Handling Faulty Footage References and Missing Footage

You can choose how Templater will treat faulty footage references or instances where it cannot find footage sources referenced from the data source. Follow these steps to ensure smooth handling of faulty or missing footage:

In the Templater panel, click Preferences to launch Templater Preferences.
In the Footage group, tick the Consider empty cells or null values as faulty checkbox to apply the setting from step 3 to any null, faulty, or empty values within the data source. If this option is disabled, empty cells or null values will cause Templater to hold over items from the previously previewed row. This means the footage layer will remain untouched until you enter references.
Choose an option from the When Templater cannot find or import referenced footage... drop down menu.

Options for dealing with missing footage include the following:

Ask me what to do Halt processing and display a dialog with the options listed below for dealing with faulty footage references.
Let me find the footage asset Select a replacement footage source interactively with your operating system's default file browser.
Skip the row Skip the entire row within the data source that contains the missing footage. Templater will not version that row and will skip directly to versioning data from the next row.
Use my branded placeholder Replace the missing footage with a source file referenced in the Placeholder for missing visual footage field or Placeholder for missing audio footage field. This is the recommended option because it ensures the smooth operation of batch processing.
Cancel the process Stop and cancel the versioning process.

NOTE Templater 2.9.5 and later includes default branded placeholder files. These are added to your local machine during installation. In addition, the default footage handling option is set as use my branded placeholder. The default location for these files is /Applications/Dataclay on macOS and C:\Users\Public\Documents\Dataclay on Windows.