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FINAL CUT SERVER


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What is Final Cut Server?

Final Cut Server: the "Production Assistant"
Types of Connection/Users
"Primary Representations" & Proxies
Types of User Interaction
The Concept of Metadata
The Concept of Permissions
Hardware requirments
Devices

 

Getting Server installed and running

- as the network administrator
- as a client: logging in


Getting things on to Server

The relationship between Server and Final Cut Pro
The relationship between Server and Final Cut Studio projects

Strategies for uploading: the Project Asset
Logging and cataloging
Searching for assets

Metadata and You
Elements


Go Live!

Preparing for Check Out
Life on Xsan : "Edit in Place" strategies
Ethernet Users
In the park, on a sunny day (disconnected) users
Check out / Export / Check in
Versioning


Security

The locked file and how to safely get around that
Backing up the catalog
When to archive your media
How to restore your catalog
Restoring media
Duplicating media on to the "Edit in place" device


Working with Final Cut Studio Projects

Collect media & The Project Bundle
FCP behaviour
Motion, DVD SP4, Soundtrack Pro and Color behaviour

 


The Server < Production >

Why use a Production?
Projects and Productions
Uploading to Productions
Starting a new Production
The Production Menu
Viewing Production Details
Adding Assets to Productions
Deleting Productions



Working with Devices

What can be a Device?
Defining a Device
Searching Devices and Viewing Device Content
Menu Details
Cataloging a Device File
Viewing the original File
Using Export and Duplicate
Deleting Files


Working with Jobs

Downloads Uploads and Jobs Window
Searching Jobs
Menu and Jobs details




Easy Admin

And for the local administrator, a "front-end" method for setting up automations using the Final Cut Server options in System Preferences.





 

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