Setup and Administration Guide
Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Server Setup and Administration Guide
- Contents
- Welcome to FinalCutServer Administration
- PartI: Installation andConfiguration
- Overview of FinalCutServer
- Using the Installer
- Configuring System Preferences
- Adding Users and Groups
- Using Device Setup Assistant
- Using Automation Setup Assistant
- Backing Up FinalCutServer
- Installing FinalCutServer Clients
- PartII: General Administration
- General Settings and Preferences
- Groups and Permissions
- Managing Metadata
- Managing Devices
- Managing Transcode Settings
- Managing Automations
- About Jobs and Logs
- Glossary
- Index
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1 Overview of Final Cut Server
This chapter covers the following:
 About Servers and Clients (p. 13)
 Building a Final Cut Server System (p. 15)
 Storage Device Strategy (p. 16)
 Basic Final Cut Server Administration Tasks (p. 17)
This chapter provides a general overview of Final Cut Server, including information on
storage strategies and basic administration tasks.
About Servers and Clients
Final Cut Server is based on a client/server model. This allows many people using
Final Cut Server clients to simultaneously access the Final Cut Server catalog (which
contains all media files and information about the assets and productions
Final Cut Server is managing). Clients can lock and check out assets used in
productions (which are collections of assets and Final Cut Pro projects), preventing
others from making unexpected changes.