Setup and Administration Guide

18 Part I Installation and Configuration
 Managing metadata and metadata sets: A very powerful feature of Final Cut Server is
its ability to use metadata to help manage a large collection of assets and
productions. You can work with default metadata formats as well as add custom
fields and create custom groups of metadata fields. See Chapter 11, “Managing
Metadata,” on page 135 for more information.
 Managing watch and respond behaviors: Final Cut Server includes a variety of features
that help automate your workflow. These include the ability to set up watch folders
that have their contents automatically added to the catalog. Final Cut Server also
includes scheduling, subscription, and response features. See Chapter 14, “Managing
Automations,” on page 193 for more information.
You use four main areas to administer your Final Cut Server system. The one you use
depends on what you need to change. In some cases, you can perform the same
administration task using more than one area.
 Accounts pane of System Preferences: When running Final Cut Server on Leopard or
Leopard Server you can use the user and group settings that you configure here.
 Mac OS X Server Workgroup Manager: When running Final Cut Server on
Leopard Server you can use the user and group settings that you configure here.
 Final Cut Server System Preferences: These panes allow you to configure the most
common Final Cut Server settings. These panes also include several setup assistants
to make it easy to add devices and automation.
 Final Cut Server Administration window: This window, accessible from a Final Cut Server
client when you are logged in as an administrator, contains extremely detailed
settings and configurations covering all aspects of Final Cut Server. You should need
to access this window only for your more complex configurations.
See Chapter 9, “
General Settings and Preferences,” on page 107 for more information
about using these areas.