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A Final Cut Pro project asset is always linked to one or more Final Cut Pro sequences, as
well as to the media that is used in the project. The element relationship allows multiple
Final Cut Pro project assets to reference the same media assets.
Each element references
an independent asset.
Control-click an element
to open the media asset’s
info window.
Click Elements in a
Final Cut Pro project
asset info window.
To view an element’s asset
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Control-click the element, then choose Show Master Asset from the shortcut menu.
This opens the asset referenced by the element. Viewing an element’s asset can be useful
for tracking an element’s source asset.
Using Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Server Together
There are several ways you can work with a Final Cut Pro project:
• You can check out the Final Cut Pro project. Checking out a Final Cut Pro project is the
best way to work with it, because the checked-out project and media assets are
managed by Final Cut Server. After you’ve modified the project, you can check it back
in, updating the project in Final Cut Server with any changes. Optionally, you can turn
on version control and automatically save checked in versions of the project.
• You can export the Final Cut Pro project. This is a good choice if you need to use or
share an unmanaged copy of a Final Cut Pro project. However, it’s important to
remember that exported Final Cut Pro projects are not managed by Final Cut Server. If
you decide you want to update a Final Cut Pro project that you previously exported
from Final Cut Server, you will have to upload the updated copy as a new Final Cut Server
asset.
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