone else can post.
 
Why not copy the video into the project folder, or into a sub-folder within your project folder?  That way, the video will always remain with the project.
 
Bob Bone
 

Thanks for the idea Robert. It's a good one. 
 
I think though, (I'll have to test) when I move the whole folder (with the included video) Sonar will still be looking for the original folder location like it does now. The problem is Sonar doesn't seem to link the projects with the videos. Just stream from the file location. 
 
Also, the video file is 1.8 gigs and I need to use it in multiple project files. That's going to take up a ridiculous amount of harddrive and archive space. 

Does the "Video Files" setting in Preference > File > Folder Locations make a difference?

Well, as I understand it, the OP is concerned with the video being in one location when the project is created, then for whatever reason, the video is moved to another location - and then Sonar cannot find it.
 
What I was suggesting is that PRIOR to working with a given video in project, you copy that video into the project folder.  Then, the video will stay with the project, right from the get go.
 
Bob Bone
 

I guess another way to go would be to build a spreadsheet with the location of video files, and with the discipline of maintaining it when anything is moved, you would be able to sync to that.
 
Bob Bone
 
 

I just tested the idea of putting it in the project file from the beginning. Moved the whole folder. Loaded it and it said no video. 
 
The problem is Sonar doesn't seem to actually import the file into the project. (which makes sense it's not a video editor). It's seems to just use a playback window in Sonar playing a video from another location. 
 
I know where my video files are. The issue is when I archive this project the files will be moved to another drive, and then Sonar will have to reimport if I have to go back and load them again. I'm trying to save that step. 

SONAR embeds the path and name of the video in the project file but there is nothing preventing the path from containing joins. I little mklink magic with the /d or /j options would allow the physical location of the video files to float.

I guess it's just semantics but I'm not really sure what the difference is between "pointing sonar to the video file" or just reimporting it.  You can reimport the video, uncheck "import audio" and isn't that essentially sort of the same thing or am I missing something?  Either way, whether you have to point it to the video or reimport it, it's an extra step you have to do.  When I import video without the audio on my computer it's almost instantaneous, it's the audio that takes a second to import.
 
I agree putting the video in the project folder is not the solution, even if it worked, which apparently it doesn't.  On my computer I've found I get the best results with all the video on my system C: drive so I have a video folder I keep my videos.
 
Whatever drive you keep video on, I recommend it not be the same drive as your sonar project.  So pick a drive, create a video folder and if you always keep your video in that folder won't sonar always find the videos?  If you need to archive, archive away.  Then if you want to load a file just make sure to copy the associated video file back into your video folder before you load the project and won't sonar automatically find it?  I don't personally backup videos I just toss them after a month or two because after the show airs there's no point I'll never need them again.  But if I did, this is the system I would use.

Thanks for the ideas Matt.