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Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Server User Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Final Cut Server
- An Introduction to the Final Cut Server Client
- The Final Cut Server Interface
- The Final Cut Server Main Window
- Views for Assets and Productions Panes
- Search Options and Saved Searches
- Asset Info Window
- Final Cut Pro Project Asset Info Window
- Final Cut Studio Project Asset Info Window
- Production Info Window
- Annotations Window
- Downloads & Uploads Window
- Search All Jobs Window
- Search Devices Window
- Preferences Window
- Using Shortcut Menus in Final Cut Server
- Using Keyboard Shortcuts in Final Cut Server
- Uploading Files to Final Cut Server
- About Creating Final Cut Server Assets
- Types of Files That Can Be Uploaded to Final Cut Server
- About Metadata and Metadata Sets
- Strategies for Uploading Media and Project Files
- Uploading Media Files
- Uploading Image Sequences
- Uploading Final Cut Pro Projects
- Uploading Final Cut Studio Projects
- About the Asset Info Window
- Organizing and Searching the Final Cut Server Catalog
- Working in Final Cut Server
- Working with Media Assets
- Working with Final Cut Pro Projects
- About Final Cut Pro Projects
- Using Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Server Together
- Resolving Offline Media Issues
- Moving Projects Between Final Cut Server and Final Cut Pro
- Checking Out a Final Cut Pro Project
- Editing a Checked-Out Project in Final Cut Pro
- Checking In a Final Cut Pro Project
- Making Versions of Final Cut Pro Project Assets
- Working on Projects While Away from the Final Cut Server Network
- Exporting a Final Cut Pro Project
- Working with Final Cut Studio Projects
- About Editing Final Cut Studio Project Assets
- Checking Bundle Assets In and Out
- Checking Projects and Media Files In and Out
- Exporting a Project Asset and Its Media
- Using Status Metadata in the Final Cut Server Workflow
- Exporting, Archiving, and Deleting Completed Assets and Projects
- Appendix
- Glossary
Because media assets, Final Cut Pro project assets, and Final Cut Studio (Motion,
Soundtrack Pro, and DVD Studio Pro) project assets are managed differently in
Final Cut Server, how to work with each type of asset is explained throughout this manual.
Types of Files That Can Be Uploaded to Final Cut Server
Final Cut Server can manage many types of files, including the following:
Supported file typesMedia category
Final Cut Pro projects (.fcp) and many of the video file formats
available for output from Final Cut Pro and Compressor, including
.mov and .mpeg
Video
Image sequences can be uploaded as a single video/image sequence
asset. A QuickTime movie clip proxy is automatically created so you
can view the image sequence within Final Cut Server.
Image Sequence
Photoshop files (.psd) and other graphic and image files including
.tif, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, and .gif
Still images and graphics
Motion projects (.motn)Motion graphics
Soundtrack Pro files (.stap and .stmp) and other audio files, including
.aif, .ac3, uncompressed audio files, .mp3, .mp4, .m4a, and .wav
Audio
DVD Studio Pro project files (.dspproj), iDVD (.dvdproj) projectsDVD
Pages files (.pages), Keynote files (.key), and other document files
including .doc, .txt, and .pdf
Text files
About Metadata and Metadata Sets
When you import an asset, it comes in with a variety of metadata. The specific metadata
that a file brings with it into Final Cut Server varies depending on the type of file that the
asset is and the application or applications with which the asset was created and edited.
Some asset types include standard metadata, such as XMP or EXIF metadata.
Metadata is an important part of the assets and productions included in the Final Cut Server
catalog. Because you search for asset and production metadata, it is important that you
add as much metadata as possible when you are uploading the original file. The metadata
fields that are available depend on the metadata set that you choose in the Upload
window.
Common metadata, including XMP and QuickTime, is supported by Final Cut Server. If
you have specific questions about the metadata supported by Final Cut Server, contact
your Final Cut Server administrator.
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