Setup and Administration Guide

174 Part II General Administration
Device Type Details
Devices supported by Final Cut Server are listed and described below:
 Contentbase: See “Contentbase,” next.
 FTP Server: See “FTP Server” on page 176.
 Filesystem (including local, Xsan, NFS, AFP, and SMB/CIFS): See “Filesystem” on
page 179.
Contentbase
Contentbase is a Final Cut Server–managed file storage system on or connected to the
Final Cut Server server itself. Media is stored on a file system such as network-attached
storage (NAS) or storage area network (SAN) storage.
Contentbase is a file system unique to Final Cut Server that places each asset in a
unique folder. An advantage of Contentbase is that you can add files to it without any
chance of a filename conflict (which can be useful when you have many graphics files
that share filenames). The disadvantages are that you cannot create a subfolder
structure and the files can be difficult to work with outside of Final Cut Server.
Note: The Proxies, Edit Proxies, and Version devices must use the Contentbase file system.
Important: Devices using the Contentbase device type cannot be used by a file
system watcher.
To access the Contentbase device settings:
1 Click the Create button in the Administration window’s Devices pane to create a
new device.
2 Choose Contentbase from the Device Type pop-up menu.
Choose Contentbase.