How do I avoid relinking my product ad to the wrong shot with the same filename?

Work through the cause

1. Keep a copy of the project. Read the offline item’s last path and identify the approved source folder and campaign version.
2. Locate the intended source and inspect its thumbnail and duration. Use appropriate matching properties; do not relax every condition merely to make a file appear.
3. Scrub every used occurrence of the relinked item, including opening and closing frames. Save the recovered project under a new version.

A concrete case (illustrative)

Illustrative case: both the draft and approved campaign folders contain shot01.mp4. The draft shows the wrong bottle cap. A filename match alone can reconnect the timeline successfully while changing the advertised product.

Acceptance and next action

Pass when all used occurrences show the approved source and intended timing. Review automatic matches as well as the first manually located file. This is a manual editor recovery procedure, not a reason to regenerate the advertisement.

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