User Guide

120 Chapter 6 Working with Final Cut Pro Projects
3 If the Edit Proxy feature has not been enabled, original media will be used by default. If
the Edit Proxy feature has been enabled, choose Original Media or Edit Proxy from the
Use pop-up menu.
This defines the media type that will be used while you’re editing the project.
Note: Select the Keep Media with Project checkbox only if you are planning to edit the
project when your computer is not connected to the Final Cut Server network. For
more information, see “Working on Final Cut Pro Projects While Away
from the Final Cut Server Network” on page 124.
4 Click the Check Out button.
The Final Cut Pro project asset is marked with the checkout icon in Final Cut Server. A
copy of the project is downloaded to the checkout location you specified. All media
linked to the checked out project is added to the Final Cut Server cache. When the
project is opened in Final Cut Pro, this locally cached media is used to automatically
reconnect to the checked out project.
You can track the checkout progress by watching the Jobs in Progress indicator or, for
more information, you can open the Downloads & Uploads window.
Editing a Checked Out Project in Final Cut Pro
When you have checked out a Final Cut Pro project, you can edit the project in
Final Cut Pro.
When you open a project file that you just checked out in Final Cut Pro, the project file
should open with all of its media links intact.
To open a checked out project in Final Cut Pro:
m Drag the project from its Checkout location to the Final Cut Pro icon in your Dock.
The project opens in Final Cut Pro. Now you can edit the project as you want.
Note: You should not have to manually relink the project’s media files. If you do have to
relink the media files, the project was probably uploaded to Final Cut Server with
unlinked media.