User Guide

Chapter 5 Working with Media Assets 107
8 In Final Cut Server, check the file back in by doing one of the following:
 Select the checked out asset, then click the Check In button in the Toolbar.
 Control-click the asset, then choose Check In from the shortcut menu.
If version control is not turned on for the asset, the asset is checked in.
9 If version control is turned on for the asset, a Check In window appears. If appropriate,
enter a version comment and click Check In.
For more information about version control, see “Adding Versions for a Media or Project
Asset” on page 85.
The updated media asset is checked back in to Final Cut Server, and the checkout icon
disappears from the asset thumbnail.
Preparing Media Assets To Be Used on a Computer
That Is Not Connected to the Final Cut Server Network
Sometimes you may want to make a selection of media assets available to be used
in a new Final Cut Pro project that you create while not connected to the
Final Cut Server network.
Preparing media assets for disconnected use allows you to create alias copies of a media
file that is stored in your Final Cut Server cache on your local computer. Later, when you
are away from the Final Cut Server network, you can add those media files to a new
Final Cut Pro project. When you return to work and connect to the Final Cut Server
network, you can upload the new Final Cut Pro project to Final Cut Server. When you do
this, a new asset is created for the Final Cut Pro project, but because the media assets
already exist in Final Cut Server the media is not uploaded.
Important: You can only prepare files for disconnected use on a portable computer
that contains a Final Cut Server local cache. You cannot prepare files for disconnected
use and put the files on an external drive.